Arkansas Highway 88

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Highway 88

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Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Location
Country United States
State Arkansas
Counties Polk, Montgomery, Garland, Saline, Jefferson
Highway system
Arkansas 87.svg AR 87 Arkansas 89.svg AR 89

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).

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Oklahoma to Washita

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Highway 88

LocationOklahoma State Highway 1.svg SH-1, Oklahoma state line to Arkansas 27.svg 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

Highway 88 overlaps Highway 270 in Pencil Bluff Pencil Bluff, AR 001.jpg
Highway 88 overlaps Highway 270 in Pencil Bluff

At Mena, it runs along the north direction of U.S. 71 (geographically east) for 2 miles (3.2 km) until U.S. 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. Highway 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

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Polk 0.000.00Oklahoma State Highway 1.svg SH-1 (Talimena Scenic Drive)Continuation into Oklahoma
Queen Wilhelmina State Park 5.478.80East plate.svg
Arkansas 272.svg
AR 272 east
AR 272 western terminus
Mena 17.53–
0.00
28.21–
0.00
US 59 (AR).svgUS 71 (AR).svg US 59  / US 71 (Pickering Avenue) Ashdown, Waldron
Montgomery Oden 26.7142.99South plate.svg
Arkansas 379.svg
AR 379 south – Oden Access Ouachita River
AR 379 northern terminus
Pencil Bluff 29.46–
29.81
47.41–
47.97
US 270 (AR).svg US 270  Mount Ida, Hot Springs, Y City officially designated exception
Sims 33.5253.95East plate.svg
Arkansas 298.svg
AR 298 east
AR 298 western terminus
Washita 43.1369.41Arkansas 27.svg AR 27  Danville, Mount Ida Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Hot Springs

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Higdon Ferry Road

LocationArkansas 7.svg AR 7 in Hot Springs to
Arkansas 7.svg AR 7 in Hot Springs
Length2.92 mi [1]  (4.70 km)

Route description

Highway 88 junction sign on Highway 7 at Hot Springs. AR88HotSprings.jpg
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 U.S. 70-270 bypass of Hot Springs along its route.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hot Springs, Garland County.

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Arkansas 7.svg AR 7 (Central Avenue) Arkadelphia Western terminus
1.512.43US 70 (AR).svgUS 270 (AR).svg US 70  / US 270  Malvern, Mount Ida US 70 / US 270 exit 4
2.924.70Arkansas 7.svg 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

LocationStrauss Street/Cockrell Avenue in Lonsdale to US 70 (AR).svg US 70
Length1.84 mi [1]  (2.96 km)

Route description

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Garland Lonsdale 0.000.00Strauss Street/Cockrell AvenueWestern terminus
Saline 1.842.96US 70 (AR).svg US 70  Hot Springs, Benton Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Benton

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Highway 88

LocationArkansas 35.svg AR 35 in Benton to
End state maintenance at Alcoa Road in Benton
Length2.60 mi [1]  (4.18 km)

Route description

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 U.S. 67-70 and US 70C/I-30 Business Loop), then runs west approximately 2+12 miles as Alcoa Road before ending at Benton Parkway.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Benton, Saline County.

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Arkansas 35.svg AR 35 (Carpenter Street/East Street)Western terminus
2.604.18End state maintenance at Alcoa RoadEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Altheimer to Reydell

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Highway 88

LocationUS 79B.svg US 79B in Altheimer to
Arkansas 11.svg AR 11 at Reydell
Length23.39 mi [1]  (37.64 km)

Route description

Highway 88 begins at U.S. Highway 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

The entire route is in Jefferson County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Altheimer 0.000.00US 79B.svg US 79B (Front Street)Western terminus
Reydell 23.3937.64North plate.svg
Arkansas 11.svg
AR 11 north (Front Street)
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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