Arkansas Highway 13
The southern part of Highway 13 was replaced by Highway 81 during World War II. Then, in 1989, when US 425 was commissioned, it replaced most of Highway 81.
Route description
Humphrey to Beebe
Highway 13 begins at US 63/US 79 in Humphrey and heads north to US 165 in Humnoke. The route continues north to a crossing of both Interstate 40 (I-40) and US 70 in Carlisle before meeting Campground Road east of Beebe, where it terminates.
McRae to Judsonia
The route begins in McRae at Highway 367 and runs north across US 64/US 67/US 167 (Future I-57), which are concurrent. Highway 13 is exit 35 on the converged highways. The route crosses Highway 267 before continuing north to Highway 36 (Beebe Capps Expressway) at the western city limit of Searcy before meeting Highway 385 west of Judsonia, where it terminates.
Judsonia to Providence
The route begins at Highway 367 near Friendly Acres Park and runs west as Missile Base Road. Highway 13 meets US 64/US 67/US 167 (Future I-57) at a grade-separated interchange north of Judsonia. After this bridging, Highway 13 turns north to intersect Highway 157 before terminating at Highway 258 near the Emmett Miller House east of Providence.
History
Highway 13 was one of the original 1926 state highways. The route ran about 90 miles (140 km) from U.S. Route 65 south of Pine Bluff to the Louisiana state line, where it continued as Louisiana Highway 139. The section from Highway 38 to US 70 was designated in 1941. In 1945, the original portion of the route was renumbered Highway 81, which this section was replaced by US 425 when it was commissioned in 1989. The route extended north to Beebe and south to Humphrey later. In 1994, the road replaced the two sections of Arkansas Highway 371 from McRae to Highway 267 and from Judsonia to Highway 258 to avoid conflict with the newly designated US 371.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | Humphrey | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 63 / US 79 – Stuttgart, Pine Bluff | ||||
Jefferson |
No major junctions | |||||||
Lonoke | Humnoke | 12.01 | 19.33 | US 165 – England, Stuttgart | ||||
| 16.14 | 25.97 | AR 232 west – Seaton | |||||
Carlisle | 28.47 | 45.82 | US 70 (West Park Street) – Lonoke, Hazen | |||||
29.88 | 48.09 | I-40 – Little Rock, Memphis | Exit 183 on I-40 | |||||
30.04 | 48.34 | AR 980 east (Airport Road) – Airport | ||||||
| 37.96 | 61.09 | AR 236 west | |||||
Prairie | Hickory Plains | 44.89 | 72.24 | AR 38 – Cabot, Des Arc | ||||
White | | 52.77 | 84.93 | AR 267 north (Cypress Lake Road) | ||||
| 54.79 | 88.18 | Campground Road | |||||
Gap in route | ||||||||
McRae | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 367 | Former US 67 | ||||
| 1.01 | 1.63 | Future I-57 / US 64 / US 67 / US 167 – Beebe, Little Rock, Searcy, St. Louis | Exit 35 on US 67 | ||||
| 5.03 | 8.10 | AR 267 | |||||
Searcy | 9.90 | 15.93 | AR 36 | |||||
| 13.64 | 21.95 | AR 16 | |||||
| 17.76 | 28.58 | AR 385 | |||||
Gap in route | ||||||||
Judsonia | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 367 | Former US 67 | ||||
| 2.94 | 4.73 | AR 157 – Plainview, Judsonia | |||||
| 5.91 | 9.51 | AR 258 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ Planning and Research Division (2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 42.
- ^ Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map) (White County, Arkansas ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
External links
Media related to Arkansas Highway 13 at Wikimedia Commons