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
Length58.0 mi (93.3 km)
West end US 371 east of Lockesburg
East end AR 51 west of Arkadelphia
Section 2
Length2.8 mi (4.5 km)
West end I-30 in Gum Springs
East endReynolds Road in Gum Springs
Location
CountiesHoward, Pike, Clark
Highway system
← 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
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Howard​0.00.0 US 371 – Lockesburg, De QueenWestern terminus
Center Point7.812.6 US 278 west – DierksWestern end of US 278 concurrency
7.912.7 US 278 east – Nashville, HopeEastern end of US 278 concurrency
​12.520.1 AR 369 north – Muddy Fork, NewhopeSouthern terminus of AR 369
Pike​20.432.8 AR 27 south – Nashville, Mineral SpringsSouthern end of AR 27 concurrency
Murfreesboro24.238.9 AR 301 south – Crater of Diamonds State ParkNorthern terminus of AR 301
24.839.9 AR 19 north – Narrows DamSouthern terminus of AR 19
25.340.7 AR 27 north – Glenwood, Mt. Ida, Hot SpringsNorth end of AR 27 concurrency
​28.545.9 AR 379 northSouthern terminus of AR 379
Delight36.658.9 AR 195 south – McCaskill, BlevinsNorthern terminus of AR 195
36.959.4 AR 19 south – PrescottNorthern terminus of AR 19
Antoine41.666.9 AR 29 south / AR 301 south – Prescott, BlevinsNorthern termini of AR 29 and AR 301
ClarkHollywood53.185.5 AR 53 – Gurdon, Amity
​58.093.3 AR 51 – Arkadelphia, OkolonaEastern terminus
Gap in route
Gum Springs0.00.0 I-30 – Little Rock, TexarkanaWestern terminus
1.82.9 US 67 – Arkadelphia, Gurdon
2.23.5 AR 26S – Clark County Industrial ParkNorthern terminus of AR 26S
2.84.5ALCOA plant entranceEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

Highway 26S
LocationGum Springs
Length1.2 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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