Highway 326 (AR 326, Ark. 326, and Hwy. 326) is a designation for two

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s in Pope County. One route of in Russellville begins at Highway 7 and Highway 7 Truck and runs northeast to Highway 7. A second route of begins at Highway 124 and runs east to Highway 105. All routes are maintained by the

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(AHTD).

Route description

Western section

The route begins at AR 7 at the intersection with AR 7 Truck in south Russellville. Highway 326 runs west past the Confederate Mothers Memorial Park and the Mountain View School to

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, and continues north along the shore of

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. The route concurs briefly with

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near Washburn Park, after which it runs east to meet Highway 7, where the western section terminates.

Eastern section

The eastern section of Highway 326 begins at Highway 124 near the community of Gum Log and runs east to Highway 105, where the highway terminates. This segment of Highway 326 does not cross or concur with any other highways.

History

Highway 326 was first created by the

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on June 23, 1965 between US 64 and Skyline Drive in Russellville. A second route was created on October 27, 1965 between US 64 and Highway 124, as it exists today. In 1973, the

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passed Act 9 of 1973. The act directed

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s and legislators to designate up to of county roads as state highways in each county. As a result of this legislation, a third segment of Highway 326 was designated on May 23, 1973 between Gum Log and Highway 105. The segment in Russellville was extended on May 23, 1979 between US 64 and Highway 7. The ASHC adopted a

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road constructed along the

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arm of

into the state highway system. Highway 326 was extended south from Skyline Drive to its present southern terminus on August 13, 1980. Formerly, there was a third middle section of along Weir Road, beginning at U.S. Highway 64 (US 64) in Russellville and running north to Highway 124 (AR 124). That section is now part of AR 124.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

References

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External links

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Transportation in Pope County, Arkansas