Highway 60 and Highway 7 intersection in Hollis, AR

Arkansas Highway 60 (AR 60, Ark. 60, Hwy. 60) is a

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that exists in five separate sections in Arkansas. The longest and most well-known segment of runs from Highway 28 in Plainview east to U.S. Route 65B (US 65B) in Conway. A segment in western

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of begins at the Old Highway 10 at the Sebastian County line and runs east to Highway 10. A third segment of begins at Highway 252 near Lavaca and runs east to Highway 41 at

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. A fourth segment runs from US 64 and runs across Interstate 40/ Interstate 540 (I-40/I-540) to Highway 282. A fifth route of begins at Highway 282 near

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and runs north to County Road 23 (CR 23).

Route description

Crawford County

Rudy to CR 23

The longer section of Highway 60 in

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is long. The route runs north from Highway 282 at

to terminate at

Road 23.

US 64 to Highway 282

The shorter section of Highway 60 in

is long. The route runs north from

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over

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to terminate at Highway 282. This segment is the only section of Highway 60 that is signed north-south, as opposed to the rest of the highway, which is signed east-west.

Sebastian / Franklin counties

The section of Highway 60 in

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and

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counties is long. The westernmost is located in Sebastian County, with the remaining in Franklin County. The route runs east from Highway 217 to terminate at Highway 41 at

Logan County

The section of Highway 60 in

runs for . The route runs east from the

County line to Highway 10 west of Booneville

Main segment

AR 60 begins at an intersection with AR 28 in Plainview. It runs east to the county line for , passing by

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before reaching the county line. The route then intersects AR 7 and runs parallel with the Fourche La Fave River and passes through

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. It runs east for another until it intersects the northern terminus of AR 155. It then reaches the town of Perryville and runs concurrent with

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for . Then AR 60 continues east towards

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. About west of AR 216, AR 113 becomes concurrent with AR 60. AR 60 then runs concurrent with AR 113 for about . The highway then proceeds northeast after splitting from AR 113 and crosses over the

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before entering Conway. It runs east for about before reaching its eastern terminus at US Route 65 Business.

Major intersections

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References

External links

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