Highway 112 (AR 112, Ark. 112, and Hwy. 112) is a north–south
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Northwest Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas (NWA) is a metropolitan area and region in Arkansas within the Ozark Mountains. It includes four of the ten largest cities in the state: Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville, the surrounding towns of Benton an ...
. The route of runs from
Highway 16 Spur north through
Fayetteville, across
Interstate 49/
US 62/
US 71 (I-49/US 62/US 71) to
Highway 12 in
Bentonville.
Route description
![US 412 bypass and Highway 112 intersection, Arkansas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/US_412_bypass_and_Highway_112_intersection%2C_Arkansas.jpg)
The highway turns north and becomes Garland Avenue, which is a median-divided highway until Highway 112S/Wedington Drive/North Street. The medians were added in 2009 after contention from the City of Fayetteville and residents. Ultimately, it was decided to have one continuous median that becomes a turn lane, with separate bike lanes on both sides.
AR 112 begins at
Highway 16 Spur (Wedington Drive) in Fayetteville just north of the
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...
campus. The route continues as an important artery through the city. The highway serves as the southern terminus of
US 71B just south of an intersection with I-49/
US 62/US 71. AR 112 continues north to
Tontitown as Maestri Road, intersecting
US 412 in Tontitown. Continuing north through
Elm Springs as Elm St., the route enters
Benton County.
AR 112 runs north in a brief concurrency with
AR 264 in
Cave Springs before entering
Bentonville and terminating at
AR 12 near the
Bentonville Municipal Airport.
History
![Garland Avenue in Fayetteville, AR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Garland_Avenue_in_Fayetteville%2C_AR.jpg)
Arkansas Highway 112 was one of the original 1926 state highways. The original AR 112 was unpaved and ran from
Arkansas Highway 16
Highway 16 (AR 16, Ark. 16, and Hwy. 16) is an east–west state highway in Arkansas. The route begins in Siloam Springs at US Highway 412 (US 412) and Highway 59 and runs east through Fayetteville and the Ozark National For ...
in Fayetteville north to an area south of
Johnson
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. The route was paved in 1948, and extended north to Bentonville in 1951. The
Cave Springs to
AR 12 segment was paved at the time of addition, with the entire length becoming paved by 1956. Arkansas Highway 112S was created in 1971 from a segment of Arkansas Highway 16.
In the early 2000s, an agreement between the ARDOT, City of Fayetteville, and
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...
to widen Highway 112 to four lanes between
Highway 16 (Fifteenth Street) and I-49 came into place. Construction began in 2006 between North Street (Highway 112S) to Janice Street, and continued intermittently over the years as funding came available. As part of the agreement, ARDOT would build and pay for the widening projects, with Fayetteville accepting the road under city maintenance and control after the widening was complete. The University would maintain landscaping throughout the segment crossing the
campus of the University of Arkansas There are many buildings on the campus of the University of Arkansas. Most of the historic structures are part of the University of Arkansas Campus Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. This article focuses on the non-listed ...
.
The route was truncated to its current northern terminus in February 2012, the route formerly continued along Highway 12 and US 71B to terminate at Highway 72 in Bentonville.
The route closely follows the same path it did during the Civil War and is designated as part of the Arkansas Civil War Trail. AR 112 is also designated as part of the Arkansas Trail of Tears northern route.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
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112 112 may refer to:
*112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113
*112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia
**112 (album), ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name
*112 (emergency telephone number), t ...
Transportation in Benton County, Arkansas
Transportation in Washington County, Arkansas