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Anchor River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 59.771797,-151.836545

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Carries Old Sterling Highway over Anchor River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss with Camelback profile
Total Length: 184.1 Feet
Span Length: 183.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Anchor River on Old Sterling Highway in Anchor Point
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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399537

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Looking south

Beams over portal have been replaced recently

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2017

399538

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Looking southwest

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399539

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Closeup showing retouched paint

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399540

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South abutment

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399541

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Looking south

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2017

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Quartz Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 60.480430,-149.720801

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Carries Quartz Creek Road over Quartz Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Quartz Creek on Quartz Creek Road in Cooper Landing
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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394502

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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017

394503

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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017

394504

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394505

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394506

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394507

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394508

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394509

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394510

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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017

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Cresent Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 60.495919,-149.680731

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Carries Quartz Creek Road over Cresent Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Cresent Creek on Quartz Creek Road in Cooper Landing
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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395336

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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017

395337

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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017

395338

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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017

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Falls Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 60.430365,-149.371673

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Carries Seward Highway (AK 9) over Falls Creek
Design: truss/pony/bailey
Design Details: Bailey pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bailey pony truss bridge over Falls Creek on Seward Highway (AK 9)
History:
Built:

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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Alaska - Snow River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 60.286121,-149.339046

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Carries Alaska Railroad over Snow River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Snow River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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249920

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Photo taken by Jimmy Emerson

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Whistlestop Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 60.701164,-149.057157

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Carries Trail over Placer River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss
Total Length: 280.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Placer River on Trail
History: Built 2011
Built: 2011

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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308359

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Photo taken by USDA Forest Service Alaska

308360

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308361

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Alaska - Placer River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 60.702634,-149.058702

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Carries Alaska Railroad over Placer River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Placer River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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308358

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In The Background

Photo taken by USDA Forest Service Alaska

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MV Tustumena

Status: In service

Location: 59.602872,-151.411541

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Carries Alaska Marine Highway over
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Ferry on Alaska Marine Highway
History: Built 1964 by Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Built: 1964

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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MV Tustumena

View of the ferry in Port Lions

Photo taken by Amanda

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MV Tustumena

View of the ferry in False Pass

Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Shishaldin

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ARR - Tunnel No. 1

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 60.644073,-149.055936

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Carries former Alaska Central RR over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on former Alaska Central RR
History: Bypassed in 1951
Built: 1906

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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488822

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Alaska Central RR Tunnel No. 1

Photo taken by H.G. Kaiser

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Kenai River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge; relocated to Williams Lake BC

Location: 60.476529,-151.081593

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Carries Sterling Highway over Kenai Ruver
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Relocated Pennsylvania through truss bridge originally over Kenai Ruver on Sterling Highway
History: Built 1950; Replaced ca. 1966 and relocated to Canada.
Built: 1950

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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488829

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Kenai River Bridge

1950 dedication

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Resurrection Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 60.139441,-149.421151

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Carries Seward Highway over Resurrection River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Resurrection River on Seward Highway
History:
Built:

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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510131

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Photo taken from Annual Report - United States Alaska Road Commission - 1916

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Alaska - Resurrection River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 60.139869,-149.418361

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Carries Alaska Railroad over Resurrection River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Resurrection River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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510132

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Photo taken from Annual Report United States Alaska Road Commission - 1916

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Ole Martin Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 60.166396,-149.403856

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Carries Seward-Kenai Lake Road over Ole Martin Slough
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Ole Martin Slough on Seward-Kenai Lake Road
History:
Built:

Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough

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510314

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Ole Martin Bridge, Route 10, Seward-Kenai Lake Road

Photo taken from Annual Report - United States. Alaska Road Commission - 1916


Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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