Arkansas Highway 202 (AR 202 and Hwy. 202) is a designation for two east–west
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in Arkansas. One segment runs from
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States. It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian bo ...
/
US 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of th ...
in
Yellville east to
Highway 178.
A second portion runs from
Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, United States. It has hundreds of miles of lake arms and coves, and common activities include boating, water sports, swimming, ...
east to
Arkansas Highway 5
Arkansas Highway 5 (AR 5) is a designation for three List of state highways in Arkansas, state highways in Arkansas. The southern segment of runs from U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas, U.S. Route 70 (US 70) east of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Hot Springs ...
in
Baxter County. Both routes are maintained by the
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and env ...
(AHTD).
Route description
Yellville to Flippin
The route begins at
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States. It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian bo ...
/
US 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of th ...
in
Yellville and runs east to
AR 14 in
Summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
. The route continues east to
AR 178 in
Flippin, where it terminates.
Highway 202 is entirely two–lane, undivided.
Bull Shoals Lake to Highway 5
Highway 202 begins at County Route 141 at the Oakland Use Area near
Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, United States. It has hundreds of miles of lake arms and coves, and common activities include boating, water sports, swimming, ...
and runs east. After serving the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Oakland
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, the highway enters
Baxter County to terminate at
Highway 5. The route is a low traffic route, with under 700 vehicles per day along its length as of 2010.
History
The
Arkansas State Highway Commission
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and en ...
designated Highway 202 between Bull Shoals and Highway 5 on July 10, 1957.
A second segment was created in Marion County in May 1973,
but was removed in a trade for the Yellville to Flippin segment in August 1975.
Major intersections
Former route
Highway 202 (AR 202, Ark. 202, and Hwy. 202) is a former state highway of in
Marion County.
Route description
The route began at
Highway 14 in
Lakeway and ran east. State maintenance ended, with the route continuing east as a county road.
History
A second segment of Highway 202 was created near Lakeway on May 23, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the
Arkansas General Assembly
The General Assembly of Arkansas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 1 ...
.
[.] The act directed
county judge
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s and legislators to designate up to of county roads as state highways in each county.
The Marion County Judge requested this segment and a former segment of
Highway 235 to be deleted in exchange for adding the route between Yellville and Flippin. This designation change was approved on August 26, 1975.
[.]
Major intersections
See also
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List of state highways in Arkansas
The following is a list of state highways in the U.S. state of 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 hig ...
References
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External links
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202
Transportation in Baxter County, Arkansas
Transportation in Marion County, Arkansas