Arkansas Highway 219

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Highway 219

Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
ExistedJuly 10, 1957[1]–present
Section 1
Length10.645 mi[2] (17.131 km)
South end US 64 in Ozark
North endEnd state maintenance at Pink Twist Road
Section 2
Length1.361 mi[2] (2.190 km)
South endEnd state maintenance at 37th Street
North end US 64 in Ozark
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Highway system
← AR 218→ AR 220

Highway 219 (AR 219) is a designation for two state highways in Franklin County, Arkansas. One segment from U.S. Route 64 (US 64) through Ozark northeast to a rural part of Franklin County. A second connects Youth with a Mission Ozarks to the state highway system. The first segment was created in 1957 with extensions to the current alignments through the 1970s, and a second was created in 1965. Both highways are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

The ArDOT maintains AR 219 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 9,600 VPD near the I-40 junction, between 3,600-6,200 VPD in Ozark, and 700 VPD north of Mountain Grove. The southern segment was estimated at 300 VPD.[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 219 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[5] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]

Youth with a Mission Ozarks to Ozark

AR 219 begins at a county road junction near Youth with a Mission Ozarks at the Ozark city limits. The route runs north as 37th Street to terminate at US Route 64 (US 64) (Commercial Street).[7] This portion does not cross or concur with any other state highways. The route is near the Arkansas River, and is a curved, narrow, two-lane road for its entire length.[8]

Ozark to Mountain Top Road

Southbound in Ozark

A second segment of AR 219 begins in Ozark, the small town county seat of Franklin County. AR 219 begins at a junction with US 64 (Commercial Street) near the Franklin County Courthouse within the Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Arkansas.[9][10] The route runs north as 3rd Street through a residential part of Ozark, crossing Gar Creek before serving as the eastern terminus of AR 96 (Airport Road), which provides access to the Ozark-Franklin County Airport. AR 219 continues north to cross Interstate 40 (I-40) at a diamond interchange, exiting Ozark northbound. Now in a rural area, AR 219 intersects AR 352 at the unincorporated community of Mountain Grove. After Mountain Grove, AR 219 continues north through a rural area, crossing South Fork White Oak Creek to a county road junction with Pink Twist Road, where state maintenance ends. The roadway continues east as Mountain Top Road under county maintenance.[11] The road is entirely two-lane undivided.[8]

History

The Arkansas General Assembly passed the Act 148 of 1957, the Milum Road Act, creating 10–12 miles (16–19 km) of new state highways in each county.[12] The Arkansas State Highway Commission added a 6 miles (9.7 km) segment of the Ozark-Mountain Top Road to the state highway system on July 10, 1957.[1] The Commission extended the designation north by 0.76 miles (1.22 km) on March 7, 1962.[13] In 1973, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 9 of 1973. The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12 miles (19 km) of county roads as state highways in each county.[12] Under the act, the Commission extended AR 219 an additional 2 miles (3.2 km) on March 28, 1973.[14] It was extended again to the current northern terminus on February 27, 1974.[15]

The second route was created on June 23, 1965 during a period of state highway system expansion.[16]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Franklin County.

Locationmi[17][2]kmDestinationsNotes
Ozark0.0000.000End state maintenance, roadway continues as 37th StreetSouthern terminus
1.3612.190
 US 64 (Commercial Street) to AR 23 – Fort Smith, Ozark		Northern terminus
Gap in route
0.0000.000 US 64 (Commercial Street)Southern terminus
1.782.86
 AR 96 west (Airport Road) – Airport		AR 96 eastern terminus
2.053.30 I-40 – Little Rock, Fort SmithExit 37 (I-40)
Mountain Grove3.705.95
 AR 352 to AR 23
​10.64517.131End state maintenance at Pink Twist Road, roadway continues as Mountain Top RoadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 1784. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). Route and Section Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ^ System Information & Research Division (2022). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (January 2020). Map of Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. §§ D2, E1. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  8. ^ a b 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 February 23, 2024.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System – Franklin County Courthouse (#95001123)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "National Register Information System – Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (#02001599)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (Fifth ed.). 1:127,000. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2018. p. 44. ISBN 9781946494207. OCLC 1066245581.
  12. ^ a b Government Relations Office (2018). Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 1045.
  14. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. p. 1118. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 935.
  16. ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 667.
  17. ^ Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. January 22, 2024 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

External links

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