Arkansas Highway 41

Highway 41 (AR 41, Hwy. 41) is a designation for two state highways in Western Arkansas. One route of 18.02 miles (29.00 km) runs from Franklin County Route 40 (CR 40) south to Highway 23 near Chismville.[a 1] A second routing begins at US Route 70B (US 70B) in De Queen and runs south[a 2] to Texas State Highway 8 at the Texas state line.[5][6] The northern segment of Highway 41 contains a 0.60 miles (0.97 km) officially designated exception over Highway 22 in Branch.[3]

Highway 41
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	April 1, 1926[1]–present
Section 1
Length	18.62 mi[2] (29.97 km)
North end	CR 40
South end	AR 23 near Chismville
Section 2
Length	38.38 mi[2] (61.77 km)
North end	US 70B / AR 329 in De Queen
South end	SH 8 at the Texas state line
Location
Counties	Franklin, Little River, Logan, Sevier
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate U.S. State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← I-40 → AR 42

Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). A former alignment of Highway 41 existed as Highway 41 Business, a business route in De Queen for twelve years, until it was transferred to city maintenance in 1992.

Route description

County Route 40 to Chismville

Highway 41 in Branch

The route begins near the Arkansas River at an United States Army Corps of Engineers park called Citadel Bluff. Highway 41 runs south to a junction with Highway 96 in Cecil and continues to wind further south to Peter Pender, where the route has junctions with Highway 288 and Highway 60.[7] South of these junctions Highway 41 serves as the western terminus for Highway 398 north of Branch. Upon entering Branch, Highway 41 forms an officially designated exception in which it shares the same strip of pavement with Highway 22 for 0.60 miles (0.97 km) westbound. The route turns left and runs south into Logan County, where the route terminates at Highway 23 near Chismville.[8] Traffic counts from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reveal that no more than 800 vehicles per day (VPD) used Highway 41 along its routing from Citadel Bluff to Highway 23.[2]

De Queen to Texas

AR 41 begins at US 70 Business and Highway 329 in De Queen and runs south to a junction with Highway 24 near Horatio. These two routes form a concurrency through Horatio which ends when Highway 24 at Williams Street with Highway 41 continuing southwest past the Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge into Little River County.[5] Upon crossing the Little River the highway has a junction with Highway 380 at Billingsly's Corner before winding south to cross Highway 234 at Cross Roads.[6] The route becomes a section line road and continues along this line into Foreman where the route becomes Madden Street. Highway 41 intersects Highway 32 and Highway 108, and continues south in a brief overlap with Highway 32. This overlap concludes shortly south of town and Highway 41 continues along the section line due south to meet the Red River at the Texas state line, where it becomes State Highway 8.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Red River		38.38	61.77	SH 8 south – New Boston	Continuation into Texas
				Marion H. Crank Memorial Bridge
Little River	​	29.38	47.28	AR 32 east – Ashdown	South end of AR 32 overlap
	​	28.65	46.11	AR 108S west
	Foreman	27.49	44.24	AR 32 west / AR 108 (2nd Avenue) – Foreman Business District, Alleene	North end of AR 32 overlap
	Cross Roads	19.60	31.54	AR 234 – Winthrop
	Billingsleys Corner	12.54	20.18	AR 380 west – Cerrogordo
Little River		11.26– 10.88	18.12– 17.51	Bridge
Sevier	Horatio	8.74	14.07	AR 24 west (Williams Street)	South end of AR 24 overlap
	​	6.80	10.94	AR 24 east – Lockesburg	North end of AR 24 overlap
	De Queen	0.00	0.00	US 70B / AR 329 south (Stilwell Avenue) – De Queen Business District	Northern terminus
Gap in route
Logan	​	18.62	29.97	AR 23 – Caulksville, Chismville
Franklin	Branch	11.48	18.48	AR 22 west – Fort Smith	South end of AR 22 overlap
		12.08	19.44	AR 22 east – Paris	North end of AR 22 overlap
	​	9.48	15.26	AR 398
	Peter Pender	7.64	12.30	AR 60 west
		7.40	11.91	AR 288 east
	Cecil	1.45	2.33	AR 96 to AR 23 – Lavaca
	​	0.00	0.00	End state maintenance, road continues as CR 40 / Citadel Park Road	Northern terminus; road continues west as CR 40
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

History

Highway 41 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering.[1] The original route was established between De Queen and Texas and has remained largely unchanged. A second segment was created between Highway 96 in Cecil to and Highway 22 in Branch in 1953.[a 3] The Arkansas State Highway Commission extended the route to Chismville on June 23, 1965.[11] The Highway 41 designation was extended to the current northern terminus at Citadel Bluff Park on September 25, 1968.[12] Road construction in Foreman led to a minor alignment change in 1970, with the Highway 41 designation moving from 10th Avenue, Schuman Street, and Bell Street to the newly constructed Madden Street.[13] A similar realignment took place in De Queen in 1980; with Highway 41 being rerouted away from the historic city center to a newly constructed roadway.[14]

De Queen business route

4th Street
Location	De Queen
Length	0.90 mi[15] (1.4 km)
Existed	January 30, 1980[14]–February 19, 1992[16]

Highway 41 Business (AR 41B, Hwy. 41B) was a business route of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in De Queen.[2] The highway ran from Highway 41 south of De Queen to US 70 Business.[15]

The highway was a former alignment of Highway 41, retained in the state highway system following a rerouting of the parent route.[14] It was deleted on February 19, 1992 by the Arkansas State Highway Commission at the request of the Mayor of De Queen, with the city accepting maintenance responsibilities.[16]

Major intersections

The entire route is in De Queen, Sevier County.

mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	AR 41	Southern terminus
0.9	1.4	US 70B (Stillwell Avenue)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

1. Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Franklin County Route and Sections Map[3] indicates that Highway 41 begins at Franklin County Route 40 and ends at Highway 23 in Logan County.
2. Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Little River County Route and Sections Map[4] indicates that Highway 41 begins at US 70B in De Queen and runs south to the Texas state line.
3. Highway 41 appears on the Official 1953 map,[9] but not on the Supplemental Printing of the Official 1952 map, which was issued in March 1953.[10]

References

1. Arkansas State Highway Department (April 1, 1926). State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). 1:500,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
2. System Information and Research Division (2016). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
3. Franklin County Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
4. Little River County Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
5. General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
6. General Highway Map, Little River County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
7. General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
8. General Highway Map, Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
9. Arkansas State Highway Commission (1953). Official Highway Map of Arkansas (TIF) (Map). 1:823,680. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
10. Arkansas State Highway Commission (March 1953). Official Highway Map of Arkansas (TIF) (Map) (Supplemental ed.). 1:823,680. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
11. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 667. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
12. "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 227.
13. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. p. 1581. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
14. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–1989. pp. 6–7. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
15. General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. March 4, 1982. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
16. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. p. 217. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

External links

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