Arkansas Highway 207 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:207
Map Custom:yes
Established:March 7, 1962[1]
Length Mi:4.145
Length Ref:[2]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Ouachita
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Pine Grove
Counties:Dallas
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:206
Next Type:AR
Next Route:208

Highway 207 (AR 207, Hwy. 207) is a north–south state highway in Dallas County, Arkansas. It was created in 1962 along a former county road. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). A former designation in the same vicinity was deleted in 1973.

Route description

Highway 207 serves an area of rural Dallas County, part of the Piney Woods region dominated by pine tree plantations. No segment of Highway 207 has been listed as part of the National Highway System,[3] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[4]

Highway 207 begins at Highway 7 three miles (4.8 km) east of the Ouachita River near the unincorporated community of Ouachita. The highway passes through sparsely populated woods in a northeasterly direction to Highway 128, where it terminates. The highway does not cross or concur with any other state highways.[2] [5]

The ArDOT maintains Highway 207 like all other parts of the state highway system. As a part of these responsibilities, the Department tracks the volume of traffic using its roads in surveys using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). ARDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway for any average day of the year in these surveys. As of 2019, AADT was estimated as 60 vehicles per day (VPD) near the southern terminus.[6] For reference, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), classifies roads with fewer than 400 vehicles per day as a very low volume local road.[7]

History

The highway was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on March 7, 1962, as part of a program adding over 100 miles (160 km) to the state highway system.

Former route

State:AR
Route:207
Type:AR
Length Mi:8.16
Formed:July 10, 1957[8]
Deleted:May 23, 1973[9]
Location:Dallas County

Highway 207 (AR 207, Hwy. 207) is a former state highway in Dallas County. It was a rural, two-lane highway connecting Sparkman to Highway 8. The highway did not cross or concur with any other state highways.

HistoryThe Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 148 of 1957, the Milum Road Act, creating 10–12 miles (16–19 km) of new state highways in each county.[10] Highway 207 was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on July 10, 1957 from Sparkman northeast for 2.3 miles (3.7 km). The order was revised to extend Highway 207 another 1.7 miles (2.7 km) on July 9, 1958.[11] The highway was extended again, to Highway 8, on June 29, 1960.[12] It was deleted on May 23, 1973, in an exchange that extended Highway 273 at the request of the Dallas County Judge.[9]
Major intersections

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission . 1953–1969 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . Little Rock . December 1, 2020 . 21798861 . 1045 . . October 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001143728/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf . dead .
  2. ((Transportation Planning and Policy Division)) . Arkansas Department of Transportation . December 30, 2019 . State Highway Route and Section Map, Dallas County . Little Rock . Geographic Information Systems & Mapping Section . PDF . November 30, 2020 .
  3. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . System Information and Research Division . 2015 . 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 .
  4. Web site: Stefan . Natzke . Mike . Neathery . Kevin . Adderly . What is the National Highway System? . National Highway System . . June 29, 2017 . July 15, 2018 . amp .
  5. Arkansas Department of Transportation . ((Transportation Planning and Policy Division)) . General Highway Map, Dallas County, Arkansas . PDF . January 12, 1999 . August 1, 2019 . Little Rock . Revised . 1:62500 . 911061628 . November 30, 2020 .
  6. System Information & Research Division . Arkansas Department of Transportation . Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates . 2017 . Various . GIS Map . November 30, 2020 .
  7. Book: Staff of AASHTO . Guidelines for Geometric Design of Low-Volume Roads . American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials . 2019 . 2nd . Washington D.C. . 2–8 . 1140203768 . 978-1-56051-726-9 .
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  9. Web site: Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission . 1970–1979 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . Little Rock . December 1, 2020 . 21798861 . 1160 . . October 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001143728/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf . dead .
  10. 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 .
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