U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas

U.S. Highway 62
U.S. Highway 62
	US 62 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by AHTD
Length	329.9 mi (530.9 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	US 62 at the Oklahoma state line
	I-49 / US 71 / AR 180 in Fayetteville; US 412 in Springdale; I-49 / US 71 / AR 102 in Rogers; US 412 in Alpena; US 65 in Harrison; US 167 in Ash Flat; US 63 in Hardy; US 63 / US 412 in Imboden; US 67 from Pocahontas to Corning; US 49 in Piggott
East end	US 62 at the Missouri state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Washington, Benton, Carroll, Boone, Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Sharp, Lawrence, Randolph, Clay
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Arkansas Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Business; Spurs; Suffixed; Scenic; Heritage;

U.S. Route 62 (US 62) is a U.S. highway running from El Paso, Texas northeast to Niagara Falls, New York. In the U.S. state of Arkansas, the route runs 329.9 miles from the Oklahoma border near Summers east to the Missouri border in St. Francis, serving the northern portion of the state. The route passes through several cities and towns, including Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, Harrison, Mountain Home, Pocahontas, and also Piggott. US 62 runs concurrent with several highways in Arkansas including Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 71 between Fayetteville and Bentonville, U.S. Route 412 through much of the state, U.S. Route 65 in the Harrison area, and with U.S. Route 63 and U.S. Route 67 in northeast Arkansas.

Route description

Northwest Arkansas

U.S. Route 62 enters Arkansas from Oklahoma and runs by the Bean Cemetery near Lincoln and the Borden House and Prairie Grove Battlefield Park in Prairie Grove.^[1]^[2] The route then enters the Northwest Arkansas metro area, including the cities of Fayetteville, Rogers, and Bentonville. The route concurs with I-49/US 71 through these communities. In Benton County, the route passes Garfield Elementary School near the junction with Arkansas Highway 127 in Garfield before exiting Rogers.^[3] The route continues east near the Pea Ridge National Military Park and the Missouri state line before entering Carroll County.^[4]

The Ozark Mountains

US 62 winds through the Ozarks, passing through sparsely populated scenic country and small towns. US 62 passes the Thorncrown Chapel, the Tall Pines Motor Inn, and the historic U.S. 62 White River Bridge near Eureka Springs. The route begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 412 in Alpena that continues west to Imboden. Also, US 62/US 412 meet U.S. Route 65 in Harrison. In Marion County, the route meets US 62S in Pyatt and the US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek outside of town. During this stretch, US 62 crosses two of the nine Arkansas Scenic Byways, the Pig Trail and Scenic Highway 7. Continuing east, the route passes a former alignment of US 62 before entering Yellville. East of Yellville, the route enters Mountain Home in Baxter County and crosses over Norfolk Lake to enter rural Fulton County.

After passing through Fulton County, US 62/US 412 enters Sharp County. In Ash Flat, US 62/US 412 serves as the northern terminus of U.S. Route 167. After passing around Cherokee Village, Arkansas, the route enters Hardy. In Hardy, US 62/US 412/US 63 Business passes four properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas: the Carrie Tucker House, the Sherman Bates House, the Fred Graham House, and Web Long House and Motel.^[5] US 62/US 412 also meets U.S. Route 63, which is mostly a patchwork of concurrencies throughout the state. The routes continue together to Imboden, when US 63/US 412 break and continue south, where US 62/AR 115 continues over the St. Louis-San Francisco Overpass headed north into Randolph County and Crowley's Ridge.

Crowley's Ridge

In Randolph County, US 62 passes by cotton fields until Pocahontas, when the route meets US 67.^[6] The route concurs with US 67 east until Corning in Clay County.^[7] The route runs east through Crowley's Ridge to Piggott, and enters Missouri near St. Francis.^[7]

History

The route was originally a trail known as the Ozark Trail, which was the main series of routes in the area prior to the construction of U.S. Route 66. The Ozark Trails Association was responsible for maintaining and marking the routes, with William Hope Harvey in charge. Harvey wanted an auto trail from Oklahoma to his resort town Monte Ne, which he established after retiring from the railroad business.^[8] He had grand visions of trails connecting Monte Ne with St. Louis, Kansas City, Wichita, Kansas, and Oklahoma City, and points west.^[9] U.S. Route 62 from Gateway to Eureka Springs was also designated part of The Jefferson Highway, although the highway was not really marked and frequently shifted.^[10] The highway was listed as a "Proposed Primary Federal Aid Road" on a state map in the first issue of "Arkansas Highways Magazine" (1924), but not numbered.^[11]

