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Highway 11
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	1926–present
Section 1
Length	9.57 mi (15.40 km)
South end	US 63 / AR 35 at Pansy
North end	US 425 near Star City
Section 2
Length	22.42 mi (36.08 km)
South end	US 425 / AR 114 in Star City
Major intersections	US 65 in Grady
North end	Huff's Island Public Use Area
Section 3
Length	12.83 mi (20.65 km)
South end	AR 88 at Reydell
North end	US 165 near DeWitt
Section 4
Length	37.52 mi (60.38 km)
South end	I-40 / US 63 in Hazen
North end	AR 367 in Searcy
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Cleveland, Lincoln, Jefferson, Arkansas, Prairie, White
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 10 → AR 12

Arkansas Highway 11 (AR 11) is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 9.57 miles (15.40 km) runs from U.S. Route 63 (US 63) at Pansy north to US 425 south of Star City. A second segment of 22.42 miles (36.08 km) runs from US 425 in Star City north to Huff's Island Public Use Area. A third segment of 12.83 miles (20.65 km) runs Highway 88 at Reydell north to US 165 west of Eldridge Corner. A fourth segment of 37.52 miles (60.38 km) runs from I-40 in Hazen north to Highway 367 in Searcy.

One segment of the original Arkansas Highway 11 from the state highway system's creation in 1926 has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Arkansas County.

Route description

Pansy to Star City

Highway 11 begins in Cleveland County at US 63 at Pansy and runs east. The route continues northeast upon entering Lincoln County, where it terminates at US 425 south of Star City.

Star City to Arkansas River

The route begins at US 425 and Highway 114 in Star City. Highway 11 runs east until Fresno, when it turns north and meets US 65 in Grady. After Grady, the route runs north to Huff's Island Public Use Area, where it terminates.

Reydell to Eldridge Corner

The route begins at Highway 88 in Jefferson County and runs east. Upon entering Arkansas County, Highway 11 is crossed by Highway 276. The route runs north to terminate at US 165 west of Eldridge Corner.

Hazen to Searcy

The route begins at I-40/US 63 in Hazen. Highway 11 runs north until forming a 3.0 miles (4.8 km) concurrency with Highway 38 east to Des Arc. Continuing north into White County, the route runs through Griffithville and Higginson before terminating at Highway 367 at the southern limits of Searcy.

Old Arkansas 11, Kauffman Road Segment
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location of Kauffman Rd.Show map of ArkansasArkansas Highway 11 (the United States)Show map of the United States
Location	Kauffman Rd., Stuttgart, Arkansas vicinity
Area	Arkansas County
Built	1916
MPS	Arkansas Highway History and Architecture
NRHP reference No.	06000834
Added to NRHP	September 2006

History

Highway 11 formerly continued past its current southern terminus. The route went south to Hazen, and continued south into Arkansas County as early as 1935 and as late as 1992. Most of the route was paved by 1963.

Kauffman Road segment

Kauffman Road is a former segment of 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south of Stuttgart in Arkansas County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The segment was the main automobile route in its part of Arkansas County from the time of its construction around 1916 until it was bypassed in 1955 by a new alignment (now US 165).

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Cleveland	Pansy	0.00	0.00	US 63 / AR 35 – Rison, Warren, Pine Bluff	Southern terminus
Lincoln	​	6.64	10.69	AR 11S north	Southern terminus of AR 11S
				AR 530 north – Little Rock	Current southern terminus of AR 530; future I-530
		9.57	15.40	US 425 – Monticello, Pine Bluff	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Star City	0.00	0.00	US 425 / AR 114 west to AR 11B south	Southern terminus; eastern terminus of AR 114
	Meroney	6.78	10.91	AR 293 south to AR 54	Northern terminus of AR 293
	Fresno	8.41	13.53	AR 114 east – Gould	Western terminus of AR 114
	Grady	17.15	27.60	US 65 – Pine Bluff, Dumas
	​	22.42	36.08	Huff's Island Public Use Area	Northern terminus
Gap in route
Jefferson	Reydell	0.00	0.00	AR 88 west – Cornerstone, Altheimer	Southern terminus; eastern terminus of AR 88
Arkansas	​	5.06	8.14	AR 276S north – Bayou Meto	Southern terminus of AR 276S
	​	6.58	10.59	AR 343 south	Northern terminus of AR 343
	One Horse Store	7.61	12.25	AR 276 to US 165 – Bayou Meto, DeWitt
	​	12.83	20.65	US 165 – Stuttgart, DeWitt	Northern terminus
Gap in route
Prairie	Hazen	0.00	0.00	I-40 / US 63 – Hazen, Stuttgart, Memphis, Little Rock	Southern terminus; exit 193 on I-40
	​	2.97	4.78	AR 249 south	Northern terminus of AR 249
	Fourmile Corner	10.97	17.65	AR 38 west – Cabot	Southern end of AR 38 concurrency
	Des Arc			AR 323 south – Des Arc Business District, Lower White River Museum State Park	Northern terminus of AR 323
		0.00	0.00	AR 38 east to AR 323 – Cotton Plant, Des Arc Business District	Northern end of AR 38 concurrency; access to AR 323 via AR 323Y
	​	3.1	5.0	Lake Des Arc	Access via AR 959-1
White	Showalters Corner	13.82	22.24	AR 323 north – West Point	Southern terminus of AR 323
	Griffithville	16.83	27.09	AR 385 north (Main Street)	Southern terminus of AR 385
	Higginson	25.68	41.33	AR 87 north (Main Street) – Kensett	Southern terminus of AR 87
	Morning Sun	26.55	42.73	AR 367 – Beebe, Searcy	Northern terminus; former US 67
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Star City business route

Highway 11B
Location	Star City
Length	0.74 mi (1,190 m)

Arkansas Highway 11 Business is a business route of 0.74 miles (1.19 km) in Star City. It is known as Jefferson Street.

Former Hazen spur

Highway 11S
Location	Hazen
Length	0.9 mi (1,400 m)
Existed	c. 1992

Arkansas Highway 11 Spur was a spur route of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in Prairie County. It was replaced by US 63S when Highway 11 was truncated at I-40 north of Hazen. The US 63S designation was subsequently removed in 2008, converting the road to a city street.

See also

• List of state highways in Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas

References

1. ^ Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
2. General Highway Map, Jefferson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
3. General Highway Map, Arkansas County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
4. ^ General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
6. Prairie County, Arkansas Showing Arkansas System of State Highways (PDF) (Map) (1935 revision ed.). Little Rock, Arkansas: State Highway Department. 1925. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
7. ^ General Highway Map Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 1992. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
8. "Prairie County Highway Map - 1957." Revised 1963. Historic Map. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
9. Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, October 5, 1955 Archived October 1, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Minute Order 1152 (p. 2044): "In ARKANSAS COUNTY the official routing of State Highway 11, Section 6, shall be in accordance with the relocated and reconstructed sections as indicated on the attached sketch map which is hereby made a part of this Order and which is identified more specifically "Designation Change Stuttgart-Eldridge Corner", drawn 9-14-55."
10. General Highway Map, Lincoln County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
11. General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

External links

Media related to Arkansas Highway 11 at Wikimedia Commons

• Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
• State highways in Arkansas
• Transportation in Cleveland County, Arkansas
• Transportation in Lincoln County, Arkansas
• Transportation in Jefferson County, Arkansas
• Transportation in Arkansas County, Arkansas
• Transportation in Prairie County, Arkansas
• Transportation in White County, Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas County, Arkansas