Highway 6 (AR 6) was a
state highway in
Arkansas
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that traveled from
"Y" City to
Pine Bluff. It has been supplanted by
U.S. Route 270 (US 270) and
AR 365 Spur. AR 6 was also a designation of
US 49 until 1964. It was maintained by the
Arkansas Highway Department (AHD), now the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
AR 6 began at an
intersection with
US 71 in
Y City. The highway then met
AR 88 in
Pencil Bluff and
AR 27 in
Mt. Ida before heading to
Hot Springs. Entering the city, AR 6 met
US 70 southwest of downtown and traveled
concurrent
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with it through downtown Hot Springs. After leaving Hot Springs, AR 6 entered Malvern, crossing present
Interstate 30
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(I-30), and traveled through downtown with
US 67. AR 6 met
AR 190/
AR 291 in
Prattsville before crossing paths with
US 167 in
Sheridan.
The highway ended in what is now
Pine Bluff on
US 65, now
AR 365; the intersection (now AR 365 and
AR 365 Spur) was outside the Pine Bluff city limits at that time.
US 270 also ended at that intersection until it was truncated to
White Hall
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when US 65 was relocated to a freeway, now
I-530. The former easternmost section of AR 6 (and US 270), from White Hall to Pine Bluff, is now AR 365 Spur.
US 49 portion
AR 6 was designated in 1961 from
Highway 20
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International
* European route E20
Australia
* Sturt Highway (NSW/VIC/SA)
* Yarra Bank Highway
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* BR-020
Canada
* Alberta Highway 20
* British Columbia Highway 20
* Manitoba Highway 20
*New B ...
in
Helena east across the bridge. In 1962, it extended to
Brinkley Brinkley may refer to:
People
* Brinkley (surname)
Places
* Brinkley, Arkansas, USA
* Brinkley, Nottinghamshire, England
* Brinkley, Cambridgeshire, England
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. It met
AR 1 at Walnut Corner,
US 79 near
Monroe and
US 70 in Brinkley, where it terminated. This was transferred to US 49 in 1963.
See also
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List of state highways in Arkansas
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References
External links
{{commons category-inline, Arkansas Highway 6
006
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Hot Springs, Arkansas
Transportation in Garland County, Arkansas
Transportation in Grant County, Arkansas
Transportation in Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Transportation in Jefferson County, Arkansas
Transportation in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Transportation in Scott County, Arkansas
U.S. Route 49