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Highway 169 (AR 169, Ark. 169, and Hwy. 169) is a designation for three state highways in
The highway was created between 1936 and 1937 as a connection between State Road 1 and Arkansas Post. The second section of Highway 169 was created in Crossett on July 18, 1985. The route was designated to provide access to the state highway system for an industrial facility. The Crossett route was extended south on February 18, 1998, supplanting one of the three sections of Highway 278 (because
Southeast Arkansas
The geography of Arkansas varies widely. The state is covered by mountains, river valleys, forests, lakes, and bayous in addition to the cities of Arkansas. Hot Springs National Park features bubbling springs of hot water, formerly sought across t ...
. One route of begins at Sulphur Springs
Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produces hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage under ...
and runs northeast to Hancock Road in Crossett. A second route of in McGehee begins at Highway 4 and runs east to US Highway 65/ US Highway 165 (US 65/US 165). A third route of begins at US 165 and runs east to Arkansas Post. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation
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 e ...
(ArDOT).
Route description
Sulphur Springs to Crossett
Highway 169 begins at Sulphur Springs in southwestern Ashley County just over from theLouisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
state line. The route runs northeast to Crossett, passing through an industrial section of town. Continuing north, the route intersects and overlaps US 82 at a brief officially designated exception
The Arkansas Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstate highway, Interstates, U.S. Highway system, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Arkansas. The system is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Tran ...
heading west. At Hancock Road, Highway 169 turns north and runs along the west side of a large Georgia-Pacific paper mill. State maintenance ends, with the roadway continuing north at Hancock Road.
McGehee
Highway 169 begins at Highway 4 in the southeastern part of McGehee near the McGehee Cemetery. The route curves northwest to US 65/US 165, where it terminates.
US 165 to Arkansas Post
The route begins at US 165 in southern Arkansas County near theArkansas River
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...
. Highway 169 runs east toward Moore Bayou, serving the Moore Bayou Use Area owned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is a state agency of Arkansas, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Steve N. Wilson of Norfork, Arkansas joined the agency in 1968 and became its director in 1979. He resigned in 2000 and died in 2021. I ...
. Continuing east, the route bridges Little Post Bayou and enters Arkansas Post National Memorial. State maintenance terminates near the location of the first established European settlement in Arkansas, settled in 1868 when the area was under French dominion as French Louisiana
The term French Louisiana refers to two distinct regions:
* first, to colonial French Louisiana, comprising the massive, middle section of North America claimed by France during the 17th and 18th centuries; and,
* second, to modern French Louisi ...
. Arkansas Post served as the capitol of Arkansas Territory
The Arkansas Territory was a territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1819, to June 15, 1836, when the final extent of Arkansas Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas. Arkansas Post was the first territo ...
and was an important trading post in early Arkansas history.
History
The highway was created between 1936 and 1937 as a connection between State Road 1 and Arkansas Post. The second section of Highway 169 was created in Crossett on July 18, 1985. The route was designated to provide access to the state highway system for an industrial facility. The Crossett route was extended south on February 18, 1998, supplanting one of the three sections of Highway 278 (because US 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route includ ...
was extended into Arkansas). The third section of Highway 169 was created on September 27, 2000, by supplanting a short section of Highway 4 in order to reduce confusion.
Major intersections
Former route
Highway 169 (AR 169, Ark. 169, and Hwy. 169) is a former state highway of in Southeast Arkansas.Route description
The route began atUS 79
U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and labeled as a north-south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast-southwest highway. The highway's nort ...
in Humphrey
Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Medieval period
:''Ordered chronologically''
*Hunfrid of P ...
and ran to Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - ...
.
History
A second segment of Highway 169 was created betweenHumphrey
Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Medieval period
:''Ordered chronologically''
*Hunfrid of P ...
and the Arkansas/Jefferson county line on March 28, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly at the request of the Arkansas County Judge.. The act directed 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 ...
s and legislators to designate up to of county roads as state highways in each county. This request came during a time when 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 e ...
was seeking to close gaps in the state highway system.. Since the Arkansas County section left a gap between the end of Highway 169 and Highway 13 in Jefferson County, the ASHC extended the request to Highway 13.. The entire route was supplanted by a rerouted Highway 13 on June 22, 1977..
Major intersections
See also
References
* * * * *External links
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