Arkansas Highway 10 (AR 10) is an east–west state highway in western Arkansas. The route runs 135.4 miles (217.9 km) from the Oklahoma state line east to Interstate 30 (I-30) in Little Rock, the state's capitol.[2] The highway serves both the Fort Smith metropolitan area and the Little Rock – North Little Rock – Conway metropolitan area.
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 135.4 mi[1] (217.9 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH-120 at the Oklahoma state line | |||
 US 71 in Greenwood  AR 7 / AR 28 in Ola AR 9 from Perry to Williams Junction I-430 in Little Rock | ||||
| East end |     I-30 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 in Little Rock | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Sebastian, Logan, Yell, Perry, Pulaski | |||
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Aside from Little Rock in Pulaski County, the highway also passes through county seats in four other Arkansas counties — Greenwood, Sebastian County; Booneville, Logan County; Danville, Yell County; and Perryville, Perry County. Mount Magazine, Arkansas's highest point, lies just to the north of the highway, as does the adjoining Mount Magazine State Park. Highway 10 also passes through a portion of the Ozark National Forest and parallel to the Petit Jean River, Petit Jean Wildlife Management Area and Lake Maumelle — a chief source of water for residents in the Little Rock metropolitan area.
Route description
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The route begins at the Oklahoma state line as a continuation of OK-120 and runs east to Hackett. Highway 10 intersects Highway 45 in Hackett, and continues east to Greenwood. Highway 10 passes through downtown Greenwood, passing Highway 10S and the Old Sebastian County Jail, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The highway leaves town and passes Fort Chaffee on its way to Logan County.[2] In Booneville, the route intersects the scenic Highway 23 near the Bank of Booneville Building and Farmers and Merchants Bank-Masonic Lodge. Highway 10 also passes the Booneville Municipal Airport before entering Magazine.[4] The highway passes by the historic Magazine City Hall-Jail and intersects Highway 109 in Magazine before entering Yell County.[5]
Highway 10 begins to cover mountainous terrain, passing Havana, Belleville, and the Danville Municipal Airport. Highway 10 intersects Highway 27 in Danville and Highway 7/Highway 28 in Ola. In Perry County, Highway 10 continues through mountainous terrain and small towns Cass and Adona before forming a southerly concurrency with Highway 9 in Perry. Highway 9/Highway 10 run together pass Lake Harris Brake on to Perryville, past the Perry County Courthouse and south to Williams Junction, where Highway 10 turns east to Little Rock.[6]
Highway 10 enters Pulaski County, passing Lake Maumelle and Pinnacle Mountain State Park before entering the city, becoming Cantrell Road.[7] The far western portions of Cantrell Road in recent years have been the site for increased commercial development in Little Rock, including the controversial 2004 opening of a Wal-Mart Supercenter near upscale residential communities immediately south of the highway in Chenal Valley. In the portion between I-430 in the west and downtown in the east, Cantrell Road is a primary traffic artery for northern Little Rock, including the upper part of the Pulaski Heights section of the city, and is one of the most traveled thoroughfares aside from the Interstates in Little Rock. Cantrell Road runs with neighborhoods to the south and parks to the north, passing Arkansas Baptist High School.[8]
The highway intersects I-430 at a Parclo interchange and runs deeper into downtown Little Rock, passing numerous houses on the National Register of Historic Places.[8] Cantrell Road continues past the Jackson Reservoir near the Cammack Village area, crossing University Avenue. Highway 10 becomes La Harpe Boulevard and proceeds east past the Arkansas State Capitol along the Arkansas River, before passing underneath Broadway Street (US 70).[8] The route uses one block of Cumberland Street, then becomes unsigned and turns east onto 2nd Street before terminating at exit 140 on I-30 near The Tavern and William J. Clinton Presidential Library.[8]
Greenwood spur
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| Location | Greenwood |
| Length | 3.07 mi (4.94 km) |
| Existed | Mid-1960–present |
Arkansas Highway 10 Spur is a spur route of 3.07 miles (4.94 km) in Sebastian County.[1] Its western terminus is at US 71, just west of Greenwood, while its eastern terminus is at Highway 10 near downtown Greenwood. Until the mid-1960s, this road was part of the original alignment of US 71.
History
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Highway 10 was one of the original 1926 Arkansas State Highways, and remains very close to that routing today. The highway roughly parallels US 64 and I-40 for its entire length, both approximately 20 miles (32 km) to Highway 10's north until their convergence in Little Rock. Even in 1926, however, US 64 was constructed to higher standards than Highway 10, making US 64 always the more feasible route for travelers from Fort Smith to the state capitol. Highway 10 remains the "scenic path" from Fort Smith, passing through the Ouachita Mountains at a slower pace than the bustling four-lane freeway.
