Highway 156 (AR 156, Ark. 156, and Hwy. 156) is a designation for three east–west state highways in Washington County, Arkansas. The first segment was created in 1937, with two more created in 1973. All are minor state highways established to provide system connectivity and are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
ArDOT maintains all three segments of AR 156 as part of the state highway system. ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway was highest near Pump Station Road, estimated at 2,500 vehicles per day in 2019, on average. Other segments were estimated as 1000 VPD near Hogeye and 740 VPD north of Evansville.[4] For reference, roads under 400 VPD are classified as "very low volume local road" by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[5]
No segment of AR 156 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),[6] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[7]
The highway begins at US Highway 71 (US 71, School Avenue) north of Drake Field in southern Fayetteville. Highway 156 runs east as Willoughby Road near the Fayetteville Country Club before turning north and becoming City Lake Road. The highway continues north before a junction with Pump Station Road, where state maintenance ends. From the eastern terminus, the road continues due north under local maintenance to Highway 16.[8]
History
Highway 156 was first shown on a state highway map published January 1, 1939 between Highway 59 and Oklahoma.[1][2] This segment has not changed alignment since creation.
In 1973, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 9 of 1973. The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to 12 miles (19 km) of county roads as state highways in each county.[10] Two new segments of Highway 156 were created in Washington County in accordance with the act by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on June 28, 1973.[11] Neither has changed alignment since designation.
^ abArkansas State Highway Commission (1938). Official Highway Service Map(TIF) (Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2017 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
^ abArkansas State Highway Commission (January 1, 1939). Highway Map(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2017 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
^ abcdTransportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). State Highway Route and Section Map, Washington County(PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Cartography by GIS Section. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2021. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^System Information & Research Division (2019). Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates (Map). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (2019). Guidelines for Geometric Design of Low-Volume Roads (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2-8. ISBN978-1-56051-726-9. OCLC1140203768.
^Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database"(MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
^ abcTransportation Planning and Policy Division (January 17, 2019) [October 21, 2010]. General Highway Map, Washington County, Arkansas(PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. OCLC919734758. Retrieved January 15, 2022. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
