Highway_226_(Arkansas)
Arkansas Highway 226
State highway in Arkansas, United States
Arkansas Highway 226 (AR 226 and Hwy. 226) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of 25.28 miles (40.68 km) runs east from an intersection of AR 367 near Swifton to Interstate 555 (I-555)/U.S. Route 63 (US 63)/AR 18 in Jonesboro. Much of this route in the eastern segment is concurrent with US 78.[1][2] A short route of 2.38 miles (3.83 km) runs in rural Jackson County west of Tuckerman.[3]
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Highway 226 | ||||
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| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Existed | 1958–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 2.38 mi[1] (3.83 km) | |||
| West end |  CR 278 near Tuckerman | |||
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| East end |  AR 37 in Tuckerman | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 25.28 mi (40.68 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 367 near Swifton | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |    I-555 / US 63 / AR 18 in Jonesboro | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
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Western Jackson County
AR 226 runs east from Jackson CR 278 to cross AR 17 to AR 37, where it terminates.
Swifton to Jonesboro
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The route then runs due east near Swifton through AR 18 in Cash, also meeting AR 349 near Jonesboro. Highway 226 winds into Jonesboro, meeting US 63/AR 18 and terminating. The route is two-lane undivided for most of its length, passing through flat, square farmland.
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The route became a state highway in 1958, traveling from an area south of Swifton east to Gibson. AR 226 was later extended to Jonesboro, including a concurrency with AR 39 (now US 49). When US 49 replaced AR 39 around 1980, AR 226 was split into its current alignment and AR 226S. The short Jackson County segment was added to the system in 1996.[1]
In 2012, construction was completed that widened four miles of the highway to a four-lane divided facility from the highway's intersection with US 67 (Future I-57) to just west of Cash.[4] This was the first section of a larger plan that will ultimately widen Highway 226 to four lanes divided from US 67 to US 49 near Gibson.[5] Once completed, this widening project will give motorists a four-lane, divided route the entire length from Little Rock to Jonesboro.
Had I-30 been extended, there were plans to upgrade AR 226 to Interstate standards and designate it as "Interstate 730".[6][7]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jackson | | 0 | 0.0 | CR 278 | Western terminus |
| | 1.0 | 1.6 |  AR 17 | ||
| Tuckerman | 2.4 | 3.9 | AR 37 – Tuckerman, Cord | Eastern terminus | |
| AR 226 short segment ends, AR 226 main segment begins at Arkansas Highway 367 | |||||
| | 0 | 0.0 | AR 367 – Tuckerman, Walnut Ridge | Western terminus | |
| | 1.4 | 2.3 |  AR 224 | ||
| Craighead | | 7.4 | 11.9 |     Future I-57 / US 67 / US 78 begins – Newport, Little Rock, Walnut Ridge | Future I-57/US 67 exit 102; western terminus of US 78; west end of US 78 overlap |
| Cash | 12.3 | 19.8 |   AR 18 to AR 91 – Grubbs | ||
| | 19.3 | 31.1 |   AR 349 north to AR 91 | Southern terminus of AR 349 | |
| | 22.0 | 35.4 |   US 49 south / US 63 south – Waldenburg | West end of US 49/US 63 overlap | |
| | 23.0 | 37.0 |  US 49 north / US 63 north / US 78 east – Jonesboro | East end of US 49/US 63/US 78 overlap | |
| Jonesboro | 25.5 | 41.0 | I-555 / US 63 / AR 18 (Joe N Martin Expy) – Trumann, Hoxie | I-555 exit 46; eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Highway 226S | |
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| Location | Jonesboro |
| Length | 1.03 mi (1.66 km) |
| Existed | 1980–present |
Arkansas Highway 226 Spur is a spur route in Jonesboro. Known locally as Wood Springs Road, the route is 1.03 miles (1.66 km) in length.[8]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jonesboro, Craighead County.
- "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- General Highway Map - Craighead County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/12/2009 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- General Highway Map - Jackson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (10/21/2010 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- See AHTD Information release at http://www.arkansashighways.com/news/2010/AHC027_CRAIGHEAD.pdf, accessed 5-30-2013
- See AHTD Information Release at http://www.arkansashighways.com/news/2010/104.pdf, accessed 5-30-2013.
- "A Faster Trip From Region 8". Jonesboro, AR: KAIT-TV. March 12, 2003. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- "Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce Headed to Nation's Capitol". Jonesboro, AR: KAIT-TV. February 20, 2004. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- Map of Jonesboro, Craighead County (Map) (October 30, 2006 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
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