Arkansas Highway 230 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:230
Map:Arkansas 230.png
Formed:June 1965
Length Mi1:8.15
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:West
Direction B1:East
Terminus A1: at Locust Grove
Terminus B1: in Southside
Length Mi2:13.80
Direction A2:West
Direction B2:East
Terminus A2: in Cave City
Terminus B2: in Strawberry
Length Mi3:16.25
Direction A3:West
Direction B3:East
Terminus A3: in Alicia
Terminus B3: in Bono
Length Mi4:7.04
Direction A4:West
Direction B4:East
Terminus A4: in Brookland
Terminus B4: at Dixie
Counties:Craighead, Independence, Lawrence, Sharp
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:229
Next Type:AR
Next Route:231

Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. One route of 8.15miles begins at Highway 14/Highway 25 at Locust Grove and runs east to US Highway 167 (US 167) in Southside. A second route of 13.8miles begins at US 167 in Cave City and runs east to Highway 25 in Strawberry. A third route of 16.25miles begins at Highway 367 in Alicia and runs east to US 63 Business (US 63B) in Bono. A fourth route of 7.04miles begins at US 49B and runs east to Highway 135 at Dixie. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

Locust Grove to Southside

AR 230 begins in Locust Grove at AR 14/AR 25. The route runs east through Jamestown to Southside, where it terminates at US 167.

Cave City to Strawberry

AR 230 begins in Cave City at US 167. It runs east to Strawberry, where it meets AR 25 and terminates. It does not cross or concur with any other state highways.

Alicia to Bono

AR 230 begins in Alicia at Arkansas Highway 367 (Former US 67).The route runs east to meet the new U.S. Route 67 Freeway (Future Interstate 57) and AR 91 in rural Lawrence County. AR 230 continues east to cross US 63 outside of Bono, terminating at US 63 BUS.

Brookland to Dixie

AR 230 runs due east from US 49 BUS in Brookland to AR 135 in Dixie.

History

Highway 230 was first authorized by the Arkansas State Highway Commission (ASHC) on July 10, 1957 between Cave City and Strawberry.[2] [3] A second route was designated between Alicia and Bono on June 23, 1965,[4] with a third highway created between Brookland and Dixie on January 12, 1966.[5] The final section was created on April 26, 1978 when Highway 14 was rerouted onto Highway 25 toward Batesville. Highway 230 replaced the Highway 14 designation between Locust Grove and Southside.[6]

Former routes

Brookland

State:AR
Route:230
Type:AR
Length Mi:1.6
Length Round:1
Formed:May 23, 1973
Decommissioned:April 27, 1979
Location:Brookland

Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a former state highway of 1.6miles in Craighead County.

Route description

The route began at a county road junction and ran east to Highway 1 north of Brookland.

History

A segment of Highway 230 was created north of Brookland on March 28, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly at the request of the Arkansas County Judge.[7] The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12miles of county roads as state highways in each county.[8] The entire route was deleted on April 27, 1979 in a swap involving many highways requested by the Craighead County Judge.[9]

Major intersections

Swifton

State:AR
Route:230
Type:AR
Length Mi:2.28
Length Round:2
Formed:April 23, 1975
Decommissioned:February 28, 1979
Location:Jackson County

Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a former state highway of 2.28miles in Jackson County.

Route description

The route began at a county road junction and ran east to US 67 (now Highway 367) northeast of Swifton.

History

A segment of Highway 230 was created northeast of Swifton on April 23, 1975.[10] The Jackson County Judge proposed an exchange to delete the entire route in exchange for the creation of Highway 224. The ASHC authorized the exchange on February 28, 1979.[11]

Major intersections

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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  8. Web site: Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas: A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas . 13 . . . ((Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: Planning and Research Division, Policy Analysis Section)) . 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20200206150754/https://www.ardot.gov/Trans_Plan_Policy/policy_legis/publications/Dev%20Hwy%20Legislation.pdf . February 6, 2020. dead .
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