Highway 246 (AR 246, Ark. 246, and Hwy. 246) is a designation of two
state highway
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s in
Southwest Arkansas
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. The route begins at the
Oklahoma
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state line and runs east to
US Highway 59 (US 59) and
US 71 in
Hatfield. A second segment begins at US 59/US 71 near
Vandervoort and runs east to
AR 84. The highways were created in 1963 and 1957, respectively during a period of highway system expansion. Both routes are maintained by the
Arkansas Department of Transportation
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 en ...
(ArDOT).
History
AR 246 was designated 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 en ...
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 first route began at US 71 near Vandevoort and ran east for . The Hatfield segment was created on April 24, 1963. The Vandevoort segment was extended east to the Howard County line in 1965, with a final extension to AR 84 in 1972.
Major intersections
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Transportation in Polk County, Arkansas
Transportation in Howard County, Arkansas