Arkansas Highway 160 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:160
Map:Arkansas 160.png
Length Mi1:51.55
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:West
Terminus A1:, Texas state line
Direction B1:East
Terminus B1: at Macedonia
Length Mi2:14.73
Direction A2:West
Terminus A2: at Mount Holly
Direction B2:East
Terminus B2: in Smackover
Length Mi3:38.99
Direction A3:West
Terminus A3: in Harrell
Direction B3:East
Terminus B3: in Fountain Hill
Length Mi4:22.73
Direction A4:West
Direction B4:East
Terminus B4: at Chicot Junction
Counties:Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Calhoun, Bradley, Ashley, Chicot
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:159
Next Type:AR
Next Route:161

Highway 160 (AR 160, Ark. 160, and Hwy. 160) is a designation for four state highways in South Arkansas. The northernmost segment of 51.55miles runs from Farm to Market Road 249 at the Texas state line near Bloomburg, Texas east to Highway 19 at Macedonia. A second segment of 14.73miles runs east from Highway 57 east to Highway 7 Business in Smackover.[2] In southern Calhoun County, Highway 160 begins at US Route 278 (US 278) and runs east to US 425 in Fountain Hill.[3] [4] A fourth segment begins at US 82 and runs 22.73miles east to US 65 at Chicot Junction.[5] [6]

Route description

Texas to Macedonia

Highway 160 begins at State Line Avenue as Farm to Market Road 249 near Bloomburg, Texas and heads east to a junction with Highway 237 before a junction with US 71 near Doddridge. The route runs underneath Interstate 49 before it crosses the Red River to enter Lafayette County.[7] The route continues east, passing Gin City where it meets Highway 360, Conway Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places, and Highway 29 in Bradley.[8] Highway 160 heads southeast around Lake Erling before forming a concurrency north with Highway 53 to Walker Creek.

The route enters Columbia County near Taylor where it forms a 0.13miles officially designated exception over US 371[9] before continuing northeast to Macedonia where it terminates at Highway 19.[10]

Mount Holly to Smackover

Highway 160 begins at Highway 57 in Mount Holly in the northwest corner of Union County. The route runs northeast to a junction with Highway 7 outside Smackover before entering the city limits.[11] Highway 160 terminates at Highway 7 Business (7th Street) near Smackover High School.

Harrell to Fountain Hill route

Arkansas Highway 160 travels south until meeting AR 172, after which it begins to arrow east to join with US 63/AR 15. The merge continues until Hermitage, when AR 160 continues south past Ingalls and Vick (crossing the Fordyce & Princeton Railroad). The route then angles north towards Highway 8 in Johnsville. Beyond Johnsville, AR 160 becomes concurrent with AR 133 until Fountain Hill, where it terminates.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

See also

Notes and References

  1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map - Union County, Arkansas . October 27, 2011.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map - Calhoun County, Arkansas . October 27, 2011.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map - Ashley County, Arkansas . October 27, 2011.
  5. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map - Ashley County, Arkansas . October 27, 2011.
  6. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map - Chicot County, Arkansas . October 27, 2011.
  7. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Miller County, Arkansas . 1:62500 . 2010 . Planning and Research Division . October 27, 2011.
  8. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Lafayette County, Arkansas . 1:62500 . 2006 . Planning and Research Division . October 27, 2011.
  9. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map - Columbia County, Arkansas . October 27, 2011.
  10. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Columbia County, Arkansas . 1:62500 . 2008 . Planning and Research Division . October 27, 2011.
  11. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Union County, Arkansas . 1:62500 . 2010 . Planning and Research Division . October 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313202634/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/UnionCounty.pdf . March 13, 2012 .