U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 70.

U.S. Highway 70

US 70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length286.9 mi[1][2][3][4] (461.7 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 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

U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) runs east–west through across the heart of Arkansas for 286.9 miles (461.7 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, 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.

Route description

US 70 enters the state east of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. The highway runs east as a two-lane state highway through a rural part of Southwest Arkansas before crossing Rolling Fork and passing the Sevier County Airport. After the airport, US 70 turns to run north around the central business district of De Queen, the county seat of Sevier County. Within De Queen, US 70 is named Collin Raye Drive in honor of the hometown country music singer.[6] The route junctions with US Highway 70 Business (US 70B), a former US 70 alignment, which serves downtown De Queen. US 70 continues east through the De Queen, serving as the northern terminus of AR 399 (College Drive) near the Cossatot Community College campus before crossing over Little Bear Creek and the Kansas City Southern Railway tracks. US 70 meets US 59/US 71/US 371, as well as US 70B at the following signal. An overlap forms eastbound with US 59/US 71; US 371 and US 70B (Lakeside Drive) terminate at this junction. Together, the routes run east out of De Queen and through the unincorporated community of Red Wing and over the Cossatot River before splitting at a junction in eastern Sevier County.[7] Continuing east, US 70 serves as the northern boundary of the Provo Wildlife Management Area (WMA) before crossing the Saline River and enters Howard County.[8]

Upon entering Howard County, US 70 passes through the unincorporated community of Atwood before entering Dierks, a small sawmill town. The route winds toward downtown Dierks, first paralleling the De Queen and Eastern Railroad as Front Street before curving north and becoming Main Avenue.[9] At Fourth Street, US 70 intersects US 278, and a wrong way concurrency forms northbound for 3.3 miles (5.3 km). After US 278 turns from the route, US 70 continues northeasterly into Pike County.[10]

In Pike County, US 70 pases through Grandfield before meeting AR 369 at Newhope. The two routes overlap eastbound, crossing the Little Missouri River and passing along the northern edge of Lake Greeson. After AR 369 turns north, US 70 crosses the lake on the historic Self Creek Bridge and passes Daisy State Park before turning left at a junction with AR 27 and AR 84 at Kirby. US 70/AR 84 continue together as a wrong-way concurrency north to Salem, where AR 84 turns west. The route curves east to the small town of Glenwood, where it briefly overlaps with AR 8 (and unsigned AR 27) along a bridge over the Caddo River. On the east side of the bridge, AR 8/AR 27 turn north with US 70B (Elm Street) to serve downtown Glenwood. US 70 continues east through Glenwood, passing the Iron Mountain Railroad Depot, serving as the eastern terminus of US 70B (Broadway), and passing a former alignment before crossing into Montgomery County.[11][12]

US 70 passes through Welsh and serves as the eastern terminus of AR 182 before entering Hot Spring County,[13] where it passes through Cross Roads, Bonnerdale, and the Ouachita National Forest before entering Garland County.[14]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[15][16] [1][2][3][4]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Sevier​0.000.00
 US 70 west – Broken Bow, Hugo		Continuation into Oklahoma
​5.428.72
 US 70B east – De Queen Business District		Western terminus of US 70B; Business District signed eastbound only
De Queen6.129.85
 AR 399 south (College Drive) – Cossatot Community College		Northern terminus of AR 399
8.63513.897



 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
​16.0925.89Old Dierks HighwayFormer US 70
​16.6326.76


 US 59 south / US 71 south / US 371 south – Texarkana		Eastern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 overlap
Howard​24.6739.70Kolb Town RoadFormer US 70
Dierks27.9645.00Old Hwy 70 W / Walters AvenueFormer US 70
28.545.9
 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
​48.477.9Self Creek Bridge over Lake Greeson
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 / AR 27 – Amity		Western end of AR 8/AR 27 overlap
64.2103.3

