Arkansas Highway 98

Highway 98
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length: 47.15 mi[1] (75.88 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: U.S. 82
  U.S. 371 in Waldo
U.S. 79 in McNeil
U.S. 82
U.S. 79 in Emerson
East end: Hwy. 19 at Walkerville
Location
Counties: Columbia
Highway system

Arkansas Highway System
Interstates • US • State
Business • Spurs • Scenic

← Hwy. 97 Hwy. 100 →

Arkansas Highway 98 (AR 98 and Hwy. 98) is an east–west state highway in Columbia County, Arkansas. The route of 47.15 miles (75.88 km) runs essentially in an incomplete loop with Magonlia at its center. The route begins at US 82 near Waldo and intersects US 371, US 79, US 82, and US 79 before terminating at Highway 19.[2] An officially designated exception over US 371 of 1.12 miles (1.80 km) occurs near the eastern terminus.[3]

Contents

Route description

AR 98 begins at US 82 west of Waldo. An officially designated exception begins at U.S. Route 371 (Olive Street) in Waldo, and an overlap of 1.12 miles (1.80 km).[3] Continuing east past the National Register of Historic Places-listed Waldo Water Tower, AR 98 intersects AR 98B (its only business route) in McNeil.[2] The highway forms a concurrency with US 79 briefly north before turning east then south.

Highway 89 continues south through the community of Village before intersecting US 82 in east Columbia County. The route passes near the W. H. Allen House in rural Columbia County and the William H. Smith House in Atlanta. Now turning west the route passes through Emerson where it intersects US 79 and becomes Main Street. The highway continues west to Walkerville, where it ends at Arkansas Highway 19.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Columbia County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
  0.00 U.S. 82 western terminus
Waldo 2.51 U.S. 371 north (Olive Street)
3.63 U.S. 371 south (McKissack Street)
McNeil 7.45 Hwy. 98B north (Mulberry Street)
7.95 U.S. 79 south (South Avenue)
U.S. 79 concurrency north, 2.0 miles (3.2 km)
  21.22 U.S. 82
Emerson 40.43 U.S. 79 (Elm Street)
Walkerville 47.15 Hwy. 19 eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

McNeil business route

Highway 98B
Location: McNeil
Length: 0.94 mi[1] (1.51 km)

Arkansas Highway 98 Business is a business route in McNeil. It is 0.94 miles (1.51 km) in length.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (in English) (Database). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip. Retrieved June 9, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. General Highway Map (Map) (Columbia County ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/ColumbiaCounty.pdf. Retrieved 09-23-2011. 
  3. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Route and Section Map (Map) (Columbia County ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/County%20RAS/RAS%20Maps%20PDF/mcolu_ras.pdf. Retrieved 09-23-2011.