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The Arkansas Scenic Byways Program is a list of highways, mainly
state highways, that have been designated by the
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and e ...
(ArDOT) as
scenic highways. The
Arkansas General Assembly designates routes for scenic byway status upon successful nomination. For a highway to be declared scenic, a group interested in preserving the scenic, cultural, recreational, and historic qualities of the route must be created. Mayors of all communities along the route and county judges from each affected county must be included in the organization. Scenic highways are marked with a circular shield in addition to regular route markers.
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and e ...
br>Scenic Byways Program.
Retrieved July 8, 2011.
There are currently 11 scenic routes that have been designated Arkansas state scenic byways. Three of these byways are also
National Scenic Byway
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The program was established by Co ...
s.
List of byways
Roads in ''italics'' are also National Scenic Byways.
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Scenic Highway 7
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Boston Mountains Scenic Loop
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Crowley's Ridge Parkway''
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Great River Road
The Great River Road is a collection of state and local roads that follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States. They are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Miss ...
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Interstate 530 Scenic Byway
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Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
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Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
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Pig Trail Scenic Byway
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Sylamore Scenic Byway
The Sylamore Scenic Byway is a scenic route in the Arkansas Scenic Byways program. The route runs through the Sylamore Ranger District of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas for in Stone County. It passes through undeveloped forest land as ...
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Talimena Scenic Drive''
* West–Northwest Scenic Byway
Gallery
Scenic Byway 7 in Arkansas.jpg, Highway 7 in 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 Thr ...
I-540 near Winslow, Arkansas.jpg, Interstate 49 winds through the Boston Mountains near Winslow as part of the Boston Mountains Scenic Loop
Great River Road in Mississippi River State Park 001.jpg, Crowley's Ridge Parkway and the Great River Road run together in Mississippi River State Park
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississ ...
Mt. Magazine State Park 005.jpg, Mt. Magazine Scenic Byway
Boxley Valley 001.jpg, Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway in Boxley Valley
Highway 5, 9 and 14 in Mountain View, AR 003.jpg, Sylamore Scenic Byway near Mountain View
Highway 88 at Queen Wilhelmina State Park.jpg, Talimena Scenic Drive in Queen Wilhelmina State Park
See also
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References
External links
Arkansas Parks and Recreation: Scenic Byways
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Scenic Byways
Roads in Arkansas
Tourist attractions in Arkansas