Highway 196 (AR 196, Ark. 196, and Hwy. 196) is an east–west state highway in Miller County in the Texarkana metropolitan area.[3]
 Highway 196 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.78 mi[1] (28.61 km) | |||
| Existed | June 23, 1965[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 71 in Texarkana | |||
 I-49 in Texarkana | ||||
| East end |  AR 134 near Garland City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Miller | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editAR 196 begins at an intersection with US 71 in the College Hill area of Texarkana. The highway travels in an eastern direction along Division Street through a residential area before running through an industrial area near Tennessee Road.[4] Highway 196 has a junction with Interstate 49 and travels through less developed areas, intersecting AR 237 in the Greenwich Village area of Texarkana. East of Greenwich Village, the route starts to travel in a southeast direction out of the city, passes the Creekwood subdivision, then turns south at an intersection with County Road 70. AR 196 turns back in an eastern direction near County Road 422 and travels through the Genoa area before ending at an intersection with AR 134 near Garland City.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Miller County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 71 (East Street) | ||
| 1.5– 1.7 | 2.4– 2.7 |   I-49 to I-30 – Shreveport | I-49 exit 31 | ||
| 3.1 | 5.0 |    AR 237 (Rondo Road) to US 71 / US 82 | |||
| | 17.8 | 28.6 | AR 134 – Garland City | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History
editThe route was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on June 23, 1965.[2] It began at Forest Avenue in Texarkana and ran east of Genoa. This erroneous description was rescinded on September 29, 1965, and the western terminus was modified to the current alignment.[5] Highway 196 was extended east to Garland City on November 23, 1966.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Commission (1969). "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. p. 667. OCLC 21798861. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Route of AR 196" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (May 2017). Map of Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. §§ H2–H4, J4–J7, K7–K8. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
{{cite map}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1969), p. 726.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1969), p. 536.