Arkansas Highway 398
Highway 398 | ||||
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AR 398 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Existed | May 23, 1973[1]–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 2.460 mi[2] (3.959 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 41 | |||
| East end |  CR 62 | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 1.245 mi[3] (2.004 km) | |||
| South end |  AR 23 in Caulksville | |||
| North end |  AR 22 in Ratcliff | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Franklin, Logan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 398 (AR 398) is a designation for two state highways in Arkansas. Both segments are short rural highways in the Arkansas River Valley designated in the 1970s. The highways are both maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
The ArDOT maintains AR 398 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 was estimated at 190 vehicles per day (VPD) in Franklin County and 210 VPD in Logan County.[4] 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.[5]
No segment of AR 398 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[6] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[7]
Franklin County
The route starts at a junction with AR 41 south of Peter Pender in the Arkansas River Valley. The highway runs due east to terminate at Franklin County Route 62 (CR 62, Kersey Road); it does not junction any other state highways.[8]
Logan County
The second segment of AR 398 begins at a junction with AR 23 in the small town of Caulksville. AR 398 runs due north a section line road; entering Ratcliff where it is named Wilson Avenue.[9] The road crosses Little Creek before a junction with AR 22, where it terminates.[10]
History
The Arkansas State Highway Commission created the first segment of AR 398 along a county road in Franklin County on May 23, 1973.[1] A second segment was created on February 27, 1974.[11]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 41 | western terminus | ||
| | 2.460 | 3.959 | CR 62 (Kersey Road) | eastern terminus | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Logan | Caulksville | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 23 | southern terminus | ||
| Ratcliff | 1.245 | 2.004 | AR 22 | northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. p. 1160. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). Route and Section Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). Route and Section Map, Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2022). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 15, 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.
- ^ 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 January 20, 2024.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (November 2016). Map of Caulksville and Ratcliff, Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. §§ A3–C3. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Planning and Research Division (September 11, 2002). General Highway Map, Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 914233699. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 937.
External links
Media related to Arkansas Highway 398 at Wikimedia Commons