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large multistory brick train station with arched entrances and tall bell tower
Amtrak
Amtrak, with a name derived from the words “America” and “track,” is a partially government-funded Ame...
Arkansas and Oklahoma Western Railroad
The Arkansas and Oklahoma Western Railroad (A&OW), based in Rogers (Benton County), was incorporated on Ju...
"Pig Trail Scenic Byway" sign with stone base
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation oversees the planning, maintenance, and policing of state roads and ...
Country highway with trees on one side and fields on the other
Arkansas Highway 1
Stretching from the Missouri border in the north to McGehee (Desha County), Arkansas Highway 1 spans almost 16...
Metal bridge with obstructions to prevent car traffic and a picnic table on it
Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge
The Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge crosses railroad tracks in Stephens (Ouachita County). Constructed in 1928, the...
Steel arch truss bridge over river
Arkansas Highway 7
Stretching almost the entirety of the state from south to north, Arkansas Highway 7 crosses eleven counties an...
Map of Arkansas showing major roadways
Arkansas Highway Commission
In the early part of the twentieth century, Arkansas’s roads were not designed for the arrival of the automo...
Arkansas Highway Police
The Arkansas Highway Police is the oldest statewide law enforcement agency in Arkansas and serves as the law e...
Rows of train wheels and axles piled on top of each other inside fence outside multistory brick building
Arkansas Railroad Museum
The Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) grew out of an effort by the Cotton Belt Histori...
"Charter Granted" newspaper clipping
Arkansas Western Railroad
Beginning in 1896, the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (later the Kansas City Southern) arrived in He...
Brick building with metal garage extension on gravel parking lot
Bauxite and Northern Railroad
The Bauxite and Northern Railroad (B&N) is a short, three-mile railway built in 1906 by a subsidiary of Al...
Busy streets and gas station with buildings in the background and railroad tracks in the foreground
Roswell Beebe (1795–1856)
Roswell Beebe was the first benefactor of the city of Little Rock (Pulaski County); the town of Beebe (White C...
Looking across concrete highway bridge with steel arch trusses
Ben Laney Bridge
The Ben Laney Bridge is located in Camden (Ouachita County). Spanning the Ouachita River, the bridge carries t...
lock and dam on river with pedestrian bridge winding over it and houses, trees on hill in background
Big Dam Bridge
The Big Dam Bridge, which opened to the public in 2006, is a walking, running, and bicycling bridge constructe...
Highway bridge and river with river bank in foreground
Black River Bridge (Historic)
The Black River Bridge is the name given to a historic bridge spanning the Black River in Randolph County. Bui...
"Blue Star Memorial By Way" plaque on large rock in flower bed
Blue Star Memorial Highways
Markers for Blue Star Memorial Highways, which honor members of the armed forces, are located along highways a...
Concrete tunnel entrances on highway
Bobby Hopper Tunnel
Arkansas has seven railroad tunnels but only one highway tunnel. Named for the Arkansas Highway Commission dir...
"Arkansas State Highway Commission" plaque on bridge dated 1936
Bridge Street Bridge
The Bridge Street Bridge is a multi-span reinforced-concrete deck girder bridge that spans the former St. Loui...
Metal bridge over river; city in background
Broadway Bridge
The Broadway Bridge was originally constructed in 1923 as a vehicular structure and replaced in 2017; it is on...
Steel bridge spanning river with sand bar trees in foreground and mountain ridge behind
Buffalo River Bridge
aka: Pruitt Bridge
Formerly located in Newton County north of Jasper (Newton County), ...
Political map of Arkansas with trail marked in green
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail
The Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail follows the route of the antebellum Butterfield Overland mail...
White man in suit with white shirt
Butterfield's Overland Mail Company
aka: Overland Mail Company
Butterfield’s Overland Mail Company carried the first success...
Two rail workers and man in tie pose on tracks by locomotive 2633
Cairo and Fulton Railroad
Today’s Union Pacific Railroad line from the Missouri state line through Little Rock (Pulaski County) to Tex...
Narrow dirt road with trees on both sides
Camden to Washington Road, Rosston Segment
The Camden to Washington Road formerly connected the towns of Camden (Ouachita County) and Washington (Hempste...
Carrollton Road
The Carrollton Road was part of an east-west road that crossed northern Arkansas in the 1830s and is noteworth...
Stone arch bridge with concrete platform over creek
Cedar Creek Bridge
aka: Goodie Creek Bridge
The Cedar Creek Bridge, located on Independence County Road 235 whe...
Multistory brick building with single-story wings on grass with flag pole and bell on brick pedestal next to paved driveway
Central Delta Depot Museum
The Central Delta Depot Museum in Brinkley (Monroe County) is an initiative of the Central Delta Historical So...
"Rock Island" train 529 on tracks
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway (commonly called the Rock Island) was an Illinois railroad that g...
"Where shall it be" newspaper clipping
Choctaw Freight Terminal
The Choctaw Freight Terminal served the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad Company (originally the Memphis and Littl...
two people look inside an early twentieth century model car
Climber Motor Corporation
The automobile craze grew by leaps and bounds during the early twentieth century. A 1907 issue of Outing Magaz...
White adults and children pose with handcar outside wood frame "combs" train station
Combs, Cass and Eastern Railroad
The Combs, Cass and Eastern Railroad Company (CC&E) has several distinctions. It was the last railroad bui...
Concrete bridge with supporting column over creek
Coop Creek Bridge
The Coop Creek Bridge, located on Sebastian County Road 236 where it crosses Coop Creek near Mansfield (Sebast...