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Arkansas Highway 102

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Highway 102 marker
Highway 102
Map
AR 102 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byArDOT
Length26.184 mi[1](42.139 km)
ExistedApril 1, 1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West endAR 43
East endI-49/US 62/US 71inBentonville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesBenton
Highway system
←AR 101→AR 103

Highway 102(AR 102,Ark. 102,Hwy. 102) is an east–weststate highwayinBenton County, Arkansas.The highway connects two of western Benton County's population centers toBentonvilleandInterstate 49(I-49), the main north–south route in theNorthwest Arkansasregion.

Created as an original state highway in 1926, the route has been extended or truncated around once per decade until 2004. A singlespur routeruns north–south asMain StreetinCenterton.Both highways are maintained by theArkansas Department of Transportation(ArDOT).

Route description

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ArDOT maintains Highway 102 as part of the state highway system. Including concurrencies, the highest traffic segment in 2021 was between Walton Boulevard and Greenhouse Road in Bentonville, with 36,000 vehicles per dayon average.It remains over 30,000 VPD heading east from this segment, but drops as it travels west, with 14,000 VPD west of Highway 102B, 3,900 west of Centerton, and 1,800 west of Decatur.[3]

The segment of Highway 102 between Walton Boulevard and I-49 is part of theNational Highway System(NHS),[4][5]a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]

Highway 102 begins in the northwestern corner of Arkansas, less than 10 miles (16 km) from theOKARMO CornerinSpringfield Plateauof theOzark Mountains.Beginning at a junction withHighway 43,the route runs east through sparsely populated agricultural land, curving south to crossSpavinaw Creekbefore curving back east and running into the small town ofDecatur.Upon entering Decatur, Highway 102 intersectsHighway 59;the two routes form a shortconcurrencysouth asMain Street.The concurrency ends when Highway 102 turns east onto Roller Avenue, with the highway exiting the city eastbound shortly thereafter. After passing through another rural section of Benton County, Highway 102 curves to become asection line roadenteringCenterton,where it briefly overlapsHighway 279before becoming a main commercial thoroughfare known asCenterton Boulevard.Highway 102 passes just north of theCenterton State Fish Hatcheryand serves as the western terminus of its onlybusiness route,Highway 102B(Main Street) near downtown Centerton.

Highway 102 eastern terminus at I-540 (now I-49)

East of this junction, Highway 102B entersBentonville,thecounty seatof Benton County, becoming known as14th Street.[7]The highway passes through residential and commercial districts of Bentonville before crossingWaltonBoulevard (formerUS 71B). Continuing east, Highway 102 serves as the southern boundary ofWalmartheadquarters[8]before meetingI-49/US 62/US 71.The roadway continues east as US 62, towardNorthwest Arkansas Community CollegeandRogers.[9]

History

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Highway 102 was created during the1926 Arkansas state highway numbering,making it one of the original state highways.State Road 102ran between Oklahoma and Decatur,[2]but was extended to US 71 (now AR 72) in Centerton in 1929.[10]Around 1945, the route was truncated to Decatur.[11]

The Arkansas General Assembly passed the Act 148 of 1957, the Milum Road Act, creating 10–12 miles (16–19 km) of new state highways in each county.[12]As part of the act, the Arkansas Highway Department extended Highway 102 east from Main Street in Centerton to US 62 on July 10, 1957.[13]This created a three-way junction of AR 102 in Centerton.[14]Fourteen months later, the highway's eastern terminus was truncated toAR 94in Rogers.[15]

On March 2, 1960, the Arkansas State Highway Commission resolved to apply to AASHTO concurrently with theMissouri State Highway Departmentfor a rerouting of US 71 onto AR 100. The application was approved, which caused AR 102 between Maysville and Gravette to be redesignated as AR 72, truncating the route at Decatur.[16]On October 28, 1970, a connection was reestablished between Decatur and Maysville when AR 102 was extended west from Decatur, supplanting Benton County Road 1002.[17]After the opening of the newfreeway(initially designated US 62, later to becomeI-540,presently I-49), the section east of the freeway was redesignated as US 62.[18]

Major intersections

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Mile markers reset at concurrencies. The entire route is inBenton County.

