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{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}
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{{Infobox road
|state=AR
|state=AR
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|route=96
|route=96
|map=
|map=Arkansas 96.png
|established=April 1, 1926<ref name="fou" />
|length_mi=38.2
|length_mi1=38.2
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|established=1926
|direction_a=West
|direction_a1=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=AR|AR|10}}, [[Greenwood, Arkansas|Greenwood]]
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=AR|AR|10}} in [[Greenwood, Arkansas|Greenwood]]
|direction_b1=East
|junction={{jct|state=AR|AR|22}}<br>{{jct|state=AR|AR|41}}
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=AR|AR|23}}
|direction_b=East
|length_mi2=1.84
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|direction_a2=West
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=AR|AR|23}} in [[Ozark, Arkansas|Ozark]]
|direction_b2=East
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=AR|AR|219}} in [[Ozark, Arkansas|Ozark]]
|counties=[[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian]], [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin]]
|counties=[[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian]], [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin]]
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|previous_type=AR
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'''Arkansas Highway 96''' ('''AR 96''' and '''Hwy. 96''') is a [[state highway]] of {{convert|38.2|mi|km}} in western Arkansas.<ref name="seb" /><ref name="fra" />
'''Highway 96''' ('''AR 96''', '''Ark. 96''', and '''Hwy. 96''') is a designation for two east–west [[List of Arkansas state highways|state highway]]s in the [[Arkansas River Valley]]. One route of {{convert|38.2|mi|km}} begins at [[Arkansas Highway 10|Highway&nbsp;10]] in [[Greenwood, Arkansas|Greenwood]] and runs north and east to [[Arkansas Highway 23|Highway&nbsp;23]] south of [[Ozark, Arkansas|Ozark]]. A second route of {{convert|1.84|mi|km}} in Ozark begins at Highway&nbsp;23 and runs east to [[Arkansas Highway 219|Highway&nbsp;219]]. Both routes are maintained by the [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]] (AHTD).

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[[Image:Arkansas Highway 96 westbound, Ozark Arkansas.jpg|thumb|left|Westbound in [[Ozark, Arkansas]]]]


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[Image:Arkansas Highway 96 westbound, Ozark Arkansas.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Westbound in [[Ozark, Arkansas]]]]
The southern portion of AR 96 begins at the Oklahoma state line west of [[Hartford, Arkansas|Hartford]]. It runs through Hartford and east to [[Mansfield, Arkansas|Mansfield]], where it ends at U.S. Route 71.
The southern portion of AR 96 begins at the Oklahoma state line west of [[Hartford, Arkansas|Hartford]]. It runs through Hartford and east to [[Mansfield, Arkansas|Mansfield]], where it ends at U.S. Route 71.


AR 96 begins at [[Arkansas Highway 10|AR 10]] in [[Greenwood, Arkansas|Greenwood]]. The route runs north through [[Fort Chaffee]] and crosses [[Arkansas Highway 22|AR 22]] and [[Arkansas Highway 255|AR 255]]. It continues north then east to cross [[Arkansas Highway 41|AR 41]] and eventually terminate at [[Arkansas Highway 23|AR 23]] in [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]].
AR 96 begins at [[Arkansas Highway 10|AR 10]] in [[Greenwood, Arkansas|Greenwood]].<ref name="seb" >{{Cite map |author= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Sebastian County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/SebastianCounty.pdf |format= PDF |date= August 25, 2015 |scale= 1:62500 |accessdate= November 22, 2016 }}</ref> The route runs north through [[Fort Chaffee]] and crosses [[Arkansas Highway 22|AR 22]] and [[Arkansas Highway 255|AR 255]]. It continues north then east to cross [[Arkansas Highway 41|AR 41]] and eventually terminate at [[Arkansas Highway 23|AR 23]] in [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]].<ref name="fra" >{{Cite map |author= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/FranklinCounty.pdf |format= PDF |date= May 19, 2010 |scale= 1:62500 |accessdate= November 22, 2016 }}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|Arkansas Highway 309#Former route}}
Highway 96 was created during the [[1926 Arkansas state highway numbering]] as a connector route between [[Arkansas Highway 10|State Road 10]] in Greenwood and [[Arkansas Highway 22|State Road 22]] west of Charleston.<ref name="fou" >{{cite map |author = Arkansas State Highway Commission |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/Trans_Plan_Policy/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1926.TIF |format= TIF |title= Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways |date= April 1, 1926 |publisher= Arkansas State Highway Commission |accessdate= November 22, 2016 }}</ref>

