Arkansas Highway 180
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Arkansas Highway 180 (AR 180) is a state highway in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The route, officially known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, runs Script error: No such module "convert". from Interstate 49 (I-49) east to School Avenue. Highway 180 is designated as part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail as well as Arkansas Heritage Trails System designations as the Butterfield Trail, Trail of Tears (Benge Route), and Civil War Trails (Herron's Approach).[1][2][3]
Route description
Highway 180 begins at US 62 just underneath the I-49/US 62/US 71 overpass in western Fayetteville. It continues east to a junction with Razorback Road (former Highway 112) on the Campus of the University of Arkansas. Highway 180 continues east past the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville High School, and the Fayetteville National Cemetery to terminate at School Avenue (former US 71B).[4] The roadway continues east as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a city street. The route is entirely four lane, with a center left-turn lane.[5]
History
As early as 1930, the road was named Wall Street in the city limits of Fayetteville.[6] The road later became 6th Street. Between 1971 and 1989 this road was designated US 62 Business.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
On January 15, 2009, Fayetteville renamed Sixth Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The ceremony took place at the Razorback Road intersection at the entrance to the University of Arkansas.[7] Most Fayetteville businesses on the road still claim 6th Street, and many residents and university students continue to call the road 6th Street over two years after the change.
Major intersections
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Former routes
Arkansas Highway 180 (AR 180) was a state highway of Script error: No such module "convert". in Fayetteville. Its original location was along Assembly Road and Skyline Drive where it circled around Mount Sequoyah and returned to its single terminus of Highway 45. This segment was dropped from the state highway system in the early 1990s.[8]
Arkansas Highway 180 (AR 180) was a state highway of Script error: No such module "convert". in Fayetteville.[8] The route began at US 71B in Fayetteville and followed Township Road, Gregg Avenue and Drake Street before ending at Highway 112. In the 1990s this segment was extended north along Gregg Avenue and ended at the Fulbright Expressway on the north end of Fayetteville. This segment was dropped from the state highway system in 2008 following the widening of Gregg Avenue.[4]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Fayetteville's 6th Street Renamed MLK Blvd." KHBS. Posted January 15, 2009, updated January 16, 2009. Article. Template:Webarchive Retrieved April 29, 2011.
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