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U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas

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U.S. Highway 70 marker
U.S. Highway 70
Map
US 70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length287.2 mi[1][2][3][4] (462.2 km)
Existed1926 (1926)[5]–present
Major junctions
West end US 70 at the Oklahoma state line
Major intersections
East end I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 / SR 1 at the Tennessee state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesSevier, Howard, Pike, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Garland, Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, St. Francis, Crittenden
Highway system
AR 69 US 71

U.S. Route 70 (US 70) runs east–west through across the heart of Arkansas for 287.2 miles (462.2 km). US 70 enters the state from Oklahoma west of De Queen, and exits to Tennessee at Memphis, running concurrently with Interstate 55 (I-55), US 61, US 64, US 78, and US 79. The highway passes through the major cities of Hot Springs, Little Rock, North Little Rock, and West Memphis.

Between Oklahoma and Hot Springs National Park, US 70 is largely rural and two-lane. The route bypasses much of the city to the south and then serves as the arterial road between Hot Springs National Park and Little Rock. The highway runs concurrently with I-30 between a place north of Haskell to southwestern Little Rock, where it splits to traverse through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Between North Little Rock and its merge into I-55 at West Memphis, the route is principally two-lane and has been supplanted by I-40, which always runs within a few miles of the highway.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2][3][4]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Sevier0.00.0
US 70 west – Broken Bow, Hugo
Continuation into Oklahoma
5.38.5
US 70B east – De Queen Business District
Western terminus of US 70B; Business District not signed westbound
De Queen6.510.5
AR 399 south (College Drive) – Cossatot Community College
Northern terminus of AR 399
8.613.8



US 59 north / US 71 north / US 70B west (North Lakeside Drive) to AR 41 – Foreman, Fort Smith, Mena
Western end of US 59/US 71/US 371 concurrency; northern terminus of US 371; eastern terminus of US 70B; Mena not signed westbound
16.626.7


US 59 south / US 71 south / US 371 south – Texarkana
Eastern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 concurrency
HowardDierks28.545.9
US 278 east (East Fourth Street)
Western end of US 278 concurrency
31.851.2
US 278 west – Umpire, Wickes
Eastern end of US 278 concurrency
PikeNewhope40.865.7
AR 369 south
Western end of AR 369 concurrency
45.072.4
AR 369 north – Langley
Eastern end of AR 369 concurrency
Kirby55.389.0

AR 27 south / AR 84 east – Murfreesboro, Amity
Western end of AR 84 concurrency; northern terminus of AR 27
Salem59.996.4
AR 84 west – Langley
Eastern end of AR 84 concurrency
Glenwood64.0103.0
AR 8 east – Amity
Western end of AR 8 concurrency
64.2103.3


US 70B east (Elm Street) / AR 8 west to AR 27
Eastern end of AR 8 concurrency; western terminus of US 70B
65.2104.9
US 70B west (East Broadway) – Glenwood Business District
Eastern terminus of US 70B; Business District not signed eastbound
Montgomery71.1114.4
AR 182 east – Amity
Western terminus of AR 182
Hot Spring
No major junctions
GarlandHempwallace85.5137.6
AR 227 north (Sunshine Road) – Sunshine
Southern terminus of AR 227
89.7144.4
AR 192 east (Marion Anderson Road)
Western terminus of AR 192
Hot Springs91.0–
91.3
146.5–
146.9
Ouachita River
91.8147.7Western end of freeway section
2

US 270 west / US 70B east (Airport Road) – Mount Ida
Western end of US 270 concurrency; western terminus of US 70B
93.3–
93.8
150.2–
151.0
3McLeod Street
94.4–
94.9
151.9–
152.7
4 AR 88 (Higdon Ferry Road)
95.2–
95.6
153.2–
153.9
5 AR 7 (Central Avenue)Signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north)
97.5–
98.0
156.9–
157.7
7 AR 128 (Carpenter Dam Road)
99.5–
99.9
160.1–
160.8
9

US 270 east / US 270B west (Malvern Avenue)
Eastern end of US 270 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 270B
102.0–
102.4
164.2–
164.8
11 (EB)
6 (WB)


US 70B west / AR 5 north – Hot Springs, Fountain Lake, Hot Springs Village
Signed as exits 11B (west) and 11A (north) eastbound, exits 6A (west) and 6B (north) westbound
102.4164.8Eastern end of freeway section
112.7181.4
AR 128 west – Fountain Lake
Eastern terminus of AR 128
Saline114.1183.6
AR 88 west – Lonsdale
Eastern terminus of AR 88
121.4195.4Western end of freeway section
111
I-30 west – Texarkana
Western end of I-30 concurrency
See I-30 and I-430
PulaskiLittle Rock140.5226.11

I-430 north / AR 5 south (Stagecoach Road)
Eastern end of I-430 concurrency; northern terminus of AR 5
Eastern end of freeway section
143.2230.5
AR 300 west (Colonel Glenn Road)
Eastern terminus of AR 300
149.1240.0
AR 367 south (Arch Street)
Northern terminus of AR 367; former US 167
149.2240.1
AR 365 south (Roosevelt Road)
Western end of AR 365 concurrency; former US 65 south
150.2241.7 I-630I-630 exit 1B
151.0243.0
AR 10 west (La Harpe Boulevard)
Interchange; southbound exit only
Little RockNorth Little Rock line151.0–
151.4
243.0–
243.7
Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River
North Little Rock151.4243.7
AR 365 north (Broadway Street)
Eastern end of AR 365 concurrency; former US 65 north
152.0244.6
I-30 (US 65 / US 67 / US 167) to I-40 – Little Rock, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Shorter College
Signed for Hot Springs/Texarkana westbound, Shorter College eastbound; exit 141 on I-30
154.4248.5
US 165 south (Baucum Pike) – England, Stuttgart
Northern terminus of US 165
155.9250.9
To I-40
Access via Jacksonville Highway
158.0–
158.2
254.3–
254.6

