Arkansas Highway 215
{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AR
|type=AR
|route=215
|map=Arkansas 215.png
|established=1958
|length_mi1=8.80
|direction_a1=South
|terminus_a1={{Jct|state=AR|CR|31|CR|221|county1=Franklin|county2=Franklin}}
|direction_b1=North
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=AR|AR|96}}
|length_mi2=15.94
|direction_a2=South
|terminus_a2={{Jct|state=AR|US|64|AR|917}} in Mulberry
|direction_b2=North
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=AR|CR|77|CR|102|county1=Franklin|county2=Franklin}} in the Ouachita National Forest
|length_mi3=16.44
|direction_a3=South
|terminus_a3={{Jct|state=AR|AR|23}} at Cass
|direction_b3=North
|terminus_b3={{jct|state=AR|CR|36|county1=Johnson}} at Oark
|counties=Franklin, Crawford, Johnson
|previous_type=AR
|previous_route=214
|next_type=AR
|next_route=216
}}
Highway 215 (AR 215, Ark. 215, and Hwy. 215) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northwest Arkansas. A southern route of {{convert|8.80|mi|km}} runs north from Franklin County Road 31 and Franklin County Road 221 (CR 31/CR 221) at Dahoma to Highway 96 near the Arkansas River.{{Cite map |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 |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date= May 19, 2010 |scale=1:62500 |accessdate=April 20, 2012 }} A second route of {{convert|15.94|mi|km}} begins at US Route 64/Highway 917 (US 64/AR 917) in Mulberry and runs north to CR 77/CR 102 in the Ozark National Forest.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map, Crawford County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/CrawfordCounty.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date= May 19, 2010 |scale=1:62500 |accessdate=April 20, 2012 }} A third segment of {{convert|16.44|mi|km}} begins at Highway 23 at Cass and runs north to Johnson CR 36 at Oark.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map, Johnson County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/JohnsonCounty.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date= December 22, 2011 |scale=1:62500 |accessdate=April 20, 2012 }}
Route description
=Franklin County=
Highway 215 begins at Franklin CR 31/CR 221 west of Peter Pender and runs west to Vesta. The route has a junction with Highway 217 at Vesta before turning due north toward the Arkansas River. Highway 215 terminates at Highway 96 near the Crawford county line.
=Mulberry to Ozark National Forest=
The route begins in Mulberry at US 64 with the roadway continuing south as Highway 917. Highway 215 runs north through Mulberry past the Bryant-Lasater House on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) to a junction with Interstate 40 in north Mulberry.{{NRISref|2010a}} The highway continues north into Franklin County where it curves east around Fern and terminates at Franklin CR 77/CR 102 in the Ozark National Forest.
=Cass to Oark=
Highway 215 begins at Highway 23 (Pig Trail Scenic Byway) and runs east through the Ozark National Forest. The route enters Johnson County and enters Oark. Highway 215 terminates at Johnson CR 36 near the N.E. Dickerson Store and Oark School-Methodist Church, both listed on the NRHP.
Major intersections
{{ARint
|county=Franklin
|cspan=3
|location=Dahoma
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|CR|31|CR|221|county1=Franklin|county2=Franklin}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=Vesta
|mile=4.38
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|217}}
|notes=
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=8.80
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|96}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|county=Crawford
|cspan=2
|location=Mulberry
|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|64|AR|917|dir2=south|name1=6th Street|name2=Main Street|city1=Ozark|city2=Clarksville|city3=Dyer|city4=Alma}}
|notes=Southern terminus, AR 917 northern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|mile=1.89
|road={{Jct|state=AR|I|40|city1=Little Rock|city2=Fort Smith}}
|notes=exit 24
}}
{{ARint
|county=Franklin
|cspan=3
|location=none
|mile=15.94
|road={{Jct|state=AR|CR|77|CR|102|county1=Franklin|county2=Franklin}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|location=Cass
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|23|name1=Pig Trail Scenic Byway|city1=Ozark|city2=Huntsville}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|county=Johnson
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=14.83
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|103|dir1=south}}
|notes=AR 103 northern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=Oark
|mile=16.44
|road={{Jct|state=AR|CR|36|county1=Johnson}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
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See also
References
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External links
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{{commons category-inline|Arkansas Highway 215}}
Category:Transportation in Franklin County, Arkansas