Arkansas Highway 119 (1927–2022) Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:119
Length Mi:3.914
Length Round:3
Established:1927
Decommissioned:March 16, 2022[1]
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Unnamed levee road
Counties:Mississippi
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:118
Next Type:AR
Next Route:120

Highway 119 (AR 119, Ark. 119, and Hwy. 119) is a former state highway in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Created in 1927, the route connected a Mississippi River levee road to the state highway system until deletion in 2022. It was maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

The route began at an access road for a Mississippi River levee at the unincorporated community of Butler and ran west to an intersection at US 61 (the Great River Road) between Rotan and Driver.[2]

History

The route first appeared on the 1927 state highway map.[3] [4] It was turned back to county maintenance on March 16, 2022, by the Arkansas State Highway Commission at the request of Mississippi County to expedite an economic development project (steel mill) being constructed in the area.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tudor . Lorie H. . Minute Order 2022-041 . Administrative Circular 2022-05 . March 28, 2022 . Arkansas Department of Transportation . Little Rock . 8 . December 3, 2022 .
  2. ((Transportation Planning and Policy Division)) . Arkansas Department of Transportation . General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas . Little Rock . May 3, 2006 . April 1, 2022 . Revised . 1:62,500 . 914805629 . November 16, 2022 .
  3. 1926 . May 15, 2021 .
  4. 1927 . May 15, 2021 .