Highway 26 (AR 26, Ark. 26 and Hwy. 26) is the designation for a

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in the U.S. state of

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. The highway is mainly located in Southwest Arkansas and is split into two different sections. The first and longest section begins at

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(US 371) about east of Lockesburg and ends at AR 51 about west of

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. The second section of the route starts at

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(I-30) just south of Arkadelphia and ends at the

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plant in Gum Springs. AR 26 also has a

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(designated as Highway 26S or AR 26S), which travels mainly along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park in Gum Springs.

Route description

Lockesburg to Arkadelphia

The western terminus of AR 26 is located in rural Howard County, about east of the city of Lockesburg. The route heads east for just under until it intersects US 278 in the small town of Center Point, which shares a very short concurrency before continuing to head east. For about , the route continues to head east before intersecting with AR 27 southwest of

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. Both AR 26 and AR 27 share a concurrency, including through the city of Murfreesboro before both routes split apart just northeast of the city, about later. From there, the route continues to head east, traveling through the towns of Delight and

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. The entire route through Clark County is very rural, intersecting at AR 53 in the town of

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, before eventually ending at AR 51 about southwest of

. The entire section is about long.

Gum Springs section

The western terminus of AR 26 is at

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south of Arkadelphia. The route heads southeast for about before intersecting US 67 in Gum Springs. The route continues heading west for about one more mile (1.6 km) before its eastern terminus ends at the entrance to the

plant in Gum Springs.

Major intersections

Spur route

Highway 26S (AR 26S, Ark. 26S, Hwy. 26S) is a

, which is about long and mainly runs along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park in Gum Springs. The route runs south to north, where its southern terminus is located at US 67 and its northern terminus is at AR 26. The route is entirely located in the town of Gum Springs.

References

External links

{{Attached KML 026 Transportation in Howard County, Arkansas Transportation in Pike County, Arkansas Transportation in Clark County, Arkansas