Arkansas Highway 98

Highway 98 marker

Highway 98
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length: 47.15 mi[1] (75.88 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 82
  US 371 in Waldo
US 79 in McNeil
US 82
US 79 in Emerson
East end: AR 19 at Walkerville
Location
Counties: Columbia
Highway system
AR 97AR 100

Arkansas Highway 98 (AR 98 and Hwy. 98) is an east–west state highway in Columbia County, Arkansas. The 47.15-mile-long (75.88 km) route travels essentially in an incomplete loop with Magonlia at its center. The route begins at U.S. Route 82 (US 82) near Waldo and intersects US 371, US 79, US 82, and US 79 before terminating at AR 19.[2] An officially designated exception over US 371 of 1.12 miles (1.80 km) occurs near the eastern terminus.[3]

Route description

AR 98 begins at US 82 west of Waldo. An officially designated exception begins at US 371 (Olive Street) in Waldo, and a concurrency of 1.12 miles (1.80 km).[3] Continuing east past the National Register of Historic Places-listed Waldo Water Tower, AR 98 intersects AR 98B (its only business route) in McNeil.[2] The highway forms a concurrency with US 79 briefly north before turning east then south.

AR 98 continues south through the community of Village before intersecting US 82 in east Columbia County. The route passes near the W. H. Allen House in rural Columbia County and the William H. Smith House in Atlanta. Now turning west the route passes through Emerson where it intersects US 79 and becomes Main Street. The highway continues west to Walkerville, where it ends at AR 19.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Columbia County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.000.00 US 82Western terminus
Waldo2.514.04 US 371 north (Olive Street)Western end of US 371 concurrency
3.635.84 US 371 south (McKissack Street)Eastern end of US 371 concurrency
McNeil7.4511.99 AR 98B north (Mulberry Street)
7.9512.79 US 79 south (South Avenue)
US 79 concurrency north, 2.0 miles (3.2 km)
 21.2234.15 US 82
Emerson40.4365.07 US 79 (Elm Street)
Walkerville47.1575.88 AR 19Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

McNeil business route

Highway 98B
Location: McNeil
Length: 0.94 mi[1] (1.51 km)
Existed: May 27, 1970[4]–present

Highway 98 Business (AR 98B, Ark. 98B, and Hwy. 98B) is a business route in McNeil. It is 0.94 miles (1.51 km) in length.[1] Prior to designation as AR 98B in 1970, the route was designated as US 79 City.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (Database). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Columbia County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. 1 2 Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map) (Columbia County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  4. "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. May 27, 1970. p. 1619. Retrieved January 28, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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