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Arkansas Highway 173 (1940–1979)
Highway 173 (AR 173, Ark. 173, and Hwy. 173) is a former state highway in Craighead County, Arkansas. Between designation as a state highway in 1940 and decommissioning to the city street system in 1979, it was maintained by the Arkansas Highway Department (AHD), now known as the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). Route description Highway 173 began at US Highway 63 (US 63, present-day AR 18) east of Jonesboro, the county seat of Craighead County. It ran due north as a section line road past a Civilian Conservation Corps camp through an unincorporated area. Continuing north, AR 173 crossed the St. Louis Southwestern Railway tracks and St. Louis and San Francisco Railway tracks and passed through the campus of Arkansas State College (now known as Arkansas State University), an area known as Aggie (the former nickname of the college's athletic teams). AR 173 continued north a short distance to AR 1 (present day AR 91), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway Department
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for the user. The department is responsible for implementing policy made by the Arkansas State Highway Commission, a board of officials appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to direct transportation policy in the state. The department's director is appointed by the commission to hire staff and manage construction and maintenance on Arkansas's highways. The primary duty of ARDOT is the maintenance and management of the over Arkansas Highway System. The department also conducts planning, public transportation, the State Aid County Road Program, the Arkansas Highway Police, and Federal-Aid project administration. Its headquarters are in Little Rock. History Central control of highway tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Routes Of Arkansas Highway 1
Six business routes of Highway 1 currently exist, with one spur route." rkansasState Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research DivisionDatabase. Retrieved January 23, 2011. Each of the routes is a former alignment of Highway 1, which is common practice. DeWitt business route Arkansas Highway 1 Business is a business route in DeWitt. It is in length. ;Major intersections St. Charles spur Arkansas Highway 1 Spur is a spur route in St. Charles. Known locally as River View Drive, the route is in length. The route ends at the location of the Battle of Saint Charles on the White River. ;Major intersections Marianna business route Arkansas Highway 1 Business is a business route in Marianna. It is in length, and two-lane undivided. ;Major intersections Forrest City business route Arkansas Highway 1 Business is a business route in Forrest City. It is in length. The highway runs near Forrest City High School. ;Major intersecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 226
Arkansas Highway 226 (AR 226) is a designation for two List of state highways in Arkansas, state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of runs east from Arkansas Highway 367, Highway 367 near Swifton, Arkansas, Swifton to Interstate 555 (I-555) in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Jonesboro. Much of this route in the eastern segment is concurrent with U.S. Route 78 in Arkansas, U.S. Route 78 (US 78) when it was extended into Arkansas on November 2023. A short route of runs in rural Jackson County, Arkansas, Jackson County west of Tuckerman, Arkansas, Tuckerman. Route description AR 226 runs east from Jackson CR 278 to cross Arkansas Highway 17, AR 17 to Arkansas Highway 37, AR 37, where it terminates. The route then runs due east near Swifton, Arkansas, Swifton through Arkansas Highway 18, AR 18 in Cash, Arkansas, Cash, it meets with US 78 at I-57/US 67 and has concurrency with US 78 to Jonesboro, Arkansas, Jonesboro while also meeting Arkansas Highway 349, AR 349 near Jone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Judge
The term county judge is applied as a descriptor, sometimes as a title, for a person who presides over a county court. In most cases, such as in Northern Ireland and the Victorian County Courts, a county judge is a judicial officer with civil or criminal jurisdiction. In the United States, however, there are some "County Courts" which exercise primarily administrative functions, in which case the County Judge may exercise largely or solely executive authority and be equivalent to the county executive in other local government areas. United States County Court systems are common in the United States, often led by a County Judge, but with jurisdiction varying between the states, and in many cases carry a mix of administrative law functions and executive responsibilities for governing the county. In Missouri, for example, the County Court deals largely with property registration and deeds as well as leading the county – in 1922, Harry S. Truman was elected as one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 91
Highway 91 (AR 91, Ark. 91, and Hwy. 91) is a north–south state highway in the Upper Arkansas Delta. The route of begins at US Highway 49 (US 49) and Highway 1 at Jonesboro and runs north to US 412B in Walnut Ridge. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). Route description AR 91 begins in northwest Jonesboro at US 63 BUS. The route runs west in a concurrency with AR 18 over Interstate 555 (I-555) and US 63 as Dan Avenue. The concurrency continues west as Kings Highway until AR 18 turns south near Dryden. AR 91 meets AR 230 and AR 228 briefly in rural Lawrence County before again crossing US 63. The route continues north to cross I-57/US 67 before terminating at US 412B in Walnut Ridge. Major intersections See also * List of state highways in Arkansas The following is a list of state highways in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally, the two-digit odd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 1
Arkansas Highway 1 (AR 1) is a designation for three List of state highways in Arkansas, state highways in east Arkansas. One segment of runs from U.S. Route 278 in Arkansas, U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in McGehee, Arkansas, McGehee north to U.S. Route 165, US 165 at Back Gate, Arkansas, Back Gate. A second segment of runs from US 165 in DeWitt, Arkansas, DeWitt north to U.S. Route 49, US 49 in Marvell, Arkansas, Marvell. A third segment of runs from US 49 at Walnut Corner north to the Missouri state line. One of the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, original 1926 state highways, Highway 1 has remained very close to its original routing. Route description McGehee to Back Gate Highway 1 begins at U.S. Route 278 in Arkansas, US 278 in downtown McGehee, Arkansas, McGehee and runs northwest (along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks) for three blocks before turning northeast at an intersection with Arkansas Highway 159, Highway 159. The route continues across U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas State Red Wolves
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are the athletic teams of Arkansas State University. They are a member of the Sun Belt Conference in all sports except women's Ten-pin bowling, bowling, a sport not sponsored by that league, competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level. As of the next NCAA bowling season in 2023–24, the bowling team will compete in Conference USA, which absorbed the single-sport Southland Bowling League after the 2022–23 season. Sports sponsored Baseball Under head coach Keith Kessinger, ASU's baseball team usually finished in the middle of the pack in the SBC. ASU has claimed several victories over major teams in the last few years, including wins over the University of Mississippi, University of Kentucky, and Michigan State University. Arkansas State University director of athletics Dr. Dean Lee announced on July 1, 2008, that Tommy Raffo had been named head coach of the Red Wolves baseball team. Raffo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University (A-State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second-largest university in the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop on Crowley's Ridge. Arkansas State University is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". History A-State was founded as the First District Agricultural School in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regional agricultural training school. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature from Sheridan (1905–1912), introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges, including the future ASU. In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became First Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas State Highway Commission
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for the user. The department is responsible for implementing policy made by the Arkansas State Highway Commission, a board of officials appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to direct transportation policy in the state. The department's director is appointed by the commission to hire staff and manage construction and maintenance on Arkansas's highways. The primary duty of ARDOT is the maintenance and management of the over Arkansas Highway System. The department also conducts planning, public transportation, the State Aid County Road Program, the Arkansas Highway Police, and Federal-Aid project administration. Its headquarters are in Little Rock. History Central control of highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