The road brought much traffic through the hills of Arkansas, previously resistant to development. Eureka Springs was a popular stop on the route, with many motor inns and a vibrant downtown. Nearby Arkansas Highway 23 (The Pig Trail) further added tourists to the community.^[12] Further east, cities of Mountain Home, Cotter, and Flippin grew significantly with US 62's traffic.^[13] Rough terrain interspersed with large waterways caused the need for large bridges, including the Cotter Bridge (which replaced a ferry system) and the St. Louis-San Francisco Overpass.^[14] A 1981 study indicated a need of 31 climbing lanes from Harrison to Hardy (approx. 110 miles (180 km)) necessary for safety purposes, indicative of the rough terrain.^[14]

Some historic alignments of the old road still exist with original pavement. One section, built between 1932 and bypassed in 1952, is located between Busch and Eureka Springs on either side of the White River. On the north side of the river Carroll County Route 109 follows the alignment to the former river crossing, where only concrete bridge piers remain to be seen. On the south side County Route 107 continues southward, eventually rejoining the modern alignment. This section was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[15]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Washington		0.0	0.0		US 62 west – Muskogee	Continuation into Oklahoma
	Summers	2.5	4.0		AR 59 north – Siloam Springs
		4.1	6.6		AR 59 south – Van Buren
	Lincoln	10.3	16.6		AR 45 south – Canehill
					US 62B east – Prairie Grove
	Prairie Grove	16.9	27.2		US 62B west – Prairie Grove
		18.8	30.3		AR 170 east
	Farmington	22.9	36.9		AR 170 west (Hunter Street)
	Fayetteville	25.7	41.4	62	I-49 south (US 71 south) / AR 180 east (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) – Fort Smith, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville National Cemetery	Western end of I-49/US 71 concurrency
		27.5	44.3	64	AR 16 west / AR 16S east (Wedington Drive)
		28.4	45.7	65	Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard	Porter Road rededicated in July 2022^[16]
		29.7	47.8	67A	AR 112 (Garland Avenue)	Access to University of Arkansas
		30.2	48.6	67B	US 71B north (North Fulbright Expressway)	Interchange opened around November 2017; access to Washington Regional Medical Center and Fayetteville Historic District
	Johnson	31	50	69	Johnson Mill Boulevard
	Springdale			70	Don Tyson Parkway	Opened July 7, 2014^[17]
		36	58	72	US 412 (Sunset Avenue)	Future exit 258
		37.4	60.2	73	Elm Springs Road
Benton		76.15	122.55	76	Wagon Wheel Road
	Lowell	77.55	124.80	77	AR 612 west (Springdale Northern Bypass) – Elm Springs, Cave Springs	Current eastern terminus and exit 13 on AR 612
	Lowell	78.90	126.98	78	AR 264 (West Monroe Avenue)	Access to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
	Rogers	81.01	130.37	81	Pleasant Grove Road
		82.79	133.24	82	Promenade Boulevard / West Pauline Whittaker Parkway
		83.90	135.02	83	Pinnacle Hills Parkway / West New Hope Road	Future exit 269
	Rogers–Bentonville line	85.30	137.28	85	US 71B south (West Walnut Street) / SE Walton Boulevard
	Bentonville	44.6	71.8	86	I-49 north (US 71 north) / AR 102 west (SE 14th Street) – Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton	Eastern end of I-49/US 71 concurrency
	Rogers	51.0	82.1		AR 94 east – Rogers Business District	Western end of AR 94 concurrency
	Rogers	51.4	82.7		AR 12 east / AR 94 west (North Second Street) – Little Flock, Pea Ridge, Historic District, Hobbs State Park Conservation Area, Prairie Creek Park, Rogers Historical Museum	Eastern end of AR 94 concurrency
		57.8	93.0		AR 72 west – Pea Ridge
	Garfield	62.8	101.1		AR 127 – Beaver Lake, Lost Bridge Park
	Gateway	66.7	107.3		AR 37 north – Seligman, MO
Carroll					AR 187 north – Beaver, Holiday Island
					AR 187 south – Beaver Dam, Beaver Lake
		79.5	127.9		AR 187 north
	Eureka Springs				Historic Loop - Eureka Springs Business District	Former US 62B
					AR 23 north – Holiday Island, Beaver	Western end of AR 23 concurrency
					AR 23 south – Huntsville	Eastern end of AR 23 concurrency
		92.2	148.4		AR 143 north / AR 980 – Grandview, Airport
	Berryville	95.0	152.9		US 62S
		96.1	154.7		AR 221 south (West Carl Avenue)	Western end of AR 221 concurrency
					AR 21 north / AR 221 north	Eastern end of AR 221 concurrency; western end of AR 21 concurrency
					AR 21 south – Kingston, Boxley	Eastern end of AR 21 concurrency
					AR 103 south – Rule
	Green Forest				AR 103 north – Oak Grove
					AR 311 north (Carroll Avenue)
