Arkansas Highway 27

Arkansas Highway 27 (AR 27, Ark. 27, and Hwy. 27) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. One route begins at US Highway 59 (US 59) and US 71 near Ben Lomond north to Highway 7 in Dardanelle. A second segment begins at Highway 7 in Dover and runs north to Highway 14 at Harriet. An original Arkansas state highway, Highway 27 was created as one continuous route in 1926, but was split around Russellville in 1961.

Highway 27 marker

Highway 27

Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length193.14 mi[1] (310.83 km)
ExistedApril 1, 1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 59 / US 71 near Ben Lomond
Major intersections US 278 in Nashville
US 371 / AR 24, Nashville
US 70 / AR 84 at Kirby
US 270 in Mt. Ida
AR 7 in Dardanelle
US 64 in Russellville
I-40 in Russellville
US 65 / AR 74 in Marshall
North end AR 14 at Harriet
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Highway system
← AR 26→ AR 28

The designation also includes Highway 27 Business, a business route in Nashville, and Highway 27N, a former alternate route near Ben Lomond deleted in the 1990s. All highways are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description
US 59/US 71 serves as the southern terminus of Highway 27 near Ben Lomond.

Ben Lomond to Dardanelle

AR 27 begins at US 59/US 71 near Ben Lomond. The route runs east, meeting AR 317 before meeting AR 355 in Mineral Springs. The route continues to Nashville where it meets US 278 and US 371/AR 24. North of Nashville, AR 27 meets AR 26 until Murfreesboro, when it picks up AR 19.

The route winds north to meet US 70/AR 84 in Kirby. AR 27 follows US 70 until Glenwood, when it meets AR 8 and enters the Ouachita National Forest. The two routes run together until Norman. AR 27 continues northeast to US 270 in Mt. Ida, and then to Washita where it meets AR 298. The route eventually leaves the forest near Rover, which contains a junction with AR 28.

AR 27 meets AR 10 in Danville and continues north to Dardanelle. The route meets AR 7/AR 22/AR 247 on the south edge of town. It then crosses the Arkansas River into Russellville, where it meets US 64 in downtown, and Interstate 40 north of town.

Dover to Harriet

A concurrency with AR 7 ends in Dover, with AR 27 turning right at Market Street.

The route winds northward for a stretch, eventually meeting AR 16 and AR 333 in rural Searcy County. AR 27 continues northeast to meet US 65/AR 74 in Marshall. After Marshall, the route trails north to Harriet, where it terminates at AR 14.

History

Highway 27 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering as an original state highway between Ben Lomond and Harriet.[2] The segment between Highway 28 at Rover and Highway 10 in Danville was deleted in 1929, but it was restored in 1931.[3][4]

Following construction of new terrain routes for Highway 7 and Highway 22, Highway 27 was truncated at the new alignment of Highway 7 in Dardanelle.[5] This action separated the highway into its two present-day sections.

The highway was in Marshall on March 11, 1954,[6] in Mt. Ida on June 27, 1962.,[7] between Hector and Tilly (approximately 20 miles [32 km]) on March 24, 1971,[8] and between Ben Lomond and Mineral Springs on September 29, 1976.[9]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sevier​0.000.00 US 59 / US 71 – Ashdown, De Queen
Cowlingsville4.677.52 AR 317 – Lockesburg, Brownstown
HowardMineral Springs13.7222.08
 AR 355 north		South end of AR 355 overlap
14.2122.87
 AR 355 south – Fulton		North end of AR 355 overlap
Nashville18.4629.71
 AR 369 north – Industrial Park
19.0230.61
 AR 27B north – Business District
20.7033.31

 US 278 east to AR 27B – Hope, Historic Washington State Park		Interchange; south end of US 278 overlap
22.1535.65
 US 278 west / US 371 (Isaac C. Perkins Bypass / East Peachtree Street) – Nashville Business District, Cossatot Community College University of Arkansas		North end of US 278 overlap
Hempstead
 No major junctions
Pike​31.0449.95
 AR 26 west – Highland		South end of AR 26 overlap
Murfreesboro34.9056.17 AR 301 – Billstown, Crater of Diamonds State ParkJunction around Pike County Courthouse
35.4657.07
 AR 19 north – Narrows Dam, Lake Greeson		South end of AR 19 overlap
35.9357.82

