Arkansas Highway 314
 Highway 314 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by AHTD | ||||
| Length | 17.45 mi[1] (28.08 km) | |||
| Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  AR 27 at Onyx | |||
| East end |  AR 7 at Hollis | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Perry, Yell | |||
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Arkansas Highway 314 (AR 314 and Hwy. 314) is an east–west state highway in Perry and Yell Counties. The route runs 17.45 miles (28.08 km) as a connector between Arkansas Highway 27 and Arkansas Highway 7 in the Ouachita National Forest.[3][4] The route does not intersect any other state highways.
Route description
[edit]Arkansas Highway 314 begins at Arkansas Highway 27 at Onyx, an unincorporated community within the Ouachita National Forest. The route runs east into Perry County to terminate at AR 7 at Hollis near the South Fourche Campground.
The road is a winding, two–lane road surrounded by trees for its entire length. AR 314 follows the South Fork of the Fourche River. There is a county road which breaks from AR 314 and leads to Shed Cemetery.
History
[edit]The forest road has existed since Arkansas' earliest records, but the route didn't become a state highway until 1964.[2] The first portion of the route was paved in 1973, but the entire route wasn't complete until 1976.[1]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[3][4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Yell | Onyx | 0.0 | 0.0 | AR 27 – Rover, Mount Ida | Western terminus |
| Perry | Hollis | 17.45 | 28.08 | AR 7 – Russellville, Hot Springs | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- 1 2 State Highway Map - State of Arkansas (Map) (1964 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Department. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- 1 2 General Highway Map - Perry County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (4/27/07 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- 1 2 General Highway Map - Yell County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (4/27/07 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Arkansas Highway 314 at Wikimedia Commons
