Arkansas Highway 336

Highway 336 (AR 336, Ark. 336, and Hwy. 336) is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Arkansas Ozarks. Both are low traffic, two-lane, highways near Greers Ferry Lake. The first segment of Highway 336, also around Greers Ferry Lake, was created in 1965 but returned to local maintenance in 2013. The longer segment was created in 1966, with the Higden segment created in 1972. Both current segments are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Highway 336
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
ExistedJanuary 12, 1966[1]–present
Section 1
Length11.155 mi[2] (17.952 km)
West end AR 9 at Formosa
East end US 65 / AR 9 in Clinton
Section 2
Length0.876 mi[2] (1.410 km)
West endHigden Road in Higden
East end AR 16 in Higden
Highway system
← AR 335→ AR 337

Route description

The ArDOT maintains Highway 336 like all other parts of the state highway system. As a part of these responsibilities, the Department tracks the volume of traffic using its roads in surveys using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway for any average day of the year in these surveys. As of 2018, estimates were 850 vehicles per day (VPD) near Culpepper and 460 VPD near the western terminus. As of 2018, estimates in Higden were 260 VPD.[3] Highways under 400 VPD are classified as very low volume local road by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[4]

No segment of Highway 336 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[2] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[5]

Van Buren County

Highway 336 begins in the unincorporated community of Formosa in southern Van Buren County near the Conway County line. The road winds through a rural area, crossing Wolf Pen Hollow before climbing Culpepper Mountain, where it passes the community of Culpepper.[6] The route runs northeast to U.S. Highway 65 (US 65, and an unsigned Highway 9) in Clinton where it terminates near the Ozark Health Medical Center.[7]

Cleburne County

A second segment of Highway 336 begins in the small town of Higden within Cleburne County at an intersection with Highway 16 near Greers Ferry Lake. The highway runs due north as Higden Road through a residential area before turning slightly west toward the lake.[8] State maintenance ends along the curve, with the roadway continuing as a city street.[9]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[2][10]kmDestinationsNotes
Van BurenFormosa0.000.00 AR 9Western terminus
Clinton11.15517.952 US 65 / AR 9 – Clinton, ConwayEastern terminus
Gap in route
CleburneHigden0.0000.000Begin state maintenance, roadway continues as Higden RoadWestern terminus
0.8761.410 AR 16Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

Current designations

The Arkansas State Highway Commission designated a second segment of Highway 336 along a county road between US 65 and Culpepper on January 12, 1966.[1] The Higden segment was designated on October 25, 1972 to restore Higden's access to the state highway system following the creation of Greers Ferry Lake.[11] Highway 366 was extended from Culpepper to the western terminus on May 23, 1973 following Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly.[12] The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12 miles (19 km) of county roads as state highways in each county.[13]

Former designation

Highway 336
LocationVan Buren County
Length5.8 mi[14] (9.3 km)
ExistedJune 23, 1965[14]–December 11, 2013[15]

The first alignment of Highway 336 was created by the Highway Commission on June 23, 1965. The designation followed an existing county road, beginning at an intersection with US 65/Highway 9 and running east approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) through Green Tree to a cul-de-sac on a bluff above Greers Ferry Lake.[14][16]

The highway was returned to local maintenance in December 2013. The Highway Commission utilized a policy that allows returning state highways to local control to offset the costs of non-reimbursable utility relocation where small water utilities do not have necessary funds to relocate their lines along important highway projects.[17] Van Buren County assumed maintenance of Highway 336 (and a segment of Highway 330) following verification that the Bee Branch Water Association and Dennard Water Association would not be able to afford relocation of their water mains along US 65, which was widened under the Connecting Arkansas Program.[15]

See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References

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  1. "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 408.
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. System Information & Research Division (2018). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (GIS Map) (Map). Various. Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Staff of AASHTO (2019). Guidelines for Geometric Design of Low-Volume Roads (2nd ed.). Washington D.C.: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2-8. ISBN 978-1-56051-726-9. OCLC 1140203768.
  5. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 29, 2017). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2004. § 33. ISBN 978-0-89933-345-8. OCLC 780322182.
  7. Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 16, 2014) [September 30, 2013]. General Highway Map, Van Buren County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 919621384. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. Planning & Research Division (September 2003). Map of Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1" = 1,000'. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. §§ A2, B2. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 16, 2014) [November 19, 2014]. General Highway Map, Cleburne County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. December 13, 2019 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  11. "Minutes" (1970–79), p. 1397.
  12. "Minutes" (1970–79), pp. 1711-1712.
  13. Planning and Research Division, Policy Analysis Section (2010). Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas (PDF). A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 13. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  14. "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 672-673.
  15. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 2010–2019. pp. 454–455. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  16. Planning & Research Division (May 3, 1999). General Highway Map, Van Buren County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 44041672. Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services, Arkansas GIS Office.
  17. Oman, Noel E. (December 3, 2012). "Water utilities put a kink in road projects - Small companies say they can't afford to move lines". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. p. 7. ISSN 1060-4332. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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