Deer AHTD: Is University Avenue in Little Rock a state highway?

[bugo]

University Avenue between US 70/AR 5 and AR 10 is built more like a highway than your typical Little Rock city street.  The signage resembles AHTD standards.  Is it a secret state highway, and if so what is its secret number?  Was it built by AHTD then turned over to Little Rock for maintenance?

[AHTD]

University Avenue from I-30 to Asher Avenue is U.S. Highway 70.

At this northern intersection, U.S. 70 progresses east on Asher and then follows Roosevelt Road further east.

Otherwise, University Avenue is a major north-south arterial for Little Rock.

[bugo]

University Avenue from I-30 to Asher Avenue is U.S. Highway 70.

At this northern intersection, U.S. 70 progresses east on Asher and then follows Roosevelt Road further east.

Otherwise, University Avenue is a major north-south arterial for Little Rock.

I know all of that...but was it built by the highway department? 

[Avalanchez71]

Is AHTD a type of deer?

[Arkansastravelguy]

Is AHTD a type of deer?

Deer is an inside joke.


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[AHTD]

University Avenue from I-30 to Asher Avenue is U.S. Highway 70.

At this northern intersection, U.S. 70 progresses east on Asher and then follows Roosevelt Road further east.

Otherwise, University Avenue is a major north-south arterial for Little Rock.

I know all of that...but was it built by the highway department?

Originally built by the city of Little Rock and adopted into the state highway system.

[bugo]

University north of the 5/70 intersection is a state highway?  What's the number?

[Scott5114]

No, they're saying University was built by Little Rock, and the part that is US-70 was adopted into the state highway system later.

[RBBrittain]

No, they're saying University was built by Little Rock, and the part that is US-70 was adopted into the state highway system later.

Actually, the part of University that's US 70 has always been a state highway.  It, along with the original roadbed of I-30 from University to Benton, was built in the mid-to-late 1950's as the "New Benton Highway" (US 67/70).  The part north of Asher, originally Hayes Street, is (and always has been) a Little Rock city street.  (Edit: The short section south of I-30 to Chicot Road was also built by the city, though with state help.)