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Arkansas Highway 226 is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of runs east from an intersection of
The route then runs due east near Swifton through AR 18 in
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues ...
/Arkansas Highway 367
Arkansas Highway 367 (AR 367 or Hwy. 367) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. A southern route of travels north from U.S. Route 167 (US 167) in East End north to US 70 in Little Roc ...
to I-555/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 ...
/ AR 18 in Jonesboro. A short route of runs in rural Jackson County west of Tuckerman.
Route description
Western Jackson County
AR 226 runs east from Jackson CR 278 to cross AR 17 to AR 37, where it terminates.Swifton to Jonesboro
The route then runs due east near Swifton through AR 18 in Cash
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, also meeting AR 349 near Jonesboro. Highway 226 winds into Jonesboro, meeting 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 ...
/AR 18 and terminating. The route is two-lane undivided for most of its length, passing through flat, square farmland.
In 2012, construction was completed that widened four miles of the highway to a four-lane divided facility from the highway's intersection with U.S. 67 (Future I-57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...
) to just west of Cash. This was the first section of a larger plan that will ultimately widen Highway 226 to four lanes divided from U.S. 67 to U.S. 49 near Gibson
Gibson may refer to:
People
* Gibson (surname)
Businesses
* Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment
* Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based
* Gi ...
. Once completed, this widening project will give motorists a four-lane, divided route the entire length from Little Rock
( The "Little Rock")
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to Jonesboro.
History
The route became a state highway in 1958, traveling from an area south of Swifton east toGibson
Gibson may refer to:
People
* Gibson (surname)
Businesses
* Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment
* Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based
* Gi ...
. AR 226 was later extended to Jonesboro, including a concurrency with AR 39 (now US 49). When US 49 replaced AR 39 around 1980, AR 226 was split into its current alignment and AR 226S. The short Jackson County segment was added to the system in 1996.
Had I-30 been extended, there were plans to upgrade AR 226 to Interstate standards and designate it as " Interstate 730".
Major intersections
, colspan=5 align=center, AR 226 short segment ends, AR 226 main segment begins atArkansas Highway 367
Arkansas Highway 367 (AR 367 or Hwy. 367) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. A southern route of travels north from U.S. Route 167 (US 167) in East End north to US 70 in Little Roc ...
Jonesboro spur
Arkansas Highway 226 Spur is a spur route in Jonesboro. Known locally as Wood Springs Road, the route is in length.Major intersections
See also
*List of state highways in Arkansas
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–we ...
References
External links
{{I-30 aux 226 Transportation in Jackson County, Arkansas Transportation in Craighead County, Arkansas Jonesboro, Arkansas U.S. Route 49