Highway 46 (AR 46, Ark. 46, and Hwy. 46) is a state highway in South Arkansas. The route begins at AR 9 and runs east 39.07 miles (62.88 km) to White Bluff Road near Redfield. The highway was created during the 1926 Arkansas highway numbering and extended throughout the 1970s. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). A portion of the route is designated as an Arkansas Heritage Trail for its use by both armies during the Camden Expedition of the Civil War.
History
AR 46 was one of the original state highways, designated in 1926.[1] State Road 46 ran from State Road 9 to US Highway 167 (US 167) in Sheridan (now [U.S. Route 167B).
The route was extended east to the Jefferson County line during a period of highway system expansion after Act 9 of 1973 was passed by the Arkansas General Assembly.[3] The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12 miles (19 km) of county roads as state highways in each county.[4] The following year, the route was extended east to Redfield.[5] The final extension came in 1976, adding 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the Arkansas Power and Light Company's White Bluff Steam Electric Plant as an industrial access road.[6]
The segment of AR 46 between AR 9 and Sheridan is an Arkansas Heritage Trail, used during the Camden Expedition of the Civil War by both armies. Union General Frederick Steele used the route to approach the Confederate States of America army in Camden.[7] Confederate Major General Thomas J. Churchill, Mosby M. Parsons, John G. Walker and Jo Shelby's units also traveled between AR 9 and Leola to the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, and at other points during the campaign.
Major intersections
Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | | 0.00 | 0.00 |  AR 9 – Malvern, Princeton | Western terminus |
| Grant | Leola | 6.1– 6.7 | 9.8– 10.8 |  AR 229 (Ninth Avenue) – Carthage, Poyen | |
| Dogwood | 12.3 | 19.8 |   AR 291 north – Prattsville | AR 291 southern terminus | |
| | 15.8 | 25.4 |   AR 190 west – Prattsville | AR 190 eastern terminus | |
| Sheridan | 19.6 | 31.5 |  US 167 – Little Rock, El Dorado | ||
| 21.74– 0.00 | 34.99– 0.00 |  US 270 (Center Street) – Malvern, Pine Bluff | |||
| Jefferson | | 15.3 | 24.6 |   I-530 / US 65 – Little Rock, Pine Bluff | Exit 20 (I-530) |
| Redfield | 16.11– 0.00 | 25.93– 0.00 |  AR 365 | ||
| | 1.22 | 1.96 | End state maintenance at White Bluff Entergy Plant | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b [Arkansas] State Highway Commission (1926). Map of State of Arkansas showing System of State Highways (Map) (1926 ed.). Little Rock: [Arkansas] State Highway Commission. Archived from the original (TIFF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 1191.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: Planning and Research Division, Policy Analysis Section (2010). "Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas: A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 258.
- ^ "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 753.
- ^ "Civil War Trails, Camden Expedition". Arkansas Heritage Trails. Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2016.