Arkansas Highway 117 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:117
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:AR 117 in red (including concurrencies), AR 117S in blue
Length Mi:16.54
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Strewberry
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Black Rock
Counties:Lawrence
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:116
Next Type:AR
Next Route:118

Arkansas Highway 117 (AR 117, Hwy. 117) is a north–south state highway in Lawrence County, Arkansas. The route of 16.54miles runs from a junction of Highway 25 and Highway 230 in Strawberry north across US Route 63/US 412 (US 63/US 412) to 3rd Street in Black Rock.[2]

Route description

The route begins at a junction of Highway 25/Highway 230 in Strawberry and runs north. Highway 117 forms a concurrency with Highway 115 at Jesop until Smithville. The routes pass the National Register of Historic Places-listed Smithville Public School Building before Highway 115 turns north with Highway 117 continuing east. After passing through Denton the route intersects Highway 117S toward Powhatan. The highway curves north to intersect US 63/US 412 in Black Rock, forming a concurrency east.[3]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.|-| align=center colspan=4 | concurrency north, 4.9miles|-|-| align=center colspan=4 | concurrency east, 1.1miles|-

Powhatan spur

State:AR
Route:117
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:1.26
Length Round:2
Location:Powhatan

Arkansas Highway 117 Spur (AR 117S, Hwy. 117S) is a 1.26miles spur route. The route begins at Highway 117 and runs southeast to Powhatan. Several properties on the National Register of Historic Places are contained in Powhatan and the adjacent Powhatan Courthouse State Park including the Powhatan Courthouse.

Major intersections

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, Lawrence County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . 2006 . 1:62500 . October 16, 2011.
  3. Black Rock, Portia, and Powhatan, Lawrence County, Arkansas . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . April 2009 . PDF . October 16, 2011.