D & L Construction to Replace Sourdough Creek Campground Bridge

A contractor on the Kenai Peninsula gets the $3.2 million job to replace a bridge at Sourdough Creek Campground north of Glennallen. The Federal Highway Administration – Western Federal Lands Highway Division awarded the contract to D & L Construction of Cooper Landing.

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The project will replace the existing 50-foot bridge rated for reduced loads with an expanded 90-foot bridge to accommodate the river floodway and provide a higher load rating far more suited for campground visitors driving RVs and hauling boats and trailers. Work will continue through the summer to improve public access to the campground’s forty-two campsites, interpretive trail, and boat launch.

“We’re really excited about this significant upgrade to the Sourdough Creek Campground bridge and the improved experience it will offer visitors,” said Curtis Fortenberry, Alaska State Engineer for the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM). “The popular campground is a local favorite for recreational fishing, berry picking, trapping, boating, subsistence hunting access for caribou and moose, and the boat launch is the preferred take-out point for float trips down the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River.”