| Highway 112 | ||||
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| Maintained by AHTD | ||||
| Length: | 26.00 mi[1] (41.84 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
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| South end: | Hwy. 265 – Fayetteville | |||
| Hwy. 180 – Fayetteville I-540 / U.S. 62 / U.S. 71 – Fayetteville U.S. 412 – Tontitown U.S. 71B – Bentonville |
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| North end: | Hwy. 72 – Bentonville | |||
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| Counties: | Washington, Benton | |||
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Arkansas Highway 112 is a north–south state highway in Northwest Arkansas. The route runs 26.00 miles (41.84 km) from Arkansas Highway 265 in Fayetteville north to Arkansas Highway 72 in Bentonville.[2][3] The route serves the University of Arkansas, and thus a portion is named Razorback Road.[4]
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The route begins at the northern end of Cato Springs Rd. under the I-540 overpass in south Fayetteville. The route runs briefly north with access to U.S. Route 71 with AR 265 before AR 265 becomes Cato Springs Road again and continues east. AR 112 continues north as Razorback Road and runs north to concurr with AR 16, starting near Baum Stadium and continuing until AR 180 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). AR 112 continues through the University of Arkansas campus, passing John McDonnell Field and Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
After Razorback Stadium, AR 112 turns east and becomes West Maple Street and passes Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and the Pat Walker Health Center. The highway turns north and becomes Garland Avenue, which is a median-divided highway until West Cleveland Street. The medians were added in 2009 after contention from the City of Fayetteville and residents. Ultimately, it was decided to have one continuous median that becomes a turn lane, with separate bike lanes on both sides.[5] AR 112 continues north through Fayetteville, intersecting Wedington Drive just north of campus. The route continues as an important artery through the city, crossing I-540/US 62/US 71 south of the Fayetteville Teardrop (I-540 exit 67). AR runs north or the expressway to Tontitown as Maestri Road, intersecting U.S. Route 412 in Tontitown before entering Benton County. Arkansas Highway 112 has 14.0 miles (22.5 km) in Washington County.
AR 112 runs north with a brief concurrency with Arkansas Highway 264 in Cave Springs before entering Bentonville. Near the Bentonville Regional Airport, AR 112 meets AR 12. These two routes concur east to intersect U.S. Route 71 Business. AR 112 turns north to become J Street and, after intersecting Arkansas Highway 102, terminates at Arkansas Highway 74.
| County | Location | Mile[2][3] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Washington |
Fayetteville | 0.0 | Hwy. 265 south (Cato Springs Rd.) | southern terminus, northern terminus of AR 265 |
| 0.2 | Shiloh Dr. to U.S. 71 south | Shiloh Dr. is frontage road | ||
| 0.3 | U.S. 71 north to I-540 north | |||
| 0.7 | Hwy. 265 north (Cato Springs Rd.) | southern terminus of AR 265 | ||
| 0.9 | Hwy. 16 east | AR 16 concurrency begins | ||
| 1.4 | Hwy. 16 west / Hwy. 180 (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) | AR 16 concurrency ends | ||
| 3.1 | Hwy. 112S west (W. Wedington Drive)/ West North Street east | AR 112S eastern terminus | ||
| 5.1 | I-540 south / U.S. 62 / U.S. 71 (Fulbright Expressway) | I-540 exit 66 | ||
| Tontitown | 11.0 | U.S. 412 (Henri De Tonti Blvd.) | ||
| Benton |
Cave Springs | 17.5 | Hwy. 264 east (Lowell Ave.) | AR 264 concurrency begins |
| 17.9 | Hwy. 264 west (Healing Springs Rd.) | AR 264 concurrency ends | ||
| Bentonville | 23.4 | Hwy. 12 west (SW Regional Airport Blvd.) | AR 12 concurrency begins | |
| 23.9 | U.S. 71B north (Rainbow Ln.) | |||
| 24.0 | U.S. 71B (Walton Blvd.) | US 71B concurrency begins | ||
| 24.6 | U.S. 71B south / Hwy. 12 east (Walton Blvd.) | US 71B/AR 12 concurrency ends | ||
| 26.1 | Hwy. 102 (SE 14th St.) | |||
| 27.1 | Hwy. 72 (Central Ave) | northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
| Highway 112S | |
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| Location: | Fayetteville |
| Length: | 1.46 mi (2.35 km) |
| Existed: | 1971–present |
Arkansas Highway 112 Spur is a 1.46-mile (2.35 km) long highway in Fayetteville.[2] Locally known as Wedington Drive, its western terminus is at Interstate 540 with the road continuing west as Highway 16 towards Siloam Springs. Its eastern terminus is at Highway 112 with the road continuing east as North Street in Fayetteville, which eventually intersects Highway 45. The route was listed in the 2006 AHTD needs study as needing to be widened to four lanes.[6] The highway is now entirely four lane.
Arkansas Highway 112 was one of the original 1926 state highways.[7] The original AR 112 was unpaved and ran 2.2 miles (3.5 km) from Arkansas Highway 16 in Fayetteville north to an area south of Johnson. The route was paved in 1948, and extended north to Bentonville in 1951.[8] The Cave Springs to AR 12 segment was paved at the time of addition, with the entire length becoming paved by 1956. Arkansas Highway 112S was created in 1971 from a segment of Arkansas Highway 16.
Plans are underway to expand AR 112 to four lanes through the University of Arkansas campus. The project would be completed in summer sections when the student population has decreased, with the first portion for completion being widening from AR 180 north to Leroy Pond Drive. Right of way has already been obtained from the University for this part of the project.
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