Arkansas Highway 11

Arkansas Highway 11 (AR 11 and Hwy. 11) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 36.23 miles (58.31 km) runs from US Route 63 (US 63) at Pansy to Huff Island Public Use Area near Grady.[1][2] A second segment of 12.83 miles (20.65 km) begins just across the Arkansas River at the eastern terminus of Highway 88 at Reydell and runs north to US 65 west of De Witt.[3][4] A third route of 37.53 miles (60.40 km) runs from Interstate 40 (I-40) and US 63 in Hazen north to Highway 367 in Searcy.[5]

Highway 11
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length	36.23 mi[1] (58.31 km)
South end	US 63 at Pansy
North end	Huff's Island Public Use Area
Section 2
Length	12.83 mi[1] (20.65 km)
South end	AR 88 at Reydell
North end	US 165
Section 3
Length	37.52 mi[1] (60.38 km)
South end	I-40 / US 63 in Hazen
North end	AR 367 in Searcy
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate U.S. State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← AR 10 → AR 12

One segment of the original Arkansas Highway 11 from the state highway system's creation in 1926 has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Arkansas County.[6]

Route description

Pansy to the Arkansas River

Highway 11 near the US 425 intersection in Star City, May 2014

AR 11 begins in Cleveland County at US 63 in Pansy and runs east. The continues northeast upon entering Lincoln County, intersecting US 425/AR 45 in Star City. AR 11 has a 0.6 miles (0.97 km) business route in Star City. AR 11 runs east until Fresno, when it turns north and meets US 65 in Grady. After Grady, the route runs north to Huff's Island Public Use Area, where it terminates.

Reydell to Eldridge Corner

The route begins at AR 88 in Jefferson County and runs east. Upon entering Arkansas County, the route is crossed by AR 276. AR 11 runs north to terminate at US 165/AR 152 at Eldridge Corner.

Hazen to Searcy

AR 11 begins at US 63 by Interstate 40 exit 193. The route runs north untin forming a 3.0 miles (4.8 km) concurrency with AR 38 east to Des Arc. Continuing north into White County, AR 11 runs through Griffithville and Higginson before terminating at AR 367 at the southern limits of Searcy.

Old Arkansas 11, Kauffman Road Segment
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location of Kauffman Rd. Arkansas Highway 11 (the United States)
Location	Kauffman Rd., Stuttgart, Arkansas vicinity
Area	Arkansas County
Built	1916
MPS	Arkansas Highway History and Architecture
NRHP reference No.	06000834[6]
Added to NRHP	September 2006

History

Arkansas Highway 11 formerly continued past its current southern terminus. The route went south to Hazen, and continued south into Arkansas County as early as 1935[7] and as late as 1992.[8] Most of the route was paved by 1963.[9]

Old Arkansas 11, Kaufman Road Segment], November 2016

Kauffman Road segment

Kauffman Road is a former segment of 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south of Stuttgart in Arkansas County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The segment was the main automobile route in its part of Arkansas County from the time of its construction around 1916 until it was bypassed in 1955[10] by a new alignment (now US 165).

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cleveland	Pansy	0.00	0.00	US 63 / AR 35 – Rison, Warren, Pine Bluff
Lincoln	Star City	13.67	22.00	AR 11B north (South Jefferson Street)
				AR 530 north – Little Rock	Future Proposed Interchange;Southbound Exit and Northbound Entrance Only
		13.81	22.23	US 425 (South Lincoln Avenue) – Monticello, Pine Bluff
		Gap in route
		0.00	0.00	US 425 (North Lincoln Avenue) / AR 114 west / AR 212 west / AR 11B south (Arkansas Avenue)
	Meroney	6.78	10.91	AR 293 south to AR 54
	Fresno	8.41	13.53	AR 114 east – Gould
	Grady	17.15	27.60	US 65 – Pine Bluff, Dumas
	​	22.42	36.08	north end of state maintenance at top of Arkansas River levee
Gap in route
Jefferson	Reydell	0.00	0.00	AR 88 west – Cornerstone, Altheimer
Arkansas	​	5.06	8.14	AR 276S – Bayou Meto
	​	6.58	10.59	AR 343
	One Horse Store	7.61	12.25	AR 276 to US 165 – Bayou Meto, De Witt
	​	12.83	20.65	US 165 – Stuttgart, De Witt
Gap in route
Prairie	Hazen	0.00	0.00	I-40 / US 63 – Hazen, Stuttgart, Memphis, Little Rock	I-40 exit 193
	​	2.97	4.78	AR 249 south
	Four Mile Corner	10.97	17.65	AR 38 west – Cabot	south end of AR 38 overlap
	Des Arc			AR 323 south – Des Arc Business District, Lower White River Museum State Park
		0.00	0.00	AR 38 east / AR 323 (via AR 323Y) – Cotton Plant, Des Arc Business District	north end of AR 38 overlap
	​	3.1	5.0	Lake Des Arc (AR 959-1)
White	Showalters Corner	13.82	22.24	AR 323 north – West Point
	Griffithville	16.83	27.09	AR 385 north (Main Street)
	Higginson	25.68	41.33	AR 87 north (Main Street) – Kensett
	Morning Sun	26.55	42.73	AR 367 – Beebe, Searcy
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Star City business route

Highway 11B
Location	Star City
Length	0.74 mi[1] (1.19 km)

Arkansas Highway 11B (AR 11B and Hwy. 11B) is a business route of 0.74 miles (1.19 km) in Star City.[1][2] It is known as Jefferson Street.

Former Hazen spur

Highway 11S
Location	Hazen
Length	0.90 mi (1.4 km)

Arkansas Highway 11 Spur (AR 11S and Hwy. 11S) was a spur route of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in Prairie County.[8] It was replaced by U.S. Route 63 Spur when AR 11 was truncated at I-40 north of Hazen.[11] The US 63S designation was subsequently removed in 2008, converting the road to a city street.[5]

See also

• List of state highways in Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas

References

1. 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.
2. General Highway Map, Lincoln County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
3. General Highway Map, Jefferson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
4. General Highway Map, Arkansas County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
5. General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
7. Prairie County, Arkansas Showing Arkansas System of State Highways (PDF) (Map) (1935 revision ed.). Little Rock, Arkansas: [Arkansas] State Highway Department. 1925. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
8. General Highway Map Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 1992. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
9. "Prairie County Highway Map - 1957." Revised 1963. Historic Map. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
10. Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, October 5, 1955, Minute Order 1152 (p. 2044): "In ARKANSAS COUNTY the official routing of State Highway 11, Section 6, shall be in accordance with the relocated and reconstructed sections as indicated on the attached sketch map which is hereby made a part of this Order and which is identified more specifically "Designation Change Stuttgart-Eldridge Corner", drawn 9-14-55."
11. General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

External links

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