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Blue Star Memorial Highway marker on Interstate 81 northbound near New Market, Virginia. Blue Star Memorial Highways are highways in the United States that are marked to pay tribute to the U.S. armed forces. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after World War II.
Arkansas state highway business routes are signed using standard state highway shield backgrounds. The number remains the same size and a "B" (for business) is added in an almost- exponential format. Shield sizes remain, one-digit routes keep the 24-by-24-inch (61 cm × 61 cm) shields, while two-digit routes become 24-by-36-inch (61 cm × 91 cm).
Route 5 at the Missouri state line 1926 [9] current AR 6: 162: 261 US 71: US 65 in Pine Bluff: 1926 [9] 1935 AR 6 — — US 70 in Brinkley: Mississippi state line 1961: 1963 AR 7: 297.27: 478.41 LA 558 at the Louisiana state line: Diamond Boulevard in Diamond City: 1926 [9] current Longest state highway in Arkansas.
US 59 at Oklahoma state line west of Acorn: 1934 [citation needed] current US 61: 75.3: 121.2 US 61 at Tennessee state line near West Memphis: US 61 at Missouri state line near Blytheville: 1926 [citation needed] current US 62: 329.9: 530.9 US 62 at Oklahoma state line: US 62 at Missouri state line near St. Francis: 1930 [citation needed]
The state highway system was first created on October 10, 1923, by the Commission. [12] The group traced all roads designated as "county roads" onto an official map, which became the official State Highway System of Arkansas on December 31, 1924. [13] This map was kept in Little Rock as the official log of routes.
Between the US 40 junction and the Cowley County line is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. In Cowley County, it is the Robert B. Docking Memorial Highway. Near Arkansas City it is the Walnut Valley Greenway. [3] From Nebraska to US 24 and from K-15 to Arkansas City, it is part of the National Highway System.
The 2010–2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) lists cable median barrier installation projects along segments of Interstate 30 (I-30), [1] I-40, [2] I-55, [2] I-430, [2] Interstate 540, [3] and US 67 [4] to begin as funds become available.
Arkansas state highway suffixed routes are signed using standard state highway shield backgrounds. The number remains the same size and a letter is added in an almost-exponential format. Shield sizes remain, one-digit routes keep the 24-by-24-inch (61 cm × 61 cm) shields, while two-digit routes become 24-by-36-inch (61 cm × 91 cm).