					Tyson Avenue (AR 311 south)
Boone	Alpena	114	183		US 412 west – Huntsville, Springdale	Western end of US 412 concurrency
		116	187		AR 392 east – Batavia
		119	192		US 65 north – Branson, MO, Springfield, MO	Interchange; western end of US 65 concurrency
	Harrison	122	196		AR 980 – Airport
		124	200		AR 43 north
		124	200		North Main Street - Business District	Former US 65B
					AR 7 north – Bergman, Lead Hill, Diamond City	Western end of AR 7 concurrency
					US 65B south / AR 7 south – Jasper, Russellville, Business District	Eastern end of AR 7 concurrency
					US 65B north (South Main Street) – Harrison Business District, Northark College South Campus
	Bellefonte	131	211		AR 206 west
		132	212		US 65 south – Little Rock	Eastern end of US 65 concurrency
Marion		143.9	231.6		AR 125 south – Eros, Bruno	Western end of AR 125 concurrency
	Pyatt	144.4	232.4		US 62S – Pyatt Business District
		150.1	241.6		AR 125 north – Dodd City	Eastern end of AR 125 concurrency
		153.0	246.2		AR 202 east – Summit
	Yellville	154.5	248.6		US 62B east (Old Main Street)
		154.8	249.1		AR 14 west (Panther Avenue) – Summit, Lead Hill	Western end of AR 14 concurrency
		155.0	249.4		US 62B west (Berry Street)
		155.1	249.6		AR 14 east – Ozark Folk Center State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Buffalo National River Buffalo Point	Eastern end of AR 14 concurrency
		159.9	257.3		AR 178 east – Flippin, Bull Shoals, Bull Shoals White River State Park
		162.5	261.5		AR 101 south – Rea Valley
		163.1	262.5		US 62B east – Cotter
Baxter	Cotter	165.9	267.0		US 62B west / CR 1 (Denton Ferry Road) – Cotter Business District
	Gassville	167.3	269.2		AR 345 south (Cotter Road)
	Gassville	168.3	270.9		AR 126 north – Ozark Regional Airport
		171.3	275.7		AR 126 south – Buffalo City
	Mountain Home	173.6	279.4		US 62B east – Mountain Home
	Mountain Home	174.2	280.3		AR 201 – Arkansas State University Mountain Home Campus
		176.5	284.0		AR 5	Interchange
		178.2	286.8		AR 178 (Buzzard Roost Road)
	Mountain Home	179.3	288.6		US 62B west – Mountain Home
		183.6	295.5		AR 101 north – Gamaliel
Fulton		193.7	311.7		AR 87 – Vidette, Elizabeth
	Viola	201.6	324.4		AR 223 – Moody, MO, Bexar
	Salem	210.4	338.6		US 62B east
		211.0	339.6		AR 395 south
		211.4	340.2		AR 9 to AR 395 north – Business District, Mammoth Spring, Melbourne
	Glencoe	219.0	352.4		AR 289 south – Horseshoe Bend
		226.2	364.0		AR 289 north – Saddle, Mammoth Spring
Sharp	Ash Flat	228.6	367.9		US 167 south (Ash Flat Drive) – Batesville
Fulton	No major junctions
Sharp	Cherokee Village	232.3	373.9			AR 175S north – Cherokee Village
		237.4	382.1	AR 175 south (Stone Creek Road) to AR 289 – Cherokee Village		Western end of AR 175 concurrency
		238.2	383.3	AR 342 east (West Riverview Drive) – Harold E. Alexander WMA
	Hardy	238.9	384.5	US 63B south – Hardy, Historic District		Western end of US 63B concurrency
		240.2	386.6	US 63 north – Mammoth Spring		Eastern end of US 63B concurrency; western end of US 63 concurrency
				US 63B north – Hardy
		245.3	394.8	AR 175 north – Wirth		Eastern end of AR 175 concurrency
		250.4	403.0	AR 58 west – Williford
		252.4	406.2	AR 58E west – Williford
Lawrence	Ravenden	256.8	413.3	AR 90 east – Ravenden Springs
Randolph	No major junctions
Lawrence	Imboden	260.9	419.9		AR 115 south – Smithville, Cave City
Lawrence	Imboden	261.5	420.8		US 63 south / US 412 east – Imboden Business District, Black Rock, Hoxie	Eastern end of US 63/US 412 concurrency
Spring River		261.7	421.2	St. Louis-San Francisco Overpass
Randolph	Pocahontas	272.1	437.9		AR 166 south – Old Davidsonville State Park
		274.1	441.1		US 67 south – Walnut Ridge	Western end of US 67 concurrency
		274.1	441.1		AR 90 north (Broadway Street) to AR 115 – Ravenden Springs, Pocahontas Business District, Historic Courthouse
		276.6	445.1		AR 166 north – Engelberg
		285.2	459.0		US 67B north – Biggers
	Reyno	289.2	465.4		AR 328 west – Reyno
Clay	Datto	291.6	469.3		US 67B north – Datto
		293.7	472.7		AR 211 north – Success
		296.7	477.5		AR 980 – Airport
	Corning	300.3	483.3		US 67 north – St. Louis, MO	Eastern end of US 67 concurrency
		304.3	489.7		AR 135 south – Paragould
	McDougal	309.0	497.3		AR 141 south – Boydsville
	Pollard	316.2	508.9		AR 139 north – Qulin, MO
	Piggott	322.3	518.7		US 49 south / AR 1 south – Paragould, Gulfport, MS	Western end of AR 1 concurrency
		324.0	521.4		AR 139 south – Holly Island
		324.3	521.9		AR 1 north – Holcomb, MO	Eastern end of AR 1 concurrency
		329.9	530.9		US 62 east – Malden	Continuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

