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==Infrastructure== ===Major highways=== Cross County is not served by any [[List of Interstate Highways in Arkansas|Interstate highways]]; the nearest access to the Interstate system is [[Interstate 40]] (I-40) in [[St. Francis County, Arkansas|St. Francis County]] to the south. Two [[List of U.S. Highways in Arkansas|United States highways]] serve Cross County: [[U.S. Highway 49]] (US 49) runs north–south in western Cross County; and [[U.S. Highway 64|US 64]] runs east–west across the length of Cross County.<ref name="cro" /> [[File:Highway 1 northbound in Vanndale, Arkansas.jpg|right|thumb|Highway 1B runs north as a rural highway in Vanndale]] Eleven [[List of state highways in Arkansas|state highways]] serve the traveling public in the county, varying from short connector routes to long highways traversing the entire county. [[Arkansas Highway 1|Highway 1]], which runs north–south the length of the Arkansas Delta, essentially bisects the county, serving as a [[principal arterial]] through Wynne and connecting Cherry Valley and Vanndale to the state highway system. [[Arkansas Highway 42|Highway 42]] runs east–west across the northern part of Cross County through Hickory Ridge, Cherry Valley, Birdeye, Coldwater, and Twist. [[Arkansas Highway 75|Highway 75]] runs north–south through east Cross County, connecting Parkin and Coldwater to I-40 to the south and [[Interstate 555|I-555]] to the north.<ref name="cro" /> [[Arkansas Highway 163|Highway 163]] begins at Wittsburg and runs north along Crowley's Ridge to Birdeye and toward Jonesboro. It is designated as the [[Crowley's Ridge Parkway]], a [[National Scenic Byway]] and [[Arkansas Scenic Byways|Arkansas Scenic Byway]].<ref name="cro">{{Cite map |author= Transportation Planning and Policy Division |cartography=Geographic Information Systems & Mapping Section |sections= |publisher= Arkansas Department of Transportation |title= General Highway Map, Cross County, Arkansas |location= Little Rock |url= https://www.ardot.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CrossCounty.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718151314/https://www.ardot.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CrossCounty.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2021 |url-status=live |orig-year=July 11, 2007 |date=October 2, 2014 |edition=Revised |scale= 1:62,500 |oclc=911045270 |accessdate= July 18, 2021 }}</ref> ===Utilities=== [[File:Parkin AR 2012-03 022.jpg|right|thumb|Parkin Water Company [[water treatment plant]] in Parkin]] {{See also|List of public utilities in Arkansas}} [[Entergy|Entergy Arkansas]] is the sole provider of electricity in most of Cross County, with exception of an area northeast of Wynne roughly between Highway 1 and the St. Francis River, which is served by [[Woodruff Electric Cooperative]].<ref>{{ cite map |title=Electric Utility Service Territories (polygon) |date= October 16, 2014 |orig-year=June 5, 2009 |edition= Update |url= http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgis.arkansas.gov%2Farcgis%2Frest%2Fservices%2FFEATURESERVICES%2FUtilities%2FFeatureServer%2F11&source=sd |publisher= Arkansas GIS Office |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref> Telephone communication service is provided by [[AT&T]], cable television is provided by [[WEHCO Media|East Arkansas Video]]. [[Centerpoint Energy]] is the natural gas utility in Cross County. The [[Arkansas Department of Health]] (ADH) is responsible for the regulation and oversight of public water systems throughout the state. Cross County contains seven community water systems.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Community Water System Data |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health, Engineering Section |location= Little Rock |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/autoupdates/data.xls |access-date= December 12, 2020 }}</ref> Cross County Rural Water System is the largest by customer count (9276), though it extends into portions of five other counties. Wynne Water Utilities is largest by customers in Cross County (8837), followed by the Vanndale-Birdeye Water Association (2389). Cherry Valley Waterworks, Hickory Ridge Waterworks, Parkin Rural Water Association, and Parkin Water Company are all smaller water systems with under 1000 customers. All use groundwater from various aquifers as source water.<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Cherry Valley Waterworks Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/158.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226215253/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/158.pdf |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Hickory Ridge Waterworks Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/159.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227051011/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/159.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Parkin Water Company Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/160.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223054947/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/160.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Vanndale-Birdeye Water Association Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/162.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227051035/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/162.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Wynne Waterworks Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/163.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223054956/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/163.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Cross County Rural Water System Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/459.pdf |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The Parkin Rural Water Association purchases treated water in bulk from Parkin Water Company, whose source is groundwater.<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2019 |title= Parkin Rural Water System Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/459.pdf |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 13, 2020 }}</ref>|group=Note}}
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