Federal highway grant lists replacement of Cordova's Heney Creek bridge

A federal formula grant award has been listed for replacement of Cordova's Heney Creek Bridge on Whitshed Road, though the award record lists an amount of $0. The bridge sits at Milepost 2. The project also covers drainage improvements, roadside hardware and utility work. The award runs through June 1, 2028.

The state bridge inventory lists 1936 as the bridge's construction year. A draft historic-context document describes a steel I-beam bridge at Heney Creek built in 1937.

USAspending.gov lists the award amount as $0. The listing includes no other cost figure and no construction start date.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities runs a separate Whitshed Road and Pedestrian Improvements project. The state transportation improvement program lists that project at $3 million, with construction stages extending into 2028.

Cordova's draft road safety plan found crash clusters along Whitshed Road from 2014 through 2023. Citywide, it recorded 101 reported crashes in that period. Two were fatal, both involving impaired drivers.