Arkansas Highway 384

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For the former highways in Jackson County, see Arkansas Highway 384 (1973–1979) and Arkansas Highway 384 (1973–2019).

Highway 384

Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length9.159 mi[2] (14.740 km)
ExistedApril 25, 1973[1]–present
Major junctions
West end AR 367 in Newport
East end AR 18 / CR 38
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Highway system
← AR 383→ AR 385

Highway 384 (AR 384) is a state highway in Jackson County, Arkansas. The route runs east from the small town of Newport, Arkansas to a rural part of the Arkansas Delta. The route was created in 1973 and extended in 1975. A spur route was created to the Arkansas Department of Corrections Newport Complex in 1996. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

AR 384 begins at a junction with AR 367 (former US Route 67 [US 67]) in the small town of Newport in the Arkansas Delta. The highway runs east as a section line road named Stegall Road to junction with US 67.[3] AR 384 crosses US 67, which is a freeway in this area, via an overpass. On the east side, AR 384 serves as the southern terminus for AR 267 (Commerce Boulevard). The highway continues east, crossing Village Creek and exiting the municipal limits into unincorporated Jackson County. AR 384 serves as the southern terminus for Highway 384 Spur (AR 384S) before passing through the unincorporated communities of Murphy's Corner and Stegall before curving north near the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge. The highway runs briefly as a north-south section line road before a junction with AR 18, where it terminates.[4]

The ArDOT maintains AR 384 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 5,800 vehicles per day (VPD) near the west end, dropping to 3,000 VPD east of US 67, and 540 VPD east of the spur route.[5]

No segment of AR 384 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[6] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[7]

History

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.[8] Under the act, the Arkansas State Highway Commission created this segment of AR 384 on April 25, 1973 between US 67 in Newport and the unincorporated community of Murphy's Corner.[1] It was extended east to AR 18 on April 23, 1975.[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

Locationmi[2][10]kmDestinationsNotes
Newport0.0000.000 AR 367 – Bald Knob, HoxieWestern terminus, former US 67
0.570.92 US 67 – Bald Knob, Little Rock
1.001.61
 AR 267 north (Commerce Boulevard)		AR 267 southern terminus
​3.285.28
 AR 384S north – Arkansas Department of Corrections Newport Complex		AR 384S southern terminus
​9.15914.740
 AR 18 / CR 38 north – Grubbs, Jonesboro		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Arkansas Department of Corrections spur

Highway 384S

LocationJackson County, Arkansas
Length1.418 mi[2] (2.282 km)
ExistedAugust 28, 1996[11]–present

Highway 384 Spur (AR 384S) is a spur route in Jackson County, Arkansas.

Route description

The route begins at AR 384 in a rural area east of Newport. The highway runs due north as a section line road to the Arkansas Department of Corrections Newport Complex, which includes the Grimes Unit and McPherson Unit just south of the Newport Municipal Airport. State maintenance terminates outside the main access drive for the facilities, with the roadway continuing as a gravel road under county maintenance.[4] In 2023, the annual average daily travel was 870 VPD.[5]

History

The Arkansas State Highway Commission created the designation to serve traffic generated by a new correctional facility on August 28, 1996.[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 AR 384 – Grubbs, NewportSouthern terminus
Newport1.4182.282End state maintenance at entrance to Arkansas Department of Corrections Newport Complex, roadway continues as Jackson 41 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. 1970–1979. p. 1140. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Planning Division (April 30, 2024). State Highway Route and Section Map, Jackson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (August 2018). Map of Campbell Station, Diaz, Jacksonport, and Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. §§ G6–G8. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 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 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b System Information & Research Division (2023). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  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. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 810.
  10. ^ Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. January 22, 2024 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. p. 818–819. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

External links

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