Arkansas Highway 88

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Highway 88 (AR 88, Ark. 88, and Hwy. 88) is a designation for five state highways in Arkansas. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Highway 88 marker
Highway 88
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesPolk, Montgomery, Garland, Saline, Jefferson
Highway system
AR 87 AR 89

Oklahoma to Washita

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Highway 88
Location  SH-1, Oklahoma state line to   AR 27 at Washita
Length60.66 mi[1] (97.62 km)
ExistedApril 1, 1926[2]–present

Highway 88 (AR 88, Ark. 88, and Hwy. 88) is a state highway of 60.66 miles (97.62 km) in Western Arkansas. The route begins at the Oklahoma state line at OK-1 and runs west to Highway 27 at Washita. Between the western terminus and Mena, the route passes through the Ouachita Mountains and is designated as part of the Talimena Scenic Drive, an Arkansas Scenic Byway and National Scenic Byway.[3]

Route description

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Highway 88 overlaps US 270 in Pencil Bluff

At Mena, it runs along the north direction of U.S. Route 71 (geographically east) for 2 miles (3.2 km) until US 71 turns back to the north. From there, Highway 88 continues east for 24 miles (39 km) parallelling the Ouachita River and passing through the communities of Ink, Cherry Hill, Pine Ridge and Oden before intersecting U.S. Route 270 (US 270) at Pencil Bluff. Highway 88 then continues east another 14 miles (23 km) passing through the community of Sims before ending at Highway 27 at Washita.

Major intersections

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Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Polk0.000.00 
 
SH-1 west (Talimena Scenic Drive)
Continuation into Oklahoma
Queen Wilhelmina State Park5.478.80 
 
AR 272 east
AR 272 western terminus
Mena17.53–
0.00
28.21–
0.00
   US 59 / US 71 (Pickering Avenue) – Ashdown, Waldron
MontgomeryOden26.7142.99 
 
AR 379 south – Oden Access Ouachita River
AR 379 northern terminus
Pencil Bluff29.46–
29.81
47.41–
47.97
  US 270 – Mount Ida, Hot Springs, Y CityOfficially designated exception
Sims33.5253.95 
 
AR 298 east
AR 298 western terminus
Washita43.1369.41  AR 27 – Danville, Mount IdaEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Hot Springs

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Higdon Ferry Road
Location  AR 7 in Hot Springs to
  AR 7 in Hot Springs
Length2.92 mi[1] (4.70 km)

Route description

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Highway 88 junction sign on Highway 7 at Hot Springs.

Highway 88 begins and ends at Highway 7 in Hot Springs. It runs about 3 miles and has an intersection with the US 70-270 bypass of Hot Springs along its route.

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Hot Springs, Garland County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00  AR 7 (Central Avenue) – ArkadelphiaWestern terminus
1.512.43   US 70 / US 270 – Malvern, Mount IdaUS 70 / US 270 exit 4
2.924.70  AR 7 (Central Avenue)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Lonsdale

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Highway 88
LocationSpring Street in Lonsdale to   US 70 near Lonsdale
Length1.84 mi[1] (2.96 km)

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
GarlandLonsdale0.000.00Spring StreetContinuation west
0.500.80 
 
 
To AR 171 south
Access via Strauss Street
Saline1.842.96  US 70 – Hot Springs, BentonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Benton

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Highway 88
Location  AR 35 in Benton to
Alcoa Boulevard in Benton
Length2.60 mi[1] (4.18 km)

Route description

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A second segment of Highway 88 begins at an intersection with Highway 35 in Benton, runs for a few blocks on Military Road (a former route of US 67-70 and US 70C/I-30 BL), then runs east approximately 2+12 miles as Alcoa Boulevard, with state maintenance ending at Benton Parkway.

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The entire route is in Benton, Saline County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00  AR 35 (Carpenter Street / East Street)Western terminus
2.604.18Alcoa BoulevardContinuation east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Altheimer to Reydell

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Highway 88
Location  US 79B in Altheimer to
  AR 11 at Reydell
Length23.39 mi[1] (37.64 km)

Route description

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Highway 88 begins at U.S. Route 79 (US 79) at Altheimer and runs 24 miles (39 km) south and east passing through the communities of Cornerstone, Sweden, and Swan Lake before ending at Highway 11 at Reydell.

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Jefferson County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Altheimer0.000.00  US 79B (Front Street)Western terminus
Reydell23.3937.64 
 
AR 11 north
Eastern terminus; AR 11 southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Talimena Scenic Drive National Scenic Byway". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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