Seward, Alaska

First AK-9 shield northbound along 3rd Ave. in Seward. Speed limit 25 MPH.

Resurrection River bridge on AK-9 north.

Last AK-9 shield along AK-9 south in Seward.

Seward City Limits on AK-9 South (Seward Highway). Seward is the southern end of the Seward Highway, and is located on the Kenai Peninsula. It is also the southern end of the Alaska Railroad. Seward is named after Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of State - William H. Seward. Secretary Seward negotiated the sale of Alaska from Russia to the United States.

AK-9 south (Seward Highway) crossing the Resurrection River. The Resurrection River flows into the ocean at Resurrection Bay just south of this bridge.