Arkansas Highway 26
 Highway 26 | ||||
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 AR 26 in red, AR 26 Spur in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 58.0 mi (93.3 km) | |||
| West end |  US 371 east of Lockesburg | |||
| Major intersections |  US 278 in Center Point | |||
| East end |  AR 51 west of Arkadelphia | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 2.8 mi (4.5 km) | |||
| West end |  I-30 in Gum Springs | |||
| Major intersections |  US 67 in Gum Springs | |||
| East end | Reynolds Road in Gum Springs | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Howard, Pike, Clark | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 26 (AR 26, Ark. 26 and Hwy. 26) is the designation for a state Highway in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway is mainly located in Southwest Arkansas and is split into two different sections. The first and longest section begins at U.S. Route 371 (US 371) about seven miles (11 km) east of Lockesburg and ends at AR 51 about five miles (8.0 km) west of Arkadelphia. The second section of the route starts at Interstate 30 (I-30) just south of Arkadelphia and ends at the ALCOA plant in Gum Springs. AR 26 also has a spur route (designated as Highway 26S or AR 26S), which travels mainly along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park in Gum Springs.[1][2][3]
Route description
Lockesburg to Arkadelphia
The western terminus of AR 26 is located in rural Howard County, about seven miles (11 km) east of the city of Lockesburg. The route heads east for just under eight miles (13 km) until it intersects US 278 in the small town of Center Point, which shares a very short concurrency before continuing to head east. For about 12.4 miles (20.0 km), the route continues to head east before intersecting with AR 27 southwest of Murfreesboro. Both AR 26 and AR 27 share a concurrency, including through the city of Murfreesboro before both routes split apart just northeast of the city, about five miles (8.0 km) later. From there, the route continues to head east, traveling through the towns of Delight and Antoine. The entire route through Clark County is very rural, intersecting at AR 53 in the town of Hollywood, before eventually ending at AR 51 about five miles (8.0 km) southwest of Arkadelphia. The entire section is about 58.0 miles (93.3 km) long.[4]
Gum Springs section
The western terminus of AR 26 is at I-30 south of Arkadelphia. The route heads southeast for about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) before intersecting US 67 in Gum Springs. The route continues heading west for about one more mile (1.6 km) before its eastern terminus ends at the entrance to the ALCOA plant in Gum Springs.[5]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 371 – Lockesburg, De Queen | Western terminus | ||
| Center Point | 7.8 | 12.6 |  US 278 west – Dierks | Western end of US 278 concurrency | |||
| 7.9 | 12.7 |  US 278 east – Nashville | Eastern end of US 278 concurrency | ||||
| | 12.5 | 20.1 |   AR 369 north – Muddy Fork, Newhope | Southern terminus of AR 369 | |||
| Pike | | 20.4 | 32.8 |   AR 27 south – Nashville, Mineral Springs | Southern end of AR 27 concurrency | ||
| Murfreesboro | 24.2 | 38.9 |  AR 301 south – Crater of Diamonds State Park | Northern terminus of AR 301 | |||
| 24.8 | 39.9 |  AR 19 north – Narrows Dam | Southern terminus of AR 19 | ||||
| 25.3 | 40.7 | AR 27 north – Glenwood, Mt. Ida, Hot Springs | North end of AR 27 concurrency | ||||
| | 28.5 | 45.9 |  AR 379 north | Southern terminus of AR 379 | |||
| Delight | 36.6 | 58.9 |  AR 195 south – McCaskill, Blevins | Northern terminus of AR 195 | |||
| 36.9 | 59.4 | AR 19 south – Prescott | Northern terminus of AR 19 | ||||
| Antoine | 41.6 | 66.9 |  AR 29 south / AR 301 south – Prescott, Blevins | Northern termini of AR 29 and AR 301 | |||
| Clark | Hollywood | 53.1 | 85.5 |  AR 53 – Gurdon, Amity | |||
| | 58.0 | 93.3 | AR 51 – Arkadelphia, Okolona | Eastern terminus | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Gum Springs | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-30 – Little Rock, Texarkana | Western terminus | |||
| 1.8 | 2.9 | US 67 – Arkadelphia, Gurdon | |||||
| 2.2 | 3.5 |  AR 26S – Clark County Industrial Park | Northern terminus of AR 26S | ||||
| 2.8 | 4.5 | ALCOA plant entrance | Eastern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Spur route
 Highway 26S | |
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| Location | Gum Springs |
| Length | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
Highway 26S (AR 26S, Ark. 26S, Hwy. 26S) is a spur route, which is about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and mainly runs along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park in Gum Springs. The route runs south to north, where its southern terminus is located at US 67 and its northern terminus is at AR 26. The route is entirely located in the town of Gum Springs.[6]
References
- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.arkansashighways.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "AR-26 to 3678 AR-26". AR-26 to 3678 AR-26.
- ^ "Arkadelphia to 500 E Reynolds Rd". Arkadelphia to 500 E Reynolds Rd.
- ^ "Reynolds Rd to 3092-3088 Deceiper St". Reynolds Rd to 3092-3088 Deceiper St.