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View on Map. 1500 Byron Glacier Rd. Girdwood, AK 99587. Head south from Anchorage on the Seward Highway to the head of Turnagain Arm. Turn east on the Portage Glacier Road and drive about five miles to the shore of Portage Lake. Continue south on the road as it curves around the lake toward the mountains.
Apr 6, 2017 · Portage - The Sunken Alaska Ghost Town. Portage, Alaska, located near the head of Turnagain Arm on the Seward Highway, roughly 47 miles south of Anchorage, is a former settlement that was devastated by the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. The town sunk approximately 6-10 feet putting it below the high tide level which caused devastating floods.
AK-9. → AK-10. The Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 125 miles (201 km) from Seward to Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest, Turnagain Arm, and Kenai Mountains. The Seward Highway is numbered Alaska Route 9 ( AK-9) for the first 37 miles (60 ...
Coordinates: 60.9872°N 149.7947°W. Turnagain Arm from Anchorage. Turnagain Arm ( Dena'ina: Tutl'uh) is a waterway into the northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska. It is one of two narrow branches at the north end of Cook Inlet, the other being Knik Arm. Turnagain is subject to climate extremes and large tide ranges.
Portage is a ghost town and former settlement on Turnagain Arm in Alaska, about 47 miles (76 km) southeast of Downtown Anchorage. The town was destroyed in the 1964 Alaska earthquake when the ground in the area sank about six feet (1.8 m), putting most of the town below high tide level.
