Arkansas Highway 265

AHighway 265 (AR 265, Ark. 265, Hwy. 265, and the Dick Trammel Highway) is a designation for three state highways in Northwest Arkansas. The southern segment of 19.70 miles (31.70 km) runs from Highway 170 near Strickler north to I-49/US 71/Highway 112 in south Fayetteville.[3] A second segment begins in east Fayetteville at Highway 16 and runs north through Springdale to Highway 94 in Rogers.[4][5] Further north, a third segment of 3.324 miles (5.349 km) runs from Highway 94 in Pea Ridge north to the Missouri state line.[5] The highways are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).

Highway 265
Dick Trammel Highway[1]
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length	19.70 mi[2] (31.70 km)
South end	AR 170 near Strickler
North end	I-49 / US 71 / AR 112 in Fayetteville
Section 2
Length	18.21 mi[2] (29.31 km)
South end	AR 16 in Fayetteville
North end	AR 94 in Rogers
Section 3
Length	3.324 mi[2] (5.349 km)
South end	AR 94 in Pea Ridge
North end	Route KK, Missouri state line
Location
Counties	Washington, Benton
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate U.S. State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← AR 264 → AR 266

Parts of all three segments are former lengths of the Butterfield Stagecoach Route, a route established in 1857 that carried United States mail from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco, California.

Route description

AR 265 runs in west Greenland.

Strickler to Fayetteville

AR 265 begins near Strickler at AR 170 near SEFOR, a deactivated experimental fast breeder reactor.[4] The route continues north as a winding, two-lane highway into Greenland until its junction with I-49 and US 71 in south Fayetteville. The roadway continues north after these intersections (as Arkansas Highway 112) into Fayetteville.

Fayetteville to Springdale

AR 265 near the Springdale Municipal Airport north of the junction with US 412.

The route begins again at AR 16 in southeast Fayetteville. The highway serves as the entrance to many communities, and is four-lane with center turn lane throughout Fayetteville. AR 265 intersects AR 45, Township Road, Joyce Blvd, Don Tyson Parkway, and US 412 before reaching the Springdale Municipal Airport. The route continues north, entering Benton County and intersecting AR 264 in Bethel Heights. Continuing north, Highway 265 passes through undeveloped areas of Bethel Heights and Lowell without any state highway junctions as a two-lane road with a two-way left turn lane to Rogers, where it terminates at AR 94 (New Hope Road).

Pea Ridge to Missouri

A third segment begins at AR 94 west of Pea Ridge and runs north to the Missouri state line before where it becomes Missouri Route KK.

History

Old Wire Road intersects AR 265 in Fayetteville.

Although not one of Arkansas' original state highways, the path that AR 265 follows is one of the state's oldest. Originally a Native American trace named the Great Osage Trail, the route was first used as a Military Road from St. Louis to Fort Smith, and later as the Trail of Tears. The Butterfield Overland Mail Route was active from 1857 to 1861 on the route. The route carried U.S. mail, and also carried telegraph lines west. Portions of the route are named Old Wire Road (also Old Missouri Road in Fayetteville) paying homage to the route's past. Although not all parts of AR 265 are the exact path followed by the stage coaches, nor are all parts of Old Wire Road separate of AR 265. This comes from the fact that there were many different alignments of the historic routes. Although there is no doubt about the southern segment's accuracy, AR 265 is known as Old Missouri Road (or Crossover Rd.) paralleled by Old Wire Road in Fayetteville, but it is not clear to the traveler which route is more historically accurate.

The Strickler to Fayetteville segment was designated in 1958.[6] Another AR 265 was later designated as a connector between AR 16 and AR 45, with this route being extended to its current alignment in 1973.[7] The northernmost segment was designated in 1973, and was most recently paved in 1990.[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2][8]	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	​	0.000	0.000	AR 170 – West Fork, Devil's Den State Park	Southern terminus
	Hogeye	9.74	15.68	AR 156 east	AR 156 western terminus
	Fayetteville	19.42	31.25	I-49 / US 71 to AR 112 – Fayetteville, Fort Smith
		19.62	31.58	US 71 south (Fulbright Expressway)
		19.728	31.749	Roadway continues as AR 112 north (Razorback Road)	Northern terminus, AR 112 southern terminus
		Gap in route
		0.000	0.000	AR 16 (Huntsville Road) – Elkins, Fayetteville	Southern terminus
		2.39	3.85	AR 45 (Mission Boulevard) – Hindsville
	Springdale	8.00	12.87	US 412 (Robinson Avenue) – Huntsville
Benton	Bethel Heights			AR 264 – Cave Springs, Hickory Creek
	Rogers	18.210	29.306	AR 94 (New Hope Road)	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Pea Ridge	0.000	0.000	AR 94 (Pickens Road)	southern terminus
Benton–McDonald county line	​	3.324	5.349	Arkansas–Missouri state line
McDonald	​	0.00	0.00	Route KK north	Continuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Related routes

Springdale spur

Highway 265S
Location	Springdale
Length	2.4 mi (3.9 km)

Highway 265 Spur was a spur route in Springdale. It was 2.4 miles (3.9 km) in length and was removed from the system in the 1990s, now named Butterfield Coach Road and Emma Avenue.[9]

Highway 383

Highway 383
Location	Springdale
Length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)

Highway 383 was a 2-mile-long (3.2 km) north–south highway along Old Missouri Road in Springdale, Arkansas. Its southern terminus was Highway 68 (now known as U.S. Highway 412) with its northern terminus at Highway 68N (also known as Emma Avenue). It was used primarily as a local access road to nearby Parson's Arena.

In the 1980s, Highway 383 was redesignated as an extension of Highway 265.

See also

• List of state highways in Arkansas

References

1. Staff of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (January 10, 2019). "Highway honors state official". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
3. Route and Section Map - Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
4. General Highway Map - Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (10/3/08 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
5. General Highway Map - Benton County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (8/24/10 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
6. Highway Map of Arkansas (Map) (January 1959 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Department. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
7. 1974 Highway Map of Arkansas (Map) (1974 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Department. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
8. Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. May 1, 2019 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
9. Planning and Research Division (November 1, 1995). General Highway Map of Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

External links

Media related to Arkansas Highway 265 at Wikimedia Commons