U.S. Route 412 in Arkansas

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U.S. Highway 412

US 412 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length293.3 mi (472.0 km)
Existed1988 (1988)[1]–present
Major junctions
West end US 412 at the Oklahoma state line near Siloam Springs
Major intersections
East end US 412 at the Missouri state line near Paragould
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesBenton, Washington, Madison, Carroll, Boone, Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Sharp, Lawrence, Randolph, Greene
Highway system
AR 400 US 425
US 67AR 68 AR 69

U.S. Highway 412 (US 412) runs east-to-west through northern Arkansas for about 290 miles (470 km). The route begins at the Oklahoma state line near Siloam Springs, and ends at the Missouri state line east of Paragould.

Route description

Oklahoma to Alpena

US 412 continues from Oklahoma, and heads directly towards the east. The route travels through the town of Siloam Springs, intersecting AR 16 and AR 59 along the way. The route continues to head east into the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area, mainly traveling through the city of Springdale. The route intersects I-49, and US 71B, sharing a short concurrency with it. Afterwards, the route travels into the Boston Mountains, intersecting the communities of Hindsville and Huntsville along the way. The route continues through the mountains and is very rural, intersecting almost no other communities and only a couple of signed highways along the way, before reaching US 62 in Alpena.[2] This would be the western end of the concurrency with US 62.

US 62/63 concurrency

US 412 shares a concurrency with US 62 for about 142 miles (229 km), beginning in Alpena, and ending in Imboden.[3] During this time, the routes intersect several communities and many highways along the way, traveling through the cities of Harrison, Yellville, Mountain Home, and Cherokee Village. Both routes also share a concurrency with US 65 for about 12.2 miles (19.6 km), beginning north of Harrison, and ending in Bellefonte.[4] US 62/412 also intersect US 63 in Hardy, and also share a concurrency with the route for about 35 miles (56 km).[5] US 412 also shares a concurrency with US 63 beginning in Hardy, and ending just east of Portia. US 62 is still concurrent with both routes during this time, however, the east end of the US 62 concurrency ends at Imboden, about 20 miles (32 km)[6] before the east end of the US 63 concurrency. US 412B (was US 412 until 2023) heads east from US 63/US 412 just east of Portia towards Walnut Ridge. The US 63/US 412 concurrency continues to now end at the US 67 (Future I-57) interchange on the southeast side of Hoxie.

Portia to Missouri

US 412 continues directly east, intersecting the communities of Walnut Ridge and Paragould, and several highways along the way, including US 67/Future I-57 in Walnut Ridge, and US 49 in Paragould. The route continues into the Missouri Bootheel just east of Paragould.[7] The entire route in Arkansas, including concurrencies, is about 290 miles (470 km) long.[8]

History

US Route 412 was initially built in 1987, as a route that spanned from Jackson, Tennessee, to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. In 1988, US 412 was extended all the way to Oklahoma, following numerous other highways that have previously been built.[1]

At the Fall 2023 AASHTO Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering Meeting, US 412 was realigned to follow US 63 and US 67 (Future I-57) in the Walnut Ridge area; the former route through Walnut Ridge became US 412B.[9]

Arkansas Highway 68

Highway 68

LocationSiloam SpringsAlpena
Length88 mi (142 km)
Existed1926–1988

US 412 between the Oklahoma state line and Alpena was formerly known as Arkansas Highway 68 until 1988 when US 412 was extended to Oklahoma. The route began at OK 33 at the Oklahoma state line near Siloam Springs (now US 412), and ended at US 62 in Alpena.

Future

In Springdale, a bypass will be constructed to serve as a bypass for US 412. A portion between I-49 and AR 112 opened April 30, 2018, and is currently designated as AR 612.[10]

On May 20, 2021, Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma introduced legislation to designate the portion of US-412 between I-35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, and I-49 in Springdale as a future Interstate. The bill, titled the "Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act" (S. 1766), was cosponsored by senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, both from Arkansas. The senators' stated reasons for seeking an Interstate designation along US-412 included encouraging economic development, expanding opportunities for employment in the region, making travel safer and shipping easier, attracting new businesses, and better connecting rural and urban communities. Other supporters of the measure include the mayor of Tulsa, G. T. Bynum, and the heads of both ArDOT and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).[11] In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, part of the route is designated as a future interstate. The bill says “the route that generally follows United States Route 412 from its intersection with Interstate Route 35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, passing through Tulsa, Oklahoma, to its intersection with Interstate Route 49 in Springdale, Arkansas.”[12]

