Highway 146 (AR 146, Ark. 146, and Hwy. 146) is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Lower Arkansas Delta. One route of begins at US Highway 79 (US 79) near Stuttgart and runs east to the White River at Preston Ferry. A second route of begins at Lawrenceville and runs east to Highway 39 at Noy. Both routes are maintained by the

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(AHTD).

Route description

Stuttgart to Preston Ferry

Highway 146 begins at US 79 north of Stuttgart on the Grand Prairie. The route runs due east as a

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, immediately crossing railroad tracks and intersecting with Highway 146 Spur. Highway 146 runs east to briefly overlap Highway 33 at Casscoe. The route continues east to the a boat ramp on the White River at Preston Ferry, where it terminates.

Lawrenceville to Noy

Highway 146 begins at Resort Rd at Lawrenceville, on the banks of Maddox Bay and along the eastern limits of the

White River National Wildlife Refuge The White River National Wildlife Refuge (officially Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge) is a wildlife refuge located in Desha, Monroe, Phillips, and Arkansas counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The refuge is managed by the ...

. The route runs east, beginning an overlap with Highway 17 toward Holly Grove. The concurrency ends south of Holly Grove, with Highway 146 turning east, passing the Holly Grove Municipal Airport, and passing through agricultural areas. The route briefly runs along the Monroe/ Phillips County line before entering Phillips County. The route passes a swamp before terminating at a junction with Highway 39 at Noy.

History

Highway 146 was created 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 January 1, 1932 and June 1933 as a route between State Road 3 (now US 79) near Stuttgart through Crocket's Bluff to State Road 1 near St. Charles. The route was truncated at Casscoe during an extension of Highway 33 on May 9, 1956, and the segment serving Crocket's Bluff was redesignated as Highway 153. A second segment of Highway 146 was created on June 23, 1965, designating a roadway located south of Holly Grove running east as a state highway. This route was extended to the Phillips County line on November 23, 1966. At the request of the Monroe

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, the highway was extended west to Lawrenceville on April 27, 1971, in exchange for a truncation of Highway 86 near Clarendon. The route was extended from the Phillips County line to Highway 39 at the request of the Phillips County Judge, in exchange for a truncation of Highway 44 on May 14, 1980.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

Spur route

Highway 146 Spur (AR 146S, Ark. 146S, and Hwy. 146S) is a spur route of in Arkansas County. The route begins at Highway 146 and runs southwest, parallel to US 79 into Stuttgart to a junction with

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, where it terminates. The spur route was created on November 23, 1966 on a former alignment of US 79.. Due to an expansion by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the roadway was obliterated and shifted onto new right-of-way on November 27, 1974. The railroad donated all right-of-way and constructed the highway in exchange for the

allowing the shifted alignment.. Major intersections

References

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External links

{{Attached KML 146 Transportation in Arkansas County, Arkansas Transportation in Monroe County, Arkansas Transportation in Phillips County, Arkansas U.S. Route 79