Arkansas Highway 344 Explained
| State: | AR |
| Type: | AR |
| Route: | 344 |
| Established: | November 23, 1966 |
| Map: | Arkansas 344.png |
| Length Mi: | 8.08 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | near Jefferson |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | near Magnolia |
| Counties: | Columbia |
| Previous Type: | AR |
| Previous Route: | 343 |
| Next Type: | AR |
| Next Route: | 345 |
Highway 344 (AR 344, Ark. 344, and Hwy. 344) is an east–west state highway in Columbia County. The route of 8.08miles begins at US Highway 82 (US 82) and runs east to US 371 near Magnolia. The route is maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).
Route description
Highway 344 begins at US 82 in western Columbia County and runs southeast through pine forest typical of the Arkansas Timberlands. The route crosses Lake Columbia, a bayou created by the extremely slow moving Beech Creek. Near the lake, Highway 344 has access to Beech Creek Landing and C. Maurice Lewis Jr. Landing, both owned and maintained by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.[2] Continuing southeast, the route passes through Kilgore Lodge and intersects with county highways before terminating at US 371 west of Magnolia.[3]
History
The route was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on November 23, 1966 between US 82 and Highway 132 along its present alignment.[4] Highway 132 was redesignated as US 371 in 1994.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- 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 .
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission . Arkansas Game and Fish Commission . Lake Columbia . PDF . September 2007 . 1:62500 . November 29, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222040147/http://www.agfc.com/resources/fishingMaps/Lake%20Columbia.pdf . February 22, 2016 . dead .
- Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Columbia County, Arkansas . PDF . September 27, 2007 . November 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Minutes of the Meeting . PDF . 1953–1969 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . 557 . November 29, 2016 . October 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001143728/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Minutes of the Meeting . PDF . 1990–1999 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . 470–471 . November 29, 2016 . July 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721012341/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo90-99.pdf . dead .
