U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas

U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) runs east–west through across the heart of Arkansas for 286.9 miles (461.7 km). US 70 enters the state from Oklahoma west of De Queen, and exits to Tennessee at Memphis, running concurrently with Interstate 55 (I-55), US 61, US 63, and US 79. The highway passes through the major cities of Hot Springs, Little Rock, North Little Rock, and West Memphis.

U.S. Highway 70
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length286.9 mi[1][2][3][4] (461.7 km)
Existed1926 (1926)[5]–present
Major junctions
West end US 70 at the Oklahoma state line near De Queen
 
East end I-55 / US 61 / US 63 / US 70 / US 79 / SR 1 at the Tennessee state line at Memphis, TN
Location
CountiesSevier, Howard, Pike, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Garland, Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, St. Francis, Crittenden
Highway system
AR 69 US 71

Between Oklahoma and Hot Springs, US 70 is largely rural and two-lane. The route bypasses the city to the south and then serves as the arterial road between Hot Springs and Little Rock. The highway runs concurrently with I-30 between a place north of Haskell to southwestern Little Rock, where it splits to traverse through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Between North Little Rock and its merge into I-55 at West Memphis, the route is principally two-lane and has been supplanted by I-40, which always runs within a few miles of the highway.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1][2][3][4]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Sevier0.00.0 US 70 west Broken Bow, HugoContinuation into Oklahoma
5.38.5 US 70B east De Queen Business DistrictWestern terminus of US 70B; Business District signed eastbound only
De Queen6.510.5 AR 399 south (College Drive) Cossatot Community CollegeNorthern terminus of AR 399
8.613.8 US 59 north / US 71 north / US 70B west (North Lakeside Drive) to AR 41 Foreman, Fort Smith, MenaWestern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 overlap; northern terminus of US 371; eastern terminus of US 70B; Mena signed eastbound only
16.626.7 US 59 south / US 71 south / US 371 south TexarkanaEastern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 overlap
HowardDierks28.545.9 US 278 east (East Fourth Street) / West Fourth StreetWestern end of US 278 overlap
31.851.2 US 278 west Umpire, WickesEastern end of US 278 overlap
PikeNewhope40.865.7 AR 369 southWestern end of AR 369 overlap
45.072.4 AR 369 north LangleyEastern end of AR 369 overlap
Kirby55.389.0 AR 27 south / AR 84 east Murfreesboro, AmityWestern end of AR 84 overlap; northern terminus of AR 27
Salem59.996.4 AR 84 west / Rock Creek Road LangleyEastern end of AR 84 overlap
Glenwood64.0103.0 AR 8 east AmityWestern end of AR 8 overlap
64.2103.3 US 70B east (Elm Street) / AR 8 west to AR 27Eastern end of AR 8 overlap; western terminus of US 70B
65.2104.9 US 70B west (East Broadway) / Baker Road Glenwood Business DistrictEastern terminus of US 70B; business district signed westbound only
Montgomery71.1114.4 AR 182 east AmityWestern terminus of AR 182
Hot Spring
No major junctions
Garland85.5137.6 AR 227 north (Sunshine Road) / Wolf Street SunshineSouthern terminus of AR 227
89.7144.4 AR 192 east (Marion Anderson Road) / Kinsey LaneWestern terminus of AR 192
Hot Springs91.0–
91.3
146.5–
146.9
Ouachita River
91.8147.72 US 270 west (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway) / US 70B east (Airport Road) Mount IdaWestern end of US 270 overlap; western terminus of US 70B; US 270 exit 2
91.8147.7Begin expressway
93.3–
93.8
150.2–
151.0
3McLeod Street
94.4–
94.9
151.9–
152.7
4 AR 88 (Higdon Ferry Road)
95.2–
95.6
153.2–
153.9
5 AR 7 (Central Avenue)Signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north)
97.5–
98.0
156.9–
157.7
7 AR 128 (Carpenter Dam Road)
99.5–
99.9
160.1–
160.8
9 US 270 east / US 270B west (Malvern Avenue)Eastern end of US 270 overlap
102.0–
102.4
164.2–
164.8
11B US 70B west (Grand Avenue)Eastern terminus of US 70B
102.4164.8End expressway
112.7181.4 AR 128 west (Lonsdale Cutoff Road) / Lonsdale Cutoff Road Fountain LakeEastern terminus of AR 128
Saline114.1183.6 AR 88 west LonsdaleEastern terminus of AR 88
120.7–
121.4
194.2–
195.4
I-30 west TexarkanaWestern end of I-30 overlap; I-30 exit 111
See I-30 (mile 111.0—131.9)
PulaskiLittle Rock142.0–
142.7
228.5–
229.7
I-30 east (US 67 north) / To Chicot RoadEastern end of I-30/US 67 overlap; I-30 exit 132
145.1–
145.2
233.5–
233.7
AR 5 south (Colonel Glenn Road) / University AvenueNorthern terminus of AR 5
148.8239.5 AR 367 south (South Arch Street) / South Arch StreetNorthern terminus of AR 367
148.9239.6 AR 365 south (West Roosevelt Road) / South Broadway StreetWestern end of AR 365 overlap
149.9241.2 To I-630 / East 12th Street/West 11th StreetAccess to/from I-630 east via 12th Street, access to/from I-630 west via 11th Street
150.7242.5 AR 10 westSouthbound exit only
Little RockNorth Little Rock line150.7–
151.1
242.5–
243.2
Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River
North Little Rock151.1243.2 AR 365 north (West Broadway Street) / North Broadway StreetEastern end of AR 365 overlap
