Arkansas Highway 27 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:27
Map:Arkansas 27.png
Length Mi1:58.30
Length Round1:2
Established:1926
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:South
Direction B1:North
Terminus A1: near Ben Lomond
Junction1: in Nashville
in Nashville
at Kirby
Terminus B1: in Mount Ida
Length Mi2:46.09
Length Round2:2
Length Ref2:[2]
Direction A2:South
Direction B2:North
Terminus A2: near Mount Ida
Terminus B2: in Danville
Length Mi3:18.41
Length Round3:2
Length Ref3:[3]
Direction A3:South
Direction B3:North
Terminus A3: in Danville
Terminus B3: in Dardanelle
Length Mi4:71.98
Length Round4:2
Length Ref4:[4]
Direction A4:South
Direction B4:North
Terminus A4: in Dover
Junction4: in Marshall
Terminus B4: at Harriet
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:26
Next Type:AR
Next Route:28
Counties:Sevier, Howard, Hempstead, Pike, Montgomery, Yell, Pope, Van Buren, Searcy

Arkansas Highway 27 (AR 27) is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 58.3miles runs from US 59/US 71 west of Ben Lomond north to US 270 in Mount Ida. A second segment of 46.09miles runs from US 270 west of Mount Ida north to Highway 10 in Danville. A third segment of 18.41miles runs from Highway 10 in Danville north to Highway 7 in Dardanelle. A fourth segment of 71.98miles runs from Highway 7 in Dover north to Highway 14 at Harriet.

The designation also includes Highway 27B, 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

Ben Lomond to Mount Ida

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

The route winds north to meet US 70/Highway 84 in Kirby. Highway 27 follows US 70 until Glenwood, when it meets Highway 8 and enters the Ouachita National Forest. The two routes run together until Norman. Highway 27 continues northeast to US 270 in Mount Ida, where it terminates.

Mount Ida to Danville

The route begins at US 270 and Highway 379 west of Mount Ida and runs north to Washita, where it meets Highway 298. Highway 27 eventually leaves the forest near Rover, which contains a junction with Highway 28. The route meets Highway 10 in Danville, where it terminates.

Danville to Dardanelle

The route begins at Highway 10 in Danville and runs north to Dardanelle, where it terminates at Highway 7 and Highway 22 on the south edge of town.

Dover to Harriet

The route begins at Highway 7 in Dover and winds northward for a stretch, eventually meeting Highway 16 and Highway 333 in rural Searcy County. Highway 27 continues northeast to meet US 65/Highway 74 in Marshall. After Marshall, the route trails north to Highway 14 in Harriet, where it terminates.

History

Highway 27 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering as an original state highway between Ben Lomond and Harriet.[5] The segment between Highway 28 at Rover and Highway 10 in Danville was deleted in 1929, but it was restored in 1931.[6] [7]

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.[8] This action separated the highway into its two present-day sections.

The highway was completed to Marshall on March 11, 1954,[9] to Mount Ida on June 27, 1962.,[10] between Hector and Tilly on March 24, 1971,[11] and between Ben Lomond and Mineral Springs on September 29, 1976.[12]

Major intersections

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Special routes

State:AR
Route:27
Type:AR-Bus
Length Mi:2.38
Length Round:2
Location:Nashville

Nashville business route

Arkansas Highway 27 Business is a business route in Nashville. It is 2.38miles in length.

Former route

State:AR
Route:27N
Type:AR
Deleted:1990s
Location:Ben Lomond

Arkansas Highway 27N (AR 27N) was a short state highway in southwest Arkansas. It ran from US 71 south of Falls Chapel east to Highway 27 east of Ben Lomond. In the 1990s, Highway 27N was replaced by a realigned Highway 27.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  5. Arkansas State Highway Commission . Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways . TIF . April 1, 1926 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . December 17, 2016 .
  6. Arkansas State Highway Commission . Map of State of Arkansas Showing Types of Roads . TIF . September 1, 1929 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . December 18, 2016 .
  7. Arkansas State Highway Commission . Official Highway Service Map . TIF . June 1, 1931 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . December 18, 2016 .
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