Arkansas Highway 173

{{for|the former highway in Craighead County|Arkansas Highway 173 (1940–1979)}}

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|type=AR

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|length_mi=6.66

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|established=July 18, 1985{{cite web |url=https://www.ardot.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MO80-89.pdf |format= PDF |title= Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission |date= 1980–1989 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |location=Little Rock |access-date= November 21, 2021 |oclc= 21798861 |ref={{harvid|"Minutes"|1980–89}} |page = 610}}

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a=Overflow National Wildlife Refuge

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|state=AR|US|165}} in Wilmot

|counties=Ashley

|previous_type=AR

|previous_route=172

|next_type=AR

|next_route=174

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Highway 173 (AR 173, Ark. 173, and Hwy. 173) is a north–south state highway in Southeast Arkansas. The route begins at the Overflow National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and runs north to U.S. Route 165 in Wilmot. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

Highway 173 begins at Overflow NWR in southeastern Ashley County just over {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} north of the Louisiana state line in a region known as the Lower Arkansas Delta. The area is known for flat, agricultural land with swamps, bayous and small towns dotting the landscape. The highway runs northeast, crossing Bayou Bartholomew before terminating at US 165 along then north edge of Wilmot.{{Cite map |author= Planning and Research Division |sections= |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Ashley County, Arkansas |location= Little Rock |url=https://www.ardot.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AshleyCounty.pdf |orig-year=October 16, 2007 |date=October 29, 2008 |edition=Revised |scale= 1:62,500 |oclc=908860309 |access-date= November 28, 2021 }}

History

The highway was created from a former alignment of Highway 52 at the request of the county judge on July 18, 1985.

Major intersections

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|location_special=Overflow NWR

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|road=Begin state maintenance

|notes=Southern terminus

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{{ARint

|location=Wilmot

|mile=6.66

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|165|name1=Main Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus

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References

External links

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Category:Transportation in Ashley County, Arkansas