Arkansas Highway 120

Highway 120 marker

Highway 120
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length 8.03 mi[1] (12.92 km)
Existed c. April 1, 1926-1927[2][3] – present
Major junctions
West end US 61 in Tuckertown
East end CR 903 at O'Donnell Bend
Location
Counties Mississippi
Highway system
← AR 119AR 121 →

Highway 120 (AR 120, Ark. 120, and Hwy. 120) is an east–west state highway in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The route begins at US Highway 61 (US 61) and the Great River Road at Tuckertown and runs 8.03 miles (12.92 km) east to CR 903 at O'Donnell Bend at a levee along the Mississippi River. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

Highway 120 begins at US 61 in eastern Mississippi County within the Arkansas Delta. The route runs east before turning north to Double Bridges, when it turns east and runs as a section line road. Highway 120 crosses Bear Bayou before terminating at County Road 903, which runs along a levee for the Canadian Reach of the Mississippi River.[4]

History

The highway was created after the original 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, first appearing on the 1927 highway map.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mississippi County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Tuckertown0.000.00 US 61 / Great River Road – OsceolaWestern terminus
O'Donnell Bend8.0312.92CR 903Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Arkansas State Highway Commission (1927). Map of State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (March 23, 2016). General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

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