Arkansas Highway 127

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Highway 127

AR 127 highlighted in red, AR 127S in blue
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existedc. 1927-1928[1][2]–present
Section 1
Length4.130 mi[3] (6.647 km)
South endFile:CR 3225 jct.svg CR 3225 / CR 3345
North end AR 23 at Aurora
Section 2
Length4.856 mi[3] (7.815 km)
South end US 412 at Old Alabam
North end AR 23 at Forum
Section 3
Length8.504 mi[3][4] (13.686 km)
South end AR 12
North end AR 12 at Lookout
Section 4
Length5.819 mi[4] (9.365 km)
South endLost Bridge South Park
North end US 62 in Garfield
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesMadison, Benton
Highway system
← AR 126→ AR 128

Highway 127 (AR 127) is a designation for four north–south state highways in Northwest Arkansas. All four provide rural unincorporated communities with connectivity to the state highway system. The first segment was created in 1927, with three subsequent segments created in the 1960s and 1970s, with one rerouting in 1995.

Highway 127 Spur (AR 127S) is a spur route near Lost Bridge Village that provides access to Lost Bridge Marina on Beaver Lake. All designations are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

The ArDOT maintains Highway 127 like all other parts of the state highway system. As a part of these responsibilities, the department tracks the volume of traffic using its roads in surveys using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway for any average day of the year in these surveys. As of 2023, AADT estimated peaks for segments of AR 127 were 2,600 vehicles per day (VPD) in Garfield and 1,300 VPD near Alabam. The other two segments were both below 400 vehicles per day.[5] No segment of Highway 127 has been listed as part of the National Highway System,[6] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[7]

Aurora

The route begins state maintenance along Madison County Road 3345 (CR 3345) at a junction with CR 3225. Highway 127 winds northwest through a rural area to the unincorporated community of Aurora, where it terminates at AR 23.[8]

Old Alabam to Forum

The second segment of AR 127 begins at a junction with US Highway 412 (US 412) at the unincorporated community of Old Alabam east of Huntsville. The highway winds north through Alabam before curving west to a junction with AR 23 at Forum near Withrow Springs State Park, where it terminates.[8]

Lookout to Clifty

AR 127 begins at AR 12 near Clifty.

The third segment of AR 127 begins in western Madison County at a junction with AR 12 (Clifty Highway) north of the unincorporated community of Clifty. AR 127 winds west through rural areas, passing through the unincorporated community of Rock shortly before crossing the Benton County line.[8] Shortly after entering Benton County, AR 127 enters the limits of Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area. The highway passes through a wooded area of the park before approaching the unincorporated area of Lookout and the historic Van Winkle's Mill Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[9] AR 127 terminates at a second junction with AR 12 at Lookout.[10]

Lost Bridge Village to Garfield

AR 127 begins at US 62 (Marshall Street) in the small town of Garfield in northeastern Benton County. The highway has a steep switchback and crosses the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad before exiting the town southbound, passing through Devil's Eyebrow Natural area and crossing Little Sugar Creek. Continuing south, the highway climbs Whitney Mountain, the highest point in Benton County.[11] The highway passes the census-designated place of Lost Bridge Village and serves as the northern terminus for AR 127S. Shortly after this junction, state maintenance ends at the boundary of Lost Bridge South Park, with the roadway continuing as Buckhorn Circle under United States Army Corps of Engineers maintenance.[10]

History

Highway 127 was first designated between 1927 and September 1, 1928 by renumbering State Road 19 between Old Alabam and Forum.[1][2] A second segment of Highway 127 was created from Highway 12 to Beaver Lake on August 25, 1965.[12] The highway was rerouted on June 7, 1995 at the request of the Benton county judge to connect to Highway 12 on both ends, and the former alignment was turned back to county maintenance.[13] The segment of Highway 127 between Garfield and Lost Bridge Village was created on November 23, 1966.[14] The Aurora segment was created on June 28, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly.[15] The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12 miles (19 km) of county roads as state highways in each county.[16]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[3][4][17]kmDestinationsNotes
Madison​0.0000.000End state maintenance at File:CR 3225 jct.svg CR 3225, roadway continues as CR 3345Southern terminus
Aurora4.1306.647 AR 23 – Huntsville, OzarkNorthern terminus
Gap in route
Old Alabam0.0000.000 US 412 – Alpena, HuntsvilleSouthern terminus
Forum4.8567.815 AR 23 – Huntsville, Eureka SpringsNorthern terminus
Gap in route
​0.0000.000 AR 12 (Clifty Highway) – CliftySouthern terminus
Benton​2.013.23Cobble Lane northFormer AR 127
Lookout8.50413.686 AR 12 – Clifty, RogersNorthern terminus
Gap in route
Lost Bridge Village0.0000.000End state maintenance at Lost Bridge South Park, roadway continues as Buckhorn CircleSouthern terminus
0.170.27
 AR 127S south		AR 127S northern terminus
Garfield5.8199.365 US 62 (Marshall St)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

Spur route

Highway 127S

LocationLost Bridge North Park
Length0.248 mi[4] (399 m)
ExistedAugust 27, 1969[18]–present

Highway 127 Spur (AR 127S) is a short spur route in Lost Springs Village.

Route description
Highway 127 and Highway 127S split near Beaver Lake

The route begins at Highway 127 near Lost Bridge Marina, southeast of Garfield and ends at Marina Road, the access road to Lost Bridge North Park. The roadway continues east under Corps of Engineers maintenance as Pine Log Road.[10]

History

The spur route was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on August 27, 1969.[18]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lost Bridge Village, Benton County.

mi[4][17]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 AR 127 – GarfieldNorthern terminus
0.2480.399End state maintenance at Marina Road, roadway continues as Pine Log RoadSouthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas State Highway Department (1927). State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). 1:500,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas State Highway Department (September 1, 1928). State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Planning Division (April 30, 2024). State Highway Route and Section Map, Madison County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Planning Division (April 30, 2024). State Highway Route and Section Map, Benton County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  5. ^ System Information & Research Division (2023). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  6. ^ System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 29, 2017). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c Planning and Research Division (November 25, 2024). General Highway Map, Madison County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System – Van Winkle's Mill Site (#07001175)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Planning and Research Division (November 25, 2024). General Highway Map, Benton County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  11. ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (Fifth ed.). 1:127,000. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2018. p. 16. ISBN 9781946494207. OCLC 1066245581.
  12. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 711. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. p. 647. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  14. ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 556.
  15. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. p. 1193. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  16. ^ Governmental Relations Office (2018). Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. May 2, 2024 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 79.

External links

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