Arkansas Highway 11 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:11
Map:Arkansas 11.png
Length Mi1:36.23
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:South
Direction B1:North
Junction1:
Terminus B1:Huff's Island Public Use Area
Length Mi2:12.83
Direction A2:South
Direction B2:North
Length Mi3:37.52
Direction A3:South
Direction B3:North
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:10
Next Type:AR
Next Route:12

Arkansas Highway 11 (AR 11 and Hwy. 11) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 36.23miles runs from US Route 63 (US 63) at Pansy to Huff Island Public Use Area near Grady.[2] A second segment of 12.83miles begins just across the Arkansas River at the eastern terminus of Highway 88 at Reydell and runs north to US 65 west of De Witt.[3] [4] A third route of 37.53miles runs from Interstate 40 (I-40) and US 63 in Hazen north to Highway 367 in Searcy.[5]

One segment of the original Arkansas Highway 11 from the state highway system's creation in 1926 has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Arkansas County.

Route description

Pansy to the Arkansas River

AR 11 begins in Cleveland County at US 63 in Pansy and runs east. The continues northeast upon entering Lincoln County, intersecting US 425/AR 45 in Star City. AR 11 has a 0.6miles business route in Star City. AR 11 runs east until Fresno, when it turns north and meets US 65 in Grady. After Grady, the route runs north to Huff's Island Public Use Area, where it terminates.

Reydell to Eldridge Corner

The route begins at AR 88 in Jefferson County and runs east. Upon entering Arkansas County, the route is crossed by AR 276. AR 11 runs north to terminate at US 165/AR 152 at Eldridge Corner.

Hazen to Searcy

AR 11 begins at US 63 by Interstate 40 exit 193. The route runs north untin forming a 3miles concurrency with AR 38 east to Des Arc. Continuing north into White County, AR 11 runs through Griffithville and Higginson before terminating at AR 367 at the southern limits of Searcy.

Old Arkansas 11, Kauffman Road Segment
Map Alt:Location of Kauffman Rd.
Location:Kauffman Rd., Stuttgart, Arkansas vicinity
Coordinates:34.3831°N -91.5406°W
Built:1916
Added:September 2006
Mpsub:Arkansas Highway History and Architecture
Refnum:06000834

History

Arkansas Highway 11 formerly continued past its current southern terminus. The route went south to Hazen, and continued south into Arkansas County as early as 1935[6] and as late as 1992. Most of the route was paved by 1963.[7]

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Kauffman Road segment

Kauffman Road is a former segment of 1.1miles south of Stuttgart in Arkansas County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The segment was the main automobile route in its part of Arkansas County from the time of its construction around 1916 until it was bypassed in 1955[8] by a new alignment (now US 165).

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

Special routes

Star City business route

State:AR
Route:11
Type:AR-Bus
Location:Star City
Length Mi:0.74
Length Round:2

Arkansas Highway 11B (AR 11B and Hwy. 11B) is a business route of 0.74miles in Star City. It is known as Jefferson Street.

Former Hazen spur

State:AR
Route:11
Type:AR-Spur
Location:Hazen
Length Mi:0.9
Length Round:1
Deleted:c. 1992

Arkansas Highway 11 Spur (AR 11S and Hwy. 11S) was a spur route of 0.9miles in Prairie County.[9] It was replaced by U.S. Route 63 Spur when AR 11 was truncated at I-40 north of Hazen.[10] The US 63S designation was subsequently removed in 2008, converting the road to a city street.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Lincoln County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . 2010 . 1:62500 . December 24, 2011.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Jefferson County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . 2010 . 1:62500 . December 24, 2011.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Arkansas County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . 2010 . 1:62500 . December 24, 2011 . October 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002153711/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/ArkansasCounty.pdf . dead .
  5. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . 2008 . 1:62500 . December 24, 2011.
  6. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Prairie_County/mprai_1925_1935.pdf Prairie County, Arkansas Showing Arkansas System of State Highways ]. 1925 . 1935 revision . [Arkansas] State Highway Department . PDF . Little Rock, Arkansas . December 24, 2011 .
  7. "Prairie County Highway Map - 1957." Revised 1963. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Prairie_County/mprai_1957_Rev1963.pdf Historic Map.] Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  8. http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, October 5, 1955
  9. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Prairie_County/mprai_1992.pdf General Highway Map Prairie County, Arkansas ]. 1992 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . PDF . Little Rock, Arkansas . December 24, 2011 .
  10. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Prairie_County/mprai_2000.pdf General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas ]. 2000 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . PDF . Little Rock, Arkansas . December 24, 2011 .