Arkansas Highway 209 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:209
Maint:AHTD
Map:Arkansas 209.png
Established:1958
Length Mi1:1.02
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:South
Terminus A1: in Parkdale
Direction B1:North
Terminus B1: in Parkdale
Length Mi2:0.59
Direction A2:South
Terminus A2: near Readland
Direction B2:North
Terminus B2: at Readland
Counties:Ashley, Chicot
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:208
Next Type:AR
Next Route:210

Arkansas Highway 209 is a designation for two north–south state highways in southeast Arkansas. One segment of 1.02miles runs in Parkdale from U.S. Route 165 (US 165) northeast to Highway 8.[2] A second segment of 0.59miles runs from US 65 west of Readland east to Highway 8 at Readland.[3]

Route description

Parkdale

Highway 209 begins at Highway 8 and runs northeast through Parkdale. The route meets US 165 and terminates on the north end of town. Highway 209 is named School Avenue in Parkdale, and passes two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Dr. Robert George Williams House and the Parkdale Baptist Church.

Readland

The route begins at US 65 west of Readland. Highway 209 runs east to Highway 8 at Readland, where it terminates near the shores of Grand Lake. The route is two-lane undivided for its entire length.

History

Highway 209 began as a route along Grand Lake from Highway 8 south, first numbered on the state highway map in 1959. This route would later be shortened when Highway 8 was extended along its former length, leaving the Highway 209 designation on the connector road only. The route in Parkdale was added to the state highway system in 1975.

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. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map . Ashley County . June 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110623005926/http://arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/County%20RAS/RAS%20Maps%20PDF/mashl_ras.pdf. 23 June 2011 . live.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Route and Section Map . Chicot County . June 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110623005906/http://arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/County%20RAS/RAS%20Maps%20PDF/mchic_ras.pdf. 23 June 2011 . live.