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A 2000 survey cited the poor condition of rural interstates, as well as narrow lanes on rural state highways, as areas of concern, ranking Arkansas 47th of the 50 states. [6] A 2011 study found Arkansas's rural highways fourth-most, and the state's roads overall the 16th most deadly.
The Arkansas Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstates, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Arkansas.The system is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), known as the Arkansas State Highway Department (AHD) until 1977 and the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) from 1977 to 2017.
The 2010–2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) lists cable median barrier installation projects along segments of Interstate 30 (I-30), [1] I-40, [2] I-55, [2] I-430, [2] Interstate 540, [3] and US 67 [4] to begin as funds become available.
Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes US 49: 182.33: 293.43 US 49 at Mississippi state line near Helena: US 62/ AR 1 at Piggott: 1963 [1] current US 59: 112: 180 I-30 at Texarkana: US 59 at Oklahoma state line west of Acorn: 1934 [citation needed] current US 61: 75.3: 121.2
The highway has major junctions with I-540 at Van Buren (the main highway connecting to Fort Smith), I-49 at Alma (the main highway connecting to Fayetteville and Bentonville), I-30 and I-57 in North Little Rock, and I-55 to Blytheville. For the majority of its routing through Arkansas, I-40 follows the historic alignment of two separate U.S ...
The traffic book gives precedence to the highest-class highway with the lowest number (I-30 → I-40 → US 49 → US 271 → Highway 1 → Highway 549). You will have to add in the corresponding segments to get the complete length.
The primary duty of ArDOT is the maintenance and management of the over 16,000-mile (26,000 km) Arkansas Highway System. The department also conducts planning, public transportation, the State Aid County Road Program, the Arkansas Highway Police, and Federal-Aid project administration. [1] Its headquarters are in Little Rock. [3]
Arkansas Highway 7 (AR 7) is a north–south state highway in Arkansas. As Arkansas's longest state highway, the route runs 297.27 miles (478.41 km) from the Louisiana state line north to Diamond City .