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Hestia

(3,818 posts) Tue Jan 26, 2016, 08:51 AM Jan 2016

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Last gravel highway in state, near Devil’s Den, to be paved

Last gravel highway in state, near Devil’s Den, to be paved
By Bill Bowden
This article was published January 25, 2016 at 5:45 a.m.

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/jan/25/last-gravel-highway-state-near-devils-den-be-paved/

WINSLOW — Work will begin next month to pave the last stretch of gravel highway in Arkansas.

The 3.87-mile segment of Arkansas 220 goes from Devil’s Den State Park south about a mile into Crawford County.

Arkansas has 16,411 miles of highways.

“Paving these last few miles is highly symbolic for a state which has traditionally had a reputation as hopelessly backward,” said Tom Dillard, an Arkansas historian.

Dillard cited the story of the Arkansas Traveler and the 1903 book On a Slow Train Through Arkansaw, which became the best-selling joke book in American history.

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Technically, all highways were paved and the Highway Dept. inherited this road from the Nat'l Forestry Service.

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Last gravel highway in state, near Devil’s Den, to be paved (Original Post) Hestia Jan 2016 OP

A "reputation" for being hopelessly backward? Hoppy Jan 2016 #1

I love Devil's Den! Cracklin Charlie Jan 2016 #2

Agreed, extremely beautiful. I understand this is the entrance to the park, not the park itself Hestia Jan 2016 #3

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)

1. A "reputation" for being hopelessly backward?

Reply to Hestia (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 09:21 AM

Jan 2016

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

2. I love Devil's Den!

Reply to Hestia (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 11:04 AM

Jan 2016

That's one of my favorite places in the whole, wide world! It's so beautiful there.

Roadbuilders...please be very careful with this ecosystem!

Hestia

(3,818 posts)

3. Agreed, extremely beautiful. I understand this is the entrance to the park, not the park itself

Reply to Cracklin Charlie (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 08:59 PM

Jan 2016

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