Highway 127 (AR 127, Ark. 127, and Hwy. 127) is a designation for four

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s in

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. One route of begins at Madison County Road 3345 (CR 3345) and runs northwest to Highway 23 at

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. A second route of begins at US Highway 412 (US 412) at Old Alabam and runs north to Highway 23 at

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. A third route of begins at Highway 12 and runs north to Highway 12 near Clifty. A fourth route of begins at Lost Bridge Village and runs north to US Highway 62 in

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. Highway 127 Spur is a

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of near the southern terminus of the Lost Bridge Village route that provides access to Lost Bridge Marina. All routes are maintained by the

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(AHTD).

Route description

Aurora

The route begins state maintenance at Madison CR 3345 near a

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with Madison CR 3225. Highway 127 winds northwest to

, where it terminates at Highway 23, the

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. The route was built in 1985.

Old Alabam to Forum

It runs northwest from

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near Old Alabam to AR 23 in

near Withrow Springs State Park.

Lookout to Clifty

It runs east from AR 12 at

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near Hobbs State Park to terminate at AR 12 northeast of Clifty.

Lost Bridge Village to Garfield

It runs north from Lost Bridge Village to

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History

Highway 127 was first designated between 1927 and September 1, 1928 by renumbering State Road 19 between Old Alabam and Forum. A second segment of Highway 127 was created from Highway 12 to Beaver Lake on August 25, 1965. The highway was rerouted on June 7, 1995 at the request of the Benton

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to connect to Highway 12 on both ends, and the former alignment was turned back to county maintenance. The segment of Highway 127 between Garfield and Lost Bridge Village was created on November 23, 1966. The Aurora segment was created on June 28, 1973 pursuant to Act 9 of 1973 by the Arkansas General Assembly. The act directed county judges and legislators to designate up to of county roads as state highways in each county.

Major intersections

Spur route

Highway 127 Spur (AR 127S, Ark. 127S, and Hwy. 127S) is a short spur route in Lost Springs Village of .