Arkansas Highway 9
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Arkansas Highway 9 is a designation for two state highways in east Arkansas. The northern segment of 174.17 miles (280.3 km) runs from AR 5 to U.S. Route 63
in Mammoth Spring
. A southern segment of 51.09 miles (82.2 km) begins at U.S. Route 79
at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67
in Malvern
before terminating.
shooting east from the route. Continuing north into Perry County, AR 9 meets AR 10 at Williams Junction with AR 216
detaching near Harris Rake. The route next meets AR 60
in Perryville
before entering Conway County. The route runs with AR 113
and AR 247
briefly south of Morrilton
before meeting US 64
and I-40
. AR 9 has a spur
and business route
in Morrilton. AR 915 strays from AR 9 near Overcup Lake. AR 9 also runs with AR 92
from Birdtown to Center Ridge
in Conway County. AR 9 concurs
with US 65
from Choctaw to Clinton
. The route continues to Shirley
from Clinton with AR 16, where it is crossed by AR 110
. Entering Stone County, AR 9 runs north for several miles before meeting AR 66 in Mountain View
. It exits town northbound with AR 5 and AR 16. AR 9 arrows east in Izard County, passing AR 933, a former alignment of AR 9. The route mostly follows the White River
in eastern Izard County. AR 9 detaches a spur route and meets AR 69
in Melbourne
. The route then meets AR 56
in Brockwell
before leaving the county. The route enters its final county, meeting AR 395
before meeting US 62
/US 412
and US 62 BUS in Salem
. The route trails northeast to Mammoth Spring
, where it meets US 63
and terminates, near the Missouri
state line.
in Malvern and heads south through Lono, Tulip, and Princeton
before heading slightly west. The route then passes through Holly Springs and past numerous quarries before terminating at US 79
at Eagle Mills.
of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in Melbourne
. It is known colloquially as Main Street.
of 0.47 mile (0.7563898 km) in Morrilton
.
of 2.22 miles (3.6 km) in Morrilton
.
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 is a long north–south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota. It is not related to U.S...
in Mammoth Spring
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
Mammoth Spring is a city in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 977 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mammoth Spring is located at ....
. A southern segment of 51.09 miles (82.2 km) begins at U.S. Route 79
U.S. Route 79
U.S. Route 79 is a north–south United States highway. The route is a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east–west segments and north–south segments equally mixed. The highway's northern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 68 and KY 80...
at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...
in Malvern
Malvern, Arkansas
Malvern is the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census and is also called the "Brick Capital of the World" because of the three Acme Brick plants in the area...
before terminating.
Crows to Mammoth Spring
AR 9 begins at Crows and runs north, with AR 298Arkansas Highway 298
Arkansas Highway 298 is a designation for three state highways in Lower Arkansas. The eastern segment of begins at Sims at Arkansas Highway 88 and runs southeast to US Route 270. A middle segment of runs from AR 27 at Story east to AR 7...
shooting east from the route. Continuing north into Perry County, AR 9 meets AR 10 at Williams Junction with AR 216
Arkansas Highway 216
Arkansas Highway 216 is a east–west state highway in Perry County, Arkansas. The route of runs from AR 9 east to AR 60/AR 113. The route is two–lane, undivided.-Route description:...
detaching near Harris Rake. The route next meets AR 60
Arkansas Highway 60
-Section 1:Arkansas Highway 60 is a long state highway in Central Arkansas. It connects U.S. Route 65 Business in Conway with AR 29 near Plainview, Arkansas. It runs through Faulkner, Perry, and Yell Counties. It has a spur route in Conway that connects to the Offices of Emergency...
in Perryville
Perryville, Arkansas
Perryville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,458 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
before entering Conway County. The route runs with AR 113
Arkansas Highway 113
Arkansas Highway 113 is a north–south state highway that runs in Central Arkansas. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 10 to Morrilton. This also gives access to some rural areas west of Morrilton. It runs through Pulaski, Perry, and Conway Counties...
and AR 247
Arkansas Highway 247
Arkansas Highway 247 is a state highway of in Pope and Conway Counties.-Route description:The route begins at AR 7 in south Russellville. AR 247 runs east until forming a concurrency with US 64 to Atkins. The route turns north in a short concurrency with AR 105. AR 247 next enters Conway County...
briefly south of Morrilton
Morrilton, Arkansas
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, northwest of Little Rock. The town was home to Harding College, now Harding University of Searcy, Arkansas, for about a decade in the 1920s and 1930s. The population was 6,550 at the 2000 census...
before meeting US 64
U.S. Route 64
U.S. Route 64 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. The highway's eastern terminus is at NC 12 and U.S. Route...
and I-40
Interstate 40 in Arkansas
Interstate 40 is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a section in the U.S. state of Arkansas connecting sections in Oklahoma to Tennessee. The route enters Arkansas from the west just north of the Arkansas River near Dora...