I-440 to I-40 – Little Rock
Exit 10 on I-440
Galloway160.2257.8
AR 391 to I-40
Lonoke167.5269.6
AR 15 to I-40 – England, Cabot
172.6277.8
AR 31 south – Pettus
Western end of AR 31 concurrency
Lonoke173.0278.4Fish Hatchery Road (AR 943 east)Western terminus of AR 943
173.8279.7

AR 89 north to I-40
Southern terminus of AR 89
174.8281.3
AR 31 north (North Center Street)
Eastern end of AR 31 concurrency
180.1289.8
AR 381 south – Culler
Northern terminus of AR 381
Carlisle183.2294.8
AR 13 to I-40 – Humnoke
Prairie187.5301.8

AR 86 east to AR 343 – Slovak
Western terminus of AR 86
189.5305.0 AR 980 – AirportNorthern terminus of AR 980
Hazen192.5309.8
AR 249 north
Southern terminus of AR 249
193.7311.7
US 63 to I-40 – Des Arc
Western end of US 63 concurrency
194.5–
194.8
313.0–
313.5

US 63 south – Stuttgart
Eastern end of US 63 concurrency
De Valls Bluff199.8321.5
AR 33 south – Roe, Clarendon
Western end of AR 33 concurrency
201.2323.8Glover-Roberts Bridge over the White River
Biscoe203.9328.1

AR 33 north to I-40
Eastern end of AR 33 concurrency
Monroe213.8344.1

AR 17 south to US 79 – Clarendon, Pine Bluff
Northern terminus of AR 17; Pine Bluff not signed eastbound
Brinkley216.7348.7
US 49 south – Helena–West Helena
Western end of US 49 concurrency
217.4349.9
AR 238 east (West Sycamore Street)
Western terminus of AR 238
218.3351.3

US 49 north (North Main Street) to I-40
Eastern end of US 49 concurrency
St. FrancisWheatley223.7360.0
AR 78 to I-40 – Moro
230.4370.8
AR 259 south – Moro
Northern terminus of AR 259
Palestine235.8379.5
AR 261 to I-40 – Holub
Forrest City241.0–
241.3
387.9–
388.3

AR 1 to I-40 – Haynes, Marianna, Wynne, Jonesboro
Interchange
243.5391.9

AR 1B (Washington Street) to I-40 west – Wynne, Jonesboro
Signed for I-40 eastbound, Wynne/Jonesboro westbound
Madison247.1397.7 AR 50
250.4403.0
AR 38 to I-40 – Widener
Hicks Station255.7411.5
AR 75 south – Round Pond
Western end of AR 75 concurrency
259.7417.9
I-40 / AR 75 north – Parkin
Eastern end of AR 75 concurrency; exit 256 on I-40
Shell Lake263.2423.6
AR 149 south – Hughes
Western end of AR 149 concurrency
263.4423.9
I-40 / AR 149 north – Earle
Eastern end of AR 149 concurrency; exit 260 on I-40
264.7426.0
AR 357 south
Northern terminus of AR 357
CrittendenJennette268.5432.1
I-40 / US 79 / AR 218 east – Hughes
Western terminus of AR 218; exit 265 on I-40
273.6440.3
AR 50 north – Crawfordsville
Southern terminus of AR 50
Lehi274.5441.8


I-40 west (US 79 south) / AR 147 to US 64 south – Horseshoe Lake, Hughes
Signed for US 64/Hughes westbound, Horseshoe Lake eastbound; exit 271 on I-40
274.8442.2
I-40 east (US 79 north) – Memphis
Eastbound exit only
West Memphis278.4448.0

AR 118 north (College Boulevard) to I-40 – West Memphis Airport
Southern terminus of AR 118
280.7451.7

AR 77 north (North Missouri Street) / Great River Road north – Marion
Southern terminus of AR 77
281.2452.5
AR 191 north (North Seventh Street)
Southern terminus of AR 191
283.2455.8



AR 38 north to I-40 / I-55 north
Southern terminus of AR 38; I-55 not signed westbound
283.5–
284.2
456.2–
457.4
Western end of freeway section
3B




I-55 north / US 61 north / US 64 west / US 78 west / US 79 south – West Memphis, St. Louis, MO
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64/US 78/US 79 concurrency
285.8–
286.0
460.0–
460.3
1Bridgeport Road
Mississippi River286.4–
287.2
460.9–
462.2
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge







I-55 south / US 61 south / US 64 east / US 70 east / US 78 east / US 79 north / SR 1 east – Memphis
Continuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "County Maps". Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Segment 1" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Segment 2" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Segment 3" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Babyak, Joe; et al. (January 22, 2020). "End of US highway 70". USEnds.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.[self-published source]
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U.S. Route 70
Previous state:
Oklahoma
Arkansas Next state:
Tennessee