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The freeway along SR 1 (Glenn Highway) north transitions into SR 3 (Parks Highway) west at a wye interchange near Gateway.
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SR 3 turns west along a freeway five miles from SR 1 to Seward Meridian Parkway. The first exit joins Parks Highway with Trunk Road.
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Pioneer Peak and the Chugach Mountains appear to the east from the exchange joining SR 1/3. The Alaska Railroad line passes below.
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Trunk Road is a suburban arterial south to Nelson Road and north through the Gateway census designated place to Palmer-Fishhook Road at Farm Loop.
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Parks Highway passes Mat-Su Regional Medical Center at the exit for Trunk Road.
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The first confirming marker for State Route 3 north appears within the roundabout interchange at Trunk Road.
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The Trunk Rd Extension South Phase II lengthened Trunk Road south from the roundabout at Parks Highway to Nelson Road. It was completed in August 2017.1
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Weber Drive intersects SR 3 (Parks Highway) by a shopping center south from Nelson Avenue and Iditapark.
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Sources:
- Trunk Rd Extension South Phase III / Wasilla Creek Bridge Replacement. https://matsugov.us/projects/trunk-rd -extension-south-phase-iii-wasilla-creek -bridge-replacement Matanuska-Susitna Borough project webpage.
Photo Credits:
05/07/23, 05/09/23 by AARoads
Page Updated 06-20-2023.