Arkansas Highway 41

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Highway 41

AR 41 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
ExistedApril 1, 1926[1]–present
Section 1
Length18.039 mi[2][3] (29.031 km)
North endCitadel Bluff Park
South end AR 23 near Chismville
Section 2
Length38.38 mi[4] (61.77 km)
North end US 70B / AR 329 in De Queen
South end SH 8 at the Texas state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesFranklin, Little River, Logan, Sevier
Highway system
← I-40→ AR 42

Highway 41 (AR 41) is a designation for two state highways in Arkansas. One route of 18.02 miles (29.00 km) runs from the entrance to Citadel Bluff Park south to AR 23 near Chismville.[a 1] A second routing begins at US Route 70B (US 70B) in De Queen and runs south[a 2] to Texas State Highway 8 (SH 8) at the Texas state line.[6][7]

The southern route was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, with the second created in 1953 and extended twice in the 1960s. A former alignment of Highway 41 existed as Highway 41 Business (AR 41B), a business route in De Queen for twelve years, until it was transferred to city maintenance in 1992.

Both segments of AR 41 are currently maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

The ArDOT maintains AR 41 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 150 vehicles per day near Citadel Bluff Park to 800 VPD north of Branch.[8] 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.[9]

No segment of AR 41 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[10] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[11]

Citadel Bluff Park to Chismville

AR 41 in Branch

The route begins near the Arkansas River at a United States Army Corps of Engineers park called Citadel Bluff. AR 41 runs south to a junction with AR 96 in Cecil and continues to wind further south to Peter Pender, where the route has junctions with AR 288 and AR 60.[12] South of these junctions AR 41 serves as the western terminus for AR 398 north of Branch. Upon entering Branch, AR 41 forms an officially designated exception in which it shares the same strip of pavement with AR 22 for 0.60 miles (0.97 km) westbound. The route turns left and runs south into Logan County, where the route terminates at Highway 23 near Chismville.[13] Traffic counts from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reveal that no more than 800 vehicles per day (VPD) used Highway 41 along its routing from Citadel Bluff to Highway 23.[10]

De Queen to Texas

AR 41 begins at US 70 Business and Highway 329 in De Queen and runs south to a junction with Highway 24 near Horatio. These two routes form a concurrency through Horatio which ends when Highway 24 at Williams Street with Highway 41 continuing southwest past the Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge into Little River County.[6] Upon crossing the Little River the highway has a junction with Highway 380 at Billingsly's Corner before winding south to cross Highway 234 at Cross Roads.[7] The route becomes a section line road and continues along this line into Foreman where the route becomes Madden Street. Highway 41 intersects Highway 32 and Highway 108, and continues south in a brief overlap with Highway 32. This overlap concludes shortly south of town and Highway 41 continues along the section line due south to meet the Red River at the Texas state line, where it becomes State Highway 8.

History

AR 41 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering.[1] The original route was established between De Queen and Texas and has remained largely unchanged. A second segment was created between AR 96 in Cecil to and AR 22 in Branch in 1953.[a 3] The Arkansas State Highway Commission extended the route to Chismville on June 23, 1965.[16] The AR 41 designation was extended to the current northern terminus at Citadel Bluff Park on September 25, 1968.[17] Road construction in Foreman led to a minor alignment change in 1970, with the AR 41 designation moving from 10th Avenue, Schuman Street, and Bell Street to the newly constructed Madden Street.[18] A similar realignment took place in De Queen in 1980; with Highway 41 being rerouted away from the historic city center to a newly constructed roadway.[19]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[10][20]kmDestinationsNotes
Red River38.3861.77
 SH 8 south – New Boston		Continuation into Texas
Marion H. Crank Memorial Bridge
Little River​29.3847.28
 AR 32 east – Ashdown		South end of AR 32 overlap
​28.6546.11
 AR 108S west
Foreman27.4944.24
 AR 32 west / AR 108 (2nd Avenue) – Foreman Business District, Alleene		North end of AR 32 overlap
Cross Roads19.6031.54 AR 234 – Winthrop
Billingsleys Corner12.5420.18
 AR 380 west – Cerrogordo
Little River11.26–
10.88		18.12–
17.51		Bridge
SevierHoratio8.7414.07
 AR 24 west (Williams Street)		South end of AR 24 overlap
​6.8010.94
 AR 24 east – Lockesburg		North end of AR 24 overlap
De Queen0.000.00
 US 70B / AR 329 south (Stilwell Avenue) – De Queen Business District		Northern terminus
Gap in route
Logan​18.03929.031 AR 23 – Caulksville, ChismvilleSouthern terminus
FranklinBranch12.0819.44
 AR 22 west – Fort Smith		South end of AR 22 overlap
11.4818.48
 AR 22 east – Paris		North end of AR 22 overlap
​9.4815.26 AR 398
Peter Pender7.6212.26
 AR 60 west
7.4311.96
 AR 288 east
Cecil1.462.35
 AR 96 to AR 23 – Lavaca
​0.0000.000End state maintenance at Citadel Park RoadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

De Queen business route

4th Street

LocationDe Queen
Length0.9 mi[22] (1,400 m)
ExistedJanuary 30, 1980[19]–February 19, 1992[21]

Highway 41 Business (AR 41B) was a business route of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in De Queen.[10] The highway ran from Highway 41 south of De Queen to US 70 Business.[22]

The highway was a former alignment of Highway 41, retained in the state highway system following a rerouting of the parent route.[19] It was deleted on February 19, 1992 by the Arkansas State Highway Commission at the request of the Mayor of De Queen, with the city accepting maintenance responsibilities.[21]

Major intersections

The entire route is in De Queen, Sevier County.

mi[10]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 AR 41Southern terminus
0.91.4 US 70B (Stillwell Avenue)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Franklin County Route and Sections Map[2] indicates that AR 41 begins at Citadel Bluff Park and ends at AR 23 in Logan County.
  2. ^ Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Little River County Route and Sections Map[5] indicates that AR 41 begins at US 70B in De Queen and runs south to the Texas state line.
  3. ^ Highway 41 appears on the Official 1953 map,[14] but not on the Supplemental Printing of the Official 1952 map, which was issued in March 1953.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Department (April 1, 1926). State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). 1:500,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
  2. ^ a b Planning Division (April 30, 2024). Route and Section Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Planning Division (April 30, 2024). State Highway Route and Section Map, Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ System Information and Research Division (2016). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Little River County Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  6. ^ a b General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  7. ^ a b General Highway Map, Little River County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  8. ^ System Information & Research Division (2023). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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 June 29, 2024.
  13. ^ 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 June 29, 2024.
  14. ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1953). Official Highway Map of Arkansas (TIF) (Map). 1:823,680. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
  15. ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (March 1953). Official Highway Map of Arkansas (TIF) (Map) (Supplemental ed.). 1:823,680. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
  16. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 667. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 227.
  18. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. p. 1581. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–1989. pp. 6–7. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  20. ^ Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. January 22, 2024 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. p. 217. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  22. ^ a b Planning Division (March 4, 1982). General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 8873354. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.

External links

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