Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south

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s in northeast Arkansas. A western route of runs south from Highway 9 at

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to Highway 14/ Highway 367 in Newport. A second route of begins at Highway 163 and runs north through Trumann to Highway 158 at Lunsford. A third route begins at U.S. Route 49/ Highway 1 (US 49/AR 1) at the city limits of

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and runs north to terminate at US 412B in the city.

Route description

Melbourne to Newport

AR 69 begins at AR 367 in Newport and heads north to Jacksonport. A Spur Route 69 develops in Jacksonport. The route leads northwest to AR 122 in

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and AR 233 in Sulphur Rock. Continuing north, the route passes through Cushman and Mount Pleasant.

Shady Grove to Lunsford

Arkansas Highway 69 begins in

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and heads east from AR 163. It crosses

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(I-555) as Exit 29 continuing east to Trumann. After detaching a spur route that leads through Trumann, AR 69 leads mostly north and ends at AR 158.

Paragould segment

AR 69 runs from

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/ AR 1 south of

. The route runs east then north to terminate at US 412B/ AR 135 in downtown Paragould.

Major intersections

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Auxiliary routes

Highway 69 has three

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s and four

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s. As cities have grown, bypasses have become necessary, and the former downtown alignments of AR 69 have become the business routes discussed here.

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