Arkansas Highway 221

Highway 221 marker

Highway 221
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length 18.25 mi[1] (29.37 km)
Existed July 10, 1957[2] – present
Major junctions
South end McIlroy Wildlife Management Area
 
US 62 in Berryville

AR 21 in Berryville

North end Route 39, Missouri state line
Location
Counties Carroll
Highway system
← AR 220AR 222 →

Highway 221 (AR 221, Ark. 221, and Hwy. 221) is a north–south state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The route begins at the McIlroy Wildlife Management Area and runs north through Berryville to Missouri Route 39 at the Missouri state line. Created in 1957, the route has remained unchanged since 1967. The route is maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

Highway 221 begins at the Madison−Carroll County line in the Ozark Mountains. A county road continues south from this terminus into the McIlroy Wildlife Management Area under the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission administration. The state highway travels northeast through the hills and woods southwest of Berryville before entering the Berryville city limits. In Berryville, it travels north as Huntsville Street before turning onto Carl Street and intersecting US Highway 62 (US 62) just south of the Berryville town square. Highway 221 follows US 62 south to an intersection with Highway 21, where Highway 21/Highway 221 turn north together as Springfield Street.[3]

The two routes travel together to the north edge of Berryville, when Highway 221 splits north toward the Missouri state line. Highway 221 winds through rural areas toward the state line, where the roadway continues as Route 39 towards Springfield.[4]

History

The route was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission between Highway 21 and the Missouri state line on July 10, 1957.[2] It was extended south on November 23, 1966, between US 62 in Berryville and the Madison county line.[5] However, the extension was not correct, and the Commission clarified the intended extension on January 25, 1967, with the incorrect mileage being returned to the county highway system.[6]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Madison–Carroll
county line		McIlroy Wildlife Management Area0.000.00Begin state maintenanceSouthern terminus
CarrollBerryville10.4916.88 US 62 north (Main Street) – Eureka SpringsBegin US 62 overlap
See US 62 and AR 21
0.000.00 AR 21 north – Oak GroveEnd AR 21 overlap
Stone​7.7612.49 Route 39 northNorthern 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 "Minutes" & 1953–69, p. 1779.
  3. ↑ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (November 2006). Map of Berryville, Carroll County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (April 9, 2010). General Highway Map, Carroll County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Minutes" & 1953–69, p. 556.
  6. ↑ "Minutes" & 1953–69, p. 254.

  • "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–69. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

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