Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a designation for four
state highway
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s in
Arkansas
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. One route of begins at
Highway 14/
Highway 25 at
Locust Grove and runs east to
US Highway 167 (US 167) in
Southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region
Canada
* South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of New ...
. A second route of begins at US 167 in
Cave City and runs east to Highway 25 in
Strawberry
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. A third route of begins at
Highway 367 in
Alicia and runs east to
US 63 Business (US 63B) in
Bono
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Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
. A fourth route of begins at
US 49B and runs east to
Highway 135 at
Dixie
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. All routes are maintained by the
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
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 ...
(AHTD).
Route description
Locust Grove to Southside
AR 230 begins in
Locust Grove at
AR 14
Highway 14 (AR 14, Ark. 14, and Hwy. 14) is an east–west state highway in Arkansas. The route of begins at Boat Dock Road near Table Rock Lake and runs east to Mississippi County Route W1020 (CR W1020) at Golden Lake. Segments of th ...
/
AR 25. The route runs east through Jamestown to
Southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region
Canada
* South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of New ...
, where it terminates at
US 167
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.
Cave City to Strawberry
AR 230 begins in
Cave City at
US 167
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. It runs east to
Strawberry
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, where it meets
AR 25 and terminates. It does not cross or
concur
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with any other state highways.
Alicia to Bono
AR 230 begins in
Alicia at
Arkansas Highway 367
Arkansas Highway 367 (AR 367 or Hwy. 367) is a designation for two north–south List of Arkansas state highways, state highways in Arkansas. A southern route of travels north from U.S. Route 167 in Arkansas, U.S. Route 167 (U ...
(Former
US 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 so ...
).The route runs east to meet the new
U.S. Route 67 Freeway (Future
Interstate 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 essen ...
) and
AR 91 in rural Lawrence County. AR 230 continues east to cross
US 63
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outside of
Bono
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Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
, terminating at
US 63 BUS.
Brookland to Dixie
AR 230 runs due east from
US 49 BUS in
Brookland to
AR 135 in
Dixie
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.
History
Highway 230 was first authorized by the
Arkansas State Highway Commission
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(ASHC) on July 10, 1957 between Cave City and Strawberry. A second route was designated between Alicia and Bono on June 23, 1965, with a third highway created between Brookland and Dixie on January 12, 1966. The final section was created on April 26, 1978 when Highway 14 was rerouted onto Highway 25 toward Batesville. Highway 230 replaced the Highway 14 designation between Locust Grove and Southside.
Major intersections
Former routes
Brookland
Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a former state highway of in Craighead County.
Route description
The route began at a county road junction and ran east to
Highway 1 north of Brookland.
History
A segment of Highway 230 was created north of Brookland on March 28, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by 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 ...
at the request of the Arkansas County Judge.
[.] The act directed
county judge
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s and legislators to designate up to of county roads as state highways in each county.
The entire route was deleted on April 27, 1979 in a swap involving many highways requested by the Craighead County Judge.
[.]
Major intersections
Swifton
Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a former state highway of in
Jackson County.
Route description
The route began at a county road junction and ran east to US 67 (now Highway 367) northeast of
Swifton.
History
A segment of Highway 230 was created northeast of Swifton on April 23, 1975.
[.] The Jackson County Judge proposed an exchange to delete the entire route in exchange for the creation of
Highway 224. The ASHC authorized the exchange on February 28, 1979.
[.]
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Arkansas
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References
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External links
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230
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Transportation in Sharp County, Arkansas
Transportation in Lawrence County, Arkansas
Transportation in Independence County, Arkansas
Transportation in Craighead County, Arkansas