Arkansas Highway 2
State Road 2 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by AHD | ||||
Length: | 195 mi[1] (314 km) | |||
Existed: | 1926 – ca. 1932 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 67 in Texarkana | |||
East end: | MS 10 at the Mississippi River | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Arkansas Highway 2 (AR 2, Hwy. 2, formerly State Road 2) was an east–west state highway in South Arkansas. The route was approximately 195 miles (314 km) from US Route 67 (US 67) in Texarkana east to cross the Mississippi River near Lake Village, continuing as Mississippi Highway 10.[1] Between 1931 and 1932, the route was entirely replaced by U.S. Route 82. Except near cities, the current US 82 closely follows the original 1926 routing. One section of its original pavement, known as the Old Arkansas 2-Mayton Segment, survives north of Garland.
History
Several bypasses have been built since the original 1926 routing following the growth of the cities it passes through.
- Garland was bypassed in the 1980s by a new bridge over the Red River; the western part of old Highway 2 (from modern U.S. 82 into Garland) is now Highway 134.
- North of Garland, an S-shaped section of the highway was replaced with a new alignment in 1948, smoothing out the sharp curves. The old alignment, now part of County Roads 122 and 123, and one of the drivable sections of AR 2's original pavement, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Old Arkansas 2-Mayton Segment" in 2008.[2]
- Waldo and most of Magnolia were bypassed in the 1970s. The Waldo segment is now Highway 98 and Highway 19; the Magnolia segment is now a business route.
- El Dorado was bypassed in the 1980s; Highway 2 is now a business route.
- The segment between Crossett and Hamburg has been rerouted several times, most recently in the 1970s. Highway 2 is now parts of Highway 133 and Highway 52 north of Crossett, a short spur of Highway 189 in Hamburg, and a county road from the end of Highway 189 south to Highway 52.
- Montrose was bypassed in the 1940s by a railroad overpass; Highway 2 is now a minor business route.
- East of Lake Village, U.S. 82 (Highway 2) turned northeast along Lake Chicot to the old ferry crossing near Greenville, Mississippi; that alignment is now Highway 144 from Lake Village past Lake Chicot State Park to its end at the Mississippi River levee.[3] U.S. 82 was rerouted south of Lake Chicot when the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge opened in 1940, and retained most of that alignment for the current Greenville Bridge.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Miller | Texarkana | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 67 | Western terminus |
Garland City | 22.0 | 35.4 | AR 134 south | intersection at a toll bridge | |
Lafayette | Lewisville | 32.5 | 52.3 | AR 29 | |
Columbia | Waldo | 45.4 | 73.1 | AR 19 north | |
Magnolia | 52.9 | 85.1 | AR 3 / AR 19 south / AR 132 west | ||
Union | | 70.9 | 114.1 | AR 57 north | |
El Dorado | 88.6 | 142.6 | US 167 north / AR 15 north | ||
90.9 | 146.3 | US 167 south | |||
Strong | 107.1 | 172.4 | AR 129 south | ||
Ouachita River | 122.1 | 196.5 | Toll bridge | ||
Ashley | Crossett | 129.5 | 208.4 | AR 133 south | |
Hamburg | 142.4 | 229.2 | AR 13 | ||
Montrose | 164.1 | 264.1 | US 165 | ||
Chicot | Lake Village | 176.6 | 284.2 | US 65 | |
Mississippi River | 195 | 314 | Ferry to MS 10 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Red River Bridge (Arkansas)
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Miller County, Arkansas
References
- 1 2 3 Official Highway Service Map (Map). Cartography by William H. Moore. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1932. Archived from the original (TIF) on October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Old Arkansas 2-Mayton Segment" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ General Highway and Transportation Map, Chicot County, Arkansas (TIF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1936. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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