Arkansas Highway 171 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:171
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi1:1.19
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:South
Terminus A1: near Gifford
Direction B1:North
Terminus B1:Wine Dot Road near Gifford
Length Mi2:11.67
Direction A2:South
Terminus A2: near Malvern
Direction B2:North
Terminus B2:Lake Catherine State Park
Length Mi3:1.27
Direction A3:South
Terminus A3: near Price
Direction B3:North
Terminus B3:End state maintenance at Tigre Mountain Road near Lonsdale
Counties:Garland, Hot Spring
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:170
Next Type:AR
Next Route:172

Highway 171 (AR 171, Ark. 171, and Hwy. 171) is a designation for three state highways in Southwest Arkansas. One route of 1.2miles runs from US Highway 67 (US 67) to Wine Dot Road near an industrial facility. A second route of 12.9miles begins at Highway 84 in Malvern and runs east to Lake Catherine State Park. A third route of 4.91miles begins at US Highway 270 (US 270) and runs north, with state maintenance ending at Tigre Mountain Road. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

History

The route was first designated on the January 1939 state highway map between Highway 84 in Malvern and Lake Catherine State Park at the county line. It was extended east deeper into the park in 1952. The segment between US 270 and the county line was added in June 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly.[2] The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12miles of county roads as state highways in each county.[3] The final segment was added for industrial access from US 67 to a new Willamette Industries particleboard plant on March 6, 1986.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . System Information and Research Division . 2014 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . MDB . March 27, 2016 . August 29, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203521/http://www.arkansashighways.com/System_Info_and_Research/traffic_info/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . dead .
  2. Web site: Minutes of the Meeting . 1970–1979 . 1191–1192 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . June 15, 2017 . November 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105110847/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo70-79.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas: A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas . 13 . . . ((Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: Planning and Research Division, Policy Analysis Section)) . 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20200206150754/https://www.ardot.gov/Trans_Plan_Policy/policy_legis/publications/Dev%20Hwy%20Legislation.pdf . February 6, 2020. dead .
  4. Web site: Minutes of the Meeting . 1980–1989 . 683–684 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . December 4, 2016 .