 US 70B east (Elm Street) / AR 8 west to AR 27		Eastern end of AR 8/AR 27 overlap; western terminus of US 70B
3rd StreetFormer AR 8
65.2104.9
 US 70B west (East Broadway) / Baker Road – Glenwood Business District		Eastern terminus of US 70B; business district signed westbound only
Old Hwy 70 LoopFormer US 70
Montgomery​Old Hwy 70 LoopFormer US 70
​71.1114.4
 AR 182 east – Amity		Western terminus of AR 182
Hot SpringNo major intersections
Garland​85.5137.6
 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 70B east (Airport Road) / US 270 west – 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		11B (EB)
6 (WB)
 US 70B west (East Grand Avenue)		Eastern terminus of US 70B
​102.4164.8Eastern end of freeway section
​112.7181.4
 AR 128 west (Lonsdale Cutoff Road) – Fountain Lake		Eastern terminus of AR 128
Saline​114.1183.6
 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—131.9)
PulaskiLittle Rock142.0–
142.7		228.5–
229.7
 I-30 east (US 67 north) / To Chicot Road		Eastern end of I-30/US 67 overlap; I-30 exit 132
145.1–
145.2		233.5–
233.7
 AR 5 south (Colonel Glenn Road) / University Avenue		Northern terminus of AR 5
148.8239.5
 AR 367 south (South Arch Street) / South Arch Street		Northern terminus of AR 367
148.9239.6
 AR 365 south (West Roosevelt Road) / South Broadway Street		Western end of AR 365 overlap
149.9241.2
 To I-630 / East 12th Street/West 11th Street		Access to/from I-630 east via 12th Street, access to/from I-630 west via 11th Street
150.7242.5
 AR 10 west (LaHarpe Boulevard)		Southbound exit only
Little Rock–North Little Rock line150.7–
151.1		242.5–
243.2		Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River
North Little Rock151.1243.2
 AR 365 north (West Broadway Street) / North Broadway Street		Eastern end of AR 365 overlap
151.7–
151.8		244.1–
244.3
 I-30 (US 65/US 67) to I-40 / Cypress Street/Locust Street – Little Rock, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Shorter College		I-30 east exit 141B; access to I-30 east via Locust Street, access from I-30 west via Cypress Street; Hot Springs, Texarkana signed westbound only; Shorter College signed eastbound only
154.1248.0
 US 165 south (Baucum Pike) / Washington Avenue – England, Stuttgart		Northern terminus of US 165
155.6250.4
 AR 161 north (Jacksonville Highway) to I-40		Southern terminus of AR 161
157.7–
157.9		253.8–
254.1		 I-440 to I-40 – Little RockI-440 exit 10
Galloway159.9257.3
 AR 391 to I-40
Lonoke​167.2269.1 AR 15 to I-40 – England, Cabot
​172.1–
172.3		277.0–
277.3
 AR 31 south – Pettus		Western end of AR 31 overlap
Lonoke172.7277.9Fish Hatchery Road (AR 943 east)Western terminus of AR 943
173.5279.2
 AR 89 north		Southern terminus of AR 89
174.5280.8
 AR 31 north (North Center Street) / South Center Street		Eastern end of AR 31 overlap
​179.8289.4
 AR 381 south – Culler		Northern terminus of AR 381
Carlisle182.9294.3
 AR 13 to I-40 – Humnoke
Prairie​187.2301.3
 AR 86 east to AR 343 / South Halijan Road – Slovak		Western terminus of AR 86
​189.2304.5
 AR 980 south / North Anderson Road		Northern terminus of AR 980
Hazen192.2309.3
 AR 249 north / Old Highway 11 South		Southern terminus of AR 249
193.4311.2
 US 63 to I-40 – Des Arc		Western end of US 63 overlap
194.2–
194.5		312.5–
313.0
 US 63 south – Stuttgart		Eastern end of US 63 overlap
De Valls Bluff199.5321.1
 AR 33 south – Roe, Clarendon		Western end of AR 33 overlap
200.9323.3Glover-Roberts Bridge over the White River
Biscoe203.6327.7
 AR 33 north to I-40		Eastern end of AR 33 overlap
Monroe​213.5343.6
 AR 17 south to US 79 – Clarendon, Pine Bluff		Northern terminus of AR 17; Pine Bluff signed westbound only
Brinkley216.4348.3
 US 49 south – Helena–West Helena		Western end of US 49 overlap
217.1349.4
 AR 238 east (West Sycamore Street)		Western terminus of AR 238
218.0350.8

