Highway 96 (AR 96, Ark. 96, and Hwy. 96) is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Arkansas River Valley. One route of 38.2 miles (61.5 km) begins at Highway 10 in Greenwood and runs north and east to Highway 23 south of Ozark. A second route of 1.84 miles (2.96 km) in Ozark begins at Highway 23 and runs east to Highway 219. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).
 Highway 96 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Existed | April 1, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 38.2 mi[2] (61.5 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 10 in Greenwood | |||
| East end |  AR 23 | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 1.84 mi[2] (2.96 km) | |||
| West end | AR 23 in Ozark | |||
| East end |  AR 219 in Ozark | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Sebastian, Franklin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThe southern portion of AR 96 begins at the Oklahoma state line west of Hartford. It runs through Hartford and east to Mansfield, where it ends at U.S. Route 71.
AR 96 begins at AR 10 in Greenwood.[3] The route runs north through Fort Chaffee and crosses AR 22 and AR 255. It continues north then east to cross AR 41 and eventually terminate at AR 23 in Franklin County.[4]
History
editHighway 96 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering as a connector route between State Road 10 in Greenwood and State Road 22 west of Charleston.[1]
The segment in Ozark was known as Highway 309 until September 25, 1991, when the route was redesignated as Highway 96 due to confusion with another nearby segment of Highway 309.[5]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Sebastian | Greenwood | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 10 (Center St) – Booneville | Western terminus | ||
| Fort Chaffee | 8.3 | 13.4 |  AR 22 – Charleston, Fort Smith | ||||
| Lavaca | 10.3– 10.7 | 16.6– 17.2 |  AR 255 (Main St/Division St) – Barling | ||||
| 10.9 | 17.5 |   AR 253 north | AR 253 southern terminus | ||||
| | 16.0 | 25.7 |   AR 217 south – Charleston | AR 217 northern terminus | |||
| | 18.0 | 29.0 |   AR 252 east | AR 252 western terminus | |||
| Franklin | | 24.9 | 40.1 |  AR 215 south – Charleston | AR 215 northern terminus | ||
| Cecil | 31.2 | 50.2 |  AR 41 | ||||
| | 38.2 | 61.5 | AR 23 – Booneville, Ozark | Eastern terminus | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Ozark | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 23 north (18th St) | Western terminus | |||
| 1.84 | 2.96 | AR 219 (3rd St) | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (August 25, 2015). General Highway Map, Sebastian County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (May 19, 2010). General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Minutes" (1990–99), p. 173.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
External links
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