Arkansas Highway 105
 Highway 105 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.874 mi[1] (40.031 km) | |||
| Existed | April 1, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Galla Creek Wildlife Management Area | |||
 US 64 in Atkins  I-40 / AR 363 in Atkins | ||||
| North end |  AR 27 in Hector | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Pope | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 105 (AR 105, Ark. 105, and Hwy. 105) is a north–south state highway in Pope County, Arkansas. The route runs from Galla Creek Wildlife Management Area north across Interstate 40 (I-40) and U.S. Route 64 (US 64) to Highway 27 in Hector. AR 105 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
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The route begins in southern Pope County at Galla Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near the Arkansas River and runs north through Atkins. The highway has a two-block concurrency with US 64 west in downtown Atkins beginning near the Missouri Pacific Depot, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Highway 105 turns north and runs along the Atkins Commercial Historic District[4] and passes the district headquarters of Atkins Public Schools before an interchange with I-40. The route serves as the eastern terminus of Highway 363 north of I-40 and the western terminus of Highway 247 further north. The highway continues to wind north to serve as the eastern terminus of Highway 164 before an overlap with Highway 124. Highway 105 terminates in Hector at Highway 27.[5]
The ARDOT maintains Highway 105 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 2022, AADT was estimated as 130 vehicles per day (VPD) near the southern terminus, 6,600 in Atkins, 8,800 VPD at the I-40 overpass, 2,700 VPD at AR 124, and 1,700 near Hector.[6]
No segment of Highway 105 has been listed as part of the National Highway System,[7] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[8]
History
[edit]Highway 105 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, making it one of the original state highways. State Road 105 initially ran between Hector and Atkins, but was extended south near the Arkansas River on August 25, 1940.[a]
Major intersections
[edit]Mile markers reset at some concurrencies. The entire route is in Pope County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Galla Creek WMA | 0.000 | 0.000 | End state maintenance | Southern terminus | |
| Gold Hill | 4.38 | 7.05 |   AR 324 east | ||
| Atkins | 9.11 | 14.66 |  AR 324 west (SW 3rd Street) | ||
| 9.283– 0.000 | 14.940– 0.000 | US 64 (Main Street) – Morrilton, Conway, Russellville | |||
| 0.79– 0.96 | 1.27– 1.54 | I-40 / AR 363 west – Little Rock, Fort Smith | Exit 94 (I-40) | ||
| | 2.39 | 3.85 |  AR 247 east – Saint Vincent | ||
| 5.37 | 8.64 |  AR 326 west | |||
| Oak Grove | 8.54 | 13.74 |  AR 164 west – Moreland | ||
| Caglesville | 11.49 | 18.49 |  AR 124 west – Russellville | South end of AR 124 overlap | |
| | 12.20 | 19.63 | AR 124 east – Appleton | North end of AR 124 overlap | |
| Hector | 15.591 | 25.091 | AR 27 – Hector, Dover | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). State Highway Route and Section Map, Pope County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway Department (April 1, 1926). State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). 1:500,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Missouri-Pacific Depot-Atkins (#92000600)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Atkins Commercial Historic District (#09000739)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (August 21, 2017) [June 19, 2007]. General Highway Map, Pope County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. OCLC 918569164. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ System Information & Research Division (2017). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ 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 Commission (July 1, 1939) [1936]. General Highway and Transportation Map, Johnson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1945). Map of the State Highway System of Arkansas (TIF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
External links
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Media related to Arkansas Highway 105 at Wikimedia Commons