Locationmi[19][1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000AR 43–Siloam Springs,MaysvilleWestern terminus
Decatur8.94014.388
AR 59north (Main Street) –Gravette		West end of AR 59 concurrency
0.0000.000
AR 59south (Main Street) –Siloam Springs		East end of AR 59 concurrency
Centerton
AR 279north		West end of AR 279 concurrency

AR 279south (Vaughn Road) – Vaughn, Benton County Fairgrounds		East end of AR 279 concurrency
11.36418.289

AR 102Beast (Main Street) toAR 72		AR 102B western terminus
Bentonville17.24427.752I-49(US 71) /US 62(Hudson Road) –Springdale,Fayetteville,Bella VistaEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Centerton business route

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Highway 102B northern terminus at Highway 72
Highway 102B marker
Highway 102B
LocationCenterton
Length1.757 mi[1](2.828 km)
ExistedAugust 18, 2004[14]–present

Highway 102 Business(AR 102B,Ark. 102B,andHwy. 102B) is abusiness routeof 1.757 miles (2.828 km) inCenterton.[1]The route's southern terminus is at Highway 102 (Centerton Boulevard) with its northern terminus atHighway 72(SW 2nd St) inBentonville,southeast ofHiwasse.

History

The highway was added to the state highway system as part of an extension of AR 102 on 1929.[10]Following another extension to Rogers on July 10, 1957, the highway had two termini. This situation continued until August 18, 2004, when the Arkansas State Highway Commission redesignated the segment running along Main Street in Centerton asAR 102B.[14]

Major intersections

The entire route is inBenton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Centerton0.0000.000AR 102 (Centerton Boulevard) –Bentonville,DecaturSouthern terminus
Bentonville1.7572.828AR 72(SW 2nd Street)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdeTransportation Planning and Policy Division (November 23, 2021).State Highway Route and Section Map, Benton County, Arkansas(PDF)(Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 24,2022.
  2. ^abArkansas State Highway Department (April 1, 1926).State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways(TIF)(Map). 1:500,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission.RetrievedApril 24,2022– via Arkansas GIS Office.
  3. ^System Information & Research Division (2021).Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates(Map). Arkansas Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 24,2022.
  4. ^System Information and Research Division (2016)."Arkansas Road Log Database".Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived fromthe original(MDB)on August 29, 2017.RetrievedJune 13,2017.
  5. ^Federal Highway Administration(October 1, 2020).National Highway System: Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR-MO(PDF)(Map). 1:190,080.U.S. Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 24,2022.
  6. ^Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 29, 2017)."What is the National Highway System?".National Highway System.Federal Highway Administration.RetrievedJuly 15,2018.
  7. ^Transportation Planning and Policy Division (February 2020).Map of Bentonville and Centerton, Benton County, Arkansas(PDF)(Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. §§ H1-H12.RetrievedApril 24,2022.
  8. ^McCall, Kayla (October 12, 2021)."Construction of new Walmart Campus Marches On".Arkansas Money & Politics.Little Rock: AY Media Group.RetrievedApril 24,2022.
  9. ^Planning and Research Division (November 10, 2021) [July 23, 2010].General Highway Map, Benton County, Arkansas(PDF)(Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation.OCLC908949212.RetrievedApril 14,2022.
  10. ^abArkansas State Highway Commission (September 1, 1929).State of Arkansas Showing Types of Roads(TIF)(Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission.RetrievedMay 28,2022– via Arkansas GIS Office.
  11. ^Arkansas State Highway Commission (1945).Map of the State Highway System of Arkansas(TIF)(Map). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission.RetrievedMay 28,2022– via Arkansas GIS Office.
  12. ^Governmental Relations Office (2018)."Development of Highway and Transportation Legislation in Arkansas"(PDF).A Review of the Acts Relative to Administering and Financing Highways and Transportation in Arkansas.Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 7,2021.
  13. ^"Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission"(PDF).Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 1778.OCLC21798861.RetrievedMay 28,2022.
  14. ^abc"Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission"(PDF).Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 2000–2009. p. 670.OCLC21798861.RetrievedMay 28,2022.
  15. ^"Minutes" (1953–1969),p. 1678.
  16. ^"Minutes" (1953–1969),p. 1318.
  17. ^"Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission"(PDF).Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 1684.OCLC21798861.RetrievedMay 28,2022.
  18. ^"Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission"(PDF).Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–1989. pp. 157–158.OCLC21798861.RetrievedMay 28,2022.
  19. ^Arkansas Centerline File(GIS Map)(Map) (Updated ed.).Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services.May 13, 2022 [September 29, 2014].RetrievedApril 28,2022– via GIS Office.
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