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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Sources:
- The Alaska Bore Tide: What, When, Where, Why & Who. Everything you need to know about Girdwood, Alaska web site.
Photo Credits:
05/09/23, 05/10/23, 05/13/23 by AARoads
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Page Updated 06-07-2023.