Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 7 explained

Six auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 7 currently exist.[1] Four are spur routes, one is a business route, and one is a truck route. They are listed below in south-to-north order.

One former alternate route existed in Dallas County, replaced by Highway 128 in 1937.

El Dorado spur

State:AR
Route:7
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:2.39
Length Round:2
Formed:August 25, 1971[2]
Location:El Dorado

Arkansas Highway 7 Spur is a spur route of 2.39miles in El Dorado. The highway runs from US 167 Business north to AR 7.[3]

Major intersections

Smackover business route

State:AR
Route:7
Type:AR-Bus
Length Mi:5.55
Length Round:2
Formed:October 28, 1976[4]
Location:Smackover

Arkansas Highway 7 Business is a business loop of 5.55miles in Smackover. The route is known as Pershing Highway east of town, and W 7th Street west of town.[5] AR 7B passes the Smackover Historic Commercial District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Major intersections

Hot Springs spur

State:AR
Route:7
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:1.62
Length Round:2
Formed:November 17, 2004[6]
Location:Hot Springs

Arkansas Highway 7 Spur is a spur route of 1.62miles in Hot Springs. The route is known as Gorge Road and is a former alignment of US 70B. It connects AR 7 to the current US 70B and provides access to Gulpha Gorge Recreational Area.[7]

Major intersections

Russellville spur

State:AR
Route:7
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:1.40
Length Round:2
Established:October 23, 1974[8]
Location:Russellville

Arkansas Highway 7 Spur is a spur route of 1.4miles in Russellville.[9] The route runs along International Paper Road and Lock & Dam Road. AR 7S runs from the International Paper factory past Norristown Cemetery.

Major intersections

Russellville truck route

State:AR
Route:7T
Type:AR
Length Mi:2.79
Length Round:2
Location:Russellville
Formed:March 7, 1962[10]

Highway 7 Truck (AR 7T, Ark. 7T, and Hwy. 7T) is a truck route of 2.79miles in Russellville. The route runs from an intersection with Highway 7 and Highway 326 as a two-lane road. It runs east along Bernice Avenue before turning along Knoxville Avenue north to Highway 64.

Major intersections

Marble Falls spur

State:AR
Route:7
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:0.29
Length Round:2
Formed:May 21, 1974[11]
Location:Marble FallsDogpatch

Arkansas Highway 7 Spur is a spur route of 0.29miles in Marble Falls. The route runs to the former amusement park Dogpatch USA whose parking lot contains Marble Falls' post office.[12]

Major intersections

Dallas County alternate route

State:AR
Route:7A
Type:AR 1926
Length Ref:6.6
Length Round:1
Formed: 1931[13]
Deleted: July 1, 1937[14]
Location:Dallas County

State Road 7A is a former alternate route of 6.6miles in Dallas County. The route ran between State Road 7 in Pine Grove and State Road 9 in Holly Springs in South Arkansas. It was supplanted by State Road 128 in 1937.

Major intersections

References

Notes and References

  1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
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  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Map of El Dorado, Arkansas . September 2004 . March 20, 2011.
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  5. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Map of Smackover, Arkansas . May 2003 . March 20, 2011.
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  7. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Map of Hot Springs, Arkansas . December 2007 . March 20, 2011.
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  9. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Map of Russellville, Arkansas . April 2010 . March 20, 2011.
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  12. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map - Newton County, Arkansas . 1/10/03 . March 30, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929081453/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/NewtonCounty.pdf . September 29, 2011 .
  13. 1931.
  14. 1937-07-01.