Arkansas Highway 186
Highway 186 | ||||
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AR 186 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.429 mi[2] (15.175 km) | |||
| Existed | June 23, 1965[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  CR 97 at Alix | |||
 US 64 in Altus I-40 in Wiederkehr Village | ||||
| North end |  CR 90 in Wiederkehr Village | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Franklin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 186 (AR 186) is an east–west state highway in Franklin County, Arkansas. Despite being signed east-west, AR 186 provides north-south connectivity among Interstate 40 (I-40) and the communities of Wiederhekr Village, Altus, and Alix. It was added to the state highway system in 1965 and extended in 1966. The highway is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
The ArDOT maintains AR 186 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 2022, traffic ranged from 500 vehicles per day (VPD) east of Altus, to 350 VPD in Wiederkehr Village, to 390 VPD north of I-40.[3] For reference, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), classifies roads with fewer than 400 vehicles per day as a very low volume local road.[4]
No segment of AR 186 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[5] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]
The route begins at County Route 97 (Coal Road) at Alix and runs north and west to Altus. After crossing US Highway 64 (US 64), AR 186 continues north to pass the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[7] and enter the Wiederhekr Village corporate limits. The road meets I-40 at exit 41 at a full interchange. AR 186 continues north to terminate at County Road 90 (Philpot Road).[8]
History
On June 23, 1965, the Arkansas State Highway Commission added three routes to the state highway system in Franklin County, including designating a county road from Alix to Altus as Highway 186.[1] On November 23, 1966, the Commission extended the highway to Old Wire Road (now Philpot Road).[9]
In 1972, the Commission sought to close several gaps in the state highway network, including extending the AR 186 designation to AR 219 at Mountain Grove. The transfers were subject to the dedication of right-of-way and relocation of utilities taking place without expense to the Highway Department.[10] The segment between AR 219 and AR 352/Honeysuckle Road was accepted into the state highway system, and was later re-numbered AR 352 on August 25, 1976.[11] By the Commission meeting on January 27, 1982, funding conditions had changed, and the Commission rescinded the approvals for five segments that had not yet met the conditions of approval, including the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) gap between the AR 186 northern terminus and AR 352.[12]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Franklin County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Alix | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR 97 (Coal Road) | southern terminus | |
| Altus | 3.213 | 5.171 |  US 64 (Park Street) to I-40 – Coal Hill, Clarksville, Ozark, Alma | ||
| Wiederkehr Village | 9.20 | 14.81 | I-40 – Little Rock, Fort Smith | ||
| 9.429 | 15.175 | CR 90 (Philpot Road) | northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 667. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). Route and Section Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2022). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Staff of AASHTO (2019). Guidelines for Geometric Design of Low-Volume Roads (2nd ed.). Washington D.C.: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2-8. ISBN 978-1-56051-726-9. OCLC 1140203768.
- ^ System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Our Lady of Perpetual Help (#76000406)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (April 18, 2011) [January 10, 2002]. General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 911290506. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 559.
- ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. pp. 1416–1417. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 707.
- ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–1989. p. 211. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
External links
Media related to Arkansas Highway 186 at Wikimedia Commons