Arkansas Highway 74
Arkansas Highway 74 (AR 74 and Hwy. 74) is a series of state highways of 103.73 miles (166.94 km) total in Northwest and north central Arkansas and comprises eight separate sections.
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Route description
The westernmost section route begins in Devil's Den State Park at AR 170. The route winding out of the park heading east. AR 74 crosses I-49 at Exit 45 before ending at US 71 in Winslow.
Background
A second segment begins at US 71 just north of Winslow and runs east approximately 2 miles before becoming Washington County Road 43.
Section 3 begins at AR 16 in Elkins, running approximately 20 miles before ending at US 412 BUS in Huntsville
A fourth section begins at AR 23 south of Huntsville, heading east 14 miles before ending at AR 21 in Kingston.
Near Ponca a fifth section begins at AR 43, running east past Lost Valley for a distance of 20 miles, ending at AR 7 in Jasper.
South of Jasper, AR 74 resumes again, passing through unincorporated areas of Newton County. The route meets AR 123 in Piercetown and runs concurrent for 4 miles before splitting off at Mount Judea. From there, it continues 6 more miles to Bass, where it terminates at Cave Rd.
AR 74 begins a seventh section in Snowball at AR 377. The route running 7 miles to meet US 65 north of Marshall.
South of Marshall, AR 74 resumes, following AR 27 for 1 mile before splitting off. It continues another 19 miles before ending at AR 66 east of Thola