 US 49 north (North Main Street) to I-40 / West Cypress Street		Eastern end of US 49 overlap
St. FrancisWheatley223.4359.5 AR 78 to I-40 – Moro
​230.1370.3
 AR 259 south / Sfc-119 – Moro		Northern terminus of AR 259
Palestine235.5379.0 AR 261 to I-40 – Holub
Forrest City240.7–
241.0		387.4–
387.9
 AR 1 to I-40 – Haynes, Marianna, Wynne, Jonesboro		Interchange on AR 1
243.2391.4

 AR 1B (Washington Street) to I-40 west – Wynne, Jonesboro		To I-40 west signed eastbound only; Wynne, Jonesboro westbound only
Madison246.8397.2 AR 50
​250.1402.5
 AR 38 to I-40 – Widener
Hicks Station255.4411.0
 AR 75 south – Round Pond		Western end of AR 75 overlap
​259.4417.5

 AR 75 north to I-40 / County Road 503 – Parkin		Eastern end of AR 75 overlap
Shell Lake262.9423.1
 AR 149 south – Hughes		Western end of AR 149 overlap
263.1423.4

 AR 149 north to I-40 / Sfc 225 – Earle		Eastern end of AR 149 overlap
​264.6425.8
 AR 357 south		Northern terminus of AR 357
St. Francis–Crittenden
county line		Shearerville268.2431.6


 US 79 to AR 218 north / I-40 – Hughes
Crittenden​273.3439.8
 AR 50 north / Crawfordsville Road – Crawfordsville		Southern terminus of AR 50
Lehi274.2441.3

 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
274.5441.8
 I-40 east – Memphis		Access only from US 70 east to I-40 east; access from I-40 east to US 70 east at mile 274.1
West Memphis278.1447.6

 AR 118 north (College Boulevard) to I-40 / South Airport Road – West Memphis Airport		Southern terminus of AR 118
280.4451.3

 AR 77 north (North Missouri Street) / Great River Road north / South Woods Street – Marion		Eastern end of GRR overlap; southern terminus of AR 77
280.9452.1
 AR 191 north (North Seventh Street) / South Seventh Street		Southern terminus of AR 191
282.9455.3



 AR 38 north to I-40 / I-55 north / South Loop Drive		Southern terminus of AR 38; To I-55 north signed eastbound only
283.2–
283.9		455.8–
456.9




 I-55 north / US 61 north / US 64 west / US 78 west / US 79 south – West Memphis, St. Louis, MO		No direct access from US 70 east to I-55 north or from I-55 south to US 70 west; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64/US 78/US 79 overlap; I-55 exit 3B
​285.5–
285.7		459.5–
459.8		1Bridgeport RoadInterchange
Mississippi River286.1–
286.9		460.4–
461.7		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

  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.
  6. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (October 2020). Map of De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. §§ B1-B6. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  7. ^ Planning and Research Division (April 11, 2000). General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 919205963. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "DeLorme" (2018), p. 97.
  9. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (April 2016). Map of De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. §§ B2-B3. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Planning and Research Division (May 12, 2009) [June 9, 2000]. General Highway Map, Howard County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 912912927. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  11. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 2020). Map of Glenwood, Pike County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. §§ A5, C2-C3. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Planning and Research Division (November 15, 2011). General Highway Map, Pike County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 917613374. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Planning and Research Division (May 3, 2011). General Highway Map, Montgomery County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 915140574. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (May 28, 2014). General Highway Map, Hot Spring County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. OCLC 912542307. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (September 17, 2021). State Highway Route and Section Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. December 5, 2023 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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