Arkansas Highway 15 (AR 15) is the designation for two state highways in Arkansas. The northern segment of runs from Altheimer north across

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."Jefferson County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Jefferson County map
Retrieved on February 27, 2011."Lonoke County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Lonoke County map
Retrieved on February 27, 2011. The southern segment of is entirely in Union County, and runs from Louisiana Highway 161 north to

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in El Dorado."Union County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Union County map.
Retrieved on February 27, 2011.

Route description

Union County

AR 15 begins at Louisiana Highway 161 and runs northeast, cutting through

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country. The highway serves as a southern terminus for

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outside El Dorado, AR 15 lone junction with another state road. AR 15 next meets the four-lane

outside El Dorado, where it terminates.

Altheimer to Furlow

The route begins at US 79 Business and runs north, intersecting

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in Sherrill near the Sherrill Methodist Episcopal Church and the Tucker School in

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before entering Lonoke County. Upon entering

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, AR 15 forms a concurrency with

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north to

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for . AR 15 continues due north across U.S. Route 70 (near the historic US Route 70 Union Valley segment) and

(AR 15 being exit 169, Remington Rd.) before ending at AR 89/ AR 294 west.

Major intersections

History

Arkansas Highway 15 was one of the original 1926 routes designated by the Arkansas Highway Commission. The modern day routes were connected. AR 15 continued east from El Dorado into Bradley County through Hermitage and

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. The route continued north into

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through

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and into Jefferson County, where it ran through Pine Bluff and along present-day AR 31 north to Sherrill, where it meets with today's routing. The original 1926 routing ended at AR 36 in England, and no state highway ran to Furlow."Lonoke County, Arkansas showing Arkansas System of State Highways." Updated July 1, 1935. tp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Bradley_County/mlono_1935.tif File Arkansas Highway Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

References

External links

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