Arkansas Highway 27 (AR 27, Ark. 27, and Hwy. 27) is a designation for two north–south

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s in Arkansas. One route begins at US Highway 59 (US 59) and US 71 near Ben Lomond north to Highway 7 in Dardanelle. A second segment begins at Highway 7 in

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and runs north to Highway 14 at Harriet. An original Arkansas state highway, Highway 27 was created as one continuous route in 1926, but was split around Russellville in 1961. The designation also includes Highway 27 Business, a

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, and Highway 27N, a former alternate route near Ben Lomond deleted in the 1990s. All highways are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

Highway 27 southern terminus at US 59 and US 71

Ben Lomond to Dardanelle

AR 27 begins at US 59/ US 71 near Ben Lomond. The route runs east, meeting AR 317 before meeting AR 355 in Mineral Springs. The route continues to

where it meets US 278 and US 371/ AR 24. North of Nashville, AR 27 meets AR 26 until

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, when it picks up AR 19. The route winds north to meet US 70/ AR 84 in

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. AR 27 follows US 70 until Glenwood, when it meets AR 8 and enters the Ouachita National Forest. The two routes run together until

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. AR 27 continues northeast to US 270 in Mt. Ida, and then to Washita where it meets AR 298. The route eventually leaves the forest near

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, which contains a junction with AR 28. AR 27 meets

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in Danville and continues north to Dardanelle. The route meets AR 7/

AR 22 Highway 22 (AR 22, Ark. 22, and Hwy. 22) is an east–west state highway in the Arkansas River Valley. It is maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD). The highway runs from US 64/ US 71B east to ...

/ AR 247 on the south edge of town. It then crosses the

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into Russellville, where it meets US 64 in downtown, and Interstate 40 north of town.

Dover to Harriet

A concurrency with AR 7 ends in

, with AR 27 turning right at Market Street. The route winds northward for a stretch, eventually meeting AR 16 and AR 333 in rural

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. AR 27 continues northeast to meet

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/ AR 74 in Marshall. After Marshall, the route trails north to Harriet, where it terminates at

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History

Highway 27 was created during the

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as an original state highway between Ben Lomond and Harriet. The segment between Highway 28 at

and

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in Danville was deleted in 1929, but it was restored in 1931. Following construction of new terrain routes for Highway 7 and Highway 22, Highway 27 was truncated at the new alignment of Highway 7 in Dardanelle. This action separated the highway into its two present-day sections. The highway was in Marshall on March 11, 1954, in Mt. Ida on June 27, 1962., between Hector and Tilly (approximately ) on March 24, 1971, and between Ben Lomond and Mineral Springs on September 29, 1976..

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

Special routes

Arkansas Highway 27 had two

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s, with AR 27N being removed in the 1990s.

Nashville business route

Arkansas Highway 27B is a

. It is in length.

Former route

Arkansas Highway 27N was a short east–west highway in southwest Arkansas. Its eastern terminus was at Arkansas Highway 27 east of Ben Lomond with its western terminus at U.S. Route 71 south of Falls Chapel. In the 1990s Highway 27N was replaced by a realigned Highway 27.

References

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External links

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