Arkansas Highway 5

Highway 5
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed:	1926 – present
Section 1
Length:	42.22 mi (67.95 km)
West end:	Hwy. 7 north of Hot Springs
East end:	U.S. 70B – Little Rock
Section 2
Length:	0.38 mi (0.61 km)
South end:	Hwy. 100 – Little Rock
North end:	Hwy. 107 in North Little Rock
Section 3
Length:	118.87 mi (191.30 km)
South end:	U.S. 67 / U.S. 167 in Cabot
North end:	Route 5, Missouri state line
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstates • US • State Business • Spurs • Scenic ← Hwy. 4 Hwy. 6 →

Highway 5 (AR 5, Ark. 5, and Hwy. 5) is a designation for three state highways in central Arkansas. The southern segment of 42.22 miles (67.95 km) runs from AR 7 in Hot Springs north to Little Rock. A northern segment of 118.87 miles (191.30 km) begins at U.S. Route 67/U.S. Route 167 in Cabot and runs north to a concurrency with Arkansas Highway 25 in Heber Springs. AR 5 breaks from AR 25 near Wolf Bayou and runs north to terminate at the Missouri state line. A portion of Arkansas Highway 5 is designated as part of the Sylamore Scenic Byway.

The Main Street Bridge in Little Rock carries a hidden AR 5 designation. The bridge is 0.38 miles (0.61 km) in span.

Route description

Hot Springs to Little Rock

AR 5 begins north of Hot Springs at AR 7. It runs north until meeting AR 298, which starts a concurrency that runs until Crows. After Crows, AR 5 runs as the Hot Springs Highway until becoming a frontage road for I-30/US 67/US 70. Crossing into Pulaski County, AR 5 becomes Stagecoach Road and crosses over I-430. The route continued until a junction with AR 300 and becomes Colonel Glenn Road. AR 5 continues into Little Rock, terminating at S. University Ave./US 70 BUS.

Main Street Bridge

The Main Street Bridge in Little Rock carries a hidden AR 5 designation. The route is 0.38 miles (0.61 km) in span and multi-lane divided.

Cabot to Heber Springs

AR 5 begins at US 67/167 south of Cabot and runs north to cross AR 89 and AR 319. The route continues north to meet US 64 south of El Paso and AR 310 near Romance. AR 5 and AR 310 form a concurrency that runs until AR 36 in Rose Bud. AR 5 continues north to Heber Springs, where it begins to concur with AR 16/AR 25.

Wolf Bayou to Missouri

AR 5 leaves AR 25 near Wolf Bayou, when AR 5 begins to run with AR 87, named Mountain View Road. The two routes meet AR 14 in front of the Stone County Medical Center in south Mountain View. AR 5/AR 14/AR 87 run briefly west to Sylamore Avenue, when they meet AR 9. AR 5/AR 9/AR 14 run north through town to Allison, when AR 5 continues northward alone. Passing through the Ozark National Forest, AR 5 emerges near Calico Rock. The route takes a turn northwest, concurring with AR 177 near Norfork. Entering Mountain Home, AR 5 crosses US 62 southeast of town. AR 5 becomes 9th Street, meeting US 412/US 62 BUS/AR 101 in downtown Mountain Home. The route continues northwest to Midway, after which it heads north to the Missouri state line. AR 5 terminates at Route 5.

Missouri Route 5 runs entirely across Missouri and eventually becomes Iowa Highway 5.

History

Arkansas Highway 5 was created in 1926 as one of the original numbered state highways in Arkansas. At time of creation, AR 5 did not extend south of Little Rock.