Highway 201 (AR 201, Ark. 201, and Hwy. 201) is a north–south

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Baxter County, Arkansas Baxter County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 41,627. The county seat is Mountain Home. It is Arkansas's 66th county, formed on March 24, 1873, and named for Elisha Baxter, the tent ...

. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 341 in Salesville north to the

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state line through Mountain Home, the

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of Baxter County.

Route description

AR 201 begins in Salesville at Push Mountain Road. The highway runs west to Shady Grove, when it curves north to Mountain Home. Upon reaching Mountain Home, AR 201 intersects

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before the lone AR 201 spur leaves the main route. AR 201 continues north as S College Street past the Casey House until intersecting 9th Street. A concurrency forms east then north through downtown Mountain Home. AR 5/AR 201 intersect and follow US 62B for six blocks north, passing the

Mountain Home Commercial Historic District The Mountain Home Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic central business district of Mountain Home, Arkansas, the county seat of Baxter County. The district is centered on the Baxter County Courthouse, and is bounded on the no ...

and

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, both on the

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. The routes run together as Hickory Street when AR 5/AR 201 branch west and US 62B stays east. Shortly after this fork, AR 201 departs AR 5 and heads due north. The highway runs through north Mountain Home and exits town, becoming a winding rural route. AR 201 runs through the

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of Clarkridge near the

state line, when the road becomes state supplemental route J.

History

The first portion of Highway 201 was from Mountain Home to Missouri, and was designated on July 10, 1957. The highway was entirely gravel. The southern half of this segment was paved in 1961. The highway was extended south to Salesville in 1963. The entire northern segment was paved to the Missouri state line the following year. The entire southern portion was paved by 1979.

Major intersections

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Mountain Home spur

Highway 201 Spur is a former

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of in Mountain Home.

References

External links

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