Arkansas Highway 228

Highway 228 (AR 228, Ark. 228, and Hwy. 228) is a designation for two state highways in Northeast Arkansas. One route of 4.50 miles (7.24 km) begins at County Road 534 (CR 534) at Clover Bend and runs east to Highway 367 in Minturn. A second route of 15.84 miles (25.49 km) begins at Highway 91 and runs northeast to US Highway 412 (US 412) at Light. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Highway 228
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	July 10, 1957[1]–present
Section 1
Length	4.50 mi[2] (7.24 km)
West end	CR 534 at Clover Bend
East end	AR 367 in Minturn
Section 2
Length	15.84 mi[2] (25.49 km)
West end	AR 91
East end	US 412 at Light
Location
Counties	Lawrence, Greene
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← AR 227 AR 229 →

Route description

Minturn

Highway 228 begins state maintenance at Lawrence County Road 534. It runs east through the Clover Bend Historic District to Minturn, where it ends at US 67.[3]

Highway 91 to Light

Highway 228 runs diagonally from southwest to northeast, beginning at Highway 91. The route runs northeast, serving as the northern terminus of Highway 349 before entering Sedgwick where it meets US 63. Highway 228 overlaps US 63 briefly before turning northeast into Greene County.[3] It continues northeast to terminate at US 412 at Light.[4]

History

Highway 228 was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on July 10, 1957 between Clover Bend and Minturn.[1] A second route was created between Sedgwick and Light April 24, 1963.[5] The Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 9 of 1973, which directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12 miles (19 km) of county roads as state highways in each county.[6] Highway 228 was extended west to Highway 91 on May 23, 1973.[7]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lawrence	Clover Bend	0.00	0.00	CR 534	Western terminus
	Minturn	4.50	7.24	AR 367 – Newport, Hoxie	Eastern terminus
	Gap in route
	​	0.00	0.00	AR 91 – Walnut Ridge, Egypt, Jonesboro	Western terminus
	​	1.47	2.37	AR 349 south	AR 349 northern terminus
	Sedgwick	6.65– 0.00	10.70– 0.00	US 63 (Main Street) – Hoxie, Jonesboro
Greene	Fontaine	3.10	4.99	AR 168 east – Lorado	AR 168 western terminus
	Light	9.19	14.79	US 412 – Paragould, Walnut Ridge	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of state highways in Arkansas

References

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KML is from Wikidata

1. "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1787.
2. System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (December 30, 2016). General Highway Map, Lawrence County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (February 4, 2015). General Highway Map, Greene County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
5. "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 913-919.
6. 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 2016-07-09.
7. "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. p. 1167. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

• "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

External links

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