Arkansas Highway 224
Highway 224 | ||||
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AR 224 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 6.880 mi[1] (11.072 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 367 | |||
| East end |   AR 226 / CR 76 | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 8.264 mi[1] (13.300 km) | |||
| West end |  CR 177 | |||
| East end |  AR 14 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Jackson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 224 (AR 224) is a designation for two east–west state highways in Jackson County, Arkansas. A northern route of 8.25 miles (13.28 km) runs east from Highway 367 to the city limits of Swifton. A second route of 8.26 miles (13.29 km) begins at US Route 67 (US 67) and runs to Highway 14 after serving as a frontage road of US 67.[2] Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
The ArDOT maintains AR 224 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, traffic was estimated as 120 vehicles per day on the northern segment and between 30-190 VPD on the southern segment.[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 224 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[5] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]
Tuckerman to Swifton
AR 224 begins at a junction with AR 367 northeast of Tuckerman. The route crosses the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and runs due east. AR 224 turns due north as a section line road before curving east and north again once more before intersecting AR 226, where it terminates south of Swifton.[2] The roadway continues north as Jackson County Road 76 (CR 76) to Swifton along a former segment of AR 224.
US 67 (Future I-57) to Highway 14
AR 224 begins at an exit along US 67 (Future I-57) and runs east through Ingleside. The route turns north to run along US 67 as a frontage road until it terminates at Highway 14. The terminus is very near another exit along US 67 south of Newport near the historic Erwin Auxiliary Army Airfield.[2]
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.[7] As part of the act, the Arkansas State Highway Commission created AR 224 on July 10, 1957. The initial designation was a 1.0 mile (1.6 km) road along a levee in Newport between AR 14 and Wilkerson Drive (present-day Walker Drive).[8] The roadway was extended to US 67 (present-day AR 367) as part of a systemwide extension of stub highways to logical termini on June 29, 1960.[9] It was extended south to Ingleside on June 23, 1965.[10] On August 27, 1975, the highway was rerouted one block west from Ash Street at the south end of White River bridge in Newport.[11] On September 25, 1991, AR 224 and AR 224S were supplanted by AR 14 between Newport and Erwin as part of extending US 67 along a terrain freeway route.[12] But on November 2, 1994, AR 244 was restored within Newport between AR 367 (3rd Street) and AR 17 (State Street) among a series of highway re-routings by the Commission at the request of local groups in an effort to bring traffic downtown, which had bypassed Newport since construction of the US 67 relocation.[13] The segment in Newport was ultimately deleted on June 2, 2010 in exchange for designation of a new segment of AR 267 in Newport.[14]
A second segment was created from the Swifton city limits to AR 226 on February 27, 1974.[15] The Commission approved a request from the Jackson County judge to extended the route south to US 67 in Tuckerman in exchange for deletion of AR 230 and AR 384 on February 28, 1979.[16] It was truncated to AR 226 on July 24, 2019 as part of an improvement project on AR 37 in Jackson County that also returned segments of AR 145, AR 226, and AR 384 to local maintenance.[17]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jackson County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 367 – Tuckerman, Walnut Ridge | Western terminus, former US 67 | |||
| | 6.880 | 11.072 |  AR 226 / CR 76 north | Eastern terminus, CR 76 former AR 224 | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| | 0.000 | 0.000 | State maintenance ends, roadway continues as CR 177 | Western terminus | |||
| Ingleside | 0.268 | 0.431 |  Future I-57 / US 67 – Little Rock, Bald Knob | US 67 exit 74 | |||
| | 8.264 | 13.300 |  AR 14 / CR 917 north – Waldenburg, Newport | Eastern terminus, AR 14 former AR 224S | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Spur route
Highway 224S | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Length | 2.0 mi[18] (3.2 km) |
| Existed | June 23, 1965[19]–September 25, 1991[12] |
Highway 224 Spur (AR 224S) is a former spur route in Jackson County, Arkansas.
- Route description
The route began at AR 224 in a rural area south of Newport. The highway ran due east as a section line road to a junction with AR 17 near the unincorporated community of Erwin, where it terminated.[18]
- History
The Arkansas State Highway Commission created the designation on June 23, 1965 during a period of state highway system expansion.[19] It was supplanted by mainline AR 14 on September 25, 1991 as part of a rerouting of AR 14 and AR 17 to improve route continuity following construction of a new terrain route for US 67 in the Newport vicinity.[12]
- Major intersections
The entire route was in Jackson County.
| Location | mi[18] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  AR 224 | Western terminus | |
| Erwin | 2.0 | 3.2 |  AR 17 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c Planning Division (April 30, 2024). State Highway Route and Section Map, Jackson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Policy Division (August 30, 2016) [December 28, 2011]. General Highway Map, Jackson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 913479483. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2023). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 24, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 1786.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 1358.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 668.
- ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. pp. 874–875. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. pp. 173–174. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Minutes" (1990–1999), pp. 574–575.
- ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 2010–2013. p. 56. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 936.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 31.
- ^ Bennett, Scott E. (August 8, 2019). "Minute Order 2019-077" (PDF). Administrative Circular 2019-10. Little Rock: AHTD. pp. 11–12. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c Planning Division (March 12, 1985). General Highway Map, Jackson County, Arkansas (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 15146176. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
- ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. pp. 668–669. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved August 18, 2024.