Arkansas Highway 26

Highway 26 (AR 26, Ark. 26 and Hwy. 26) is the designation for a state Highway in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway is mainly located in Southwest Arkansas and is split into two different sections. The first and longest section begins at U.S. Route 371 (US 371) about seven miles (11 km) east of Lockesburg and ends at AR 51 about five miles (8.0 km) west of Arkadelphia. The second section of the route starts at Interstate 30 (I-30) just south of Arkadelphia and ends at the ALCOA plant in Gum Springs. AR 26 also has a spur route (designated as Highway 26S or AR 26S), which travels mainly along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park in 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 east of Lockesburg
East end	AR 51 west of Arkadelphia
Section 2
Length	2.8 mi (4.5 km)
West end	I-30 in Gum Springs
East end	Reynolds Road in Gum Springs
Location
Counties	Howard, Pike, Clark
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate U.S. State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← AR 25 → AR 27

Route description

Lockesburg to Arkadelphia

The western terminus of AR 26 is located in rural Howard County, about seven 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 AR 27 southwest of Murfreesboro. Both AR 26 and AR 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 AR 53 in the town of Hollywood, before eventually ending at AR 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

The western terminus of AR 26 is at I-30 south of Arkadelphia. The route 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 its eastern terminus ends at the entrance to the ALCOA plant in Gum Springs.[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Howard	​	0.0	0.0	US 371 – Lockesburg, De Queen	Western terminus
	Center Point	7.8	12.6	US 278 west – Dierks	Western end of US 278 concurrency
		7.9	12.7	US 278 east – Nashville, Hope	Eastern end of US 278 concurrency
	​	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	Southern end of AR 27 concurrency
	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	Southern terminus of AR 19
		25.3	40.7	AR 27 north – Glenwood, Mt. Ida, Hot Springs	North end of AR 27 concurrency
	​	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	Northern terminus of AR 19
	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
	Gum Springs	0.0	0.0	I-30 – Little Rock, Texarkana	Western terminus
		1.8	2.9	US 67 – Arkadelphia, Gurdon
		2.2	3.5	AR 26S – 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

Highway 26S
Location	Gum Springs
Length	1.2 mi (1.9 km)

Highway 26S (AR 26S, Ark. 26S, Hwy. 26S) 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 in Gum Springs. The route runs south to north, where its southern terminus is located at US 67 and its northern terminus is at AR 26. The route is entirely located in the town of Gum Springs.[6]

References

1. "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
2. "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
3. "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
4. "AR-26 to 3678 AR-26". AR-26 to 3678 AR-26.
5. "Arkadelphia to 500 E Reynolds Rd". Arkadelphia to 500 E Reynolds Rd.
6. "Reynolds Rd to 3092-3088 Deceiper St". Reynolds Rd to 3092-3088 Deceiper St.

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