Arkansas Highway 162

Highway 162
Route information
	Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length	5.39 mi[1] (8.67 km)
West end	AR 59 in Cedarville
East end	CR 24 (Hobbtown Rd) at Hobbtown
Section 2
Length	11.29 mi[1] (18.17 km)
West end	US 64 / US 71B in Van Buren
East end	I-40 / US 71 / US 71B in Alma
Location
Counties	Crawford
Highway system

Highway 162 (AR 162, Ark. 162, and Hwy. 162) is a designation for two east–west state highways in Crawford County, Arkansas. One segment of 5.39 miles (8.67 km) runs east from Highway 59 in Cedarville to Crawford County Road 25 (Hobbtown Rd) at Hobbtown.[2] A second route of 11.29 miles (18.17 km) begins at US 64/US 71B in Van Buren and runs east to Interstate 40/US 71/US 71B (I-40/US 71/US 71B) in Alma.[2] Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

Cedarville to Hobbtown

Highway 162 begins at Highway 59 in Cedarville. The route heads east before ending and becoming Crawford CR 24/Hobbtown Road just after a bridge over East Cedar Creek.

Van Buren to Alma

The route begins at US 64/US 71B in Van Buren in the southeast portion of the city. The route runs due east, passing underneath I-540/US 71 with no interchange. It continues east through Kibler to Alma.

History

The segment between Cedarville and Hobbs was added to the state highway system on June 28, 1973.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Crawford County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cedarville	0.00	0.00	AR 59 – Van Buren, Evansville	Western terminus
Hobbtown	5.39	8.67	CR 24 (Hobbtown Rd)	Eastern terminus
Highway 162 begins in Van Buren
Van Buren	0.00	0.00	US 64 / US 71B	Western terminus
Kibler			I-49 – Fort Smith, Fayetteville	Proposed interchange
Alma	10.54	16.96	US 64B east (Cherry St)	US 64B western terminus
	10.90	17.54	US 64 / US 71B	Begin US 71B overlap
	11.29	18.17	I-40 / US 71 / US 71B – Fort Smith, Little Rock, Fayetteville	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Unopened

References

System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
State Highway Route and Section Map - Crawford County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
"Minute Order 73-467" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. ASHC. June 28, 1973. p. 1190. Retrieved April 11, 2016.

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[db-1] System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

[CrawfordRouteMap-2] State Highway Route and Section Map - Crawford County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

[0for-3] "Minute Order 73-467" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. ASHC. June 28, 1973. p. 1190. Retrieved April 11, 2016.