Arkansas Highway 162
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by AHTD | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length: | 5.39 mi[1] (8.67 km) | |||
| West end: |
 AR 59 in Cedarville | |||
| East end: |
 CR 24 (Hobbtown Rd) at Hobbtown | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length: | 11.29 mi[1] (18.17 km) | |||
| West end: |
.svg.png){kind=small}  US 64 / US 71B in Van Buren | |||
| East end: |
 .svg.png){kind=small} I-40 / US 71 / US 71B in Alma | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Crawford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 162 (AR 162, Ark. 162, and Hwy. 162) is a designation for two east–west state highways in Crawford County, Arkansas. One segment of 5.39 miles (8.67 km) runs east from Highway 59 in Cedarville to Crawford County Road 25 (Hobbtown Rd) at Hobbtown.[2] A second route of 11.29 miles (18.17 km) begins at US 64/US 71B in Van Buren and runs east to Interstate 40/US 71/US 71B (I-40/US 71/US 71B) in Alma.[2] Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).
Route description
Cedarville to Hobbtown
Highway 162 begins at Highway 59 in Cedarville. The route heads east before ending and becoming Crawford CR 24/Hobbtown Road just after a bridge over East Cedar Creek.
Van Buren to Alma
The route begins at US 64/US 71B in Van Buren in the southeast portion of the city. The route runs due east, passing underneath I-540/US 71 with no interchange. It continues east through Kibler to Alma.
History
The segment between Cedarville and Hobbs was added to the state highway system on June 28, 1973.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Crawford County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cedarville | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 59 – Van Buren, Evansville | Western terminus | |
| Hobbtown | 5.39 | 8.67 | CR 24 (Hobbtown Rd) | Eastern terminus | |
| Highway 162 begins in Van Buren | |||||
| Van Buren | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 64 / US 71B | Western terminus | |
| Kibler |  I-49 – Fort Smith, Fayetteville | Proposed interchange | |||
| Alma | 10.54 | 16.96 |  US 64B east (Cherry St) | US 64B western terminus | |
| 10.90 | 17.54 | US 64 / US 71B | Begin US 71B overlap | ||
| 11.29 | 18.17 | I-40 / US 71 / US 71B – Fort Smith, Little Rock, Fayetteville | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Arkansas portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 3 System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- 1 2 State Highway Route and Section Map - Crawford County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Minute Order 73-467" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. ASHC. June 28, 1973. p. 1190. Retrieved April 11, 2016.