Highway 198 (AR 198, Ark. 198, and Hwy. 198) is a designation for three state highways in the Upper Arkansas Delta, United States. One route of 2.45 miles (3.94 km) in Trumann runs from Highway 69 east to Highway 463. A second route of 2.70 miles (4.35 km) connects Highway 140 and Highway 77. A third route of 3.38 miles (5.44 km) runs from US Highway 61 (US 61) near Grider east to the Sans Souci Landing on the Mississippi River. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
 Highway 198 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 2.45 mi[1] (3.94 km) | |||
| West end |   AR 69 / AR 214 in Trumann | |||
| East end |  AR 463 in Trumann | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 2.70 mi[1] (4.35 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 140 | |||
| East end |  AR 77 | |||
| Section 3 | ||||
| Length | 3.38 mi[1] (5.44 km) | |||
| West end |  US 61 near Grider | |||
| East end |  CR 661 in Sans Souci Landing | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Poinsett, Mississippi | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editTrumann
editHighway 198 begins at Highway 69 and Highway 214 in Trumann. This intersection is adjacent to exit 29 on Interstate 555 (I-555)/US 63, with Highway 214 continuing north from the intersection as a frontage road of the expressway. Highway 198 runs south as a frontage road briefly before turning due east through toward a residential section of Trumann. The highway intersects Highway 463, where it terminates.[2]
Poinsett/Mississippi County
editHighway 198 begins at Highway 140 northeast of Lepanto in eastern Poinsett County. The highway runs due east as a section line road before entering Mississippi County. In Mississippi County, the route curves around the Left Hand Chute of Little River and has an intersection with Highway 77 north of Bondsville, where it terminates.[3]
Sans Souci
editHighway 198 begins at US 61 in eastern Mississippi County south of Osceola. The route runs northeast through a heavy industrial area with several industrial facilities, including Big River Steel, Bunge Limited, Plum Point Energy, and Viskase. The route continues east to Sans Souci Landing on the Mississippi River, where it intersects CR 668 and terminates.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsett | Trumann | 0.00 | 0.00 |      AR 69 to I-555 east / US 63 / AR 214 | Western terminus, AR 214 western terminus | ||
| 2.45 | 3.94 | AR 463 – Payneway, Jonesboro | Eastern terminus | ||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 140 – Osceola, Lepanto | Western terminus | |||
| Mississippi | | 2.70 | 4.35 | AR 77 – Turrell, Etowah | Eastern terminus | ||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 61 – Osceola, Wilson | Western terminus | |||
| Sans Souci | 3.38 | 5.44 | CR 661 | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Planning and Research Division (March 28, 2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MBD) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ General Highway Map, Poinsett County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
External links
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Media related to Arkansas Highway 198 at Wikimedia Commons