 In 1945, work had begun to convert the CR&NW railroad line, from Cordova to Kennicott, into a highway, but work halted with the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, leaving a significant gap between Chitina and the Million Dollar Bridge near Cordova.The rail route from Chitina to Kennicott is a roadway, the McCarthy Road.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (11.62%) is water.