Arkansas Highway 283

Highway 283
Highway 283
Route information
	Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	May 29, 1963–present
Section 1
Length	3.14 mi (5.05 km)
South end	AR 7 near Caddo Valley
North end	AR 128 at
Section 2
Length	1.14 mi (1.83 km)
South end	US 67 in Friendship
North end	Caney Road near Friendship
Location
Counties	Clark, Hot Spring
Highway system
	Arkansas Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Business; Spurs; Suffixed; Scenic; Heritage;

Highway 283 (AR 283, Ark. 283, and Hwy. 283) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Southwest Arkansas. One route of 3.14 miles (5.05 km) begins at Highway 7 and runs north to Highway 128 at . A second route of 1.14 miles (1.83 km) begins at US Highway 67 (US 67) in Friendship and runs north across Interstate 30 (I-30) to Caney Road. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description[]

Highway 7 to Caney[]

Highway 283 begins at Highway 7 in northeast Clark County near DeGray Lake Resort State Park. The route winds northeast to cross and enter Hot Spring County.^[3] Continuing north, Highway 283 intersects Highway 128 at , where it terminates.^[4]

Friendship[]

Highway 283 begins at US 67 (Malvern Road) in Friendship and runs northwest as Caney Road to the city limits. Continuing northwest, Highway 283 crosses over I-30 at exit 83. The highway continues northwest for 0.3 miles (0.48 km), terminating at Post Oak Road and Penn Road. The roadway continues towards Caney as Caney Road.^[4]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clark		0.00	0.00	AR 7 – Arkadelphia, Hot Springs	Southern terminus
Hot Spring		3.14	5.05	AR 128	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Friendship	0.00	0.00	US 67 (Malvern Rpad)	Southern terminus
		0.89	1.43	I-30 – Little Rock, Texarkana
		1.14	1.83	Post Oak Rd	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History[]

The section near Caney was added to the state highway system on May 29, 1963.^[1] The Friendship to I-30 section was created on February 28, 1968; part of a batch of new state highways created to connect Interstates to the former US Routes they bypassed.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 934.
^ ^a ^b ^c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
^ Planning and Research Division (January 12, 2013). General Highway Map, Clark County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Planning and Research Division (February 17, 2015). General Highway Map, Hot Spring County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 130.

"Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

External links[]

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[for-1] "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 934.

[db-2] System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

[cla-3] Planning and Research Division (January 12, 2013). General Highway Map, Clark County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

[hot-4] Planning and Research Division (February 17, 2015). General Highway Map, Hot Spring County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

[5] "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 130.

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