U.S. Route 278 in Arkansas

U.S. Highway 278
Route information
	Maintained by ArDOT
Length	258.8 mi[1][2][3] (416.5 km)
Existed	1998[4]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 59 / US 71 / Oak Street in Wickes
	US 70 near Dierks; US 371 near Nashville; I-30 in Hope; US 371 in Rosston; US 79 / US 79B in Camden; US 167 in Hampton; US 63 in Warren; US 425 in Monticello; US 65 / US 165 / AR 4 in McGehee; US 82 / AR 144 in Lake Village;
East end	US 82 / US 278 at Mississippi state line near Shives
Location
Counties	Polk, Hempstead, Nevada, Bradley, Drew, Desha, Chicot
Highway system

U.S. Highway 278 (US 278) runs west-east across the southern half of Arkansas for 258.8 miles (416.5 km). US 278 originates at a junction with U.S. Routes 59 and 71 in the town of Warkes and exits into Mississippi on the Greenville Bridge over the Mississippi River northeast of Shives, running concurrently with US 82.

For the vast majority of its route, US 278 is two-lane and rural, with the exception of portions in and around major towns and cities. The route connects small towns throughout southern Arkansas, with Hope and Camden being the largest population center along the route. As a result of its rural routing, US 278 has just one junction with an interstate highway, being I-30 at Hope.

