Hope Highway
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| Hope Highway Hope Road Turnoff |
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| Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF and USFS | |
| Length: | 17.861 mi (28.744 km) |
| Existed: | c. 1928 – present |
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| South end: |
 AK-1 in Bruhn-Ray Mine
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| North end: | Porcupine Campgrounds, Chugach National Forest in Hope |
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| Boroughs: | Kenai Peninsula |
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The Hope Highway, also known as the Hope Road Turnoff, is a Forest Highway located in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The highway connects the city of Hope to the Seward Highway, and travels through 17 miles (27 km) of the Chugach National Forest. The road passes the ghost town of Sunrise City and several smaller settlements, remnants of the gold rush that occurred in that area. The highway was created circa 1928 and was designated as Forest Highway 14 by the Federal Highway Administration.
The Hope Highway begins at an intersection with the Seward Highway (AK-1), inside Chugach National Forest. The highway proceeds north, traveling through several miles of pine forest, in a valley in the Kenai Mountain range. The highway passes alongside the Resurrection Creek, which was the source for the settlement of this area. The road proceeds through the abandoned settlement of Sunrise City, which was an old mining town. The roadway proceeds to the Turnagain Arm, and turns in a westward direction. The road continues along the arm for several miles before entering the city of Hope. The highway passes through Hope, intersecting the Old Hope Highway and several smaller streets before exiting the town and reentering the forest. The highway reaches its northern terminus, an access road to the Porcupine Creek Campgrounds. The entire length of the Hope Highway is located in the Chugach National Forest. No portion of the highway is listed on the National Highway System.
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