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Route information | ||||
Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
Length | 229.83 mi[1] (369.88 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Arkansas | |||
Counties | Polk, Montgomery, Pike, Bradley, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Chicot | |||
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Highway 8 (AR 8, Ark. 8, Hwy. 8) is an east–west state highway in Lower Arkansas. The route of 229.83 miles (369.88 km) runs from Oklahoma State Highway 63 (SH-63) at the Oklahoma state line east across the state to US Route 65 (US 65) south of Eudora.[2][3]
Route description
[edit]The route begins at Oklahoma State Highway 63 at the Oklahoma state line near Mena in the Ouachita National Forest and runs east. An unsigned concurrency forms with US 59/US 71 through downtown Mena, and a concurrency with Highway 88 forms after entering the city. Highway 8 splits away and turns south on Morrow Avenue, continuing east with minor junctions at Highway 375, Highway 980, and Highway 370 before again entering the Ouachita National Forest near the Montgomery County line.[2] Shortly after entering Mongtomery County, Highway 8 passes the Cogburn Dipping Vat, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), before entering Black Springs and Norman.[4] A concurrency with Highway 27 forms in Norman, and the two routes continue south past the historic Caddo Valley Academy Complex and the Norman Town Square to exit the Ouachita National Forest and enter Pike County.[4][5]
Highway 8 enters Glenwood, including junctions with Highway 8 Spur (AR 8S), US Route 70 Business (US 70B), and a brief concurrency with US 70. After turning south to leave US 70, Highway 27 follows US 70 west, ending the concurrency that began in Norman. The highway continues southeast to form a concurrency with Highway 84 which continues into Clark County.[6] Highway 8/Highway 84 continue into Amity until Highway 84 turns north at a traffic circle near the Old Bank of Amity. Highway 8 continues east to Arkadelphia, where it meets Highway 26/Highway 51 just inside the city limits.
After Arkadelphia, the route is concurrent with AR 7 until Dalark. The route continues southeast to Fordyce and on to Warren before going straight south to Johnsville. The route continues to Eudora and south into the Grand Lake Loop, where it meets U.S. Route 65 and terminates.
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Polk | | ![]() ![]() | Oklahoma state line | |||||
Mena | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 59 / US 71 overlap | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Western end of AR 88 overlap | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 59 / US 71 / AR 88 overlap | |||||||
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Montgomery | Norman | ![]() ![]() | Western end of AR 27 overlap | |||||
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Pike | Glenwood | ![]() | ||||||
![]() ![]() | Western end of US 70B overlap | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 70B overlap; western end of US 70 overlap | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 70 / AR 27 overlap | |||||||
| ![]() ![]() | Western end of AR 84 overlap | ||||||
Clark | Amity | ![]() ![]() | Traffic circle; eastern end of AR 84 overlap | |||||
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Arkadelphia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of AR 26 / AR 51 overlap | ||||||
![]() | I-30 exit 73 | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of AR 26 overlap; western end of US 67 / AR 7 overlap | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 67 overlap | |||||||
| ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of AR 51 overlap | ||||||
Gravel Junction | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Dallas | | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of AR 7 overlap | |||||
Princeton | ![]() ![]() | Western end of AR 9 overlap | ||||||
| ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of AR 9 overlap | ||||||
Fordyce | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
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![]() ![]() | Western end of US 79B overlap | |||||||
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![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 79B overlap | |||||||
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Calhoun |
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Cleveland | | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Bradley | | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Warren | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 63 overlap | ||||||
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Carmel | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 63 overlap | ||||||
Johnsville | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Ashley | | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
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Fountain Hill | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 425 overlap | ||||||
Hamburg | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 82 overlap | ||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 82 / US 425 overlap | |||||||
Parkdale | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
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Chicot | Eudora | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 65 / Great River Road overlap | |||||||
(no name) (US 65S) | ||||||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 65 / Great River Road overlap | ||||||
Readland | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Arkla | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Glenwood spur
[edit]Location | Glenwood |
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Length | 0.20 mi[1] (320 m) |
Existed | January 8, 1987[7]–present |
Highway 8S (AR 8S, Ark. 8S, Hwy. 8S, and Harmon Street[8]) is an east–west state highway spur route in Glenwood. The route of 0.20 miles (0.32 km) runs from Highway 8 west to a lumberyard along the Arkansas Midland Railroad tracks.[1]
Hamburg spur
[edit]Location | Hamburg |
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Length | 0.9 mi (1,400 m) |
Existed | November 21, 1995[9]–August 22, 2001[10] |
Highway 8S (AR 8S, Ark. 8S, Hwy. 8S) is a former spur route in Hamburg. The former alignment of the parent highway existed as a spur route for six years until being renumbered as Highway 189.
- History
The spur was created on November 21, 1995 along a former segment of Highway 8 during major revisions to Highway 8 to improve route continuity.[9] The roadway was renumbered to Highway 189 at the request of the Ashley County Judge.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ a b General Highway Map, Polk County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000-12-22. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ General Highway Map, Chicot County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ General Highway Map, Montgomery County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ General Highway Map, Pike County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "Minutes" (1980–1989), p. 782.
- ^ Map of Glenwood, Pike County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. June 2002. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Commission (1999). "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. pp. 1793–1794. OCLC 21798861. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway Commission (2009). "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. p. 279. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–1989. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
External links
[edit] Media related to Arkansas Highway 8 at Wikimedia Commons