Arkansas Highway 157
highway in Arkansas
Highway 157 (AR 157, Ark. 157, and Hwy. 157) is a designation for two state highways in Northeast Arkansas. One segment begins at Highway 367 in Judsonia and runs north to Highway 14 near Oil Trough. A second, short industrial access road also carries the Highway 157 designation in Diaz. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
One of the oldest roads through the region, the path of present-day Highway 157 was part of the original Southwest Trail in the 1820s, as was used by Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis' Army of the Southwest during the Pea Ridge Campaign of the Civil War. Highway 157 became a state highway in 1937, and was extended over the years during periods of system expansion. The Diaz segment was created in 1976.
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Both segments of Highway 157 are two-lane undivided highways.
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