State Route 1 South - Anchorage to Turnagain Arm

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Turnagain Arm south of Belluga Point in Alaska

Belluga Point view south of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska

Westward view of Kenai Peninsula and Turnagain Arm from Belluga Point, Alaska

Belluga Point south along SR 1 (Seward Highway)

Views of Turnagain Arm and mountains on Kenai Peninsula from the vista point along SR 1 (Seward Highway) at Belluga Point. 05/09/23, 05/13/23

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Gambell Street south at SR 1 southbound, 5th Avenue and unsigned I-A3. Interstate A3 accompanies SR 1 south to Soldotna.
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SR 1 (Gambell Street) south at 6th Avenue. Interstate A1 northbound begins at this intersection.
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Gambell Street south at 15th Avenue.
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SR 1 (Gambell Street) transitions onto Seward Highway south at Chester Creek. The succeeding traffic light southbound is at Fireweed Lane.
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SR 1 transitions into a freeway south of 36th Avenue. Future road work converts this signalized interchange into a diamond interchange.
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154th Avenue ties into SR 1 (Seward Highway) from Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge just south beyond the freeway end.
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SR 1 travels with two lanes plus occasional passing lanes from Anchorage south to Girdwood and Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula.
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SR 1 is an Alaska Scenic Byway from Potter Marsh southward.
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Potter Valley Road stems 1.96 miles east from SR 1 to Old Seward Highway (former SR 1) and the South Creek and Paradise Valley neighborhoods.
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SR 1 (Seward Highway) south enters Chugach State Park beyond Potter Marsh.
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Belluga Point
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SR 1 (Seward Highway) south at Sawmill Road in the community of Bird Creek.
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SR 1 expands with passing lanes south of Seward Highway mile marker 99.
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Low tide on Turnagain Arm exposes the mud flats. With a height of six feet or more, the arrival of the bore tide quickly submerges these low lying areas. A tide swing of 27 feet between low and high tides are required to generate a significant bore tide wave.¹
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Waters from Turnagain Arm open westward beyond the mud flats by Bird Point.
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SR 1 south at the Bird Point vista point.
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References:

The Alaska Bore Tide: What, When, Where, Why & Who. Everything you need to know about Girdwood, Alaska web site.

Photo Credits:

Alex Nitzman: 05/09/23, 05/10/23, 05/13/23

Page Updated Wednesday June 07, 2023.