ransportation to Cordova is by boat or air. You can get on the ferry to Cordova in Whittier or Valdez, if you'd like a slow and scenic ride. Or you can fly into Cordova if you have less time.

The previous governor of Alaska, Wally Hickel, wanted to turn the railroad bed going to Cordova into a vehicle road; but while half of Cordovans supported the idea, the other half vigorously opposed it.

One of the obstacles that the builders of the railroad from Cordova to Chitina faced was the fact that glaciers come down from the mountains and calve right into the Copper River; and today you can see the Miles Glacier when you drive upriver from Cordova along the short stretch of highway that exists.

In the end, Cordova remains without a road, its unique lifestyle protected.