Arkansas Highway 9

Highway 9B
Location	Morrilton
Length	2.22 mi[2] (3.57 km)
Existed	February 25, 1976[16]–present

Highway 9S
Location	Melbourne
Length	0.90 mi[2] (1.45 km)
Existed	January 23, 1974[17]–present

Highway 9
Route information
	Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	April 1, 1926[1]–present
Section 1
Length	51.44 mi[2] (82.78 km)
South end	US 79 at Eagle Mills
North end	US 67 / US 270B in Malvern
Section 2
Length	174.17 mi[2] (280.30 km)
South end	AR 5 at Crows
North end	US 63 in Mammoth Spring
Location
Counties	Ouachita, Dallas, Hot Spring, Saline, Perry, Conway, Van Buren, Stone, Izard, Fulton
Highway system

Highway 9 (AR 9) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. A southern segment of 51.44 miles (82.78 km) begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating.[3] The northern segment of 174.17 miles (280.30 km) runs from AR 5 to U.S. Route 63 in Mammoth Spring.[4] The route was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, and has seen only minor extensions and realignments since. Pieces of both routes are designated as Arkansas Heritage Trails for use during the Civil War and the Trail of Tears.

Arkansas Highways 9 and 10 are concurrent through Perryville

The AR 9 designation also extends to two spur routes and one business route. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Route description

Eagle Mills to Malvern

Highway 9 begins at US 67 in Malvern and heads south through Lono, Tulip, and Princeton before heading slightly west.[5] The route then passes through Holly Springs and past numerous quarries before terminating at US 79 at Eagle Mills.[6]

Crows to Mammoth Spring

Highway 9 runs north in Morrilton

AR 9 begins at Crows and runs north, with AR 298 shooting east from the route.[7] Continuing north into Perry County, AR 9 meets AR 10 at Williams Junction with AR 216 detaching near Harris Rake. The route next meets AR 60 in Perryville before entering Conway County.[8] The route runs with AR 113 and AR 247 briefly south of Morrilton before meeting US 64 and I-40. AR 9 has a spur and business route in Morrilton. AR 915 strays from AR 9 near Overcup Lake. AR 9 also runs with AR 92 from Birdtown to Center Ridge in Conway County.[9] AR 9 concurs with US 65 from Choctaw to Clinton. The route continues to Shirley from Clinton with AR 16, where it is crossed by AR 110.[10] Entering Stone County, AR 9 runs north for several miles before meeting AR 66 in Mountain View. It exits town northbound with AR 5 and AR 16.[11] AR 9 arrows east in Izard County, passing AR 933, a former alignment of AR 9. The route mostly follows the White River in eastern Izard County. AR 9 detaches a spur route and meets AR 69 in Melbourne. The route then meets AR 56 in Brockwell before leaving the county.[12] The route enters its final county, meeting AR 395 before meeting US 62/US 412 and US 62 BUS in Salem. The route trails northeast to Mammoth Spring, where it meets US 63 and terminates, near the Missouri state line.[13]

