U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas

Summary

U.S. Highway 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.

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 near De Queen
Major intersections
East end I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 / SR 1 at the Tennessee state line at Memphis, TN
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

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 edit

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 signed eastbound only
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 overlap; northern terminus of US 371; eastern terminus of US 70B; Mena signed eastbound only
16.626.7 
 
 
 
 
 
US 59 south / US 71 south / US 371 south – Texarkana
Eastern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 overlap
HowardDierks28.545.9 
 
US 278 east (East Fourth Street) / West Fourth Street
Western end of US 278 overlap
31.851.2 
 
US 278 west – Umpire, Wickes
Eastern end of US 278 overlap
PikeNewhope40.865.7 
 
AR 369 south
Western end of AR 369 overlap
45.072.4 
 
AR 369 north – Langley
Eastern end of AR 369 overlap
Kirby55.389.0 
 
 
 
AR 27 south / AR 84 east – Murfreesboro, Amity
Western end of AR 84 overlap; northern terminus of AR 27
Salem59.996.4 
 
AR 84 west / Rock Creek Road – Langley
Eastern end of AR 84 overlap
Glenwood64.0103.0 
 
AR 8 east – Amity
Western end of AR 8 overlap
64.2103.3 
 
 
 
US 70B east (Elm Street) / AR 8 west to AR 27
Eastern end of AR 8 overlap; western terminus of US 70B
65.2104.9 
 
US 70B west (East Broadway) / Baker Road – Glenwood Business District
Eastern terminus of US 70B; business district signed westbound only
Montgomery71.1114.4 
 
AR 182 east – Amity
Western terminus of AR 182
Hot Spring
No major junctions
Garland85.5137.6 
 
AR 227 north (Sunshine Road) / Wolf Street – Sunshine
Southern terminus of AR 227
89.7144.4 
 
AR 192 east (Marion Anderson Road) / Kinsey Lane
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 overlap; 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 overlap
102.0–
102.4
164.2–
164.8
11 
 
 
 
US 70B west (East Grand Avenue) / AR 5 north – Hot Springs, Fountain Lake, Hot Springs Village
Signed as exits 11A (north) and 11B (west); eastern terminus of US 70B; southern terminus of AR 5
102.4164.8Eastern end of freeway section
112.7181.4 
 
AR 128 west (Lonsdale Cutoff Road) – Fountain Lake
Eastern terminus of AR 128
Saline114.1183.6 
 
AR 88 west – Lonsdale
Eastern terminus of AR 88
120.7–
121.4
194.2–
195.4
 
 
I-30 west – Texarkana
Western end of I-30 overlap; I-30 exit 111
See I-30 (mile 111.0—128.8)
See I-440 (mile 0.00—1.25)
PulaskiLittle Rock140.5226.1 
 
 
 
I-430 north / AR 5 south (Stagecoach Road)
Eastern end of I-430 overlap; northern terminus of AR 5; I-430 exit 1
143.2230.5 
 
AR 300 west (Colonel Glenn Road)
Eastern terminus of AR 300
149.1240.0 
 
AR 367 south (South Arch Street) / South Arch Street
Northern terminus of AR 367
149.2240.1 
 
AR 365 south (West Roosevelt Road) / South Broadway Street
Western end of AR 365 overlap
150.2241.7  I-630Access via local roads; I-630 exit 1B
151.0243.0 
 
AR 10 west (La Harpe Boulevard)
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 (West Broadway Street) / North Broadway Street
Eastern end of AR 365 overlap
152.0–
152.1
244.6–
244.8
  
 
I-30 (US 65/US 67) to I-40 / Cypress Street / Locust Street – Little Rock, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Shorter College
I-30 exit 141B; Hot Springs, Texarkana signed westbound only; Shorter College signed eastbound only
154.4248.5 
 
US 165 south (Baucum Pike) / Washington Avenue – England, Stuttgart
Northern terminus of US 165
155.9250.9 
 
AR 161 north (Jacksonville Highway) to I-40
Southern terminus of AR 161
158.0–
158.2
254.3–
254.6
  I-440 to I-40 – Little RockI-440 exit 10
Galloway160.2257.8  
 
