Arkansas Highway 26 (AR 26) is a designation for two state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 58.0 miles (93.3 km) runs from U.S. Route 371 (US 371) east of Lockesburg east to Highway 51 west of Arkadelphia. A second segment of 2.8 miles (4.5 km) runs from Interstate 30 (I-30) west of Gum Springs east to the Alcoa plant east of Gum Springs. Highway 26 also has a spur route (designated as Highway 26S), which travels mainly along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park south of Gum Springs.[1][2][3]
 Highway 26 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AR 26 in red, AR 26 Spur in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 58.0 mi (93.3 km) | |||
| West end |  US 371 near Lockesburg | |||
| Major intersections |  US 278 in Center Point | |||
| East end |  AR 51 near Arkadelphia | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 2.8 mi (4.5 km) | |||
| West end |  I-30 near Gum Springs | |||
| Major intersections |  US 67 in Gum Springs | |||
| East end | Alcoa plant entrance near Gum Springs | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Howard, Pike, Clark | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editLockesburg to Arkadelphia
editHighway 26 begins in rural Howard County, about 7 miles (11 km) east of the city of Lockesburg. The route heads east for just under eight miles (13 km) until it intersects US 278 in the small town of Center Point, which shares a very short concurrency before continuing to head east. For about 12.4 miles (20.0 km), the route continues to head east before intersecting with Highway 27 southwest of Murfreesboro. Both Highway 26 and Highway 27 share a concurrency, including through the city of Murfreesboro before both routes split apart just northeast of the city, about five miles (8.0 km) later. From there, the route continues to head east, traveling through the towns of Delight and Antoine. The entire route through Clark County is very rural, intersecting at Highway 53 in the town of Hollywood, before eventually ending at Highway 51 about five miles (8.0 km) southwest of Arkadelphia. The entire section is about 58.0 miles (93.3 km) long.[4]
Gum Springs section
editThe route begins at I-30 west of Gum Springs, and heads southeast for about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) before intersecting US 67 in Gum Springs. The route continues heading west for about one more mile (1.6 km) before ending at the entrance to the Alcoa plant east of Gum Springs.[5]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 371 – Lockesburg, De Queen | Western terminus; former AR 24 | ||
| Center Point | 7.8 | 12.6 |  US 278 west – Dierks | West end of US 278 overlap | |||
| 7.9 | 12.7 |  US 278 east – Nashville | East end of US 278 overlap | ||||
| | 12.5 | 20.1 |   AR 369 north – Muddy Fork, Newhope | Southern terminus of AR 369 | |||
| Pike | | 20.4 | 32.8 |   AR 27 south – Nashville, Mineral Springs | South end of AR 27 overlap | ||
| Murfreesboro | 24.2 | 38.9 |  AR 301 south – Crater of Diamonds State Park | Northern terminus of AR 301 | |||
| 24.8 | 39.9 |  AR 19 north – Narrows Dam | South end of AR 19 overlap | ||||
| 25.3 | 40.7 | AR 27 north – Glenwood, Mt. Ida, Hot Springs | North end of AR 27 overlap | ||||
| | 28.5 | 45.9 |  AR 379 north | Southern terminus of AR 379 | |||
| Delight | 36.6 | 58.9 |  AR 195 south – McCaskill, Blevins | Northern terminus of AR 195 | |||
| 36.9 | 59.4 | AR 19 south – Prescott | North end of AR 19 overlap | ||||
| Antoine | 41.6 | 66.9 |  AR 29 south / AR 301 south – Prescott, Blevins | Northern termini of AR 29 and AR 301 | |||
| Clark | Hollywood | 53.1 | 85.5 |  AR 53 – Gurdon, Amity | |||
| | 58.0 | 93.3 | AR 51 – Arkadelphia, Okolona | Eastern terminus | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-30 – Little Rock, Texarkana | Western terminus; I-30 exit 69 | |||
| Gum Springs | 1.8 | 2.9 | US 67 – Arkadelphia, Gurdon | ||||
| | 2.2 | 3.5 |  AR 26S south – Clark County Industrial Park | Northern terminus of AR 26S | |||
| | 2.8 | 4.5 | Alcoa plant entrance | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Spur route
edit Highway 26S | |
|---|---|
| Location | Clark County |
| Length | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
Arkansas Highway 26 Spur is a spur route, which is about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and mainly runs along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park south of Gum Springs in Clark County. The route runs south to north, where its southern terminus is located at US 67 and its northern terminus is at Highway 26. The route is entirely located in the town of Gum Springs.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "AR-26 to 3678 AR-26". AR-26 to 3678 AR-26.
- ^ "Arkadelphia to 500 E Reynolds Rd". Arkadelphia to 500 E Reynolds Rd.
- ^ "Reynolds Rd to 3092-3088 Deceiper St". Reynolds Rd to 3092-3088 Deceiper St.