Arkansas Highway 2
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| State Road 2 | ||||
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| Maintained by AHD | ||||
| Length: | 195 mi[1] (314 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1926 – ca. 1932 | |||
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| West end: |  U.S. 67 in Texarkana |
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 Hwy. 3 in Magnolia U.S. 167 in El Dorado U.S. 165 in Montrose U.S. 65 in Lake Village |
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| East end: |  MS 10 at the Mississippi River |
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| Counties: | Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union | |||
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Arkansas Highway 2 (AR 2, Hwy. 2, formerly State Road 2) was an east–west state highway in South Arkansas. The route was approximately 195 miles (314 km) from US Route 67 (US 67) in Texarkana east to cross the Mississippi River near Lake Village, continuing as Mississippi Highway 10.[1] Between 1931 and 1932, the route was entirely replaced by U.S. Route 82. Except near cities, the current US 82 closely follows the original 1926 routing.
[edit] History
Several bypasses have been built since the original 1926 routing following the growth of the cities it passes through.
- Garland was bypassed in the 1980s by a new bridge over the Red River; the western part of old Highway 2 (from modern U.S. 82 into Garland) is now Highway 134.
- Waldo and most of Magnolia were bypassed in the 1970s. The Waldo segment is now Highway 98 and Highway 19; the Magnolia segment is now a business route.
- El Dorado was bypassed in the 1980s; Highway 2 is now a business route.
- The segment between Crossett and Hamburg has been rerouted several times, most recently in the 1970s. Highway 2 is now parts of Highway 133 and Highway 52 north of Crossett, a short spur of Highway 189 in Hamburg, and a county road from the end of Highway 189 south to Highway 52.
- Montrose was bypassed in the 1940's by a railroad overpass; Highway 2 is now a minor business route.
- East of Lake Village, U.S. 82 (Highway 2) turned northeast along Lake Chicot to the old ferry crossing near Greenville, Mississippi; that alignment is now Highway 144 from Lake Village past Lake Chicot State Park to its end at the Mississippi River levee.[2] U.S. 82 was rerouted south of Lake Chicot when the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge opened in 1940; it will retain most of that alignment after the new Greenville Bridge opens nearby.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Miller |
Texarkana | 0.0 | U.S. 67 |
Western terminus | |||
| Garland City | 22.0 |  Hwy. 134 south |
intersection at a toll bridge | ||||
| Lafayette |
Lewisville | 32.5 |  Hwy. 29 |
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| Columbia |
Waldo | 45.4 |  Hwy. 19 north |
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| Magnolia | 52.9 |  Hwy. 3 / Hwy. 19 south / Hwy. 132 west |
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| Union |
70.9 |  Hwy. 57 north |
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| El Dorado | 88.6 |  U.S. 167 north / Hwy. 15 north |
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| 90.9 | U.S. 167 south |
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| Strong | 107.1 |  Hwy. 129 south |
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| Ouachita River |
122.1 | Toll bridge | |||||
| Ashley |
Crossett | 129.5 |  Hwy. 133 south |
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| Hamburg | 142.4 |  Hwy. 13 |
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| Montrose | 164.1 | U.S. 165 |
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| Chicot |
Lake Village | 176.6 | U.S. 65 |
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| Mississippi River |
195 | Ferry to MS 10 |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c (TIF) Official Highway Service Map (Map). Cartography by William H. Moore. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1932. http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1932.tif. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1936) (TIF). General Highway and Transportation Map, Chicot County, Arkansas (Map). 1:62500. http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/1936/mchic36.tif. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