. AR 9 has a spur
Spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
and business route
Business route
A business route in the United States and Canada is a short special route connected to a parent numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or town, and finally reconnecting with the same parent numbered highway again at its...
in Morrilton. AR 915 strays from AR 9 near Overcup Lake. AR 9 also runs with AR 92
Arkansas Highway 92
Arkansas Highway 92 is a mostly north–south state highway of in north-central Arkansas.-Route description:AR 92 begins at US 64 in Plumerville. The route crosses Interstate 40 and continues north through Conway County. A concurrency begins with AR 124 in Springfield and also AR 9 north of...
from Birdtown to Center Ridge
Center Ridge, Arkansas
Center Ridge is an unincorporated census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 388. Clifton Clowers lived in Center Ridge. He was the subject of the hit song Wolverton Mountain, written by Merle Kilgore and Claude King, and released in...
in Conway County. AR 9 concurs
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with US 65
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
from Choctaw to Clinton
Clinton, Arkansas
Clinton is the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2000 census. The city was named for DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who built the Erie Canal; he previously was also a U.S. Senator from New York. Clinton is located at...
. The route continues to Shirley
Shirley, Arkansas
Shirley is a town in northeast Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States, along the Middle Fork of the Little Red River. A one-time railroad outpost, the community today is oriented toward agriculture, particularly its cultivation of shiitake mushrooms....
from Clinton with AR 16, where it is crossed by AR 110
Arkansas Highway 110
-Section 2:Arkansas Highway 110 is a state highway of that runs in Cleburne County.-Route description:AR 110 begins at AR 16/AR 92 in Greers Ferry...
. Entering Stone County, AR 9 runs north for several miles before meeting AR 66 in Mountain View
Mountain View, Arkansas
Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 2,998. The town's name comes from its location in a valley surrounded by the eastern Ozark...
. It exits town northbound with AR 5 and AR 16. AR 9 arrows east in Izard County, passing AR 933, a former alignment of AR 9. The route mostly follows the White River
White River (Arkansas)
The White River is a 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri.-Course:The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville...
in eastern Izard County. AR 9 detaches a spur route and meets AR 69
Arkansas Highway 69
Arkansas Highway 69 is a name representing multiple highways in the state of Arkansas.-Section 1:Highway 69 is a highway that leads from Melbourne to Newport in Arkansas.-Description:...
in Melbourne
Melbourne, Arkansas
Melbourne is a city in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census. The town is the county seat of Izard County, and home to the main campus of Ozarka College.-Geography:Melbourne is located at ....
. The route then meets AR 56
Arkansas Highway 56
Arkansas Highway 56 is an east–west state highway in Sharp and Izard Counties. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 5 in Calico Rock east and south to Poughkeepsie.-Route description:...
in Brockwell
Brockwell, Arkansas
Brockwell, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in Newburg Township, Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 9 and Arkansas Highway 56....
before leaving the county. The route enters its final county, meeting AR 395
Arkansas Highway 395
Arkansas Highway 395 is a state highway made up of two sections, both of which are in Fulton County. The southern segment is a spur route that begins southwest of Salem and ends at U.S. Route 62 / U.S. 412 in Salem...
before meeting US 62
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...
/US 412
U.S. Route 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied "parent", US 12. U.S...
and US 62 BUS in Salem
Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
Salem is a city in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census the population stood at 1,591. Salem was first incorporated in 1900.-Geography:Salem is located at ....
. The route trails northeast to Mammoth Spring
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
Mammoth Spring is a city in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 977 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mammoth Spring is located at ....
, where it meets US 63
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 is a long north–south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota. It is not related to U.S...
and terminates, near the Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
state line.
Eagle Mills to Malvern
Highway 9 begins at US 67U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...
in Malvern and heads south through Lono, Tulip, and Princeton
Princeton, Arkansas
Princeton is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. Princeton is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 8 and Arkansas Highway 9 southwest of Carthage. Princeton Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the community....
before heading slightly west. The route then passes through Holly Springs and past numerous quarries before terminating at US 79
U.S. Route 79
U.S. Route 79 is a north–south United States highway. The route is a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east–west segments and north–south segments equally mixed. The highway's northern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 68 and KY 80...
at Eagle Mills.
Melbourne spur
Arkansas Highway 9 Spur is a spur routeSpur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in Melbourne
Melbourne, Arkansas
Melbourne is a city in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census. The town is the county seat of Izard County, and home to the main campus of Ozarka College.-Geography:Melbourne is located at ....
. It is known colloquially as Main Street.
Morrilton spur
Arkansas Highway 9 Spur is a spur routeSpur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
of 0.47 mile (0.7563898 km) in Morrilton
Morrilton, Arkansas
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, northwest of Little Rock. The town was home to Harding College, now Harding University of Searcy, Arkansas, for about a decade in the 1920s and 1930s. The population was 6,550 at the 2000 census...
.
Morrilton business route
Arkansas Highway 9 Business is a business routeBusiness route
A business route in the United States and Canada is a short special route connected to a parent numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or town, and finally reconnecting with the same parent numbered highway again at its...
of 2.22 miles (3.6 km) in Morrilton
Morrilton, Arkansas
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, northwest of Little Rock. The town was home to Harding College, now Harding University of Searcy, Arkansas, for about a decade in the 1920s and 1930s. The population was 6,550 at the 2000 census...
.