Arkansas Highway 356
Highway 356 | ||||
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AR 356 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.529 mi[1][2] (18.554 km) | |||
| Existed | July 10, 1957[3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  AR 92 | |||
 AR 255 | ||||
| East end |   AR 25 / AR 124 in Quitman | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Cleburne, Van Buren | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 356 (AR 356) is an east–west state highway in north-central Arkansas. The highway runs from AR 92 east of Bee Branch east to AR 25/AR 124 in Quitman. The designation was created in 1957 and extended in 1960. It is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
AR 356 begins at AR 92 east of the unincorporated community of Bee Branch. The route runs east for through a sparsely populated area in east Van Buren County, crossing the North Fork Cadron Creek and passing through the community of Fairbanks before entering Cleburne County and meeting the southern end of AR 255.[4][5] At this junction, the route turns south to Quitman where it intersects a concurrency between AR 25/AR 124 and terminates.[6]
The ArDOT maintains AR 356 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 ranged from a peak of 2,300 vehicles per day (VPD) north of Quitman to a low of 380 VPD near the Cleburne-Van Buren county line.[7] 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.[8]
No segment of AR 356 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[9] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[10]
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. Under this act, AR 356 was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission between AR 92 south of Morganton and the Cleburne-Van Buren County line on July 10, 1957.[3] It was extended into Cleburne County to the present eastern terminus as part of a systemwide extension of stub highways to logical termini on June 29, 1960.[11]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[12][1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren | | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 92 – Bee Branch, Higden | Western terminus |
| Cleburne | | 9.35 | 15.05 |   AR 225 north – Cross Roads | |
| Quitman | 11.529 | 18.554 | AR 25 / AR 124 (Heber Springs Road) – Heber Springs, Conway | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (April 18, 2024). Route and Section Map, Van Buren County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (March 21, 2024). Route and Section Map, Cleburne County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. pp. 1795–1796. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 16, 2014) [September 30, 2013]. General Highway Map, Van Buren County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 919621384. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (November 19, 2014). General Highway Map, Cleburne County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Transporation Planning and Policy Division (June 2018). Map of Quitman, Cleburne and Faulkner Counties, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. §§ B2–B3, C2. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2022). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 25, 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.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 1358.
- ^ Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. January 22, 2024 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved March 14, 2024.