History

While US 278 was initially designated in 1951, it was not routed through the state of Arkansas until 1998. Up until that time, it ran to either Tupelo or a place near Amory. In 1998, it was routed to its current western terminus in Wickes, replacing a vast majority of Arkansas Highway 4, which remains a distinct albeit short highway in southeastern Desha County.[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1][2] [3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Polk	Wickes	0.0	0.0	US 59 / US 71 / Oak Street – Mena, De Queen	Western terminus; continues as Oak Street beyond US 59/71
Howard	Umpire	17.6	28.3	AR 84 east – Athens	Western terminus of AR 84
		28.9	46.5	US 70 east – Newhope, Kirby	West end of US 70 overlap; New Hope signed eastbound, Kirby westbound
	Dierks	32.0	51.5	US 70 west (Main Avenue) / West Fourth Street – De Queen	East end of US 70 overlap; De Queen signed westbound only
	Center Point	41.7	67.1	AR 26 west / Texas Street – Lockesburg	West end of AR 26 overlap; Lockesburg signed eastbound
	Center Point	41.8	67.3	AR 26 east – Murfreesboro, Highland	East end of AR 26 overlap; Murfreesboro signed eastbound, Highland westbound
		43.9– 44.0	70.7– 70.8	AR 355 south – Mineral Springs	Northern terminus of AR 355
		49.1	79.0	US 371 north / Honeycutt Road – Lockesburg	West end of US 371 overlap
	Nashville	51.0	82.1	AR 980 north (North Main Street) / North Main Street – Business District	Southern terminus of AR 980; Business District signed eastbound only
		51.3	82.6	US 371 south (Peachtree Street) / AR 27 north (Mine Street) – Prescott, Murfreesboro	East end of US 371 overlap; west end of AR 27 overlap; Prescott signed eastbound only
		52.7	84.8	AR 27 south – Mineral Springs	East end of AR 27 overlap; Mineral Springs signed eastbound only
		52.8	85.0	AR 27B north (East Russell Street) – Business District	Southern terminus of AR 27B; Business District signed westbound only
Hempstead		58.4	94.0	AR 332 west – Tollette, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center	Eastern terminus of AR 332; Tollette signed eastbound only
	Washington	69.6	112.0	AR 195 south / Franklin Street – Cross Roads	Northern terminus of AR 195; Cross Roads signed eastbound only
		74.0	119.1	AR 32 east / Airport Road – Oakhaven	Western terminus of AR 32
		76.1	122.5	AR 73 north – Saratoga, Millwood Dam	West end of AR 73 overlap
	Hope	77.7– 78.0	125.0– 125.5	I-30 – Texarkana, Little Rock	I-30 exit 30
		78.2	125.9	US 278B east (North Hervey Street) / West Commerce Boulevard	Western terminus of US 278B
		79.0	127.1	AR 29 north / AR 29B south (North Hazel Street) to I-30 – Blevins	West end of AR 29 overlap; northern terminus of AR 29B; To I-30 signed westbound only
		81.4	131.0	US 67 (East Third Street) / US 278B west	Eastern terminus of US 278B
		82.1	132.1	AR 29 south (Bill Clinton Drive) / Henry C. Yerger Street – University of Arkansas Community College at Hope	East end of AR 29 overlap; college and hospital signed westbound only
		83.3	134.1	AR 32 east – Bodcaw	Western terminus of AR 32
Nevada		95.1	153.0	AR 53 – Bodcaw, Prescott
	Rosston	100.5	161.7	US 371 north (Rosston Highway) – Prescott	West end of US 371 overlap; Prescott signed eastbound only
		101.0	162.5	AR 200 east – Cale	Western terminus of AR 200
		101.4	163.2	US 371 south – Magnolia	East end of US 371 overlap
		108.9	175.3	AR 76 west – Waterloo	Eastern terminus of AR 76
Ouachita		114.4	184.1	AR 57 – Stephens, Chidester, Poison Spring W.M.A.
		124.4	200.2	AR 376 east to US 79	Western terminus of AR 376
		127.3	204.9	AR 24 west (Chidester Road) – Prescott	Eastern terminus of AR 24
	Camden	128.0	206.0	US 278B east (West Washington Street)	Western terminus of US 278B
		129.9– 130.0	209.1– 209.2	US 79 south / US 79B north – Magnolia	West end of US 79 overlap; interchange; southern terminus of US 79B
		130.7– 130.8	210.3– 210.5	AR 7 – El Dorado, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources	Interchange
		132.2– 132.6	212.8– 213.4	Ouachita River
		135.0– 135.5	217.3– 218.1	US 79 north / US 79B south – Little Rock, Fairgrounds	East end of US 79 overlap; northern terminus of US 79B; partial interchange; airport signed westbound only
	East Camden	136.0	218.9	AR 274 east – East Camden, SAU Tech, Arkansas Fire Training Academy, Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy	Western terminus of AR 274; East Camden, training academies signed eastbound only
Calhoun	Hampton	154.4	248.5	AR 203 north	Southern terminus of AR 203
		154.6	248.8	US 167 (Lee Street) – El Dorado, Fordyce	Destinations signed westbound only
