Arkansas Highway 17

Highway 17
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length	4.9 mi (7.9 km)
South end	Billy Cotten Lane, access to Ward Reservoir, Arkansas County, Arkansas
North end	End of state maintenance near La Grue Bayou
Section 2
Length	53.7 mi (86.4 km)
South end	Morgan Loop Road south of Ethel
Major intersections	AR 1 from St. Charles to Cross Roads US 79 in Park Grove
North end	US 70 in Brinkley
Section 3
Length	55.7 mi (89.6 km)
South end	US 49 in Brinkley
Major intersections	US 64 from Patterson to McCrory Future I-57 / US 67 in Newport
North end	AR 14 in Newport
Section 4
Length	7.1 mi (11.4 km)
South end	AR 18 in Diaz
North end	AR 37 near Tuckerman
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Arkansas, Monroe, Woodruff, Jackson
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 16 → AR 18

Highway 17 (AR 17, Ark. 17 and Hwy. 17) is a designation a state highway in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway is located mainly in Eastern Arkansas and is split into seven segments, though two sets of segments are directly connected. The first section of the highway is about 4.9 miles (7.9 km) long, with its southern terminus located near Ward Reservoir, in southern Arkansas County, which travels north and ends at a dead-end near La Grue Bayou. The second section is about 53.7 miles (86.4 km) long, starting south of the town of Ethel and ending at U.S. Route 70 (US 70) southwest of Brinkley. The third and longest section begins at US Route 49 north of Brinkley and ends at AR 14 in Newport. The fourth section is about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) long and begins at Arkansas Highway 18 in Diaz and ends at Arkansas Highway 37 west of Tuckerman.

Route description

Ward Reservoir to La Grue Bayou

The route begins near the Ward Reservoir in southern Arkansas County. From there, the route heads north, until reaching a three-way intersection with Arkansas Highway 152 at DeLuce. From there, the route starts to head east and ends near the La Grue Bayou, about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of the intersection.

Ethel to Brinkley

The route begins at Morgan Hill Road south of Ethel. From there, the route heads north for about 11.4 miles (18.3 km) until it reaches the intersection of Highway 1 near St. Charles. From there, both Highway 1 and Highway 17 share a concurrency for about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) over the White River and through the White River National Wildlife Refuge before splitting apart from Highway 1 at Cross Roads. The route continues north, sharing a concurrency with Highway 146 and a separate concurrency with Highway 86 in Holly Grove. About 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Holly Grove, Highway 17 comes to another three-way intersection with US Route 79. The two routes will share a concurrency heading west for about 3 miles (4.8 km), before turning north again east of Clarendon. The route heads north again, intersecting Highway 241 near Keevil and Highway 302 right before the route's northern terminus at US Route 70 south of Brinkley. The entire route is about 53.7 miles (86.4 km) long.

Brinkley to Newport

The route begins at US Route 49 in Brinkley, just north of Interstate 40 (I-40). The route heads north for about 8.4 miles (13.5 km) before intersecting Highway 38 in Cotton Plant. Between Brinkley and Cotton Plant, the highway is designated as the "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway". Both highways share a concurrency heading east for about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) before heading north again. From there, the route continues to head north, intersecting Highway 306 north of Cotton Plant, and Highway 260 sharing a concurrency south of Patterson. The route will come to another three-way intersection with US Route 64 in Patterson, and will share a concurrency with US Route 64 for about 2 miles (3.2 km) until turning north in McCrory at the intersection of US Route 64 and Highway 145. The route continues towards Newport, intersecting Highway 37 north of McCrory, and Highway 33 sharing a concurrency near Tupelo, as well as the towns of Weldon and Auvergne. Highway 17 will eventually intersect Highway 14 near Newport and will soon intersect US Route 67/Future Interstate 57 in Newport and terminate at Highway 14 shortly after. The entire route is about 55.7 miles (89.6 km) long.

Diaz to Tuckerman

The route begins at Highway 18 in Diaz, just north of Highway 69. The route heads north for about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) and before intersecting Highway 37 west of Tuckerman. The route intersected former Highway 226 just south of the northern terminus.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Arkansas	​	0.0	0.0	Billy Cotten Lane	Southern terminus
	DeLuce	3.2	5.1	AR 152 west – DeWitt
	​	4.9	7.9	La Grue Bayou	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Ethel	0.0	0.0	Morgan Loop Road	Southern terminus
	Ethel	8.4	13.5	AR 153 north – Van, DeWitt
	St. Charles	11.4	18.3	AR 1 – St. Charles, DeWitt	Southern end of AR 1 concurrency
Monroe	Cross Roads	18.5	29.8	AR 1 – Marvell, Helena-West Helena, Marianna	Northern end of AR 1 concurrency
	​	26.5	42.6	AR 146 west – Lawrenceville	Southern end of AR 146 concurrency
	Holly Grove	31.8	51.2	AR 146 east – Turner	Northern end of AR 146 concurrency
		33.4	53.8	AR 86 west – Clarendon	Southern end of AR 86 concurrency
		34.2	55.0	AR 86 east – Marvell	Southern end of AR 86 concurrency
	​	40.3	64.9	US 79 – Clarendon, Marianna	Eastern end of US 79 concurrency
	​	43.3	69.7	US 79 – Clarendon, Stuttgart	Western end of US 79 concurrency
	​	48.7	78.4	AR 241 east	Southern end of AR 241 concurrency
	Keevil	49.7	80.0	AR 241 west	Northern end of AR 241 concurrency
	​	53.5	86.1	AR 302 west – Clarendon
	​	53.9	86.7	US 70 – Brinkley, Biscoe, DeValls Bluff	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Brinkley	0.0	0.0	US 49 – Brinkley, Helena-West Helena, Jonesboro	Southern terminus
Woodruff	Cotton Plant	8.5	13.7	AR 38 – Des Arc	Western end of AR 38 concurrency
		10.1	16.3	AR 38	Eastern end of AR 38 concurrency
	Four Forks	14.4	23.2	AR 306 – Cotton Plant, Hunter	Eastern end of AR 38 concurrency
	Wiville	20.1	32.3	AR 260 east	Southern end of AR 260 concurrency
	​	26.3	42.3	AR 260 west	Northern end of AR 260 concurrency
	Patterson	28.6	46.0	US 64B east
		29.5	47.5	US 64 – McCrory, Augusta, Bald Knob	Western end of US 64 concurrency
	McCrory	31.4	50.5	US 64 / AR 145 – McCrory, Wynne, West Memphis	Western end of US 64 concurrency
		33.4	53.8	AR 37 – Beedeville, Amagon
Jackson	​	39.3	63.2	AR 33 north	Southern end of AR 33 concurrency
	Tupelo	40.9	65.8	AR 33 south – Augusta	Northern end of AR 33 concurrency
	​	52.6	84.7	AR 14 – Newport, Harrisburg
	Newport	55.0	88.5	US 67 – Searcy, Walnut Ridge, Jonesboro	Exit 82
		55.7	89.6	AR 14 – Oil Trough, Batesville	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Diaz	0.0	0.0	AR 18 – Diaz, Jacksonport	Southern terminus
	​	5.6	9.0	County road	Former AR 226
	​	7.1	11.4	AR 37 – Cord, Tuckerman	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• Media related to Arkansas Highway 17 at Wikimedia Commons