Arkansas Highway 226

Highway 226 marker
Highway 226
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed1958–present
Section 1
Length2.38 mi[1] (3.83 km)
West end CR 278 near Tuckerman
Major intersections
East end AR 37 in Tuckerman
Section 2
Length25.28 mi (40.68 km)
West end AR 367 near Swifton
Major intersections
East end I-555 / US 63 / AR 18 in Jonesboro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Highway system
← AR 225→ AR 227

Arkansas Highway 226 (AR 226) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of 25.28 miles (40.68 km) runs east from Highway 367 near Swifton to Interstate 555 (I-555) in Jonesboro. Much of this route in the eastern segment is concurrent with U.S. Route 78 (US 78).[1][2] A short route of 2.38 miles (3.83 km) runs in rural Jackson County west of Tuckerman.[3]

Route description

Western Jackson County

AR 226 runs east from Jackson CR 278 to cross AR 17 to AR 37, where it terminates.

Swifton to Jonesboro

Highway 226 west of Jonesboro

The route then runs due east near Swifton through AR 18 in Cash, also meeting AR 349 near Jonesboro. Highway 226 winds into Jonesboro, where it terminates at US 63/AR 18. The route is two-lane undivided for most of its length, passing through flat, square farmland.

History

The route became a state highway in 1958, traveling from an area south of Swifton east to Gibson. AR 226 was later extended to Jonesboro, including a concurrency with AR 39 (now US 49). When US 49 replaced AR 39 around 1980, AR 226 was split into its current alignment and AR 226S. The short Jackson County segment was added to the system in 1996.[1]

In 2012, construction was completed that widened four miles of the highway to a four-lane divided facility from the highway's intersection with US 67 to just west of Cash.[4] This was the first section of a larger plan that will ultimately widen Highway 226 to four lanes divided from US 67 to US 49 near Gibson.[5] Once completed, this widening project will give motorists a four-lane, divided route the entire length from Little Rock to Jonesboro.

Had I-30 been extended, there were plans to upgrade AR 226 to Interstate standards and designate it as "Interstate 730".[6][7]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Jackson​00.0 CR 278Western terminus
​1.01.6 AR 17
Tuckerman2.43.9 AR 37 – Tuckerman, CordEastern terminus
AR 226 short segment ends, AR 226 main segment begins at Arkansas Highway 367
​00.0 AR 367 – Tuckerman, Walnut RidgeWestern terminus; former US 67
​1.42.3 AR 224
Craighead​7.411.9 I-57 / US 67 – Newport, Little Rock, Walnut Ridge

 US 78 begins		Western terminus of US 78; exit 102 on I-57
Cash12.319.8
 AR 18 to AR 91 – Grubbs
​19.331.1

 AR 349 north to AR 91		Southern terminus of AR 349
​22.035.4

 US 49 south / US 63 south – Waldenburg		West end of US 49/US 63 overlap
​23.037.0


 US 49 north / US 63 north / US 78 east – Jonesboro		East end of US 49/US 63/US 78 overlap
Jonesboro25.541.0 I-555 / US 63 / AR 18 – Trumann, HoxieEastern terminus; exit 46 on I-555
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Jonesboro spur

Highway 226S marker
Highway 226S
LocationJonesboro
Length1.03 mi (1.66 km)
Existed1980–present

Arkansas Highway 226 Spur is a spur route in Jonesboro. Known locally as Wood Springs Road, the route is 1.03 miles (1.66 km) in length.[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jonesboro, Craighead County.

mi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
00.0 AR 226Northern terminus
1.01.6 US 49 (Southwest Dr)Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b General Highway Map - Craighead County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/12/2009 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  3. ^ General Highway Map - Jackson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (10/21/2010 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  4. ^ See AHTD Information release at http://www.arkansashighways.com/news/2010/AHC027_CRAIGHEAD.pdf, accessed 5-30-2013
  5. ^ See AHTD Information Release at http://www.arkansashighways.com/news/2010/104.pdf, accessed 5-30-2013.
  6. ^ "A Faster Trip From Region 8". Jonesboro, AR: KAIT-TV. March 12, 2003. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce Headed to Nation's Capitol". Jonesboro, AR: KAIT-TV. February 20, 2004. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Map of Jonesboro, Craighead County (Map) (October 30, 2006 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
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