		155.4	250.1	AR 274 north – Tinsman	Southern terminus of AR 274
	Harrell	159.3	256.4	AR 160 east (Southeast Central) – Jersey	Western terminus of AR 160
Bradley	Banks	168.6	271.3	AR 275 north / CR 12 – Tinsman	Southern terminus of AR 275
		178.6	287.4	US 278B east – Warren	Western terminus of US 278B; hospital signed eastbound only
	Warren	180.8	291.0	US 63 / AR 8 – El Dorado, Warren	AR 8 signed westbound only
	Warren	183.4	295.2	US 278B west (East Church Street) / Lura Lea Lane – Warren	Eastern terminus of US 278B
		184.5	296.9	AR 189 north – Pine Bluff, Fordyce	Southern terminus of AR 189; Fordyce signed westbound only
		185.4– 185.8	298.4– 299.0	S.M. Dixon Bridge over Saline River
		186.9	300.8	AR 172 east – New Hope	Western terminus of AR 172
Drew		193.1	310.8	AR 530 north to AR 35 – Rye	Southern terminus of AR 530
	Monticello	198.1	318.8	US 425 (AR 35 north) – Hamburg, Pine Bluff, University of Arkansas at Monticello	West end of AR 35 overlap; University signed eastbound only
		198.5	319.5	Hyatt Street	Begin one-way segment
		198.8	319.9	AR 83 (Main Street)
		199.3	320.7	US 278 west (East McCloy Street) / East Gaines Avenue	End one-way segment
		199.8	321.5	AR 138 east (Winchester Road) – Winchester	Western terminus of AR 138
		200.7	323.0	AR 35 south – Dermott	East end of AR 35 overlap
		200.8	323.2	AR 980	To Monticello Municipal Airport
		204.7	329.4	US 278B west	Eastern terminus of US 278 Byp
		212.6	342.1	AR 293 north / Selma-Collins Road – Selma	Southern terminus of AR 293
		213.7	343.9	AR 277 north – Tillar	Southern terminus of AR 277
Desha	McGehee	223.2	359.2	AR 159 north (Chicksaw Road)	Southern terminus of AR 159
		224.2	360.8	AR 159 south (Masonville Road) – Masonville	Northern terminus of AR 159
		225.0	362.1	AR 1 north (North First Street) to US 65 – Pine Bluff	Southern terminus of AR 1
		226.6	364.7	US 65 north / US 165 north / AR 4 east – Pine Bluff, Arkansas City	West end of US 65 / 165 overlap; western terminus of AR 4
		228.3	367.4	AR 159 north – Masonville	Southern terminus of AR 159
Chicot	Dermott	230.8	371.4	US 165 south – Dermott, Montrose	East end of US 165 overlap
	Halley Junction	232.1	373.5	AR 35 – Halley, Y.B. Port	Destinations signed westbound only
	Bellaire	234.1	376.7	AR 208 west / Black Pond Road	Eastern terminus of AR 208
	McMillan Corner	242.9	390.9	AR 144 west / AR 257 south – Lake Chicot State Park	Eastern terminus of AR 144; northern terminus of AR 257; state park signed eastbound only
		246.5	396.7	AR 980 west (Airport Road)	Eastern terminus of AR 980
	Lake Village	247.0	397.5	US 82 west / AR 144 east (St. Mary's Street) – Montrose, Hamburg	West end of US 82 overlap; western terminus of AR 144
	Chanticleer	249.4	401.4	AR 159 south – Jennie	West end of AR 159 overlap
	Chanticleer	249.5	401.5	AR 159 north (South Lakeshore Drive) – Lake Village Business District	East end of AR 159 overlap; business district signed westbound only
		251.7	405.1	US 65 south – Eudora	East end of US 65 overlap
	Shives	256.2	412.3	AR 142 south / Old US 82 – Lakeport, Lakehall, Lakeport Plantation Home	Northern terminus of AR 142
Mississippi River		256.6– 259.2	413.0– 417.1	Greenville Bridge; Arkansas–Mississippi state line
Mississippi River		256.6– 259.2	413.0– 417.1	US 82 east / US 278 east – Greenville	Continuation into Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

Google (November 1, 2020). "100-108 Baker Springs Rd, Wickes, AR 71973 to Co Rd 127, Rosston, AR 71858" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
Google (November 2, 2020). "Co Rd 127, Rosston, AR 71858 to 1099-1029 E Mc Cloy St, Monticello, AR 71655" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
Google (November 2, 2020). "1099-1029 E Mc Cloy St, Monticello, AR 71655 to US-82, Arkansas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
Backlin, David; et al. (June 1, 2020). "End of US highway 278". USEnds.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

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[Seg1-1] Google (November 1, 2020). "100-108 Baker Springs Rd, Wickes, AR 71973 to Co Rd 127, Rosston, AR 71858" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[Seg2-2] Google (November 2, 2020). "Co Rd 127, Rosston, AR 71858 to 1099-1029 E Mc Cloy St, Monticello, AR 71655" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[Seg3-3] Google (November 2, 2020). "1099-1029 E Mc Cloy St, Monticello, AR 71655 to US-82, Arkansas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[USEnds-4] Backlin, David; et al. (June 1, 2020). "End of US highway 278". USEnds.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.