Highway 229 (AR 229, Ark. 229, and Hwy. 229) is a , , north–south
state highway
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in
Dallas,
Grant, and
Saline
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Places
* Saline, Calvados, a commune in ...
counties in
Arkansas, United States. The route begins at
Highway 8 near
Fordyce and runs north to South Drive in
Benton Benton may refer to:
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*Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick
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United Kingdom
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United States
*Benton, Alabam ...
. The highway was created on July 10, 1957 during a period of highway system expansion, and extended throughout the 1960s. The route is maintained by the
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). A small portion of the route is designated as an
Arkansas Heritage Trail
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for its use during the
Civil War.
Route description
Highway 229 connects Fordyce, a regional population center in
South Arkansas with
Benton Benton may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick
*Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador
United Kingdom
* Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming
* Benton, Tyne and Wear
United States
*Benton, Alabam ...
, which is on the outskirts of
Central Arkansas. However, it is less direct then US 167 between the cities. Traveling
Highway 9
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Australia New South Wales
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South Australia
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and
Interstate 30 between the cities is also less direct than Highway 229, but both routes are estimated to have a shorter travel time than Highway 229 under normal conditions. The route is a rural, two-lane road its entire length.
Dallas and Grant counties are both within the
Arkansas Timberlands region, known for
silviculture, vast farms of tall
pine trees, small towns, and sparse rural population.
The route begins at
Highway 8 in
Fordyce in the northwest corner of the city. The route runs north to a junction with
Highway 273, which runs east to
US 167. Highway 229 continues north to
Bunn, where it curves into a straight alignment along an abandoned railroad line to
Carthage. In Carthage, the highway passes the
Bank of Carthage, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, and has a brief
overlap with
Highway 48. The route winds north to
Cooney Cooney may refer to: Mahyar MIMB
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* Cooney, New Mexico
* Cooney, Ohio
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and enters
Grant County.
Highway 229 runs north along the western side of Grant County, passing through
Leola, where it has a brief concurrency with
Highway 46. Northeast of Leola,
Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park commemorates the
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry during the Civil War. The highway runs north to
Carvers, where it serves as the eastern terminus of
Highway 222. Continuing north to
Poyen Highway 229 intersects
US 270, which gives access to
Malvern
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to the west and
Sheridan
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People
Surname
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...
and
Pine Bluff to the east. Highway 229 winds north through the communities of
Fenter
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*Gray Fenter (born 1996), American baseball pitcher
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See also
*Fender (surname)
*Fe ...
,
Nydia,
Traskwood
Traskwood is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 518 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkansas, ...
, and
Haskell. An overlap begins with
US 67 in Haskell, which continues to I-30 in a discontinuous section of Benton. I-30 and US 67 concur to the north, with Highway 229 through a rural area until terminating at South Drive near the I-30/US 67 southbound frontage road.
History
The route was designated by the
Arkansas State Highway Commission on July 10, 1957, during a period of expansion in the state highway system.
The
Arkansas General Assembly
The General Assembly of Arkansas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 ...
passed the Act 148 of 1957, the Milum Road Act, creating of new state highways in each county.
The initial designation was from Carthage to US 67, and the route followed the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
[.] Between Leola and Poyen, the designation supplanted
Highway 113. It was extended south from Carthage to Hughes Trail in April 1963. The route was extended to the current southern terminus in November 1966. At the request of the Grant and Saline
county judges, the former alignment of US 67 was designated as Highway 229 on August 30, 1995. In exchange,
Highway 291 between
Tull and
Traskwood
Traskwood is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 518 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkansas, ...
was removed from the state highway system and returned to county maintenance.
The segment of Highway 229 north of I-30 is an Arkansas Heritage Trail, used during the
Civil War by
Union General Frederick Steele to approach the
Confederate States of America army in the
Camden Expedition.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Alabama
Notes
References
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External links
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Transportation in Dallas County, Arkansas
Transportation in Grant County, Arkansas
Transportation in Saline County, Arkansas
Arkansas Heritage Trails System