Arkansas Highway 156
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by AHTD | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length: | 0.30 mi[1] (0.48 km) | |||
| West end: |
 SH-100 at the Oklahoma state line | |||
| East end: |
 AR 59 near Evansville | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length: | 4.21 mi[1] (6.78 km) | |||
| West end: |
 AR 265 at Hogeye | |||
| East end: |
 AR 170 in West Fork | |||
| Section 3 | ||||
| Length: | 2.81 mi[1] (4.52 km) | |||
| West end: |
.svg.png){kind=small} US 71 in Fayetteville | |||
| East end: | Pump Station Rd in Fayetteville | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 156 (AR 156, Ark. 156, and Hwy. 156) is a designation for three east–west state highways in Washington County. One segment of 0.30 miles (0.48 km) runs east from Oklahoma State Highway 100 to Highway 59 near Evansville.[2] A second route of 4.21 miles (6.78 km) begins at Highway 265 near Hogeye and runs east to Highway 170 in West Fork.[2] A third segment of 2.81 miles (4.52 km) begins in Fayetteville at US Highway 71 (US 71; School Ave) and runs east to Pump Station Rd.[2]
Route description
Oklahoma to Evansville
Highway 156 begins at SH-100 at Oklahoma state line in far southwestern Washington County. The highway runs east to Highway 59 north of Evansville where it terminates.
Hogeye to West Fork
Highway 156 begins at Highway 265 (a segment of the Butterfield Overland Mail Heritage Trail)[3] at Hogeye in southern Washington County. The highway runs east along Hogeye Creek to Highway 170, where the route terminates. Continuing on Highway 170 east gives access to Interstate 49 (I-49) and the Boston Mountains Scenic Loop.[2]
School Avenue to Pump Station Road
The highway begins at US 71 (School Ave) north of Drake Field in southern Fayetteville. Highway 156 runs east as Willoughby Rd near the Fayetteville Country Club before turning north and becoming City Lake Rd. The highway passes the Dromborg Castle and before terminating at Pump Station Rd just south of Highway 16.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Washington County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | SH-100 west | Western terminus | ||||
| Evansville | 0.30 | 0.48 | AR 59 | Eastern terminus | |||
| Highway 156 begins at Hogeye | |||||||
| Hogeye | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 265 (Butterfield Overland Mail Trail) | Western terminus | |||
| West Fork | 4.21 | 6.78 | AR 170 | Eastern terminus | |||
| Highway 156 begins in Fayetteville | |||||||
| Fayetteville | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 71 (School Ave) | Western terminus | |||
| 2.81 | 4.52 | Pump Station Rd | Eastern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Former routes
Goshen to Springdale
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| Location: | AR 45–Washington County Road 87 |
| Length: | 2.53 mi (4 km) |
- Highway 45 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Goshen - Washington County Road 87 4 miles southeast of Springdale
Prairie Grove
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| Location: | AR 45–Washington County Road 87 |
| Length: | 0.37 mi[4] (0.60 km) |
| Existed: | January 30, 1980[4]–May 23, 2007[5] |
Highway 156 (AR 156, Ark. 156, Hwy. 156, and Baggett St) was an east–west Arkansas state highway of 0.37 miles (0.60 km) in Prairie Grove.
- Route description
The highway began at US 62 west of Prairie Grove and ran south to a factory.[6]
- History
Highway 156 was created upon the request of Prairie Grove to provide a state maintained road for a new factory in the town in 1980.[4] The city later requested the highway's maintenance responsibilities be turned over to their jurisdiction, a request granted by the Arkansas State Highway Commission in 2007.[5]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Prairie Grove, Washington County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | .svg.png){kind=small} US 62 | Western terminus | ||
| 0.37 | 0.60 | Sedgewick Dr | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
Route map: Bing
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Planning and Research Division (2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 General Highway Map, Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. December 22, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Butterfield Overland Mail Trail in Arkansas". Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. January 30, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. May 23, 2007. p. 994. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ General Highway Map, Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. September 20, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2013.