Arkansas Highway 220 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:220
Maint:AHTD
Map:Arkansas 220.png
Section1:Southern segment
Length Mi1:7.89
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:West
Terminus A1: near Uniontown
Direction B1:East
Terminus B1: at Dripping Springs
Section2:Northern segment
Length Mi2:17.04
Direction A2:South
Terminus A2: at Cedarville
Direction B2:North
Terminus B2: at Devil's Den State Park
Counties:Crawford, Washington
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:219
Next Type:AR
Next Route:221

Arkansas Highway 220 is a designation for two state highways in west Arkansas. The southern segment of 7.89miles runs from Oklahoma State Highway 101 near Uniontown to AR 59.[2] A northern segment of 17.04miles runs from AR 59 north to AR 170 in Devil's Den State Park.[3] The route is not paved within Devil's Den State Park, and was the only Arkansas state highway that remains unpaved until a January 2016 announcement that paving would begin.[4] As of summer 2018, the entire route is now fully paved.

Route description

AR 220 begins at SH 101 at the Oklahoma state line and runs as the Uniontown Highway to meet AR 59 south of Cedarville.

The route begins again 4miles north, when the route turns northeast, ending at AR 170 in Devil's Den State Park.

Major intersections

Northern segment

See also

Notes and References

  1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map - Crawford County, Arkansas . 1/3/11 . April 24, 2011.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map - Washington County, Arkansas . 10/3/08 . April 24, 2011.
  4. Web site: Last gravel highway in state, near Devil’s Den, to be paved. Bowden. Bill. January 25, 2016. Arkansas Online. 26 January 2016.