151.7–
151.8
244.1–
244.3
I-30 (US 65/US 67) to I-40 / Cypress Street/Locust Street Little Rock, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Shorter CollegeI-30 east exit 141B; access to I-30 east via Locust Street, access from I-30 west via Cypress Street; Hot Springs, Texarkana signed westbound only; Shorter College signed eastbound only
152.1244.8Riverfront Drive (AR 100 west)[6]Eastern terminus of AR 100
154.1248.0 US 165 south (Baucum Pike) / Washington Avenue England, StuttgartNorthern terminus of US 165
155.6250.4 AR 161 north (Jacksonville Highway) to I-40Southern terminus of AR 161
157.7–
157.9
253.8–
254.1
I-440 to I-40 Little RockI-440 exit 10
Galloway159.9257.3 AR 391 to I-40
Lonoke167.2269.1 AR 15 to I-40 England, Cabot
172.1–
172.3
277.0–
277.3
AR 31 south PettusWestern end of AR 31 overlap
Lonoke172.7277.9Fish Hatchery Road (AR 943 east)Western terminus of AR 943
173.5279.2 AR 89 northSouthern terminus of AR 89
174.5280.8 AR 31 north (North Center Street) / South Center StreetEastern end of AR 31 overlap
179.8289.4 AR 381 south CullerNorthern terminus of AR 381
Carlisle182.9294.3 AR 13 to I-40 Humnoke
Prairie187.2301.3 AR 86 east to AR 343 / South Halijan Road SlovakWestern terminus of AR 86
189.2304.5 AR 980 south / North Anderson RoadNorthern terminus of AR 980
Hazen192.2309.3 AR 249 north / Old Highway 11 SouthSouthern terminus of AR 249
193.4311.2 US 63 to I-40 Des ArcWestern end of US 63 overlap
194.2–
194.5
312.5–
313.0
US 63 south StuttgartEastern end of US 63 overlap
De Valls Bluff199.5321.1 AR 33 south Roe, ClarendonWestern end of AR 33 overlap
200.9323.3Glover-Roberts Bridge over the White River
Biscoe203.6327.7 AR 33 north to I-40Eastern end of AR 33 overlap
Monroe213.5343.6 AR 17 south to US 79 Clarendon, Pine BluffNorthern terminus of AR 17; Pine Bluff signed westbound only
Brinkley216.4348.3 US 49 south Helena–West HelenaWestern end of US 49 overlap
217.1349.4 AR 238 east (West Sycamore Street)Western terminus of AR 238
218.0350.8 US 49 north (North Main Street) to I-40 / West Cypress StreetEastern end of US 49 overlap
St. FrancisWheatley223.4359.5 AR 78 to I-40 Moro
230.1370.3 AR 259 south / Sfc-119 MoroNorthern terminus of AR 259
Palestine235.5379.0 AR 261 to I-40 Holub
Forrest City240.7–
241.0
387.4–
387.9
AR 1 to I-40 Haynes, Marianna, Wynne, JonesboroInterchange on AR 1
243.2391.4 AR 1B (Washington Street) to I-40 west Wynne, JonesboroTo I-40 west signed eastbound only; Wynne, Jonesboro westbound only
Madison246.8397.2 AR 50
250.1402.5 AR 38 to I-40 Widener
Hicks Station255.4411.0 AR 75 south Round PondWestern end of AR 75 overlap
259.4417.5 AR 75 north to I-40 / County Road 503 ParkinEastern end of AR 75 overlap
Shell Lake262.9423.1 AR 149 south HughesWestern end of AR 149 overlap
263.1423.4 AR 149 north to I-40 / Sfc 225 EarleEastern end of AR 149 overlap
264.6425.8 AR 357 southNorthern terminus of AR 357
St. FrancisCrittenden
county line
Shearerville268.2431.6 US 79 south to AR 218 north / I-40 Hughes
Crittenden273.3439.8 AR 50 north / Crawfordsville Road CrawfordsvilleSouthern terminus of AR 50
Lehi274.2441.3 AR 147 / Great River Road south to I-40 / US 64Western end of GRR overlap; Horseshoe Lake signed eastbound only;To US 64, Hughes signed westbound only
274.5441.8 I-40 east MemphisAccess only from US 70 east to I-40 east; access from I-40 east to US 70 east at mile 274.1
West Memphis278.1447.6 AR 118 north (College Boulevard) to I-40 / South Airport Road West Memphis AirportSouthern terminus of AR 118
280.4451.3 AR 77 north (North Missouri Street) / Great River Road north / South Woods Street MarionEastern end of GRR overlap; southern terminus of AR 77
280.9452.1 AR 191 north (North Seventh Street) / South Seventh StreetSouthern terminus of AR 191
282.9455.3 AR 38 north to I-40 / I-55 north / South Loop DriveSouthern terminus of AR 38; To I-55 north signed eastbound only
283.2–
283.9
455.8–
456.9
I-55 north (US 61 north/US 64 west)No direct access from US 70 east to I-55 north or from I-55 south to US 70 west; western end of I-55; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64 overlap; I-55 exit 3B
285.5–
285.7
459.5–
459.8
1Bridgeport RoadInterchange
Mississippi River286.1–
286.9
460.4–
461.7
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge; Arkansas–Tennessee state line
I-55 south (US 61 south/US 64 east/US 70 east/US 79 north/SR 1 east) MemphisContinuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "County Maps". Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. Google (July 19, 2020). "Segment 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. Google (July 20, 2020). "Segment 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. Google (July 21, 2020). "Segment 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. Babyak, Joe; et al. (January 22, 2020). "End of US highway 70". USEnds.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. Google (June 2019). "Riverfront Drive". Google Street View. Google. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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U.S. Route 70
Previous state:
Oklahoma
Arkansas Next state:
Tennessee
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