Highway 352 (AR 352, Ark. 352, and Hwy. 352) is a designation for two east–west

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s in the

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. One section begins at Franklin County Road 441 (CR 441) and runs north to US Highway 64 (US 64). A second segment begins at Highway 23 approximately north of

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. Its eastern terminus is

U.S. Highway 64 U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...

in Clarksville.

Route description

Western Franklin County

The highway begins at Franklin CR 441 and runs due north as a

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to US 64 in western Franklin County.

White Oak to Clarksville

The route begins at Highway 23 north of

in the

. The route is a two-lane rural highway its complete length, paralleling Interstate 40 (I-40) and bridging it twice, though no direct access to I-40 is provided. Highway 352 begins at AR 23 and runs east to meet AR 219 in Mountain Grove. It continues east, meeting AR 164 in

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before angling south to cross over I-40. The route runs south of I-40 until it again crosses over the road, after which it terminates at

US 64 U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...

in Clarksville.

History

Two sections of Highway 352 were created by the

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on November 23, 1966; one between Highway 23 and Highway 219 in Franklin County and one from US 64 near Clarksville west to a county road at Borden's Corner. 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 352 was designated on April 25, 1973 (running south from US 64), and the segment in Johnson County was extended west to the Franklin County line on May 23, 1973. The gap between the two longer routes was closed on October 31, 1973, but this gap closure was initially part of an extended Highway 186. The Highway 186 segment between the two Highway 352 sections was renumbered to provide route continuity on August 25, 1976..

Major intersections

References

External links

{{commons category-inline, Arkansas Highway 352 352 Transportation in Franklin County, Arkansas Transportation in Johnson County, Arkansas