Highway 31 (AR 31, Ark. 31 and Hwy. 31) is a north–south

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. The route of runs from U.S. Route 79B (US 79B) near Pine Bluff north across

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(I-40) and

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(Future

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) before terminating at

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near

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Route description

The highway begins north of Pine Bluff at US 79B and runs north to intersect Highway 15 near Sherrill. Continuing north of this junction Highway 31 passes the

Tucker Unit The Tucker Unit is a prison in Dudley Lake Township, unincorporated area, unincorporated Jefferson County, Arkansas, Jefferson County, Arkansas, northeast of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Pine Bluff. It is operated by the Arkansas Department of Correc ...

and passes through farm fields before it enters

Lonoke County Lonoke County is located in the Central Arkansas region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,356, making it the 11th-most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat is Lonoke and largest city is ...

. The route passes the Walls Farm Barn and Corn Crib, listed on the

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(NRHP) north of Tomberlin before it has a short

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with

through Coy (a rare

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). Highway 31 continues north through farmland, intersecting Highway 232 at Blakemore before forming a concurrency with

south of

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. The US 70/AR 31 overlap continues into downtown Lonoke, ending when Highway 31 turns north along Center Street near the Rock Island Depot and

Joe P. Eagle and D. R. Boone Building The Joe P. Eagle and D. R. Boone Building is a historic commercial building at 105-107 West Front Street in downtown Lonoke, Arkansas. It is a two-story red brick building, with a sloping flat roof obscured by parapet, and a brick foundation. It ...

. Highway 31 serves as the western border of the county courthouse square containing the

Lonoke Confederate Monument The Lonoke Confederate Monument is located in central downtown Lonoke, Arkansas, on the grounds of the Lonoke County Courthouse. It is a marble depiction of a Confederate Army soldier, in height, mounted on a square columnar base almost tall. ...

and

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. The highway continues north to a junction with Highway 89S (3rd Street) before an interchange with

in north Lonoke. Now running as a major collector of rural routes Highway 31 has a junction with Highway 236 near Woodlawn and the Woodlawn School Building on the NRHP. Minor rural intersections with Highway 321S,

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, and Highway 267 are also south of Beebe. Once the route enters Beebe a concurrency forms with US 67B as Main Street, an officially designated exception. US 67B/AR 31 passes NRPHP-listed properties Beebe Theater, Staggs-Huffaker Building, Powell Clothing Store, Laws-Jarvis House, and the Smith-Moore House as a narrow two-lane undivided road through Beebe. In north Beebe the concurrency ends at a junction with

(Future

), a fully controlled-access highway. Highway 31 exits Beebe to the northwest and has junction with Highway 321, Highway 321S, Highway 267 and Highway 267S before entering

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. Further northwest of Antioch the highway enters Floyd and passes the NRHP-listed Ackins House,

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, and L. D. Hutchinson House on its way to

. In Romance Highway 31 intersects a road which leads to the

Pence-Carmichael Farm, Barn and Root Cellar The Pence-Carmichael Farm, Barn and Root Cellar are a pair of historic farm outbuildings in rural western White County, Arkansas. They are located just east of the hamlet of Romance, off Arkansas Highway 31 on Carmichael Lane. The barn is a two-s ...

before terminating at

History

Highway 31 was one of the original Arkansas state highways when the system was first numbered in 1926. The route ran from Sherrill north roughly along its current routing, terminating at Beebe.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

References

External links

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Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

References

External links