Kenai Spur Highway
Kenai Spur Highway | |
|---|---|
Kenai Spur Highway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 38.787 mi[1] (62.422 km) |
| Existed | c. 1951–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  AK-1 (Sterling Highway) in Soldotna |
| North end | Bay Beach Road in Nikiski |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Boroughs | Kenai Peninsula |
| Highway system | |
The Kenai Spur Highway is a 39-mile-long (63 km) highway on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. The road begins at a junction with the Sterling Highway in Soldotna and provides access to the towns of Kenai and Nikiski, dead-ending at the entrance to the Captain Cook State Recreation Area. Visitors traveling between the Homer area and these areas can bypass Soldotna and access the Spur Highway via Kalifornsky Beach Road.[2] The highway is a four-lane undivided road inside of the cities of Soldotna and Kenai, and a two-lane road elsewhere. The northern section of the road is also known as the North Kenai Road. In 2018 the Federal Highway Administration approved a plan to extend the road by eight miles to improve access to remote homes in the area.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldotna | 0.000 | 0.000 | Sterling Highway (AK-1) | Southern terminus | |
| Kenai | 10.310 | 16.592 | Airport Way | Access to Kenai Airport | |
| 10.675 | 17.180 | Bridge Access Road | Alternate access to Sterling highway via Kalifornsky Beach Road | ||
| 11.054 | 17.790 | Willow Street | Access to central Kenai | ||
| 11.359 | 18.281 | Main Street Loop | Forms loop around central Kenai | ||
| Salamatof | 14.040 | 22.595 | Wildwood Drive | Access to Wildwood Correctional Complex | |
| Nikiski | 26.751 | 43.052 | Nikiski Beach Road | Access to Nikiski High School | |
| 38.787 | 62.422 | Bay Beach Road | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Witt, Jennifer W. (2010). Annual Traffic Volume Report (PDF) (Report) (2008-2009-2010 ed.). Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. pp. III–25 – III-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Valencia, Kris, ed. (2007). The Milepost (59th ed.). Anchorage AK: Morris Communications. pp. 611–619. ISBN 978-1-892154-21-7.
- ^ Boettger, Ben, North road extension environmental permitting finished Peninsula Clarion 5/11/2018