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

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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.