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.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
Length | 286.9 mi[1][2][3][4] (461.7 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[5]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ||||
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East end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Sevier, Howard, Pike, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Garland, Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, St. Francis, Crittenden | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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
County | Location | mi[1][2][3][4] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Sevier | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Continuation into Oklahoma | ||||
| 5.3 | 8.5 | Western terminus of US 70B; Business District signed eastbound only | |||||
De Queen | 6.5 | 10.5 | Northern terminus of AR 399 | |||||
8.6 | 13.8 | Western end of US 59/US 71/US 371 overlap; northern terminus of US 371; eastern terminus of US 70B; Mena signed eastbound only | ||||||
| 16.6 | 26.7 | Eastern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 overlap | |||||
Howard | Dierks | 28.5 | 45.9 | Western end of US 278 overlap | ||||
| 31.8 | 51.2 | Eastern end of US 278 overlap | |||||
Pike | Newhope | 40.8 | 65.7 | Western end of AR 369 overlap | ||||
| 45.0 | 72.4 | Eastern end of AR 369 overlap | |||||
Kirby | 55.3 | 89.0 | Western end of AR 84 overlap; northern terminus of AR 27 | |||||
Salem | 59.9 | 96.4 | Eastern end of AR 84 overlap | |||||
Glenwood | 64.0 | 103.0 | Western end of AR 8 overlap | |||||
64.2 | 103.3 | Eastern end of AR 8 overlap; western terminus of US 70B | ||||||
65.2 | 104.9 | Eastern terminus of US 70B; business district signed westbound only | ||||||
Montgomery | | 71.1 | 114.4 | Western terminus of AR 182 | ||||
Hot Spring |
No major junctions | |||||||
Garland | | 85.5 | 137.6 | Southern terminus of AR 227 | ||||
| 89.7 | 144.4 | Western terminus of AR 192 | |||||
Hot Springs | 91.0– 91.3 | 146.5– 146.9 | Ouachita River | |||||
91.8 | 147.7 | 2 | Western end of US 270 overlap; western terminus of US 70B; US 270 exit 2 | |||||
91.8 | 147.7 | Begin expressway | ||||||
93.3– 93.8 | 150.2– 151.0 | 3 | McLeod Street | |||||
94.4– 94.9 | 151.9– 152.7 | 4 | ||||||
95.2– 95.6 | 153.2– 153.9 | 5 | Signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north) | |||||
97.5– 98.0 | 156.9– 157.7 | 7 | ||||||
99.5– 99.9 | 160.1– 160.8 | 9 | Eastern end of US 270 overlap | |||||
| 102.0– 102.4 | 164.2– 164.8 | 11B | Eastern terminus of US 70B | ||||
| 102.4 | 164.8 | End expressway | |||||
| 112.7 | 181.4 | Eastern terminus of AR 128 | |||||
Saline | | 114.1 | 183.6 | Eastern terminus of AR 88 | ||||
| 120.7– 121.4 | 194.2– 195.4 | Western end of I-30 overlap; I-30 exit 111 | |||||
See I-30 (mile 111.0—131.9) | ||||||||
Pulaski | Little Rock | 142.0– 142.7 | 228.5– 229.7 | Eastern end of I-30/US 67 overlap; I-30 exit 132 | ||||
145.1– 145.2 | 233.5– 233.7 | Northern terminus of AR 5 | ||||||
148.8 | 239.5 | Northern terminus of AR 367 | ||||||
148.9 | 239.6 | Western end of AR 365 overlap | ||||||
149.9 | 241.2 | Access to/from I-630 east via 12th Street, access to/from I-630 west via 11th Street | ||||||
150.7 | 242.5 | Southbound exit only | ||||||
Little Rock–North Little Rock line | 150.7– 151.1 | 242.5– 243.2 | Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River | |||||
North Little Rock | 151.1 | 243.2 | Eastern end of AR 365 overlap | |||||
151.7– 151.8 | 244.1– 244.3 | I-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 | ||||||
