Arkansas Highway 283
{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AR
|type=AR
|route=283
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|type=line|from=Arkansas Highway 283.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi1=3.14
|direction_a1=South
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=AR|AR|7}} near Caddo Valley
|direction_b1=North
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=AR|AR|128}} at Caney
|length_mi2=1.14
|direction_a2=South
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=AR|US|67}} in Friendship
|direction_b2=North
|terminus_b2=Caney Road near Friendship
|counties=Clark, Hot Spring
|previous_type=AR
|previous_route=282
|next_type=AR
|next_route=284
}}
Highway 283 (AR 283, Ark. 283, and Hwy. 283) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Southwest Arkansas. One route of {{convert|3.14|mi|km}} begins at Highway 7 and runs north to Highway 128 at Caney. A second route of {{convert|1.14|mi|km}} begins at US Highway 67 (US 67) in Friendship and runs north across Interstate 30 (I-30) to Caney Road. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).
Route description
=Highway 7 to Caney=
Highway 283 begins at Highway 7 in northeast Clark County near DeGray Lake Resort State Park. The route winds northeast to cross De Roche Creek and enter Hot Spring County.{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Clark County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/ClarkCounty.pdf |author= Planning and Research Division |format= PDF |date= January 12, 2013 |scale= 1:62500 |location= Little Rock |accessdate= November 18, 2016 }} Continuing north, Highway 283 intersects Highway 128 at Caney, where it terminates.{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Hot Spring County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/HotSpringCounty.pdf |author= Planning and Research Division |format= PDF |date= February 17, 2015 |scale= 1:62500 |location= Little Rock |accessdate= November 18, 2016 }}
=Friendship=
Highway 283 begins at US 67 (Malvern Road) in Friendship and runs northwest as Caney Road to the city limits. Continuing northwest, Highway 283 crosses over I-30 at exit 83. The highway continues northwest for {{convert|0.3|mi|km}}, terminating at Post Oak Road and Penn Road. The roadway continues towards Caney as Caney Road.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=AR|length_ref=}}
{{ARint
|county=Clark
|location=none
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|7|city1=Arkadelphia|city2=Hot Springs}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|county=Hot Spring
|cspan=5
|location=Caney
|mile=3.14
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|128}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|location=Friendship
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=AR|US|67|name1=Malvern Rpad}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=0.89
|road={{jct|state=AR|I|30|city1=Little Rock|city2=Texarkana}}
|notes= exit 83
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=1.14
|road=Post Oak Rd
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
History
The section near Caney was added to the state highway system on May 29, 1963.{{harvp|"Minutes"|1953–69|p= 934}}. The Friendship to I-30 section was created on February 28, 1968; part of a batch of new state highways created to connect Interstates to the former US Routes they bypassed.{{harvp|"Minutes"|1953–69|p=130}}.
See also
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
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- {{cite web |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf |format= PDF |title= Minutes of the Meeting |date= 1953–1969 |publisher= Arkansas State Highway Commission |access-date= November 18, 2016 |ref= {{harvid|"Minutes"|1953–69}} |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 }}
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