The Interstate 42 number has been assigned to this future interstate.[13]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[14]kmDestinationsNotes
BentonSiloam Springs0.00.0
US 412 west – Tulsa
Continuation from Oklahoma
2.13.4
AR 59 south – Summers, Lincoln
Western end of AR 59 concurrency
3.25.1
AR 16 east – Fayetteville
AR 16 western terminus
4.26.8
AR 59 north – Gentry, Gravette
Eastern end of AR 59 concurrency
WashingtonTontitown20.232.5 AR 112 – Fayetteville, Elm Springs, Cave Springs
Springdale22.135.6 I-49 / US 62 / US 71 – Fayetteville, Bentonville, Fort SmithI-49 exit 72
24.739.8
US 71B north – Rogers
Northern end of US 71B concurrency
25.140.4
US 71B south – Fayetteville
Southern end of US 71B concurrency
24.739.8 AR 265 – Fayetteville, Lowell
Spring Valley37.259.9
AR 303 south – Mayfield
Western end of AR 303 concurrency
38.161.3
AR 303 north
Eastern end of AR 303 concurrency
Madison40.264.7
AR 295 south – Wesley
AR 295 northern terminus
Hindsville41.767.1 US 412B / AR 45 – Hindsville, Goshen, Clifty
43.269.5 US 412B – Hindsville
Huntsville48.778.4 US 412B – Huntsville
50.881.8 AR 23 – Huntsville, Eureka SpringsInterchange
52.584.5 US 412B – Huntsville
54.687.9
AR 127 north – Alabam
AR 127 southern terminus
MadisonCarroll
county line
62.8101.1
AR 21 south – Kingston, Ponca
Western end of AR 21 concurrency
Carroll63.1101.5
AR 21 north – Berryville
Eastern end of AR 21 concurrency
Gobbler70.0112.7
AR 103 north – Rudd, Green Forest
Western end of AR 103 concurrency
Osage73.2117.8
AR 103 south – Osage, Compton
Eastern end of AR 103 concurrency
CarrollBoone
county line
Alpena84.0135.2
US 62 west – Berryville, Eureka Springs
Eastern end of US 62 concurrency
Boone92.1148.2
AR 392 east – Batavia, Capps
Western terminus of AR 392
Bear Creek Springs95.1153.0
US 65 north – Branson, MO, Springfield, MO
Interchange; northern end of US 65 concurrency
Harrison98.3158.2 AR 980 – Boone County Regional AirportAR 980 northern terminus
100.1161.1
AR 43 east
AR 43 western terminus
100.6161.9 US 65B – Harrison
102.3164.6
AR 7 north – Bergman, Lead Hill
Western end of AR 7 concurrency
102.5165.0
AR 7 south – Harrison, Jasper
Eastern end of AR 7 concurrency
104.2167.7 US 65B / AR 123 – Harrison, North Arkansas College
Bellefonte106.7171.7
AR 206 west
AR 206 eastern terminus
107.7173.3
US 65 south – Marshall, Clinton, Little Rock
Southern end of US 65 concurrency
MarionPyatt119.6192.5
AR 125 south – Eros
Western end of AR 125 concurrency
Cedar Grove125.8202.5
AR 125 north – Dodd City, Peel
Eastern end of AR 125 concurrency
Yellville128.7207.1
AR 202 east – Summit
AR 202 western terminus
130.4209.9
AR 14 west – Lead Hill
Western end of AR 14 concurrency
130.7210.3

AR 14 east to AR 235 – Big Flat, Mountain View
Eastern end of AR 14 concurrency
Flippin135.6218.2
AR 178 east – Flippin, Bull Shoals
AR 178 western terminus
138.2222.4
AR 101 south – Rea Valley
AR 101 northern terminus
138.8223.4 US 62B – Cotter
BaxterCotter141.7228.0 US 62B – Cotter
Gassville143.0230.1
AR 345 south – Cotter
Western end of AR 345 concurrency
143.6231.1
AR 345 north – Gassville
Eastern end of AR 345 concurrency
143.9231.6
AR 126 north – Midway
Western end of AR 126 concurrency
146.9236.4
AR 126 south – Buford, White Buffalo
Eastern end of AR 126 concurrency
Mountain Home149.3240.3 US 62B – Mountain Home
149.3240.3 US 62B – Mountain Home
149.8241.1 AR 201 – Mountain Home, Norfork
152.1244.8 AR 5 – Mountain Home, Mountain View, Gainesville, MOInterchange
153.7247.4 AR 178 – Mountain Home, Buzzard Roost
154.9249.3 US 62B – Mountain Home
159.1256.0 AR 101 – Gamaliel, Bakersfield, MOAR 101 southern terminus
FultonGepp169.8273.3 AR 87 – Elizabeth, Bakersfield, MO
Viola177.8286.1 AR 223 – Pineville, Calico Rock
Salem186.6300.3 US 62B – Salem
187.2301.3
AR 395 south
AR 395 northern terminus
187.6301.9