AR 391 to I-40
Lonoke167.5269.6  AR 15 to I-40 – England, Cabot
172.4–
172.6
277.5–
277.8
 
 
AR 31 south – Pettus
Western end of AR 31 overlap
Lonoke173.0278.4Fish Hatchery Road (AR 943 east)Western terminus of AR 943
173.8279.7 
 
AR 89 north
Southern terminus of AR 89
174.8281.3 
 
AR 31 north (North Center Street) / South Center Street
Eastern end of AR 31 overlap
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 / South Halijan Road – Slovak
Western terminus of AR 86
189.5305.0 
 
AR 980 south / North Anderson Road
Northern terminus of AR 980
Hazen192.5309.8 
 
AR 249 north / Old Highway 11 South
Southern terminus of AR 249
193.7311.7  
 
US 63 to I-40 – Des Arc
Western end of US 63 overlap
194.5–
194.8
313.0–
313.5
 
 
US 63 south – Stuttgart
Eastern end of US 63 overlap
De Valls Bluff199.8321.5 
 
AR 33 south – Roe, Clarendon
Western end of AR 33 overlap
201.2323.8Glover-Roberts Bridge over the White River
Biscoe203.9328.1 
 
AR 33 north to I-40
Eastern end of AR 33 overlap
Monroe213.8344.1 
 
AR 17 south to US 79 – Clarendon, Pine Bluff
Northern terminus of AR 17; Pine Bluff signed westbound only
Brinkley216.7348.7 
 
US 49 south – Helena–West Helena
Western end of US 49 overlap
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 / West Cypress Street
Eastern end of US 49 overlap
St. FrancisWheatley223.7360.0  AR 78 to I-40 – Moro
230.4370.8 
 
AR 259 south / Sfc-119 – 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 on AR 1
243.5391.9  
 
 
AR 1B (Washington Street) to I-40 west – Wynne, Jonesboro
I-40 signed eastbound only; Wynne, Jonesboro westbound only
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 overlap
259.7417.9 
 
 
 
AR 75 north to I-40 / County Road 503 – Parkin
Eastern end of AR 75 overlap
Shell Lake263.2423.6 
 
AR 149 south – Hughes
Western end of AR 149 overlap
263.4423.9 
 
 
 
AR 149 north to I-40 / Sfc 225 – Earle
Eastern end of AR 149 overlap
264.7426.0 
 
AR 357 south
Northern terminus of AR 357
St. FrancisCrittenden
county line
Shearerville268.5432.1  
 
 
 
US 79 / AR 218 east to I-40 – Hughes
Western terminus of AR 218
Crittenden273.6440.3 
 
AR 50 north / Crawfordsville Road – Crawfordsville
Southern terminus of AR 50
Lehi274.5441.8  
 
 
 
AR 147 / Great River Road south to I-40 / US 64
Western end of GRR overlap; Horseshoe Lake signed eastbound only;To US 64, Hughes signed westbound only
274.8442.2 
 
I-40 east – Memphis
Eastbound exit only
West Memphis278.4448.0 
 
 
 
AR 118 north (College Boulevard) to I-40 / South Airport Road – West Memphis Airport
Southern terminus of AR 118
280.7451.7 
 
 
 
AR 77 north (North Missouri Street) / Great River Road north / South Woods Street – Marion
Eastern end of GRR overlap; southern terminus of AR 77
281.2452.5 
 
AR 191 north (North Seventh Street) / South Seventh Street
Southern terminus of AR 191
283.2455.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AR 38 north to I-40 / I-55 north / South Loop Drive
Southern terminus of AR 38; I-55 signed eastbound only
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 overlap
285.8–
286.0
460.0–
460.3
1Bridgeport Road
Mississippi River286.4–
287.2
460.9–
462.2
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge; Arkansas–Tennessee state line
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-55 south / US 61 south / US 64 east / US 70 east / US 78 east / US 79 north – Memphis
Continuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ a b "County Maps". Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Google (July 19, 2020). "Segment 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Google (July 20, 2020). "Segment 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Google (July 21, 2020). "Segment 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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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