Arkansas Highway 400 (AR 400), also known as Shepherd Springs Road, is a short

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in Crawford County. At just over , it serves as the entrance road for

Lake Fort Smith State Park Lake Fort Smith State Park is a Arkansas state park in Crawford County, Arkansas in the United States. Originally a Fort Smith city park in the 1930s and later the Works Progress Administration–built Mountainburg Recreational Facility, the lak ...

from U.S. Route 71 (US 71).

Route description

Highway 400 begins at US 71 northeast of

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. The route passes through the rugged terrain of the Ozark National Forest. The highway descends down a steep hill, this section of road features a

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. It continues to descend the hill until it reaches the entrance to

, where the designation ends.

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Transportation in Crawford County, Arkansas {{Arkansas-road-stub