Arkansas Highway 385 is a designation for two state highways in White County, Arkansas

White County, Arkansas

White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 77,076. The county seat is Searcy. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a...

. The southern segment of 8.98 miles (14.5 km) runs from Griffithville

Griffithville, Arkansas

Griffithville is a town in White County, Arkansas, United States. Windle Porter is the current mayor. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Griffithville is located at ....

 to Kensett

Kensett, Arkansas

Kensett is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Located adjacent to the east side of Searcy, the city is the hometown of noted legislator Wilbur D. Mills, who was influential throughout the 1960s in the United States House of Representatives. Max McDonald is the current mayor...

. A northern segment of 6.23 miles (10 km) runs from Highway 367 in Judsonia

Judsonia, Arkansas

Judsonia is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Rickey Veach is the current mayor. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Judsonia is located at ....

 to Plainview

Plainview, White County, Arkansas

Plainview is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, White County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 157 and the northern terminus of Arkansas Highway 385....

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Griffithville to Kensett

Highway 385 begins in Griffithville

Griffithville, Arkansas

Griffithville is a town in White County, Arkansas, United States. Windle Porter is the current mayor. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Griffithville is located at ....

 at Highway 11

Arkansas Highway 11

Arkansas Highway 11 is the name of multiple state highways in Arkansas.-Section 1:Arkansas Highway 11 is a state highway of in Prairie and White Counties.-Route description:...

. The route passes two properties on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

: the J.A. Neaville House and A.J. Smith House. The route heads north to Highway 87 in Kensett

Kensett, Arkansas

Kensett is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Located adjacent to the east side of Searcy, the city is the hometown of noted legislator Wilbur D. Mills, who was influential throughout the 1960s in the United States House of Representatives. Max McDonald is the current mayor...

, where it terminates.

Judsonia to Plainview

Arkansas Highway 385 begins in Judsonia

Judsonia, Arkansas

Judsonia is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Rickey Veach is the current mayor. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Judsonia is located at ....

 at Highway 367. Highway 385 runs south as Judson Ave, passing the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial within Evergreen Cemetery, the Judsonia High School Gymnasium near Judsonia High School, and the Judsonia Community Building Historic District. The route runs south until reaching the Little Red River, after which the road turns west and becomes Hopkins Dr. Highway 385 continues west, intersecting first Highway 367 and US 67

U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas

U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas runs from Texarkana to the Missouri state line in Northeastern Arkansas.-Route description:U.S. Route 67 runs parallel to Interstate 30 from Texarkana to Benton, where it then runs concurrent with I-30 to North Little Rock. It then runs east, concurrent with I-40, for...

/US 167 further west. The highway next turns north to terminate at Highway 157

Arkansas Highway 157

Arkansas Highway 157 is a state highway of in White and Independence Counties.-Route description:AR 157 begins in Judsonia at AR 367. The route runs under US 64/US 167 and continues north until Pleasant Plains. AR 157 meets AR 87 and again crosses US 167 in Pleasant Plains. The route turns east...

 at Plainview

Plainview, White County, Arkansas

Plainview is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, White County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 157 and the northern terminus of Arkansas Highway 385....

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Highway 385 within Judsonia was formerly US 67 City, and earlier US 67, a mainline cross-country auto route. The history is still apparent today from the numerous properties along its curbs listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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Major intersections

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Judsonia, Arkansas

Judsonia is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Rickey Veach is the current mayor. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Judsonia is located at ....

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History

Arkansas Highway 385 first became a state highway in 1966. The graded dirt route ran north from US 67 to Plainview. The segment in downtown Judsonia was designated U.S. Route 67 City at this time. (US 67 City was a former alignment of US 67.) The southerly route of Highway 385 was first built as a graded dirt road across Cypress Bayou in 1966, but was not yet designated a state highway. The following year, Highway 385 was paved from the US 67/US 67C intersection to Plainview. The southerly route was added to the system in 1970, and paved in 1973. In 1976, US 67 was moved slightly west into today's US 67/US 167 alignment, with the former highway becoming Highway 367. This realignment meant the US 67C needed to be redesignated, and it became Highway 385.