Arkansas Highway 385
{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AR
|type=AR
|route=385
|maint=AHTD
|map=Arkansas 385.png
|length_mi1=8.98
|established=1966
|direction_a1=South
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=AR|AR|11}} in Griffithville
|direction_b1=North
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=AR|AR|36}} in Kensett
|length_mi2=6.23
|direction_b2=South
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=AR|AR|367}} in Judsonia
|junction2={{jct|state=AR|I|57|US|64|US|67|US|167}} near Judsonia
|direction_a2=North
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=AR|AR|157}} at Plainview
|counties=White
|previous_type=AR
|previous_route=384
|next_type=AR
|next_route=386
}}
Arkansas Highway 385 is a designation for two state highways in White County, Arkansas. One segment of {{convert|8.98|mi|km}} runs from Highway 11 in Griffithville north to Highway 36 in Kensett. A second segment of {{convert|6.23|mi|km}} runs from Highway 367 in Judsonia to Highway 157 at Plainview.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/WhiteCounty.pdf |edition=White County |accessdate=May 31, 2011}}
Route description
=Griffithville to Kensett=
Highway 385 begins in Griffithville at Highway 11. The route passes two properties on the National Register of Historic Places: the J.A. Neaville House and A.J. Smith House. The route heads north to Highway 87 in Kensett, where it terminates.
=Judsonia to Plainview=
Arkansas Highway 385 begins in Judsonia at Highway 367. Highway 385 runs south as Judson Ave, passing the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial within Evergreen Cemetery, the Judsonia High School Gymnasium near Judsonia High School, and the Judsonia Community Building Historic District. The route runs south until reaching the Little Red River, after which the road turns west and becomes Hopkins Dr. Highway 385 continues west, intersecting first Highway 367 and I-57/US 64/US 67/US 167 further west. The highway next turns north to terminate at Highway 157 at Plainview.
Highway 385 within Judsonia was formerly US 67 City, and earlier US 67, a mainline cross-country auto route. The history is still apparent today from the numerous properties along its curbs listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|length_ref= |state=AR |county=White}}
{{ARint
|location=Griffithville
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|11|name1=Walker Road|city1=Des Arc|city2=Searcy}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=Kensett
|mile=8.98
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|36|name1=Wilbur D. Mills Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|location=Judsonia
|lspan=2
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|367|city1=Bald Knob}}
|notes=Northern terminus; former US 67
}}
{{ARint
|mile=2.43
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|367|city1=Searcy|city2=Bald Knob}}
|notes=Former US 67
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=2.75
|road={{jct|state=AR|I|57|US|64|US|67|US|167|city1=Searcy|city2=Little Rock|city3=Bald Knob|location4=St. Louis}}
|notes=Exit 48 on I-57
}}
{{ARint
|location=Plainview
|ctdab=White
|mile=6.23
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|157|city1=Providence|city2=Judsonia}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
History
Arkansas Highway 385 first became a state highway in 1966. The graded dirt route ran north from US 67 to Plainview.{{Cite map|publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Highway Map of Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1967.tif |edition=1967 |accessdate=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013000649/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1967.tif |archivedate=October 13, 2011 }} The segment in downtown Judsonia was designated U.S. Route 67 City at this time. (US 67 City was a former alignment of US 67.){{Cite map|publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |title=Map of State of Arkansas showing the State Highway System |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1926.tif |edition=1926 |accessdate=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707163016/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1926.tif |archivedate=July 7, 2011 }} The southerly route of Highway 385 was first built as a graded dirt road across Cypress Bayou in 1966, but was not yet designated a state highway. The following year, Highway 385 was paved from the US 67/US 67C intersection to Plainview.{{Cite map|publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Highway Map of Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1968.tif |edition=1968 |accessdate=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012235341/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1968.tif |archivedate=October 12, 2011 }} The southerly route was added to the system in 1970, and paved in 1973.{{Cite map|publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Highway Map of Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1971.tif |edition=1971 |accessdate=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013001208/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1971.tif |archivedate=October 13, 2011 }} In 1976, US 67 was moved slightly west into today's US 67/US 167 alignment, with the former highway becoming Highway 367. This realignment meant the US 67C needed to be redesignated, and it became Highway 385.{{Cite map|publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Highway Map of Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1977.tif |edition=1977 |accessdate=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013004354/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1977.tif |archivedate=October 13, 2011 }}