152.1 | 244.8 | Riverfront Drive (AR 100 west)[6] | Eastern terminus of AR 100 | |||||
154.1 | 248.0 | Northern terminus of US 165 | ||||||
155.6 | 250.4 | Southern terminus of AR 161 | ||||||
157.7– 157.9 | 253.8– 254.1 | I-440 exit 10 | ||||||
Galloway | 159.9 | 257.3 | ||||||
Lonoke | | 167.2 | 269.1 | |||||
| 172.1– 172.3 | 277.0– 277.3 | Western end of AR 31 overlap | |||||
Lonoke | 172.7 | 277.9 | Fish Hatchery Road (AR 943 east) | Western terminus of AR 943 | ||||
173.5 | 279.2 | Southern terminus of AR 89 | ||||||
174.5 | 280.8 | Eastern end of AR 31 overlap | ||||||
| 179.8 | 289.4 | Northern terminus of AR 381 | |||||
Carlisle | 182.9 | 294.3 | ||||||
Prairie | | 187.2 | 301.3 | Western terminus of AR 86 | ||||
| 189.2 | 304.5 | Northern terminus of AR 980 | |||||
Hazen | 192.2 | 309.3 | Southern terminus of AR 249 | |||||
193.4 | 311.2 | Western end of US 63 overlap | ||||||
194.2– 194.5 | 312.5– 313.0 | Eastern end of US 63 overlap | ||||||
De Valls Bluff | 199.5 | 321.1 | Western end of AR 33 overlap | |||||
Biscoe | 203.6 | 327.7 | Eastern end of AR 33 overlap | |||||
Monroe | | 213.5 | 343.6 | Northern terminus of AR 17; Pine Bluff signed westbound only | ||||
Brinkley | 216.4 | 348.3 | Western end of US 49 overlap | |||||
217.1 | 349.4 | Western terminus of AR 238 | ||||||
218.0 | 350.8 | Eastern end of US 49 overlap | ||||||
St. Francis | Wheatley | 223.4 | 359.5 | |||||
| 230.1 | 370.3 | Northern terminus of AR 259 | |||||
Palestine | 235.5 | 379.0 | ||||||
Forrest City | 240.7– 241.0 | 387.4– 387.9 | Interchange on AR 1 | |||||
243.2 | 391.4 | To I-40 west signed eastbound only; Wynne, Jonesboro westbound only | ||||||
Madison | 246.8 | 397.2 | ||||||
| 250.1 | 402.5 | ||||||
Hicks Station | 255.4 | 411.0 | Western end of AR 75 overlap | |||||
| 259.4 | 417.5 | Eastern end of AR 75 overlap | |||||
Shell Lake | 262.9 | 423.1 | Western end of AR 149 overlap | |||||
263.1 | 423.4 | Eastern end of AR 149 overlap | ||||||
| 264.6 | 425.8 | Northern terminus of AR 357 | |||||
St. Francis–Crittenden county line | Shearerville | 268.2 | 431.6 | |||||
Crittenden | | 273.3 | 439.8 | Southern terminus of AR 50 | ||||
Lehi | 274.2 | 441.3 | Western end of GRR overlap; Horseshoe Lake signed eastbound only;To US 64, Hughes signed westbound only | |||||
274.5 | 441.8 | Access only from US 70 east to I-40 east; access from I-40 east to US 70 east at mile 274.1 | ||||||
West Memphis | 278.1 | 447.6 | Southern terminus of AR 118 | |||||
280.4 | 451.3 | Eastern end of GRR overlap; southern terminus of AR 77 | ||||||
280.9 | 452.1 | Southern terminus of AR 191 | ||||||
282.9 | 455.3 | Southern terminus of AR 38; To I-55 north signed eastbound only | ||||||
283.2– 283.9 | 455.8– 456.9 | 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 | 1 | Bridgeport Road | Interchange | |||
Mississippi River | 286.1– 286.9 | 460.4– 461.7 | Memphis & Arkansas Bridge; Arkansas–Tennessee state line | |||||
Continuation into Tennessee | ||||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "County Maps". Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- Google (July 19, 2020). "Segment 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- Google (July 20, 2020). "Segment 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- Google (July 21, 2020). "Segment 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- Babyak, Joe; et al. (January 22, 2020). "End of US highway 70". USEnds.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- Google (June 2019). "Riverfront Drive". Google Street View. Google. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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