Arkansas Highway 15 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Map:Arkansas 15.png
Route:15
Established:1926
Length Mi1:21.2
Direction A1:South
Direction B1:North
Terminus A1: at the Louisiana state line
Terminus B1: in El Dorado
Direction A2:South
Length Mi2:18.12
Length Ref2:[1]
Direction B2:North
Terminus A2: near Altheimer
Terminus B2: in England
Length Mi3:16.33
Direction A3:South
Direction B3:North
Terminus A3: in Keo
Junction3:
Terminus B3: in Furlow
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:14
Next Type:AR
Next Route:16
Counties:Union, Jefferson, Lonoke

Arkansas Highway 15 (AR 15) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 21.2miles runs from the Louisiana state line north to U.S. Route 82 (US 82) in El Dorado.[2] A second segment of 18.12miles runs from US 79B west of Altheimer north to US 165 in England. A third segment of 16.33miles runs from US 165 in Keo north to Highway 89 in Furlow.

Route description

Louisiana to El Dorado

Highway 15 begins at the Louisiana state line as a continuation of Louisiana Highway 161 and runs northeast, cutting through South Arkansas country. The highway serves as a southern terminus for Highway 335 outside El Dorado, Highway 15's lone junction with another state road. Highway 15 next meets the four-lane U.S. Route 82 outside El Dorado, where it terminates.

Altheimer to England

The route begins at US 79B west of Altheimer and runs north, intersecting Highway 31 in Sherrill near the Sherrill Methodist Episcopal Church and the Tucker School in Tucker before entering Lonoke County, where it terminates at US 165 in England.

Keo to Furlow

The route begins at US 165 in Keo and runs due north across US 70 and I-40 before ending at Highway 89 and Highway 294 in Furlow.[3]

History

Highway 15 was one of the original 1926 routes designated by the Arkansas Highway Commission. The modern day routes were connected. Highway 15 continued east from El Dorado into Bradley County through Hermitage and Warren.[4] The route continued north into Cleveland County through Pansy and into Jefferson County, where it ran through Pine Bluff and along present-day Highway 31 north to Sherrill, where it meets with today's routing.[5]

The original 1926 routing ended at Highway 36 in England, and no state highway ran to Furlow.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. "Union County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Union County map. Retrieved on February 27, 2011.
  3. "Lonoke County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Lonoke County map Retrieved on February 27, 2011.
  4. "Bradley County, Arkansas showing Arkansas System of State Highways." Updated July 1, 1932. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Bradley_County/mbrad_1932.tif File]. Arkansas Highway Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  5. "Jefferson County, Arkansas showing Arkansas System of State Highways." Updated 1929. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Bradley_County/mjeff_SHS_1929.tif File]. Arkansas Highway Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  6. "Lonoke County, Arkansas showing Arkansas System of State Highways." Updated July 1, 1935. [ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Bradley_County/mlono_1935.tif File]. Arkansas Highway Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2011.