Highway 250 (AR 250, Ark. 250, and Hwy. 250) is an east–west state highway in Scott County, Arkansas. The highway begins near Waldron and runs east into the Ouachita National Forest. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
 Highway 250 | ||||
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| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.76 mi[2] (20.54 km) | |||
| Existed | July 10, 1957[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 71B near Waldron | |||
| East end |  AR 80 near Waldron | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Scott | |||
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Route description
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Highway 250 begins at U.S. Highway 71 Business (US 71B) south of Waldron in Southwest Arkansas. It runs east through a sparsely populated rural area before entering the Ouachita National Forest. The route runs east, paralleling Dutch Creek until an intersection with Highway 80, where it terminates.[3]
The ArDOT maintains Highway 250 like all other parts of the state highway system. As a part of these responsibilities, the Department tracks the volume of traffic using its roads in surveys using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway for any average day of the year in these surveys. As of 2016, the highway was estimated to have 320 vehicles per day (VPD).[4] Highways under 400 VPD are classified as very low volume local road by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[5]
No segment of Highway 250 has been listed as part of the National Highway System,[2] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Scott County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 71B – Waldron | Western terminus | |
| | 12.76 | 20.54 | AR 80 – Waldron, Danville | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History
editHighway 250 was created on July 10, 1957 by the Arkansas State Highway Commission during a period of expansion in the state highway system.[1] The Arkansas General Assembly passed the Act 148 of 1957, the Milum Road Act, creating 10–12 miles (16–19 km) of new state highways in each county.[7] It started at US 71 (now US 71B) and ran east for 2.5 miles (4.0 km). It was extended east to Highway 80 on April 24, 1963.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Commission (1969). "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. pp. 1793–1794. OCLC 21798861. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018..
- ^ a b c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ Planning and Research Division. General Highway Map, Scott County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 919003283. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (April 1, 2017) [April 3, 2012]. Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates, Scott County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Prepared ed.). No scale given. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 63. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2016). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates, Van Buren County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). No scale given. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 68A. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 29, 2017). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: Planning and Research Division, Policy Analysis Section (2010). "Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas: A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1969), pp. 913–918.
External links
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Media related to Arkansas Highway 250 at Wikimedia Commons