Arkansas Highway 24 is the designation of two separate
state highway
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s in southwest and south central
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. The two sections were formerly connected, but a middle segment of between
Lockesburg and
Prescott was redesignated as
U.S. Route 371
U.S. Route 371 is a north–south United States highway in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana. The highway's northern terminus is in De Queen, Arkansas at an intersection with U.S. Highway 70. It is co-signed for its last between Lo ...
(US 371) in 1994.
Section 1
Arkansas Highway 24 is a state highway of in
Sevier County.
["Sevier County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]
AHTD Sevier County map
Retrieved on July 25, 2010. It runs from Oklahoma east to
US 71
U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Intersta ...
in Lockesburg.
Route description
The route begins at the Oklahoma state line as CR E2100 in
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
McCurtain County is in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,151. Its county seat is Idabel. It was formed at statehood from part of the earlier Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. ...
and runs east to
Horatio
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. AR 24 has a short concurrency with
AR 41 in Horatio, but continues east alone. The route is the southern terminus of
AR 329 (a former alignment of
US 71
U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Intersta ...
) before terminating at US 71 in
Lockesburg.
Major intersections
Section 2
Arkansas Highway 24 is a state highway of in
Nevada
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and
Ouachita Counties.
["Nevada County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]
AHTD Nevada County map
Retrieved on July 25, 2010.["Ouachita County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]
AHTD Ouachita County map
Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
Route description
The route begins at
U.S. Route 371
U.S. Route 371 is a north–south United States highway in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana. The highway's northern terminus is in De Queen, Arkansas at an intersection with U.S. Highway 70. It is co-signed for its last between Lo ...
in
Prescott and runs east through the
Prairie D'Ane Battlefield
The Prairie D'Ane Battlefield, also known as Prairie D'Ann Battlefield or Prairie De Ann Battlefield in anglicized forms, was the site of the Civil War Battle of Prairie D'Ane, one of the engagements in southwestern Arkansas of the Union's Camd ...
. The route intersects a few minor routes near
Bluff City and near
White Oak Lake State Park
White Oak Lake State Park is a state park in the southwest of the U.S. state of Arkansas, a few miles from Bluff City. The reservoir sits surrounded by tall pine trees, giving it a rich, wooded beauty. The state park offers camping facilities, hi ...
before entering Ouachita County. The route also meets
AR 368, which leads to the
Poison Springs Wildlife Management Area
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. AR 24 meets
AR 57 in
Chidester and
AR 76, which runs to
Poison Springs Battleground State Park
Poison Springs Battleground State Park is an Arkansas state park located southeast of Bluff City. It commemorates the Battle of Poison Spring in the American Civil War, which was part of the 1864 Camden Expedition, an element of a Union Army in ...
near Bragg Lake. The route continues east past the
Richmond-Tufts House
The Richmond-Tufts House is a historic house in rural Ouachita County, Arkansas, outside the county seat of Camden. This single-story wood-frame house was built in 1853, and was originally located on West Washington Street in Camden, before be ...
and
Harvey's Grocery and Texaco Station
Harvey's Grocery and Texaco Station is a historic retail establishment at 3241 Arkansas Highway 24, between Camden and Chidester, Arkansas. The single-story concrete block building was built in 1940 by Henry Harvey, replacing a log structure th ...
and terminates at
US 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of U.S. Route 78, US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Route 71, US 71/U.S. Route 59, US 59, passing through five states in the ...
in
Camden. AR 24 has in Nevada County and in Ouachita County. The route runs through mostly forested areas.
A two-mile (3.2 km) segment of Highway 24 in Ouachita County was awarded a Perpetual Pavement Award by the Asphalt Pavement Alliance in 2017, awarded on the basis of longevity and structural design. Opened in 1972, the roadway was first resurfaced in 2014.
Major intersections
See also
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List of state highways in Arkansas
The following is a list of state highways in Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north–south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east–we ...
References
External links
{{commons category-inline, Arkansas Highway 24
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Transportation in Sevier County, Arkansas
Transportation in Nevada County, Arkansas
Transportation in Ouachita County, Arkansas