History

AR 9 was one of the original state highways, designated in 1926.[1] State Road 9 ran from US Highway 167 (US 167) at Vanduzer to Malvern, and US 70 at Crows to Mammoth Spring. In September 1928, the southern terminus was relocated to US 167 at Eagle Mills.[14] The highway was rerouted south of Clinton over a short section of AR 130 near US 65 in 1953.[15] In 1972, a bypass was built around Morrilton, with the former alignment becoming AR 9B.[16]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ouachita	Eagle Mills	0.00	0.00	US 79 – Fordyce, Camden
Ouachita				AR 203 south – Bearden
Dallas	Holly Springs			AR 128 west – Sparkman
				AR 273 south
		20.25– 0.00	32.59– 0.00	AR 8 – Fordyce, Arkadelphia
				AR 48 east – Carthage
				AR 46 east – Leola
Hot Spring	Lono			AR 222 – Donaldson
Hot Spring	Malvern	31.19	50.20	US 67 / US 270B (South Main Street / East Page Avenue) to I-30
Gap in route
Saline	Crows	0.00	0.00	AR 5 – Benton, Hot Springs
Saline				AR 298 east
Perry	Williams Junction			AR 10 east – Little Rock	South end of AR 10 overlap
				AR 324 west – Lake Sylvia
				AR 216 east – Pleasant Valley
				AR 300 east – Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area
	Perryville			AR 60 west (Aplin Avenue)	South end of AR 60 overlap
	Perryville			AR 60 east – Houston, Conway	North end of AR 60 overlap
	Perry			AR 10 west – Fort Smith	North end of AR 10 overlap
Conway	Oppelo			AR 154 – Petit Jean State Park
				AR 113 south – Houston
	Morrilton			AR 980 – Sardis, Airport
		43.83	70.54	US 64 – Morrilton, Plumerville	Interchange
				AR 9S (Industrial Park Drive) – Industrial Park
				AR 9B south
				I-40 – Fort Smith, Little Rock	I-40 exit 108
				AR 287 east
				AR 915-2 (Overcup Lake Road) – Lake Overcup
	Solgohachia			AR 287 north
				AR 92 south – Springfield	South end of AR 92 overlap
	Center Ridge			AR 124 west – Cleveland
	Center Ridge			AR 92 east – Bee Branch	North end of AR 92 overlap
Van Buren	Formosa			AR 336 east – Culpepper
	Choctaw	51.06	82.17	US 65 south / AR 330 east – Conway, Greers Ferry Lake	South end of US 65 overlap
	Clinton			AR 336 west – Culpepper
				AR 95
				US 65B north – Business District, Scotland
				US 65B south to AR 95 – Business District
				AR 16 west – Witts Spring	South end of AR 16 overlap
		0.00	0.00	US 65 north – Marshall	North end of US 65 overlap
				AR 980 (Airport Road) – Airport
				AR 110 west – Botkinburg
	Shirley			AR 16 east – Fairfield Bay, Heber Springs	North end of AR 16 overlap
Stone	Rushing			AR 263 north – Fox	South end of AR 263 overlap
				AR 263 south – Prim	North end of AR 263 overlap
	Mountain View			AR 66 west (Main Street)
				AR 5 south / AR 14 east – Batesville	South end of AR 5 / AR 14 overlap
				AR 382 west – Ozark Folk Center State Park
	Allison			AR 5 north / AR 14 west – Calico Rock, Fifty Six, Blanchard Springs Caverns	North end of AR 5 / AR 14 overlap
White River		30.38– 30.53	48.89– 49.13	Stone–Izard county line
Izard	Sylamore			AR 933-1
	Melbourne			AR 9S north (Circle Drive) – Industrial Park No. 1
				AR 9S south – Industrial Park No. 1
		43.68	70.30	AR 69 south (Main Street) – Batesville
	Brockwell			AR 56 – Calico Rock, Ash Flat
	Oxford			AR 354 east (First Street)
Fulton	Salem	74.56	119.99	US 62 / US 412 – Mountain Home, Ash Flat
				US 62B west (Church Street)
				AR 395 north
	Mammoth Spring			AR 289 south – Saddle
	Mammoth Spring	94.41	151.94	US 63 – Thayer, MO, Hardy
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Auxiliary routes

Melbourne spur

Highway 9S (AR 9S, Ark. 9S, and Hwy. 9S) is a spur route of 0.90 miles (1.45 km) in Melbourne. It is known colloquially as Circle Drive and Main Street.[18]

The route was created in January 1974 along Main Street,[17] and extended south along Circle Drive in 1985.[19]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Melbourne, Izard County.

mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	AR 9 – Mountain View	Southern terminus
0.90	1.45	AR 9 (Main Street) – Salem	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Morrilton business route

AR 9B northern terminus at AR 9

Highway 9B (AR 9B, Ark. 9B, and Hwy. 9B) is a business route of 2.22 miles (3.57 km) in Morrilton.

Route description
AR 9B begins at AR 9 in northeast Morrilton near the parent route's junction with I-40. The route curves southwest along the edge of the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton campus before serving as the eastern terminus of AR 132, known as University Boulevard. AR 9B continues southwest through a commercial area with residential subdivisions until intersecting AR 247 (Poor Farm Road) near Morrilton High School. AR 9B continues west for two blocks before turning south onto Saint Joseph Street toward downtown Morrilton. The Earl Building, a 1926 automotive dealership building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on Saint Joseph Street near the US 64 junction. The route terminates at US 64 (Broadway Street) near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.[20]

History
The route was created from a former alignment of AR 9 in 1976.[16] On May 14, 1997, the portion of the route south of US 64 was removed from the state highway system and turned back to city maintenance. The turnback was made at the request of the mayor of Morrilton in exchange for extending AR 132 from AR 247 to AR 95.[21]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Morrilton, Conway County.

mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	AR 9 – Perryville, Overcup	Northern terminus
		AR 132 west (University Boulevard) – U of A Comm College Morrilton	AR 132 eastern terminus
		AR 247 north (Poor Farm Road)	AR 247 southern terminus
2.22	3.57	US 64 (Broadway Street) – Russellville, Conway	Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Morrilton spur

Highway 9S
Location	Morrilton
Length	0.47 mi[2] (0.76 km)
Existed	January 30, 1986[22]–present

Highway 9S (AR 9S, Ark. 9S, and Hwy. 9S) is a spur route of 0.47 miles (0.76 km) in Morrilton. The route was created as an industrial access drive to the Morrilton Packing Company plant at the request of the Conway County judge in 1986.[22] It was initially only 2,700 feet (820 m) in length, but was extended north due to another industry locating in the Morrilton Industrial Park on January 8, 1987.[23]