Arkansas Highway 220

Highway 220 marker

Highway 220
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Southern segment
Length: 7.89 mi[1] (12.70 km)
West end: SH-101 near Uniontown
To: AR 59 at Dripping Springs
Northern segment
Length: 17.04 mi[1] (27.42 km)
South end: AR 59 at Cedarville
North end: AR 170 at Devil's Den State Park
Location
Counties: Crawford, Washington
Highway system
← AR 219AR 221 →

Arkansas Highway 220 is a designation for two state highways in west Arkansas. The southern segment of 7.89 miles (12.70 km) runs from Oklahoma State Highway 101 near Uniontown to AR 59.[1][2] A northern segment of 17.04 miles (27.42 km) runs from AR 59 north to AR 170 in Devil's Den State Park.[3] The route is not paved within Devil's Den State Park, and was the only Arkansas state highway that remains unpaved until a January 2016 announcement that paving would begin.[4]

Route description

AR 220 begins at SH 101 at the Oklahoma state line and runs as the Uniontown Highway to meet AR 59 south of Cedarville.

The route begins again 4 miles (6.4 km) north, when the route turns northeast, ending at AR 170 in Devil's Den State Park.

Major intersections

Southern segment

The entire route is in Crawford County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Uniontown0.00.0 SH-101
Dripping Springs7.912.7 AR 59
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Northern segment
CountyLocationmi[2][3]kmDestinationsNotes
CrawfordCedarville0.00.0 AR 59
Ozark National Forest9.815.8Pavement ends; route continues on unpaved road
WashingtonDevil's Den State Park17.027.4 AR 170
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 General Highway Map - Crawford County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/3/11 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  3. 1 2 General Highway Map - Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (10/3/08 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Bowden, Bill (January 25, 2016). "Last gravel highway in state, near Devil’s Den, to be paved". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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