| State: | AR |
| Type: | AR |
| Route: | 26 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | AR 26 in red, AR 26 Spur in blue |
| Length Mi1: | 58.0 |
| Direction A1: | West |
| Direction B1: | East |
| Terminus A1: | east of Lockesburg |
| Junction1: | in Center Point |
| Terminus B1: | west of Arkadelphia |
| Length Mi2: | 2.8 |
| Direction A2: | West |
| Direction B2: | East |
| Terminus A2: | in Gum Springs |
| Junction2: | in Gum Springs |
| Terminus B2: | Reynolds Road in Gum Springs |
| Counties: | Howard, Pike, Clark |
| Previous Type: | AR |
| Previous Route: | 25 |
| Next Type: | AR |
| Next Route: | 27 |
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 7miles east of Lockesburg and ends at AR 51 about 5miles 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]
The western terminus of AR 26 is located in rural Howard County, about 7miles east of the city of Lockesburg. The route heads east for just under 8miles 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 12.4miles, 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 5miles 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 5miles southwest of Arkadelphia. The entire section is about 58miles long.[4]
The western terminus of AR 26 is at I-30 south of Arkadelphia. The route heads southeast for about 1.8miles 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]
| State: | AR |
| Type: | AR |
| Route: | 26S |
| Length Mi: | 1.2 |
| Location: | Gum Springs |
Highway 26S (AR 26S, Ark. 26S, Hwy. 26S) is a spur route, which is about 1.2miles 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]