Arkansas Highway 83

Arkansas Highway 83 (AR 83, Ark. 83 and Hwy. 83) is the designation for a state highway in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The route is mainly located in Southeast Arkansas, and is split into two sections. The first and longest section begins at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and ends at AR 54 near Tyro, or about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Star City. The second section of the route begins at AR 54 north of Dumas and ends at AR 114 near Gould. AR 83 also has a spur route (designated as Highway 83S or AR 83S), which serves the University of Arkansas at Monticello's northern entrance, as well as the Drew County Memorial Hospital.[1][2]

Highway 83
AR 83 in red, AR 83S in blue
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length17.1 mi (27.5 km)
South endUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello east entrance
Major
junctions
North end AR 54 near Tyro
Section 2
Length5.8 mi (9.3 km)
South end AR 54 near Dumas
North end AR 114 near Gould
Location
CountiesDrew, Lincoln
Highway system
← US 82→ AR 84

Route description

Monticello section
AR 83 in Monticello

The southern terminus for AR 83 is at the east entrance to the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The route travels east for about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) before intersecting U.S. Route 425 (US 425) just south of Monticello, which shares a very short concurrency before heading north. The route heads through downtown, intersecting US 278 along the way. The route continues north before intersecting AR 54 at its northern terminus. The entire route is about 17.1 miles (27.5 km)) long.

Dumas to Gould

The southern terminus for AR 83 is at AR 54 just northwest of Dumas. From there, the route heads north for about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) before reaching its northern terminus at AR 114 near Gould. The route does not intersect any other highways or towns.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
DrewMonticello0.00.0University of Arkansas at Monticello east entranceSouthern terminus
0.50.80 US 425 – HamburgSouthern end of US 425 concurrency
0.71.1 US 425 – Star City, Pine BluffNorthern end of US 425 concurrency
3.04.8 AR 83SEastern terminus of AR 83S
3.35.3 US 278 / AR 35 – Warren, McGehee, DermottRoundabout interchange
Coleman14.323.0 AR 277 – Florence, SelmaNorthern terminus of AR 277
LincolnTyro17.127.5 AR 54 – Star City, DumasNorthern terminus
Gap in route
​0.00.0 AR 54 – DumasSouthern terminus
Gould5.89.3 AR 114 – Gould, Star CityNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

Highway 83S
LocationMonticello
Length2.3 mi (3.7 km)

Highway 83S (AR 83S, Ark. 83S, Hwy. 83S) is a spur route that begins at the north entrance of the University of Arkansas at Monticello and ends at AR 83 in Monticello, just south of downtown.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Monticello, Drew County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0University of Arkansas at Monticello north entranceWestern terminus
1.72.7 US 425 – Hamburg, Star CityInterchange
2.33.7 AR 83 – MonticelloEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Arkansas Department of Transportation.
  2. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Arkansas Department of Transportation.
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