Arkansas Highway 161

Highway 161 (AR 161, Ark. 161, and Hwy. 161) is a designation for two state highways in Central Arkansas.

Highway 161
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length	11.28 mi (18.15 km)
South end	US 70 in Little Rock
North end	Vandenberg Boulevard, Little Rock Air Force Base
Section 2
Length	19.80 mi (31.87 km)
South end	US 165 / AR 15 / AR 256 in England
North end	US 165 in Scott
Location
Counties	Pulaski, Lonoke
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← AR 160 AR 162 →

Arkansas State Highway 161 runs through Scott.

Route descriptions

One route of 11.28 miles (18.15 km) runs north from US Highway 70 (US 70) to Vandenberg Boulevard near the Little Rock Air Force Base.[1] A second route of 19.80 miles (31.87 km) begins at U.S. Route 165/Highway 15/Highway 256 in England and runs north to terminate at Highway 165. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

History

The 1959 Arkansas General Assembly passed and Governor Orval Faubus signed, Act 298, entitled "An Act to Remove a Part of State Highway 161 from the State Highway System" into law; removing a portion of Highway 161 between Faulkner Lake Rd and Highway 130 (present-day U.S. Route 165) from the state highway system. The rationale behind this legislation is not recorded in the minutes of the Arkansas State Highway Commission (ASHC) meeting, but the ASHC concurred with the General Assembly and removed the highway segment from the system on May 13, 1959.[2]

The section between Prothro Junction and Jacksonville was formerly designated as US 67E. The route became Highway 161 on August 31, 1960 upon completion of the new US 67 alignment between Little Rock and Jacksonville.[3] The ASHC closed a gap of 7.99 miles (12.86 km) along the Lonoke County segment of Highway 161 on December 13, 1972.[4] A segment between Cabot and El Paso was redesignated as Highway 5 on June 24, 1970.[5]

Arkansas Highway 161 in Jacksonville

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pulaski	Prothro Junction	0.00	0.00	US 70 – Little Rock	Southern terminus
	North Little Rock	0.87	1.40	I-40 – Little Rock, Fort Smith	I-40 exit 157.
	Jacksonville	5.61	9.03	AR 440 to I-440 – Jacksonville, Texarkana	I-440 exit 12.
		8.36	13.45	AR 294 east – Furlow	AR 294 western terminus
		11.19	18.01	Future I-57 / US 67 / US 167 – Little Rock, Jacksonville, Searcy
	Little Rock Air Force Base	11.28	18.15	Vandenberg Boulevard	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
Lonoke	England	0.00	0.00	US 165 / AR 15 / AR 256	Southern terminus
	Scott	19.71	31.72	US 165 – Little Rock, Keo	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

1. General Highway Map, Pulaski County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
2. "Minute Order 3244" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1960-08-31. p. 1472. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
3. "Minute Order 3837" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1960-08-31. p. 1380. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
4. "Minute Order 3837" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1972-12-13. pp. 1416–1417. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
5. "Minute Order 70-196" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970-06-24. p. 1636. Retrieved 2016-06-28.

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