Arkansas Highway 384 (1973–2019)
Highway 384 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by ArDOT | |
| Length | 2.41 mi[1] (3.88 km) |
| Existed | April 25, 1973[1]–July 24, 2019[2] |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |   AR 14 / AR 37 at Midway |
| South end | Balch |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| Highway system | |
Highway 384 (AR 384) is a former north–south[a 1] state highway in Jackson County, Arkansas. Between 1973 and 2019, the route connected the unincorporated community of Balch to the state highway system. During that period, it was maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
AR 384 began at a junction with AR 14 and AR 37 in eastern Jackson County, Arkansas within the rural Arkansas Delta region. The highway ran due south as a section line road passing a large fish hatchery. Upon entering the unincorporated community of Balch, state maintenance terminated at Jackson County Route 29 (CR 29) and CR 180.[1]
The ArDOT maintained AR 384 like all other parts of the state highway system. As a part of these responsibilities, the department tracked 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 2015, traffic was estimated at 210 vehicles per day (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 384 was part of the National Highway System (NHS),[5] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]
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.[7] Under the act, the Arkansas State Highway Commission created this segment of AR 384 on April 25, 1973.[1] It was decommissioned as part of an improvement project on AR 37 in Jackson County that also returned segments of AR 145, AR 224, and AR 226 to local maintenance.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route was in Jackson County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 14 / AR 37 – Grubbs, Newport, Waldenburg | Northern terminus | |
| Balch | 2.41 | 3.88 |     CR 29 west / CR 108 east | Southern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Notes
- ^ Although even-numbered Arkansas state highways are typically signed west to east, AR 384 ran, and was signed, north-south.
References
- ^ a b c d e "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 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Bennett, Scott E. (August 8, 2019). "Minute Order 2019-077" (PDF). Administrative Circular 2019-10. Little Rock: AHTD. pp. 11–12. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2015). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 20, 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.
- ^ 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.