1926 Arkansas state highway numbering

In 1926, the U.S. state of Arkansas renumbered its highways into a more traditional format. The system to be replaced was established in 1924 as Arkansas' first comprehensive highway plan.McLaren, Christie. "Arkansas Highway History and Architecture, 1910-1965." Article. Page 10. Retrieved August 20, 2010. Roads were designated as "primary federal aid roads", "secondary federal aid roads", or "connecting state roads". The Arkansas State Highway Commission implemented the system of United States Numbered Highways also around 1926, and thus Arkansas decided to number its highways and to drop the 1924 letter-number format. This resulted in the first true numbering of state highways in Arkansas. The U.S. route designations 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 70, 71, 165, and 167 would have conflicted with state highway designations, so there were no Arkansas state highways with these numbers. The highest number was 115, with 116 and up reserved for future use. 1924 designation meaning A1-A9 Primary federal aid roads B1-B43 Secondary federal aid roads C1-C46 Connecting state roads

1926 routes New designationFromToMcGeheeNear CorningTexarkanaLelandLouisianaCunningham CornerOklahomaArkansas CityNorth Little RockMissouriY CityPine BluffCamdenHarrisonOklahomaEudoraCamdenMammoth SpringGreenwoodLittle RockPansyHardyOklahomaAsh FlatLouisianaNear Pine BluffOmahaNear Marked TreeLouisianaEnglandNear Siloam SpringsMarionIndian BayNewportDiazBarfieldLouisianaDelightNear MonroeMississippi River near WestoverNear ClarksvilleMissouriFort SmithDardanelleWaldronOak HillLockesburgCamdenWoosterMissouriDierksNear ArkadelphiaBen LomondHarrietOklahomaOlaLouisianaBlevinsNear Little RockDe WittNear SherrillBeebeOklahomaNear FultonNear RoeTupeloNear Walnut RidgePiggottGaines LandingBentonHamletSearcyMcCroryGrubbsDesarcCotton PlantParagouldSaint FrancisMarked TreeOsceolaDe QueenTexasNear ParkinBeedevilleMissouriBoxleyNear GillettNear HelenaNear HindsvilleOklahomaNear TulipPrattsvilleRogersMissouriNear TulipFerindaleNear HelenaElaineWidenerChatfieldArkadelphianear PrescottNear BerlinEmpireGurdonBluff CityDumasBack GateMineral SpringsFultonHedgesAsh FlatDonaldsonNear Mount HollyNear MelbourneWillifordEudoraLouisianaPerryvilleNear BeebeNear Mammoth SpringNear ParagouldLeslieMountain ViewSpringdaleNear MarbleMelbourneBatesvilleBentonvilleNear Eureka SpringsAllbrookHopeWinslowCrossesTurrellNear WidenerOnyxNear AvaMissouriAthelstanWheatleyNear MoroMissouriCave CityOklahomaNear Prairie GroveNear McArthurArkansas CityNear Lodge CornerDe WittMonticelloUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloKirbyPerlaBartonLake ViewOklahomaGillhamBradfordPleasant PlainsOklahomaMenaCabotLonokeNear RectorMissouriNear Walnut RidgeNear JonesboroNear SpringfieldPlumervilleMissouriDaltonRogersSpring ValleyClintonMorriltonGreenwoodBloomerWalnut RidgeNear Walnut RidgeAltusRosevilleSummersOklahomaUS 71 in BentonvilleRoute 88 at the Missouri state lineHendersonMissouriGravetteMaysvilleNear Sand GapWestern GrovePine BluffSulphur SpringsNear HectorAtkinsGregoryGraysGravetteGentryJacksonvilleNear JacksonvilleNear OzarkMagazineBotkinburgShirleyNear AlexanderAlexanderFayettevilleTontitownPoyenLeolaNear MeroneyGouldThorntonEl Dorado

See also List of state highways in Arkansas

References Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Historic Arkansas Tourist Maps, especially the 1926 maps