Arkansas Highway 301

Highway 301 marker
Highway 301
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length23.49 mi[2] (37.80 km)
ExistedApril 24, 1963[1]–present
Major junctions
South end AR 26 / AR 27 in Murfreesboro
Major intersections AR 195
AR 19 at Piney Grove
AR 29
North end AR 26 / AR 29 in Antoine
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesPike
Highway system
← AR 300→ AR 302

Highway 301 (AR 301, Ark. 301 and Hwy. 301) is a north–south state highway in Pike County, Arkansas. The route of 22.90 miles (36.85 km) runs from Highway 26/Highway 27 in Murfreesboro through rural Pike County to Highway 29 in Antoine.[3]

Route description

Highway 301 begins at Highway 26/Highway 27 at the Pike County Courthouse square in Murfreesboro. The square also contains the Murfreesboro Cities Service Station and Conway Hotel, both on the National Register of Historic Places. The route runs south at Washington Avenue before exiting town to the south. Highway 301 serves as the northern edge of Crater of Diamonds State Park, the world's only active diamond mind open to the public. South of the park the highway becomes a rural route, passing east through forested lands. AR 301 has a junction with Highway 195 south of Pigsah and Highway 19 at Piney Grove.

Further east of this junction, the highway forms a concurrency with Highway 29. After breaking from the overlap, Highway 301 turns due east then due north to enter Antoine, where it terminates at Highway 29 just south of Highway 26.

History

Highway 301 was added to the state highway system as part of a large transfer of county roads to the state system that took place on April 24, 1963.[1] Initially only the portion from Murfreesboro to Billstown was transferred to state maintenance.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies. The entire route is in Pike County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Murfreesboro0.000.00 AR 26 / AR 27 – Kirby, Delight, NashvilleSouthern terminus
​13.3721.52 AR 195 – Delight
Piney Grove18.3829.58 AR 19 – Murfreesboro, Prescott
​19.53–
20.12		31.43–
32.38
 AR 29 south – Prescott, Antoine
Antoine23.4937.80
 AR 26 / AR 29 south – Murfreesboro, Arkadelphia		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. April 24, 1963. p. 917. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. ^ General Highway Map, Pike County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. November 15, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
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