AR 9 to AR 395 north – Melbourne, Mammoth Spring, West Plains, MO
Glencoe195.2314.1
AR 289 south – Horseshoe Bend
Western end of AR 289 concurrency
202.4325.7
AR 289 north – Cherokee Village, Mammoth Spring
Eastern end of AR 289 concurrency
SharpAsh Flat204.7329.4
US 167 south – Cave City, Batesville
US 167 northern terminus
Highland208.3335.2 AR 175S – Cherokee VillageAR 175S southern terminus
Cherokee Village213.4343.4 AR 175 – Cherokee VillageAR 175 eastern terminus
Hardy214.2344.7
AR 342 east
AR 342 western terminus
214.8345.7 US 63B – Hardy
215.1346.2
US 63 north – Mammoth Spring, Thayer, MO
Northern end of US 63 concurrency
216.7348.7 US 63B – Hardy
218.1351.0
AR 175 north – Wirth
AR 175 southern terminus
Ozark Acres223.2359.2
AR 58 west – Williford, Poughkeepsie
AR 58 eastern terminus
225.2362.4
AR 58E west – Williford
AR 58E eastern terminus
LawrenceRavenden231.6372.7
AR 90 east – Ravenden Springs, Pocahontas
AR 90 western terminus
RandolphNo major intersections
LawrenceImboden236.4380.4
AR 115 south – Smithville
AR 115 northern terminus
236.9381.3
US 62 east – Pocahontas, Corning
Eastern end of US 62 concurrency
Black Rock244.1392.8
AR 117 south – Smithville
Western end of AR 117 concurrency
245.3394.8
AR 117 north – Black Rock
Eastern end of AR 117 concurrency
246.2396.2
AR 25 south – Black Rock, Strawberry, Batesville
AR 25 northern terminus
Portia250.0402.3
US 412B east – Walnut Ridge
Former southern end of US 63 overlap until 2023
252.3406.0
US 63B south – Hoxie Business District
Hoxie254.9410.2 AR 367 – Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, NewportInterchange; Former southern terminus of US 67B
256.5412.8


Future I-57 south / US 63 south / US 67 south – Little Rock, Jonesboro
Interchange; South end of US 63 and US 67 overlaps, US 67 Exit 121
Walnut Ridge259.3417.3


Future I-57 north / US 67 north / US 412B west
US 67 exit 123, north end of US 67 overlap
GreeneLight268.7432.4Old US 412
269.8434.2 AR 228 – Light, Segdwick
271.3436.6Old US 412
274.3441.4 AR 141 – Walcott, Jonesboro
275.6443.5 AR 168 – Crowley's Ridge State ParkAR 168 eastern terminus
Paragould279.6450.0
US 412B east
282.8455.1 AR 358
284.8458.3 US 49 – Jonesboro, Marmaduke
285.3459.1 AR 69
287.2462.2
US 412B west / AR 135 north – Walnut Ridge
Western end of AR 135 concurrency
287.8463.2
AR 135 south – Lake City
Eastern end of AR 135 concurrency
292.5470.7
AR 139 north – Piggott
AR 139 southern terminus
293.3472.0
US 412 east – Kennett
Continuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Brooks, Robert; Dienhart, Paul; Karner, Karin; Karner, Martin; Nelson, Steven; Patriarca, Chris; Rigsby, David; Sanderson, Dale; Stuve, Eric (May 31, 2020). "End of US Highway 412". USEnds.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Google (February 5, 2021). "US Route 412 from Oklahoma to Alpena" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Google (February 5, 2021). "US Routes 62/412 concurrency" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Google (February 5, 2021). "US Routes 62/65/412 concurrency" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Google (February 5, 2021). "US Routes 63/412 concurrency" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Google (August 10, 2024). "US 62 to US 67" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Google (February 5, 2021). "US Route 412 from Portia to Missouri" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Google (February 5, 2021). "Overview: US 412 in Arkansas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2023). "2023 Fall Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Johnson, Brendan (April 30, 2018). "First section of future 412 bypass opens". Fort Smith, Arkansas: KHBS-TV. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Della Rosa, Jeff (May 21, 2021). "U.S. legislators look to designate part of Highway 412 as 'future interstate'". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Wood, Ron (January 31, 2022). "Portion of U.S. 412 in Arkansas, Oklahoma designated a future interstate in infrastructure bill". Arkansas Online. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  13. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (2024). "2024 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via AASHTO Route Numbering Archive.
  14. ^ "County Maps". Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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