US 70, Union Valley Segment
National Register of Historic Places

US 70, Union Valley Segment

Union Valley, Lonoke County, Arkansas
Listed
September 22, 2004
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001040

About this property

U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,381 miles (3,832 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States. Established as one of the original highways of 1926, it originally ran only to Holbrook, Arizona, then was extended in 1934 as a coast to coast route, with the current eastern terminus near the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic, North Carolina, and the former western terminus near the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, California. Its western end was truncated to Blythe, California in 1963, and was again truncated to US 60 / SR 77 in Globe, Arizona in 1969. Before the completion of the Interstate Highway system, U.S. Highway 70 was sometimes referred to as the "Broadway of America", due to its status as one of the main east–west thoroughfares in the nation.

Location

Union Valley, Lonoke County, Arkansas
34.76575, -92.01465

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 04001040. It was listed on September 22, 2004.

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Dortch Plantation
Early Republic
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Morris House
Industrial
6 mi
Ashley-Alexander House
Industrial
6.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Bayou Meto Arkansas
1863Civil War
3 mi
Battle of Bayou Meto
1863Civil War
6.1 mi
Battle of Reed's Bridge
1863Civil War
6.8 mi
Battle of Reed's Bridge
1862Civil War
8.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was US 70, Union Valley Segment listed on the National Register?

US 70, Union Valley Segment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2004.

What type of historic resource is US 70, Union Valley Segment?

US 70, Union Valley Segment is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for US 70, Union Valley Segment?

The period of significance for US 70, Union Valley Segment is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1926.

Can I research the history near US 70, Union Valley Segment?

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