Arkansas Highway 35 is a northwest–southeast
state highway
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in southeast Arkansas. The route runs from
Dewey near the
Mississippi River
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northwest to
Arkansas Highway 5
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in
Benton.
Route description
The route begins in
Dewey at Macon Lake Road near
Island number 81
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on the
Mississippi River
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. AR 35 runs through
bayous and fields in
Chicot County, briefly entering
Desha County for a junction with
AR 159/
AR 208 in
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.
Returning to Chicot County, AR 35 intersects the four-lane divided
US 65
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/
US 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route includ ...
and
US 165
U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route passes throu ...
east of
Dermott, before entering the city.
AR 35 serves Dermott as Speedway St before entering
Drew County
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. The highway runs south of the Seven Devils Swamp WMA along the
Arkansas Midland Railroad tracks until
Monticello
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.
AR 35 is
concurrent
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with US 278, and later
US 425
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The route's northern terminus is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, at a ...
until the northwest corner of Monticello, where AR 35 turns northwest away from US 425. The highway continues northwest, intersecting
AR 530, which is an under-construction segment of the future
Monticello Bypass
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(the bypass itself is a portion of the long-term plan to extend
Interstate 69 through Arkansas). A sign exists at where AR 32 will meet I-69 that states "Future I-69 Corridor <--->".
AR 35 continues northwest to enter
Cleveland County
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, where a concurrency with
US 63
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begins north to
Pansy
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.
After Pansy, AR 35 runs northwest through
Toledo to
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* Mose Rison (born 1956), American football coach
* Vera B. Rison (1939–2015), politician
Places
*Rison, Arkansas
**Rison High School
Rison High School (RHS) is a ...
, where it passes the
American Legion Hut,
Texaco Service Station, and
Cities Service Station, each on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. East of downtown, AR 35 has a junction with
US 79
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, after which the route serves the rural northwest corner of the county.
The route next enters
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
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, passing through forest/
clear cut land to a rural junction with
AR 190
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. West of the AR 190 intersection, AR 35 begins a northbound concurrency with
US 167
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at
Crossroads
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.
This concurrency includes the city of
Sheridan including a junction with
US 270
U.S. Route 270 (US 270) is a spur of US 70. It travels for from Liberal, Kansas at US 54 and US 83 to White Hall, Arkansas at Interstate 530 (I-530) and US 65. It travels through the states of Arkansas, Oklahom ...
/
AR 46. AR 35 turns west onto West Vine Street, ending the concurrency with US 167. The route runs northwest through rural country, entering
Saline. Running past the
brine
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springs for which the county is named, AR 35 enters
Benton. In the city, the highway passes near the
Gann Row Historic District, the
Saline County Courthouse, and the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building, all NRHP properties.
After a large intersection with
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/
US 67
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/
US 70
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/
AR 5, AR 35 continues north to terminate at AR 5 in north Benton.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Arkansas
The following is a list of state highways in Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north–south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east–we ...
References
External links
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Transportation in Chicot County, Arkansas
Transportation in Desha County, Arkansas
Transportation in Drew County, Arkansas
Transportation in Cleveland County, Arkansas
Transportation in Grant County, Arkansas
Transportation in Saline County, Arkansas