Arkansas Highway 93 (AR 93 and Hwy. 93) is a north–south

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. The route of runs from AR 90 north to the

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state line.

Route description

AR 93 begins at AR 90 northwest of

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. The route winds north through forested land before a junction with

Arkansas Highway 231 Highway 231 (AR 231, Ark. 231, and Hwy. 231) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. All three segments serve rural, agricultural areas in the Arkansas Delta. One segment of runs north from U.S. Route 4 ...

, which connects AR 93 and AR 251 in north Randolph County. Highway 93 continues north through the communities of

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and Elm Store before meeting the

state line. The road enters Missouri as Supplemental route BB, also entering the

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. The route it two–lane, undivided for its entire length.

History

Arkansas Highway 93 was one of the original 1926 Arkansas state highways. The route ran north in Randolph County along its present-day alignment, without the Highway 231 junction (the highway was not yet designated). Highway 93's southern terminus was

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, which was later rerouted south and now runs through Pocahontas, with the former alignment becoming Highway 90.

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