Arkansas Highway 202


Arkansas Highway 202 is a designation for two east–west state highway in Arkansas. One segment runs from US 62/US 412 in Yellville east to Highway 178. A second portion runs from Bull Shoals Lake east to Arkansas Highway 5 in Baxter County. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

Route description

Yellville to Flippin

The route begins at US 62/US 412 in Yellville and runs east to AR 14 in Summit. The route continues east to AR 178 in Flippin, where it terminates. Highway 202 is entirely two–lane, undivided.

Bull Shoals Lake to Highway 5

Highway 202 begins at County Route 141 at the Oakland Use Area near Bull Shoals Lake and runs east. After serving the unincorporated community of Oakland, the highway enters Baxter County to terminate at Highway 5. The route is a low traffic route, with under 700 vehicles per day along its length as of 2010.

History

The Arkansas State Highway Commission designated Highway 202 between Bull Shoals and Highway 5 on July 10, 1957. A second segment was created in Marion County in May 1973, but was removed in a trade for the Yellville to Flippin segment in August 1975.

Former route

Highway 202 is a former state highway of in Marion County.

Route description

The route began at Highway 14 in Lakeway and ran east. State maintenance ended, with the route continuing east as a county road.

History

A second segment of Highway 202 was created near Lakeway on May 23, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly. The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to of county roads as state highways in each county. The Marion County Judge requested this segment and a former segment of Highway 235 to be deleted in exchange for adding the route between Yellville and Flippin. This designation change was approved on August 26, 1975.