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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.
Arkansas state highway suffixed routes are signed using standard state highway shield backgrounds. The number remains the same size and a letter is added in an almost-exponential format. Shield sizes remain, one-digit routes keep the 24-by-24-inch (61 cm × 61 cm) shields, while two-digit routes become 24-by-36-inch (61 cm × 91 cm).
The U.S. Highways in Arkansas are the U.S. Routes maintained by the U.S. state of Arkansas. There are 20 such highways. There are 20 such highways. 1926 map of the U.S. Highways in Arkansas
Arkansas has long had a stigma of poor roads, dating from the "Arkansas Roads Scandal" playing a prominent role in state politics through the 1920s and 1930s, periodic allegations of corruption, waste, and fraud, and a long-running struggle to adequately fund the operation, maintenance and expansion of a large highway system serving a rural state.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet headquarters in Frankfort, Kentucky. KYTC maintains 63,845 lane miles (102,749 lane kilometers), [ 4 ] or over 27,600 centerline miles (44,400 centerline kilometers), [ 5 ] of roadways in the state.
The Arkansas Scenic Byways Program is a list of highways, mainly state highways, that have been designated by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) as scenic highways. The Arkansas General Assembly designates routes for scenic byway status upon successful nomination. For a highway to be declared scenic, a group interested in ...
Arkansas Highway 36 (AR 36) is a designation for two state highways in Central Arkansas. One segment of 50.51 miles (81.29 km) runs from U.S. Route 64 (US 64) at Hamlet east to Interstate 57 (I-57) in Searcy. A second segment of 17.45 miles (28.08 km) runs from I-57 in Searcy east to Georgetown.
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 .