Highway 180 (AR 180, Ark. 180, Hwy. 180, also officially Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) is a state highway of 1.723 miles (2.773 km) in Fayetteville. The route begins at I-49/US 62/US 71 and runs east through Fayetteville to School Avenue (former US 71B). Highway 180 is designated as part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail as well as Arkansas Heritage Trails System designations as the Butterfield Trail, Trail of Tears (Benge Route), and Civil War Trails (Herron's Approach).[2][3][4]
 Highway 180 | ||||
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard | ||||
 AR 180 highlighted in red; former AR 180 in gray | ||||
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| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.723 mi[1] (2.773 km) | |||
| Existed | 2008–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    I-49 / US 62 / US 71 in Fayetteville | |||
| East end | School Avenue in Fayetteville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Washington | |||
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Route description
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Highway 180 begins at US 62 just underneath the I-49/US 62/US 71 overpass in western Fayetteville. It continues east to a junction with Razorback Road (former Highway 112) on the Campus of the University of Arkansas. Highway 180 continues east past the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville High School, and the Fayetteville National Cemetery to terminate at School Avenue (former US 71B).[5] The roadway continues east as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a city street. The route is entirely four lane, with a center left-turn lane.[6]
History
editAs early as 1930, the road was named Wall Street in the city limits of Fayetteville.[7] The road later became 6th Street. Between 1971 and 1989 this road was designated US 62 Business.[citation needed]
On January 15, 2009, Fayetteville renamed Sixth Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The ceremony took place at the Razorback Road intersection at the entrance to the University of Arkansas.[8] Most Fayetteville businesses on the road still claim 6th Street, and many residents and university students continue to call the road 6th Street over two years after the change.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Fayetteville, Washington County.
| mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | I-49 (US 71) / US 62 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) – Springdale, Fort Smith, Prairie Grove | Western terminus | ||
| 0.76 | 1.22 | Razorback Road – University of Arkansas | Former AR 112 | ||
| 1.723 | 2.773 | School Avenue | Eastern terminus; former US 71B | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Former routes
edit| Highway 180 | |
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| Location | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Length | 1.5 mi[9] (2.4 km) |
| Existed | c. 1940–1990s |
Arkansas Highway 180 was a state highway of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in Fayetteville. Its original location was along Assembly Road and Skyline Drive where it circled around Mount Sequoyah and returned to its single terminus of Highway 45. This segment was dropped from the state highway system in the early 1990s.[9]
| Highway 180 | |
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| Location | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Length | 1.8 mi[9] (2.9 km) |
| Existed | c. 1940–2008 |
Arkansas Highway 180 was a state highway of 1.8 miles (2.9 km) in Fayetteville.[9] The route began at U.S. Route 71 Business in Fayetteville and followed Township Road, Gregg Avenue and Drake Street before ending at AR 112. In the 1990s this segment was extended north along Gregg Avenue and ended at a spur of U.S. 71 Business on the north end of Fayetteville. This segment was dropped from the state highway system in 2008 following the widening of Gregg Avenue.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). State Highway Route and Section Map, Washington County (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Cartography by GIS Section. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
{{cite map}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Butterfield Overland Mail Trail in Arkansas". Butterfield Trail. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Benge Route". Trail of Tears. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Prairie Grove Campaign". Civil War Trails. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (January 17, 2019) [October 21, 2010]. General Highway Map, Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. OCLC 919734758. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
{{cite map}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ Official Highway Service Map (Map) (March 1930 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Fayetteville's 6th Street Renamed MLK Blvd." KHBS. Posted January 15, 2009, updated January 16, 2009. Article. Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Planning Division (July 1988) [October 22, 1987]. General Highway Map, Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Department. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Arkansas Highway 180 at Wikimedia Commons