Highway 97 (AR 97, Ark. 97, and Hwy. 97) is a north–south
state highway in
Cleveland County
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...
. The route of begins at
Highway 8 and runs northwest to
US Highway 79 (US 79) in
Kingsland. The route is maintained by the
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation 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 e ...
(AHTD).
Route description
The highway begins at Highway 8 in the southwest corner of Cleveland County near
New Edinburg at
Marks' Mills State Park
Marks' Mills Battleground State Park is an Arkansas State Park located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 8 and Arkansas Highway 97, north of New Edinburg, Arkansas. It preserves a portion of the battlefield of the Battle of Marks' Mills foug ...
and a
National Historic Landmark
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. Highway 97 runs northwest toward Kingsland, beginning a
concurrency with
Highway 189 just south of the city. Once inside the city limits, Highway 189 turns left at 1st Street, ending the concurrency. Highway 97 continues along 1st Street and 3rd Street eastward to a junction with US 79, where it terminates.
History
The original Highway 97 was created in the 1926 renumbering from
Highway 91
The following highways are numbered 91:
International
* European route E91
Australia
* Cairns Western Arterial Road
* Summerland Way
Brasil
* SP-91, state highway in Sao Paulo
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 91
** British Columbia Highway ...
in
Walnut Ridge to
US 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US&nbs ...
.
In 1929,
Highway 91
The following highways are numbered 91:
International
* European route E91
Australia
* Cairns Western Arterial Road
* Summerland Way
Brasil
* SP-91, state highway in Sao Paulo
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 91
** British Columbia Highway ...
was realigned, replacing Highway 97. The current Highway 97 was added to the state highway system by the
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 ...
between 1939 and 1940 following the completion of a new terrain Highway 8 between New Edinburg and Fordyce. Following completion, the old Highway 8 routing to Kingston was redesignated as Highway 97.
Major intersections
Former route
State Road 97 is a former state highway in
Lawrence County.
History
State Road 97 was created during the
1926 Arkansas state highway numbering
In 1926, Arkansas renumbered its highways into a more traditional format. The system to be replaced was established in 1924 as Arkansas' first comprehensive highway plan.McLaren, Christie. "Arkansas Highway History and Architecture, 1910-1965.Art ...
as a connector route between State Road 91 and US 79 near Walnut Ridge.
The route was deleted from the state highway system by September 1, 1928.
The road was brought back into the state highway system by October 1, 1928, but was deleted from the state highway system again by 1929.v
This route was eventually supplanted by Highway 91, which switched to the present-day alignment following completion of a new terrain US 63 between Bono and Walnut Ridge.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
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Transportation in Cleveland County, Arkansas