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Arkansas Highway 260
The following is a list of state highways in Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north–south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east–west with a few exceptions. Arkansas has long had a stigma of poor roads, dating from the "Arkansas Roads Scandal" playing a prominent role in state politics through the 1920s and 1930s, periodic allegations of corruption, waste, and fraud, and a long-running struggle to adequately fund the operation, maintenance and expansion of a large highway system serving a rural state. The state has received the designation of "worst roads in America" from several publications throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s, with Interstate 30 and Interstate 40 often ranking particularly poorly among truckers. Rankings improved until a large construction plan was completed on I-40. A 2000 survey cited the poor condition of rural interstates, as well as na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas 7
Highway 7 (AR 7, Ark. 7, Hwy. 7, and partially Scenic 7 Byway) is a north–south state highway that runs across the state of Arkansas. As Arkansas's longest state highway, the route runs from Louisiana Highway 558 at the Louisiana state line north to Bull Shoals Lake at Diamond City near the Missouri state line. With the exception of the segment north of Harrison, Highway 7 has been designated as an Arkansas Scenic Byway and a National Forest Scenic Byway. The road passes through the heart of both the Ozark Mountains and the Ouachita Mountains, and features scenic views. It's the route favored by motorcycle riders touring the region. Route description AR 7 begins at the Louisiana state line near Lockhart, Louisiana. It runs north and meets US 63/US 167, which it forms a concurrency with until El Dorado. North of El Dorado AR 7 shoots a spur route named the Calion Cutoff. The route continues north to cross AR 335 before entering Smackover. Arkansas Highway 7 Business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census, ranking it as the state's 18th largest city, behind Bella Vista. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee. History Pre-European habitation Native Americans lived in the Mississippi River Valley for at least 10,000 years, although much of the evidence of their presence has been buried or destroyed. The people of the Mississippian Period were the last indigenous inhabitants of the West Memphis area. Mound City Road, located within the eastern portion of the West Memphis city limits, has a marker indicating that the villages of Aquixo (Aquijo) or Pacaha were in the area. Several mounds are still visible. European exploration and settlement Explorers from both Spain and France visited the area near West Memphis. Among those explorers were Hernando de Soto and his men from Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2019 estimates showing a decline to 41,474. The city is situated in the Southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west. Its topography is flat with wide expanses of farmland, similar to other places in the Delta Lowlands. Pine Bluff has numerous creeks, streams, and bayous, including Bayou Bartholomew, the longest bayou in the world and the second most ecologically diverse stream in the United States. Large bodies of water include Lake Pine Bluff, Lake Langhofer (Slack Water Harbor), and the Arkansas River. History Pre-Columbian era to colonial era The area along the Arkansas River had been inhabited f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route 5
Missouri Route 5 is the longest state highway in Missouri and the only Missouri state highway to traverse the entire state. It is part of a three state, 650 mile highway 5. To the north, it continues into Iowa as Iowa Highway 5 and to the south it enters Arkansas as Highway 5. With only a few exceptions, it is two-lane for its entire length. Business Route 5 serves Milan and Ava. Route description Route 5 begins at the Arkansas state line in Ozark County as a continuation of Arkansas Highway 5. Approximately to the north of the state line, Route 5 meets U.S. 160 after which it forms a east-west concurrency to the east where it enters Gainesville. After leaving its U.S. 160 concurrency to the north, Route 5 continues northwest for approximately before forming a north-south wrong-way concurrency with Route 95 into Wasola. Route 5 enters Douglas County north of Wasola. Thirteen miles into Douglas County, Route 5 forms a four-mile north–south concurrency with Route 76 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabot, Arkansas
Cabot is the largest city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and a suburb of Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,776, and in 2019 the population was an estimated 26,352, ranking it as the state's 19th largest city, behind Jacksonville, Arkansas, Jacksonville. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkansas, North Little Rock–Conway, Arkansas, Conway Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Prior to settlement Before the city of Cabot existed, an 1862 typhoid epidemic took the lives of about 1500 Confederate States of America, Confederate soldiers previously under Allison Nelson who were camped in the hills surrounding Cabot and its neighbor, Austin, Arkansas, Austin. In 1905, 428 poorly marked graves were exhumed by a group of Confederate veterans and moved to a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas River, Arkansas from Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 65,903, making it the seventh-most populous city in the state. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock and Conway, Arkansas, Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area (2014 population 729,135), which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Central Arkansas, Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents. The city's downtown is anchored in the Argenta Historic District, the location of Dickey-Stephens Park, home of the Arkansas Travelers minor league baseball team, and Simmons Bank Arena, the metropolitan area's main entertainment venue. Farth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 107
