 Highway 308 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byArDOT | ||||
| Existed | April 24, 1963[1]–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 6.216 mi[2] (10.004 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 149 inMarked Tree | |||
| East end |  AR 135 atSpear Lake | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 10.940 mi[3] (17.606 km) | |||
| West end |  AR 118 atWhitton | |||
| East end |  US 61 atFrenchman's Bayou | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Poinsett,Mississippi | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 308 (AR 308,Ark. 308, andHwy. 308) is a designation for two east–weststate highways inNortheast Arkansas. One segment runs east fromAR 149 inMarked Tree toSpear Lake. A second route, of 10.94 miles (17.61 km) begins atHighway 118 atWhitton and runs east toUS 61 atFrenchman's Bayou. The highway also includes abusiness route andspur route in Marked Tree. All four routes are maintained by theArkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
ArDOT maintains both segments of AR 308 as part of the state highway system. ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway was highest near the western terminus in Marked Tree, estimated at 930 vehicles per day in 2021,on average. It drops to 220 VPD north of the Marked Tree Municipal Airport. The Mississippi County segment is highest near Whitton at 120 VPD.[4] For reference, roads under 400 VPD are classified as "very low volume local road" by theAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[5]
No segment of AR 308 is part of theNational Highway System (NHS),[6] a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[7]
Highway 308 begins atHighway 149 (10th Street / Frisco Street) inMarked Tree, a small town within theArkansas Delta, a flat and fertile agricultural region. The route passes under theBNSF Railway tracks and curves past an industrial area before turning due north. Now forming the western boundary of theMarked Tree Municipal Airport, the route serves as the western terminus ofHighway 308 Spur. Continuing north, Highway 308 serves as the eastern terminus ofHighway 308 Business (Elm Street), which runs into the Marked Tree Business District before exiting the city eastbound. Highway 308 runs east through an agricultural area to an intersection withHighway 135 at theunincorporated community ofSpear Lake, where it terminates.[8]
A second segment of Highway 308 runs in a rural part of Northeast Arkansas. The highway begins at a junction withHighway 118 at the unincorporated community ofWhitton inMississippi County northeast of the small town ofTyronza. AR 308 runs south to the small town ofBirdsong before meetingAR 77 at Dimple. The two routes run north together in aconcurrency toDenwood. AR 308 turns east, running as asection line road toInterstate 55 (I-55), where it turns south similar to afrontage road along the southbound lanes before crossing over I-55 (no access) to a junction withUS 61 inFrenchman's Bayou, where it terminates.[9]
The segment between Marked Tree and Highway 135 was adopted as a state highway by theArkansas State Highway Commission on April 24, 1963.[1] It was rerouted in Marked Tree on October 27, 1965,[10] the former segment remains as a city street named "Old 308 Highway".[11]
The highway between Highway 118 and Birdsong was designated a state highway on April 25, 1973,[12] with an extension to Frenchman's Bayou on February 27, 1974.[13]
Mile markers reset at concurrencies.
| County | Location | mi[2][3][11] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Poinsett | Marked Tree | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 149 (10th Street / Frisco Street) | Eastern terminus, formerUS 63B | ||
| 0.89 | 1.43 |    AR 308S east (Airport Road) –Marked Tree Municipal Airport | Hwy. 308S western terminus | ||||
| 1.42 | 2.29 |   AR 308B west (Elm Street) – Marked Tree Business District | Hwy. 308B eastern terminus | ||||
| Spear Lake | 6.216 | 10.004 | AR 135 –Lepanto | Eastern terminus | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Mississippi | Whitton | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 118 –Marked Tree | Western terminus | ||
| | 5.312– 0.000 | 8.549– 0.000 |  AR 77 | ||||
| Frenchman's Bayou | 5.628 | 9.057 |  US 61 /Great River Road –Turrell,Wilson | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 Airport Road | |
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| Location | Marked Tree |
| Length | 0.127 mi[2] (204 m) |
| Existed | June 24, 1970[14]–present |
Highway 308 Spur (AR 308S,Ark. 308S,Hwy. 308S, andAirport Road) is aspur route inMarked Tree.
The highway begins at AR 308 and runs due east to theMarked Tree Municipal Airport.[8]
The route was added to the state highway system by theArkansas State Highway Commission on June 24, 1970.[14]
The entire route is inMarked Tree,Poinsett County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 |  AR 308 | Western terminus | ||
| 0.127 | 0.204 | Marked Tree Municipal Airport | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 Highway 308B | |
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| Location | Marked Tree |
| Length | 1.311 mi[2] (2.110 km) |
| Existed | March 28, 1973[15]–present |
Highway 308 Business (AR 308B,Ark. 308B, andHwy. 308B) is abusiness route inMarked Tree.
Highway 308B begins atHighway 308 at the northern city limits of Marked Tree. It runs southwest asElm Street, paralleling the Left Hand Chute of the Little River through a residential neighborhood. The highway turns ontoBroadway Street and terminates at an intersection withAR 14/AR 75 (Nathan Street) and AR 14/AR 140.[8]
The business route designation was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on March 28, 1973.[15]
The entire route is inMarked Tree,Poinsett County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 308 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.311 | 2.110 |     AR 14 /AR 75 south (Nathan Street) /AR 140 east (Broadway Street) | Western terminus, AR 75 northern terminus, AR 140 western terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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