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^ "Area Attractions - City of Lincoln, AR." Website. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ "Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park." Area Profile. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ "Schools of Arkansas - Northwest Region." Schools profile. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ "Pea Ridge National Military Park." National Park Service. Park Profile. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ "Sharp County, Arkansas." National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Listings. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Randolph County map Retrieved on June 17, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Clay County map Retrieved on June 17, 2010.
^ "Lynn McWhorter Mabry Collection: William Hope "Coin" Harvey." University of Arkansas Libraries - Special Collections. ABOUT WILLIAM HOPE COIN Article. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
^ "Highway A-7, Tyronza Segment, Tyronza, Poinsett County." Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Article. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
^ "Culture and history of Eureka Springs, Arkansas." Eureka Springs Historic Profile. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
^ Paul Gabriel, ed. (January 1924). "Before you, Citizens of the "Wonder State", are your "Arkansas Highways"" (PDF). Arkansas Highways. 1 (1). Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Highway Department: 11. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
^ "Culture and history of Eureka Springs, Arkansas." In Eureka. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
^ Arkansas. (1981). "The Effects of ferry replacement and bypass construction on U.S. 62 in Baxter County. Little Rock, Ark." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas. (1981). A Corridor study U.S. 62 Harrison to Hardy. Little Rock, Ark: The ASHTD.
^ "NRHP nomination for Old US 62, Busch Segment" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
^ Staff (July 21, 2022). "Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard signs installed on Interstate 49". 5newsonline.com. KFSM-TV. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
^ Caraway, Steve (July 3, 2014). "Springdale's Tyson Interchange to Open Month Early: Work Will Create Easy Access to Ballpark Development Area". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

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Previous state: Oklahoma	Arkansas	Next state: Missouri

[1] "Area Attractions - City of Lincoln, AR." Website. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

[2] "Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park." Area Profile. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

[3] "Schools of Arkansas - Northwest Region." Schools profile. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

[4] "Pea Ridge National Military Park." National Park Service. Park Profile. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

[5] "Sharp County, Arkansas." National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Listings. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

[ran-6] Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Randolph County map Retrieved on June 17, 2010.

[cla-7] Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Clay County map Retrieved on June 17, 2010.

[8] "Lynn McWhorter Mabry Collection: William Hope "Coin" Harvey." University of Arkansas Libraries - Special Collections. ABOUT WILLIAM HOPE COIN Article. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

[9] "Highway A-7, Tyronza Segment, Tyronza, Poinsett County." Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Article. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

[10] "Culture and history of Eureka Springs, Arkansas." Eureka Springs Historic Profile. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

[11] Paul Gabriel, ed. (January 1924). "Before you, Citizens of the "Wonder State", are your "Arkansas Highways"" (PDF). Arkansas Highways. 1 (1). Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Highway Department: 11. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

[12] "Culture and history of Eureka Springs, Arkansas." In Eureka. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

[13] Arkansas. (1981). "The Effects of ferry replacement and bypass construction on U.S. 62 in Baxter County. Little Rock, Ark." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

[cor-14] Arkansas. (1981). A Corridor study U.S. 62 Harrison to Hardy. Little Rock, Ark: The ASHTD.

[NRHP_BUSCH-15] "NRHP nomination for Old US 62, Busch Segment" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

[16] Staff (July 21, 2022). "Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard signs installed on Interstate 49". 5newsonline.com. KFSM-TV. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[17] Caraway, Steve (July 3, 2014). "Springdale's Tyson Interchange to Open Month Early: Work Will Create Easy Access to Ballpark Development Area". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

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