Arkansas Highway 368 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:368
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:6.90
Established:November 23, 1966
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Reader
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Reader
Counties:Nevada, Ouachita
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:367
Next Type:AR
Next Route:369

Highway 368 (AR 368, Ark. 368, and Hwy. 368) is an east–west state highway in South Arkansas. The route of 6.9miles runs essentially as a northern loop of Arkansas Highway 24 through Reader while Highway 24 runs more southerly through Bluff City. The route is maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

The route connects the community of Reader to the state highway system. Highway 368 begins at Arkansas Highway 24 in Nevada County east of Prescott and runs east to Reader.[2] The route passes the Reader Railroad Depot and Reader Park before it turns south after an intersection with Main Street.[3] It terminates after running through forest land at Highway 24.

History

The route was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on November 23, 1966.[4]

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 . General Highway Map . Nevada County . August 17, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718224648/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/NevadaCounty.pdf. 18 July 2011 . live.
  3. Green Forest, Arkansas . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Planning and Research Division . October 2002 . Map of Reader, Nevada and Ouachita Counties, Arkansas . 2011-08-17.
  4. Web site: Minutes of the Meeting . PDF . 1953–1969 . 564–565 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . July 11, 2017 . October 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001143728/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf . dead .