Major intersections
editMile markers reset at some concurrencies.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Sebastian | | 0.0 | 0.0 |   SH-120 west | Continuation into Oklahoma |
| Hackett | 1.4 | 2.3 |   AR 45 south – Hartford | Western end of AR 45 concurrency | |
| 1.8 | 2.9 |  AR 45 north – Fort Smith | Eastern end of AR 45 concurrency | ||
| Excelsior | 7.3 | 11.7 |  AR 253 south – Midland | Northern terminus of AR 253 | |
| | 9.0 | 14.5 |  US 71 – Fort Smith, Mena | ||
| Greenwood |  I-49 – Fort Smith, Texarkana | Proposed; future exit 183 on I-49 | |||
| 11.1 | 17.9 |  AR 10S west – Fort Smith | Eastern terminus of AR 10S; former US 71 | ||
| 12.2 | 19.6 |     AR 96 east to AR 22 | Western terminus of AR 96 | ||
| | 21.2 | 34.1 |  AR 252 west – Washburn, Milltown | Eastern terminus of AR 252 | |
| Logan | | 28.6 | 46.0 |  AR 60 west | Eastern terminus of AR 60 |
| Booneville | 32.2 | 51.8 |  AR 23 (North Broadway Avenue) | ||
| | 34.6 | 55.7 |  AR 197 south (Ralph Rudolph Drive) | Northern terminus of AR 197 | |
| | 34.9 | 56.2 |  AR 116 west | Eastern terminus of AR 116 | |
| Magazine | 39.0 | 62.8 |  AR 109 north (North Garland Street) | Western end of AR 109 concurrency | |
| 39.1 | 62.9 | AR 109 south (South Reveille Street) | Eastern end of AR 109 concurrency | ||
| Yell | Waveland | 49.5 | 79.7 |  AR 309 south – Blue Mountain Dam | Northern terminus of AR 309 |
| Havana | 55.8 | 89.8 | AR 309 north (Main Street) – Mount Magazine, Mount Magazine State Park | Southern terminus of AR 309 | |
| Belleville | 60.6 | 97.5 |  AR 307 north (North Main Street) | Southern terminus of AR 307 | |
| Danville | 64.2 | 103.3 |  AR 27 north – Dardanelle | Southern terminus of AR 27 | |
| 65.0 | 104.6 | AR 27 south – Mount Ida | Northern terminus of AR 27 | ||
| Ola | 76.1 | 122.5 |  AR 7 north (North 4th Street) – Russellville, Dardanelle | Western end of AR 7 concurrency | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 |  AR 7 south / AR 28 west – Nimrod Dam, Hot Springs, Plainview | Eastern end of AR 7 concurrency | ||
| Perry | | 9.6 | 15.4 |  AR 155 north – Petit Jean | Southern terminus of AR 155 |
| | 17.0 | 27.4 |  AR 324 north to AR 155 | Southern terminus of AR 324 | |
| Perry | 25.3 | 40.7 |   AR 9 north to AR 154 – Morrilton, Petit Jean State Park | Western end of AR 9 concurrency | |
| Perryville | AR 60 east – Houston, Conway | Western end of AR 60 concurrency | |||
| AR 60 west – Nimrod Lake | Eastern end of AR 60 concurrency | ||||
| |  AR 300 east – Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area, Pleasant Valley | Western terminus of AR 300 | |||
| |  AR 216 east – Pleasant Valley | Western terminus of AR 216 | |||
| | AR 324 west – Lake Sylvia | Eastern terminus of AR 324 | |||
| Williams Junction | 0.0 | 0.0 | AR 9 south – Paron | Eastern end of AR 9 concurrency | |
| Pulaski | | 7.2 | 11.6 |  AR 113 north – Bigelow, Wye Mountain | Southern terminus of AR 113 |
| Little Rock | 18.8 | 30.3 | AR 300 west – Roland, Pinnacle Mountain State Park | Eastern terminus of AR 300 | |
| 25.3 | 40.7 |  I-430 / Rodney Parham Road / River Mountain Road – Memphis, Fort Smith | Interchange; exit 9 on I-430 | ||
   To I-30 west (US 65 south / US 67 south / US 167 south) | Access via Cumberland Street | ||||
| 34.0 | 54.7 |  I-30 east (US 65 north / US 67 north / US 167 north) – North Little Rock | Unsigned eastern terminus; exit 140 on I-30 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ a b General Highway Map - Sebastian County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (5/10/10 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ General Highway Map - Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (2/12/02 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map - Yell County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (8/27/02 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map - Perry County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/4/08 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map - Pulaski County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (8/1/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Arkansas Highway 10 at Wikimedia Commons