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Highway 88 (AR 88, Ark. 88, and Hwy. 88) is a designation for five
At Mena, it runs along the north direction of U.S. 71 (geographically east) for until U.S. 71 turns back to the north. From there, Highway 88 continues east for parallelling the
state highway
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s in Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation
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(ArDOT).
Oklahoma to Washita
Highway 88 (AR 88, Ark. 88, and Hwy. 88) is a state highway of in Western Arkansas. The route begins at theOklahoma
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state line at OK-1 and runs west to Highway 27 at Washita. Between the western terminus and Mena
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, the route passes through the Ouachita Mountains
The Ouachita Mountains (), simply referred to as the Ouachitas, are a mountain range in western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. They are formed by a thick succession of highly deformed Paleozoic strata constituting the Ouachita Fold and Thru ...
and is designated as part of the Talimena Scenic Drive
The Talimena Scenic Drive is a National Scenic Byway in Kiamichi Country, southeastern Oklahoma and extreme western Arkansas spanning a stretch of Oklahoma State Highway 1 (SH-1) and Arkansas Highway 88 (AR 88) from Talihina, Oklahoma, to ...
, an Arkansas Scenic Byway
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and National Scenic Byway
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.
Route description
At Mena, it runs along the north direction of U.S. 71 (geographically east) for until U.S. 71 turns back to the north. From there, Highway 88 continues east for parallelling the Ouachita River
The Ouachita River ( ) is a river that runs south and east through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana. It is the 25th-longest river in the United States ( ...
and passing through the communities of Ink, Cherry Hill, Pine Ridge and Oden before intersecting U.S. Highway 270 at Pencil Bluff. Highway 88 then continues east another passing through the community of Sims before ending at Highway 27 at Washita.
Major intersections
Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.Hot Springs
Route description
Highway 88 begins and ends at Highway 7 inHot Springs
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. It runs about 3 miles and has an intersection with the U.S. 70- 270 bypass of Hot Springs along its route.
Major intersections
Lonsdale
Route description
Major intersections
Benton
Route description
A second segment of Highway 88 begins at an intersection withHighway 35
The following highways are numbered 35:
International
* European route E35
Canada
* Alberta Highway 35
* British Columbia Highway 35
* Ontario Highway 35
* Quebec Autoroute 35
*Saskatchewan Highway 35
China
* G35 Expressway
Costa Rica
* ...
in Benton, runs for a few blocks on Military Road (a former route of U.S. 67- 70 and US 70C/ I-30 Business Loop), then runs west approximately 2½ miles as Alcoa Road before ending at Benton Parkway.
Major intersections
Altheimer to Reydell
Route description
Highway 88 begins at U.S. Highway 79 at Altheimer and runs south and east passing through the communities of Cornerstone, Sweden, and Swan Lake before ending at Highway 11 at Reydell.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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