Arkansas Highway 31

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Highway 31 marker
Highway 31
Hwy 31 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length75.34 mi[1] (121.25 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end US 79B near Altheimer
Major intersections
North end AR 5 near Romance
Location
CountiesJefferson, Lonoke, White
Highway system
← I-30→ AR 32

Highway 31 (AR 31, Ark. 31 and Hwy. 31) is a north–south state highway in Central Arkansas. The route of 75.34 miles (121.25 km) runs from U.S. Route 79B (US 79B) near Pine Bluff[2] north across US 165, US 70, Interstate 40 (I-40)[3] and US 64/US 67/US 167 (Future Interstate 57 {I-57}) before terminating at Highway 5 near Romance.[4]

Route description[]

The highway begins north of Pine Bluff at US 79B and runs north to intersect Highway 15 near Sherrill.[2] Continuing north of this junction Highway 31 passes the Tucker Unit and passes through farm fields before it enters Lonoke County. The route passes the Walls Farm Barn and Corn Crib, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) north of Tomberlin before it has a short concurrency with US 165 through Coy (a rare officially designated exception[5]).[3] Highway 31 continues north through farmland, intersecting at Blakemore before forming a concurrency with US 70 south of Lonoke.

The US 70/AR 31 overlap continues into downtown Lonoke, ending when Highway 31 turns north along Center Street near the Rock Island Depot and Joe P. Eagle and D. R. Boone Building.[6] Highway 31 serves as the western border of the county courthouse square containing the Lonoke Confederate Monument and Lonoke County Courthouse.[6] The highway continues north to a junction with (3rd Street) before an interchange with Interstate 40 in north Lonoke.[3]

Now running as a major collector of rural routes Highway 31 has a junction with Highway 236 near Woodlawn and the Woodlawn School Building on the NRHP. Minor rural intersections with Highway 321S, Highway 38, and Highway 267 are also south of Beebe.[3][4] Once the route enters Beebe a concurrency forms with US 67B as Main Street, an officially designated exception.[7][8] US 67B/AR 31 passes NRPHP-listed properties Beebe Theater, Staggs-Huffaker Building, Powell Clothing Store, Laws-Jarvis House, and the Smith-Moore House as a narrow two-lane undivided road through Beebe.[1] In north Beebe the concurrency ends at a junction with US 64/US 67/US 167 (Future Interstate 57), a fully controlled-access highway.[4]

Highway 31 exits Beebe to the northwest and has junction with Highway 321, Highway 321S, Highway 267 and Highway 267S before entering .[4] Further northwest of Antioch the highway enters Floyd and passes the NRHP-listed Ackins House, Cotton Gin, and on its way to Romance. In Romance Highway 31 intersects a road which leads to the Pence-Carmichael Farm, Barn and Root Cellar before terminating at Highway 5.[4]

State Highway 31 in downtown Lonoke, Arkansas.

History[]

Highway 31 was one of the original Arkansas state highways when the system was first numbered in 1926.[9] The route ran from Sherrill north roughly along its current routing, terminating at Beebe.

Major intersections[]

Highway 31 south of Beebe
Highway 31 north of Lonoke

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Jefferson​0.000.00 US 79B – Stuttgart, Pine Bluff
​6.029.69 AR 15 – Sherrill, Altheimer, North Little Rock
LonokeCoy21.3834.41 US 165 south – StuttgartSouth end of US 165 overlap
​21.8935.23 US 165 north – EnglandNorth end of US 165 overlap
Blakemore26.1442.07 east –
​38.3561.72 US 70 west – North Little Rock, Little RockSouth end of US 70 overlap
Lonoke0.000.00 US 70 east (Southeast Front Street) – CarlisleNorth end of US 70 overlap
1.642.64 I-40 – Little Rock, MemphisI-40 exit 175
​6.5110.48
 AR 236 west to AR 89		South end of AR 236 overlap
​9.1614.74
 AR 236 east to AR 13		North end of AR 236 overlap
​11.1517.94 AR 321S – Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
​14.2022.85 AR 38 – Cabot, Des Arc
White​18.2129.31
 AR 267 south (Cypress Lake Road) to AR 13 – Hickory Plains
Beebe20.51–
22.19		33.01–
35.71		 US 67B south (West Center Street) – ASU-BeebeSouth end of US 67B overlap
AR 367 (DeWitt Henry Drive) – ASU-Beebe
22.1935.71 Future I-57 / US 64 / US 67 / US 167 – Little Rock, McRae, St. LouisNorth end of US 67B overlap; US 67 exit 31
​22.9136.87 AR 321 north
​24.3039.11 AR 321S north
​24.8039.91 north
​25.5441.10 AR 267 north – Searcy
Floyd31.5750.81 north –
​39.1863.05 AR 5 – El Paso, Heber Springs
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  2. ^ a b General Highway Map, Jefferson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d General Highway Map, Lonoke County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e General Highway Map, White County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  5. ^ State Highway Route and Section Map: Lonoke County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Lonoke, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. August 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  7. ^ Beebe, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. August 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ^ State Highway Route and Section Map: White County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  9. ^ "Map of State of Arkansas showing System of State Highways". Arkansas State Highway Department. 1926. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.

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