Arkansas Highway 100 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:100
Map:Arkansas 100.png
Established:December 1, 1987
Length Mi1:8.72
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:West
Direction B1:East
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:99
Next Type:AR
Next Route:101

Highway 100 (AR 100, Ark. 100, and Hwy. 100) is a state highway in Central Arkansas.

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Description

A route of 8.72miles begins at Highway 365 and runs southeast through Maumelle to Interstate 40 (I-40). This route was designated in 1987 and is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

History

See also: Arkansas Highway 100 (1926–1960). The Highway 100 designation was created at the request of the mayor of North Little Rock, who planned to construct Riverside Drive between Rose City and Locust Street, and desired inclusion in the state highway system.[2] The Arkansas State Highway Commission agreed to an alignment in 1965, but the road was not completed for over 20 years. The designation was officially assigned on December 1, 1987, following completion of Riverside Drive between I-30 and Pike Avenue.[3] The highway was extended east to US 70 on May 13, 1998.[4]

A second segment was created on May 6, 1987 along Maumelle Boulevard in response to the population growth of Maumelle.[5] The route was extended along Crystal Hill Road to I-40 on August 11, 1993, at the request of concerned citizens, members of the Arkansas General Assembly, and the Pulaski County Judge. The extension was in exchange for removing a segment of Highway 176 near Camp Joseph T. Robinson.[6]

Former route

State:AR
Route:100
Type:AR
Length Mi:1.61
Length Round:2
Formed:1987
Decommissioned:2019
Location:North Little Rock

Another section of AR 100 previously existed in North Little Rock, and was known locally as "Riverfront Drive". It was initially signed in 1987, and was decommissioned in 2019.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
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