The segment in Ozark was known as [[Arkansas Highway 309|Highway&nbsp;309]] until September 25, 1991, when the route was redesignated as Highway&nbsp;96 due to confusion with another nearby segment of Highway&nbsp;309.<ref>{{harvp|"Minutes"|1990–99|p= 173}}.</ref>

==Major intersections==
{{Jcttop |state=AR |length_ref= <ref name="db" /> }}
{{ARint
|county=Sebastian
|cspan=6
|location=Greenwood
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|10|name1=Center St|city1=Booneville}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=Fort Chaffee
|mile=8.3
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|22|city1=Charleston|city2=Fort Smith}}
|notes=
}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|location=Lavaca
|lspan=2
|mile=10.3
|mile2=10.7
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|255|name1=Main St/Division St|city1=Barling}}
|notes=
}}
{{ARint
|mile=10.9
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|253|dir1=north}}
|notes=AR 253 southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=16.0
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|217|dir1=south|city1=Charleston}}
|notes=AR 217 northern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=18.0
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|252|dir1=east}}
|notes= AR 252 western terminus
}}
{{ARint
|county=Franklin
|cspan=6
|location=none
|mile=24.9
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|215|dir1=south|city1=Charleston}}
|notes=AR 215 northern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=Cecil
|mile=31.2
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|41}}
|notes=
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=38.2
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|23|city2=Ozark|city1=Booneville}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|location=Ozark
|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|23|name1=18th St|dir1=north}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{ARint
|mile=1.84
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|219|name1=3rd St}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

==See also==
{{Portal|United States|U.S. Roads}}
* [[List of state highways in Arkansas]]
{{clear}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|22em}}
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{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo90-99.pdf |format= PDF |title= Minutes of the Meeting |date= 1990–1999 |publisher= Arkansas State Highway Commission |accessdate= November 22, 2016 |ref= {{harvid|"Minutes"|1990–99}} |archive-date= July 21, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190721012341/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo90-99.pdf |url-status= dead }}
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
{{commons category-inline|Arkansas Highway 96}}


[[Category:State highways in Arkansas|096]]
[[Category:State highways in Arkansas|096]]
[[Category:Transportation in Franklin County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Franklin County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas]]


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Latest revision as of 16:31, 16 February 2024

Highway 96 marker
Highway 96
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
ExistedApril 1, 1926[1]–present
Section 1
Length38.2 mi[2] (61.5 km)
West end AR 10 in Greenwood
East end AR 23
Section 2
Length1.84 mi[2] (2.96 km)
West end AR 23 in Ozark
East end AR 219 in Ozark
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesSebastian, Franklin
Highway system
← AR 95→ AR 97

Highway 96 (AR 96, Ark. 96, and Hwy. 96) is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Arkansas River Valley. One route of 38.2 miles (61.5 km) begins at Highway 10 in Greenwood and runs north and east to Highway 23 south of Ozark. A second route of 1.84 miles (2.96 km) in Ozark begins at Highway 23 and runs east to Highway 219. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Westbound in Ozark, Arkansas

Route description

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The southern portion of AR 96 begins at the Oklahoma state line west of Hartford. It runs through Hartford and east to Mansfield, where it ends at U.S. Route 71.

AR 96 begins at AR 10 in Greenwood.[3] The route runs north through Fort Chaffee and crosses AR 22 and AR 255. It continues north then east to cross AR 41 and eventually terminate at AR 23 in Franklin County.[4]

History

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See also: Arkansas Highway 309 § Former route

Highway 96 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering as a connector route between State Road 10 in Greenwood and State Road 22 west of Charleston.[1]

The segment in Ozark was known as Highway 309 until September 25, 1991, when the route was redesignated as Highway 96 due to confusion with another nearby segment of Highway 309.[5]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
SebastianGreenwood0.000.00 AR 10 (Center St) – BoonevilleWestern terminus
Fort Chaffee8.313.4 AR 22 – Charleston, Fort Smith
Lavaca10.3–
10.7		16.6–
17.2		 AR 255 (Main St/Division St) – Barling
10.917.5
 AR 253 north		AR 253 southern terminus
​16.025.7
 AR 217 south – Charleston		AR 217 northern terminus
​18.029.0
 AR 252 east		AR 252 western terminus
Franklin​24.940.1
 AR 215 south – Charleston		AR 215 northern terminus
Cecil31.250.2 AR 41
​38.261.5 AR 23 – Booneville, OzarkEastern terminus
Gap in route
Ozark0.000.00
 AR 23 north (18th St)		Western terminus
1.842.96 AR 219 (3rd St)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (August 25, 2015). General Highway Map, Sebastian County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (May 19, 2010). General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Minutes" (1990–99), p. 173.
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