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Highway 340 (AR 340, Ark. 340, Hwy. 340, also Lancashire Boulevard) is an east–west
The highway begins in west Bella Vista at Forest Hills Boulevard near the Northwest Arkansas Community College Bella Vista campus. AR 340 winds past numerous retirement communities and a few lakes on its way through the village. Approximately halfway along its length, AR 340 intersects
state highway
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in Benton County, Arkansas
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. The route of runs entirely across Bella Vista, from Arkansas Highway 279
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in the west to Arkansas Highway 94 in the east.
Route description
The highway begins in west Bella Vista at Forest Hills Boulevard near the Northwest Arkansas Community College Bella Vista campus. AR 340 winds past numerous retirement communities and a few lakes on its way through the village. Approximately halfway along its length, AR 340 intersects US Route 71
U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstat ...
, which is a four-lane expressway
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* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
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. The interchange with US 71 is unusual, with long ramps on the northbound side and cramped southbound ramps. Traffic must exit US 71 and slow immediately to on a 180 degree curve before stopping and gaining access to AR 340.
On the other side of US 71, the highway runs near the Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel
Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel is a chapel in Bella Vista, Arkansas, Bella Vista, Arkansas, designed by E. Fay Jones and Maurice Jennings and constructed in 1988. The chapel was commissioned by John A. Cooper, Sr. to honor Mildred Borum Cooper, ...
, built by local architect
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E. Fay Jones
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(in similar style to the Thorncrown Chapel
Thorncrown Chapel is a chapel located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, designed by E. Fay Jones, and constructed in 1980. The design recalls the Prairie School of architecture popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom Jones had apprenticed. The ch ...
on the National Register of Historic Places
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).
Highway 340 continues to wind northeast past communities and cul-de-sac
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s before meeting Pickens Rd, which continues briefly before becoming Missouri
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supplemental route E.
History
The route was added to the state highway system on August 25, 1965. Described as the road from northeast of Hiwasse to the junction of Highway 94 at the Missouri state line, the routing has changed little since first designation.Major intersections
See also
* List of state highways in ArkansasReferences
External links
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Transportation in Benton County, Arkansas