Arkansas Highway 298 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:298
Map:Arkansas 298.png
Length Ref1:[1]
Length Mi1:3.71
Direction A1:West
Terminus A1: at Sims
Direction B1:East
Length Mi2:28.39
Direction A2:West
Terminus A2: at Story
Direction B2:East
Length Mi3:13.81
Direction A3:West
Direction B3:East
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:297
Next Type:AR
Next Route:299

Highway 298 (AR 298, Ark. 298, and Hwy. 298) is a designation for three state highways in Lower Arkansas. The western segment of 3.71miles begins at Sims at Highway 88 and runs southeast to US Route 270 (US 270). A middle segment of 28.39miles runs from Highway 27 at Story east to Highway 7. A segment in Saline County of 13.81miles runs east from Highway 9 to Highway 5 near Benton.[2]

Route description

Sims to Highway 270

The route begins at a junction with Arkansas Highway 88 at Sims and runs southeast to US 270. This segment does not cross or concur with any other state highways.

Story to Highway 7

The route begins at Arkansas Highway 27 at Story, Arkansas in Montgomery County and runs east through the Ouachita National Forest for almost its entire length.[3] Highway 298 passes through very wooded area with sparse populations, crossing over many feeder streams for Lake Ouachita. The highway ends at a junction with Arkansas Highway 7 north of Hot Springs.[4]

Saline County

The Saline County routing begins at Arkansas Highway 9 in unincorporated Saline County and runs southeast through Bland and Grape before terminating at Arkansas Highway 5 approximately 1miles north of Benton.

Major intersections

|-| colspan=5 align=center| Highway 298 begins in Story|-|-| align=center colspan=6 | Highway 298 begins at Highway 5|-

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map . Saline County . October 8, 2011.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map . Montgomery County . October 8, 2011.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map . Garland County . October 8, 2011.