U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 65.
U.S. Highway 65 marker
U.S. Highway 65
Map
US 65 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length309.52 mi[1] (498.12 km)
Existed1926 (1926)[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 65 at the Louisiana state line
Major intersections
North end US 65 at the Missouri state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesChicot, Desha, Drew, Lincoln, Jefferson, Grant, Pulaski, Faulkner, Van Buren, Searcy, Newton, Boone
Highway system
← US 64→ AR 66

U.S. Highway 65 (US 65) runs north–south through southeastern and north central Arkansas for 309.52 miles (498.12 km). US 65 enters the state from Louisiana south of Eudora, running concurrently with the Great River Road. The route exits into Missouri northwest of Omaha. US 65 runs through the major cities of Pine Bluff and Little Rock.

Route description

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US 65 is largely a four-lane divided highway, except for its overlaps with Interstates, two-lane section between Louisiana and Lake Village, and many undivided highway sections north of I-40. While the majority of the route travels through rural portions of Arkansas far from any Interstate Highways, the route does have a 79.52-mile (127.98 km) concurrency with I-530, I-30, and I-40 between Pine Bluff and Conway through the Little Rock metropolitan area.

US 65 enters Arkansas from Louisiana and follows the Great River Road. US 65 passes through Eudora then continues north intersecting Highway 160. Next, it shares a concurrency with US 82 and 278. It becomes a four-lane highway. while passing through Lake Village. In Lake Village, US 82 separates. Near Dermott, US 65 intersect US 165. In McGehee, US 65 separate from US 278. US 65 passes through rural area. It passes through Dumas where it separates from the Great River Road. US 65 meets with U.S. Route 425 before entering Pine Bluff. US 65 follows I-530 which bypasses Pine Bluff while having a brief concurrency with US 63. I-530 and US 65 continues north. It intersects US 167 at exit 10. It is not accessible from northbound. To access US 167 southbound, motorist will need to take exit 9 then go southbound to exit 10. The three highways enter the Little Rock Metropolitan Area and Little Rock.

In Little Rock, I-530 ends at a high-volume interchange with I-30 and I-440. US 65 shares a concurrency with I-30. Then at the end of I-30, US 167 separates onto I-40 east while US 65 joins I-40 west.

After leaving Little Rock, US 65 separates from I-40 at exit 125 in Conway. US 65 leaves Conway and leaves the Little Rock Metropolitan Area. Then US 65 continues north while passing through the Ozarks and passing through many towns. US 65 passes through Greenbrier, Clinton, Marshall, and Valley Springs. US 65 will join US 412 and 62 before passing through Harrison. After leaving Harrison, US 412 and 62 separates from US 65 at a freeway-to-freeway interchange. US 65 becomes a divided highway. US 65 continues north to the Missouri state line and enters Missouri.

History

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The original US 65 between Pine Bluff and Conway is now signed Arkansas Highway 365.

In Pine Bluff, US 65 later relocated to a bypass corridor on the north side of Pine Bluff, dubbed the Downtown Expressway. With the completion of the Interstate 530 bypass on the south side of Pine Bluff in August 1999, US 65 was rerouted along Interstate 530, and the Downtown Expressway was resigned US 65 Business.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Chicot​0.00.0
 US 65 south – Tallulah		Continuation into Louisiana
​1.62.6
 AR 8 west		Eastern terminus of AR 8
​4.16.6
 AR 209 north / County Road 86		Southern terminus of AR 209
​7.211.6
 AR 8 east		Southern end of AR 8 overlap
Eudora8.213.2 AR 8 / AR 159 (East Armstrong Street) – Eudora Business District, ParkdaleNorthern end of AR 8 overlap; northern terminus of AR 159
Chicot Junction14.723.7
 AR 160 west (Portland Road) / Red Leaf Road – Portland		Eastern terminus of AR 160
Fairview20.032.2

