December 23, 1992

The land for the Delta Heritage Trail State Park was acquired. The Delta Heritage Trail is being developed in phases along seventy-three miles of abandoned Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through Phillips, Arkansas, and Desha counties in eastern Arkansas. The trail project starts one mile south of Lexa (Phillips County) and goes to Cypress Bend (Desha County). The first hiking and biking segment was opened in 2002 from Helena Junction (near Lexa) to Barton (Phillips County), along Arkansas 85, one mile south of U.S. 49. The corridor for trail development includes 887 acres of natural Delta lowlands, fifty-eight bridges (including spans over the White and Arkansas rivers), and numerous opportunities for wildlife viewing.