 AR 19 south / AR 26 east – Delight		South end of AR 19 / AR 26 overlap
​39.1362.97
 AR 379 south – Delight
Kirby49.8480.21
 US 70 / AR 84 east – Lake Greeson, De Queen, Amity, Daisy State Park		South end of US 70 overlap
Salem
 AR 84 west – Langley, Albert Pike Recreation Area
Glenwood
 AR 8 east – Amity		South end of AR 8 overlap

 US 70 east – Hot Springs		North end of US 70 overlap; south end of US 70B overlap

 US 70B east (East Broadway)		North end of US 70B overlap
AR 8S (Harmon Circle)
Montgomery​
 AR 240 west – Hopper
Norman0.000.00
 AR 8 west – Black Springs, Mena		North end of AR 8 overlap
Mount Ida8.4613.62
 US 270 east – Hot Springs		South end of US 270 overlap
​0.000.00
 US 270 west – "Y" City, Pencil Bluff		North end of US 270 overlap
​4.787.69
 AR 188 east
Washita10.0816.22
 AR 88 west – Pencil Bluff
Story13.1521.16

 AR 298 east to AR 7
YellOnyx27.6244.45
 AR 314 east – Hollis
Rover36.2358.31
 AR 28 west – Briggsville		South end of AR 28 overlap
​38.1861.44
 AR 28 east – Plainview, Dardanelle		North end of AR 28 overlap
Danville45.0872.55
 AR 80 west – Waltreak
46.0974.17
 AR 10 east (East 8th Street) – Ola		South end of AR 10 overlap
0.000.00
 AR 10 west – Booneville		North end of AR 10 overlap
​3.255.23
 AR 154 east – Mount George, Centerville
​9.2014.81
 AR 307 south – Spring Lake
Dardanelle18.4129.63

 AR 7 to AR 22 west – Paris, Ola
Gap in route
PopeDover0.000.00 AR 7 – Harrison, Russellville
Scottsville6.129.85
 AR 164 east
​10.2416.48
 AR 105 south – Atkins
​31.3550.45
 AR 16 east – Clinton		South end of AR 16 overlap
​0.000.00
 AR 16 west – Witts Spring		North end of AR 16 overlap
Van BurenUna4.797.71
 AR 254 east – Chimes
SearcyCanaan22.6036.37
 AR 333 south		South end of AR 333 overlap
​24.9440.14
 AR 333 north		North end of AR 333 overlap
Marshall29.9748.23
 US 65 north – Harrison		South end of US 65 overlap
0.000.00
 US 65 south – Little Rock		North end of US 65 overlap
1.001.61
 AR 74 east – Landis, Mountain View
Harriet10.6617.16 AR 14 – Yellville, Big Flat, Ozark Folk Center State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Arkansas Highway 27 had two auxiliary routes, with AR 27N being removed in the 1990s.

Highway 27B marker

Highway 27B

LocationNashville
Length2.38 mi[1] (3.83 km)

Nashville business route

Arkansas Highway 27B is a business route in Nashville. It is 2.38 miles (3.83 km) in length.

Former route

Highway 27N marker

Highway 27N

LocationBen Lomond

Arkansas Highway 27N was a short east–west highway in southwest Arkansas. Its eastern terminus was at Arkansas Highway 27 east of Ben Lomond with its western terminus at U.S. Route 71 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Falls Chapel. In the 1990s Highway 27N was replaced by a realigned Highway 27.

See also

References
  1. Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. Arkansas State Highway Commission (1926-04-01). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  3. Arkansas State Highway Commission (1929-09-01). Map of State of Arkansas Showing Types of Roads (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  4. Arkansas State Highway Commission (1931-06-01). Official Highway Service Map (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  5. "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 1282–1283.
  6. "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 2101.
  7. "Minutes" (1953–1969), p. 1081–1082.
  8. "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 1455.
  9. "Minutes" (1970–1979), p. 721.
Template:Attached KML/Arkansas Highway 27
KML is from Wikidata

Media related to Arkansas Highway 27 at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.