 US 82 east / US 278 east – Greenville MS		Southern end of US 82/S 278 overlap
Chanticleer22.235.7
 AR 159 north (South Lakeshore Drive)		Southern end of AR 159 overlap
22.235.7
 AR 159 south – Jennie		Northern end of AR 159 overlap
Lake Village24.639.6

 US 82 west / AR 144 east – Montrose, Hamburg		Northern end of US 82 overlap; southern end of AR 144 overlap
​25.240.6
 AR 980 west (Airport Road)		Eastern terminus of AR 980
McMillan Corner28.846.3

 AR 257 south / AR 144 west		Northern end of AR 144 overlap; northern terminus of AR 257
Bellaire37.560.4
 AR 208 west / County Road 51		Eastern terminus of AR 208
Halley Junction39.563.6 AR 35 – Halley, Dermott
Dermott40.965.8
 US 165 south – Dermott, Montrose		Southern end of US 165 overlap
Desha​43.369.7
 AR 159 north – Masonville		Southern terminus of AR 159
McGehee45.072.4

 US 278 west (South First Street) / AR 4 east (Crooked Bayou Drive) – Arkansas City, Monticello		Northern end of US 278 overlap; western terminus of AR 4
45.573.2
 AR 169 south		Northern terminus of AR 169
47.276.0
 To AR 1		Access via AR 1Y
47.676.6
 AR 159 south (Silent Street)		Northern terminus of AR 159
Tillar53.185.5
 AR 277 south – Tillar		Northern terminus of AR 277
Desha​ I-69 / US 278 – Monticello, MemphisProposed
Drew​57.993.2 AR 138 – Kelso, Winchester
Desha​61.098.2
 AR 159 south		Northern terminus of AR 159
Dumas65.3105.1

 US 165 north / Great River Road west / AR 54 (Pickens Street) – Dewitt, Business District		Northern end of US 165/GRR overlap; eastern terminus of AR 54
Mitchellville67.4108.5
 AR 159 south		Northern terminus of AR 159
LincolnGould73.6118.4
 AR 212 east (East Jackson Street) / East Jackson Street		Western terminus of AR 212
73.6118.4
 AR 114 west (B Avenue) / B Avenue – Fresno		Eastern terminus of AR 114
​78.7126.7
 AR 388 east – Cummins Unit, Varner Unit		Western terminus of AR 388
Grady84.4135.8 AR 11 (North Main Street) – Grady, Star City
Jefferson​91.9147.9
 AR 199 south / Blankenship Road – Moscow		Northern terminus of AR 199
​100.3161.4

 US 425 south / AR 81 north – Star City, Monticello		Southern end of US 425 overlap; southern terminus of AR 81
Pine Bluff102.3164.6 AR 980 (Grider Field Ladd Road)
102.5165.0Southern end of freeway section
US 425 ends, I-530 begins
102.8165.4



 US 63 north / US 79 north / US 65B north / AR 190 west – Downtown		Southern end of US 63/US 79 overlap; I-530 exit 46
See I-530 (mile 46.63–0.00)
See I-30 (mile 137.7–143.02)
See I-40 (mile 153.02–124.94)
FaulknerConway182.52293.74

