Arkansas Highway 184
{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}
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|type=AR
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|length_mi=7.30
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=AR|US|64}} in Parkin
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=AR|US|64}} in Earle
|counties=Cross, Crittenden
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|previous_route=183
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Highway 184 (AR 184, Ark. 184, and Hwy. 184) is an east–west state highway in the Arkansas Delta. The route begins at US Highway 64 (US 64) in Parkin and runs east {{convert|7.30|mi|km}} to US 64 in Earle. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
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Highway 184 begins at US 64 near Parkin Archaeological State Park, a state park dedicated to preserve Indian mounds. The route runs north past the historic Northern Ohio School, crossing the Tyronza River very near its mouth at the St. Francis River before turning east. It passes through agricultural areas, crossing into Crittenden County and crossing the Tyronza River again. Highway 184 enters Earle, a small Delta town with an agricultural economy, before terminating at US 64.{{Cite map |author= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Crittenden County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/CrittendenCounty.pdf |format= PDF |date= November 16, 2007 |scale= 1:62500 |accessdate= December 12, 2016 }}
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History
The highway was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission (ASHC) on June 23, 1965 from US 64 in Parkin to the east along a county road.{{cite web |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf |title= Minutes of the Meeting |date= 1953–1969 |publisher= Arkansas State Highway Commission |pages= 662–663 |accessdate= December 4, 2016 |archive-date= October 1, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181001143728/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf |url-status= dead }} A second route was created from US 64 at Norvell{{#tag:ref| Norvell was an incorporated town in Crittenden County adjacent to Earle until annexation into Earle in 1978.{{Cite encyclopedia |last= Miller |first=Adam |publisher= Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System |title= Norvell (Crittenden County) |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7213 |location= Little Rock |date= December 12, 2012 |encyclopedia= Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |accessdate= December 12, 2017 }}|group=lower-alpha}} in Crittenden County west across the Tyronza River on May 23, 1973 during a period of highway system expansion. The second highway was created pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 passed by the Arkansas General Assembly.{{harvp|"Minutes"|1970–79|p= 1164}}. The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to {{convert|12|mi|km}} of county roads as state highways in each county.{{cite web |title=Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas: A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas |page=13 |publisher= Arkansas Department of Transportation |location=Little Rock |author=((Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: Planning and Research Division, Policy Analysis Section)) |date=2010|url=https://www.arkansashighways.com/Trans_Plan_Policy/policy_legis/publications/Dev%20Hwy%20Legislation.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206150754/https://www.ardot.gov/Trans_Plan_Policy/policy_legis/publications/Dev%20Hwy%20Legislation.pdf |archive-date=February 6, 2020|url-status=dead }} The western route was also extended to the Cross-Crittenden county line during the meeting.{{harvp|"Minutes"|1970–79|p= 1165}}. Nine months later, the gap was closed between the Norvell route and the county line, creating a continuous highway.{{harvp|"Minutes"|1970–79|p= 934}}.
Major intersections
{{ARint
|county=Cross
|location=Parkin
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=AR|US|64|location1=Memphis|city2=Wynne}}
|notes=Western terminus
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{{ARint
|county=Crittenden
|location=Earle
|mile=7.30
|road={{jct|state=AR|US|64|city1=Earle|city2=Parkin}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
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See also
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Notes
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References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo70-79.pdf |title=Minutes of the Meeting |date=1970–1979 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |accessdate=December 4, 2016 |ref={{harvid|"Minutes"|1970–79}} |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105110847/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo70-79.pdf |url-status=dead }}
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External links
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