The United States Highway 61 Arch is an arch which crosses U.S. Route 61 (US 61) at the Arkansas–Missouri state line, between Blytheville, Arkansas and Steele. The concrete horseshoe arch reads "Entering Arkansas" on one side and "Entering Missouri" on the other. The Mississippi County, Arkansas Road Improvement District built the arch in 1924 after paving the highway; it erected a similar arch over the highway at the Crittenden County line, but the other arch was removed in the 1950s. At the time, the highway was called the North–South Road, and it was already a major route between St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee; the next year, it was designated as part of US 61. The arch is the only archway over a U.S. Highway in Arkansas.[2]
United States Highway 61 Arch | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Blytheville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′58″N 89°53′54″W / 35.99944°N 89.89833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924[2] |
| Built by | H.H. Hall Construction Company |
| Architectural style | Horseshoe Arch |
| MPS | Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001177[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 2001 |
The arch was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 2001.[1]
See also
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- Dual State Monument: monument on the Arkansas-Louisiana border
- OKKAMO Tri-State Marker: monument on the Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma tripoint
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pemiscot County, Missouri
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Cothren, Zac (August 29, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: United States Highway 61 Arch". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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