Highway 101 (AR 101, Ark. 101, and Hwy. 101) is a designation for two north–south

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s in north central Arkansas. A western route of runs north from US Route 62/ US Route 412 (US 62/US 412) to Missouri Route 101 at the

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state line. A second route of begins at Hand Valley and runs north to US 62/US 412.

Route description

Norfork Lake to Missouri

Highway 101 begins at an overlap between

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US 412 U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the ...

east of Mountain Home near

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. The route passes the Panther Bay Public Use Area, the Bidwell Point Use Area, and the Seward Point Public Use Area. Highway continues north through the community of

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before crossing into

where the roadway continues as Route 101. The average daily traffic counts from the

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(AHTD) for 2010 show that a maximum of about 2800 vehicles per day (VPD) use the northern portion of Highway 101, with the count dropping to around 1500 VPD for portions further south.

Hand Valley to US 62

Highway 101 begins at Marion County Route 664 at the

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of Hand Valley and runs north to Rea Valley. The route continues north to terminate at US 62/US 412 between Cotter and Flippin. Traffic counts from the AHTD in 2010 indicate that the

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volume on this segment of Highway 101 is about 1100 vehicles per day.

History

Highway 101 is one of the original 1926 state highways, running only from State Road 12 north through

to Missouri. The portion from Hand Valley to US 62/US 412 was added before 1929 and ran along its current routing. Highway 12 was later replaced by US 62 and US 412 was added still later.

Major intersections

Marion County segment

Baxter County segment

References

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Transportation in Baxter County, Arkansas Transportation in Marion County, Arkansas U.S. Route 62