 I-40 west / US 65B south (Skyline Drive) – Fort Smith		Northern end of I-40 overlap; northern terminus of US 65B; I-40 exit 125
Northern end of freeway section
Springhill189.02304.20
 AR 287 south / Elliott Road – Holland		Northern terminus of AR 287
Greenbrier192.02309.03
 AR 25 south (Green Valley Drive) / Church Street – Wooster		Southern end of AR 25 overlap
192.42309.67 AR 225 (Main Street)
​194.02312.24
 AR 285 north – Woolly Hollow State Park		Southern terminus of AR 285
​194.42312.89
 AR 25 north – Quitman, Heber Springs		Northern end of AR 25 overlap
Damascus202.02325.12
 AR 124 west (Presley Boulevard) / Cherokee Road – Springfield		Southern end of AR 124 overlap
Faulkner–Van Buren
county line		202.22325.44
 AR 285 north (West Main Street) – Center Ridge		Southern terminus of AR 285
Van Buren​204.22328.66
 AR 124 east – Quitman		Western terminus of AR 124
Bee Branch208.62335.74 AR 92 – Greers Ferry, Center Ridge
​Old Highway 336Former AR 336
Choctaw215.92347.49
 AR 9 south / County Road 330E – Center Ridge		Southern end of AR 9 overlap
Clinton218.32351.35
 AR 336 west – Culpepper		Eastern terminus of AR 336
218.42351.51
 AR 95 north		Southern end of AR 95 overlap
223.02358.92
 US 65B north (AR 9 south) – Scotland		Northern end of AR 9 overlap; southern terminus of US 65B
223.92360.36
 US 65B south		Northern terminus of US 65B
224.02360.53
 AR 16 west – Witts Springs		Southern end of AR 16 overlap
224.22360.85
 AR 16 east – Fairfield Bay		Northern end of AR 16 overlap
Botkinburg232.42374.04
 AR 110 east – Old Lexington		Western terminus of AR 110
Dennard236.72380.96
 AR 254 west		Eastern terminus of AR 254
SearcyLeslie240.02386.27
 AR 66 east – Mountain View, Leslie Business District		Western terminus of AR 66
Marshall247.02397.54

 AR 27 north to AR 14 – Harriet, Yellville		Southern end of AR 27 overlap; to AR 14 signed northbound only
247.42398.18
 AR 27 south (Center Street) to AR 16 / Center Street – Canaan, Business District, Russellville		Northern end of AR 27 overlap; Russellville signed southbound only
​249.62401.72
 AR 333 west – Canaan		Eastern terminus of AR 333
​252.12405.75
 AR 74 west – Snowball, Witts Springs		Eastern terminus of AR 74
​259.42417.50
 AR 333 south – Gilbert		Northern terminus of AR 333
St. Joe262.42422.32
 AR 374 east		Southern end of AR 374 overlap
262.62422.65
 AR 374 west		Northern end of AR 374 overlap
Pindall267.72430.85
 AR 235 north to AR 125		Southern terminus of AR 235
Newton
 No major junctions
Searcy
 No major junctions
NewtonWestern Grove274.92442.44

 US 65B north / AR 123 south – Mount Juda, Western Grove Business District		Southern terminus of US 65B; northern terminus of AR 123; Western Grove Business District signed northbound only
276.12444.37
 US 65B south – Western Grove Business District		Northern terminus of US 65B; Western Grove Business District signed southbound only
Boone​278.12447.59
 AR 206 east – Everton		Southern end of AR 206 overlap
​283.32–
283.42		455.96–
456.12
 US 62 east / US 412 – Yellville, Mountain Home		Southern end of US 62/US 412 overlap
Bellefonte284.42457.73
 AR 206 west (Garrett Street) / Garrett Street		Northern end of AR 206 overlap
Harrison286.72461.43
 US 65B north (South Main Street)		Southern terminus of US 65B
288.52464.33

 US 65B south (East Central Avenue) / AR 7 south – Jasper		Southern end of AR 7 overlap; northern terminus of US 65B
288.62464.49
 AR 7 north (North Chestnut Street) – Lead Hill		Northern end of AR 7 overlap
290.92468.19
 AR 43 north / Rock Springs Road		Southern terminus of AR 43
292.62470.93
 AR 980 south (Airport Road)		Northern terminus of AR 980
​295.42–
295.62		475.43–
475.75

 US 62 west / US 412 west – Eureka Springs, Huntsville		Northern end of US 62/US 412 overlap
​302.42486.70
 AR 396 west		Eastern terminus of AR 396
​308.62496.68
 AR 14 east – Omaha		Southern end of AR 14 overlap
​309.32497.80
 AR 14 west / Turkey Creek Lane		Northern end of AR 14 overlap
​309.52498.12
 US 65 north – Springfield, Branson		Continuation into Missouri
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 "County Maps". Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Backlin, David; et al. (March 22, 2020). "End of US Highway 65". USEnds.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.[self-published source]
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