Arkansas Highway 107 is the name of multiple state highways in Arkansas."Cleburne County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation DepartmentAHTD Cleburne County mapRetrieved on August 28, 2010."Faulkner County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation DepartmentAHTD Faulkner County mapRetrieved on August 28, 2010."Pulaski County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation DepartmentAHTD Pulaski County mapRetrieved on August 28, 2010. Section 1 Arkansas Highway 107 is a state highway of that runs in Faulkner and Cleburne counties. Route description AR 107 begins at AR 36 near Holland. The route runs north to meet AR 25 and AR 225 before entering Quitman and Cleburne County. In Quitman, AR 25 also meets AR 124, which it follows east out of town. After breaking north, AR 107 reunites with AR 25 north to an area just south of Heber Springs. AR 107 ends at AR 110 in Heber Springs. AR 107 has in Faulkner County and in Cleburne County. Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 100
Highway 100 (AR 100, Ark. 100, and Hwy. 100) is a designation for two state highways in Central Arkansas. __TOC__ Description One route of 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 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. 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.. The highway was extended east to US 70 on May 13, 1998. A second segment was created on May 6, 1987 along Maumelle Boulevard in response to the population g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Rock, Arkansas
(The Little Rock, The "Little Rock") , government_type = council-manager government, Council-manager , leader_title = List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = Democratic Party (United States), D , leader_title2 = City council, Council , leader_name2 = Little Rock Board of Directors , unit_pref = Imperial , area_total_sq_mi = 123.00 , area_total_km2 = 318.58 , area_land_sq_mi = 120.05 , area_land_km2 = 310.92 , area_metro_sq_mi = 4090.34 , area_metro_km2 = 10593.94 , population_as_of = 2020 United States Census, 2020 , population_est = , pop_est_as_of = , population_demonym = Little Rocker , population_footnotes = , population_total = 202591 , population_rank = US: List of United States cities by population, 118 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is named. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 37,930. The center of Hot Springs is the oldest federal reserve in the United States, today preserved as Hot Springs National Park. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess healing properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes. Following federal protection in 1832, the city developed into a successful spa town. Incorporated January 10, 1851, the city has been home to Major League Baseball spring training, illegal gambling, speakeasies and gangsters such as Al Capone, horse racing at Oaklawn Park, the Army and Navy Hospital, and 42nd President Bill Clinton. One of the largest Pentecostal denominations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 7
Highway 7 (AR 7, Ark. 7, Hwy. 7, and partially Scenic 7 Byway) is a north–south state highway that runs across the state of Arkansas. As Arkansas's longest state highway, the route runs from Louisiana Highway 558 at the Louisiana state line north to Bull Shoals Lake at Diamond City near the Missouri state line. With the exception of the segment north of Harrison, Highway 7 has been designated as an Arkansas Scenic Byway and a National Forest Scenic Byway. The road passes through the heart of both the Ozark Mountains and the Ouachita Mountains, and features scenic views. It's the route favored by motorcycle riders touring the region. Route description AR 7 begins at the Louisiana state line near Lockhart, Louisiana. It runs north and meets US 63/US 167, which it forms a concurrency with until El Dorado. North of El Dorado AR 7 shoots a spur route named the Calion Cutoff. The route continues north to cross AR 335 before entering Smackover. Arkansas Highway 7 Business g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohwer, Arkansas
Rohwer, Arkansas is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Desha County, Arkansas, Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located on Arkansas Highway 1. History The area was a Japanese American internment, Japanese internment camp, designed during World War II by the architect Edward F. Neild of Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana. The camp opened in March 1942.Williams, Kim.Commemorating Rohwer and Jerome" Government of Arkansas. April 15, 2013. Retrieved on April 17, 2013. It is now the site of the Rohwer War Relocation Center. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rohwer has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Education The McGehee School District serves Rohwer. - See Rohwer on the map. Previously the Delta Special School District served Rohwer. The district had two schools, Delta Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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