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Arkansas has long had a stigma of poor roads, dating from the "Arkansas Roads Scandal" playing a prominent role in state politics through the 1920s and 1930s, periodic allegations of corruption, waste, and fraud, and a long-running struggle to adequately fund the operation, maintenance and expansion of a large highway system serving a rural state.
The Arkansas Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstates, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Arkansas.The system is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), known as the Arkansas State Highway Department (AHD) until 1977 and the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) from 1977 to 2017.
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).
US 64 at Oklahoma state line near Fort Smith: US 64 at Tennessee state line near Memphis, TN: 1926 [citation needed] current US 65: 309: 497 US 65 at Louisiana state line south of Eudora: US 65 at Missouri state line north of Burlington: 1926 [citation needed] current US 67: 325: 523 US 67 at Texas state line at Texarkana: US 67 at Missouri ...
Arkansas state highway spur routes are signed using standard state highway shield backgrounds. The number remains the same size and a "S" (for spur) 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).
Arkansas Highway 7 (AR 7) is a north–south state highway in Arkansas. As Arkansas's longest state highway, the route runs 297.27 miles (478.41 km) from the Louisiana state line north to Diamond City .
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 Highway 191 (AR 191, Hwy. 191) is a 2.27-mile (3.65 km) state highway located entirely within West Memphis in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway runs from U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) north to AR 77. [2] The highway is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).