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Highway markers for some of the longest Arkansas state routes
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A map of highways in the state of Arkansas
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| Formed: | 1924, renumbered in 1926 |
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| State: | AR nn, Ark. nn, Hwy. nn |
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The following is a list of state highways in Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north-south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east-west with a few exceptions.
Arkansas has long had a stigma of poor roads. The state has received the designation of "worst roads in America" from several publications.Interstate 30 and Interstate 40 had historically drawn the most ire from truckers nationwide until a large construction plan was completed on I-40. The rationale for this is rooted deep in Arkansas history, primarily sprouting from the state's insistence on using "road districts" rather than a state highway commission, and a lack of comprehensive state highway plan until the formation of the State Highway Commission in 1923.
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