Arkansas Highway 279 (AR 279 and Hwy. 279) is a north–south

state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

Benton County, Arkansas Benton County is a county within the Northwest Arkansas region with a culture, economy, and history that have transitioned from rural and agricultural to suburban and white collar since the growth of Walmart, which is headquartered in Benton C ...

. The route runs from

Arkansas Highway 12 Arkansas Highway 12 is an east–west state highway in Northwest Arkansas. The route runs from Oklahoma State Highway 116 near Cherokee City east to Arkansas Highway 23 near Clifty. Route description AR 12 begins at the Oklahoma state line ...

at Vaughn north to the

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state line through Centerton. The route has a rare

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of , overlapping

Arkansas Highway 72 Highway 72 (AR 72, Ark. 72, and Hwy. 72) is a designation for two east–west state highways in Benton County, Arkansas. A western route of runs east from Highway 43 at Maysville to U.S. Route 71B (US 71B) in Bentonville. A second r ...

Route description

The route begins at AR 12 near the

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and runs north to intersect AR 102 in Centerton. These routes form a concurrency west until the Centerton city limits, when AR 279 turns north. AR 279 winds north through rural Benton County until intersecting

AR 72 Highway 72 (AR 72, Ark. 72, and Hwy. 72) is a designation for two east–west List of Arkansas state highways, state highways in Benton County, Arkansas. A western route of runs east from Arkansas Highway 43, Highway 43 at Maysville, Arkansa ...

in Hiwasee near the

Hiwasse Bank Building The Hiwasse Bank Building is a historic commercial building in the rural community of Hiwasse, Arkansas. It is located on Arkansas Highway 279, a short way south of its junction with Arkansas Highway 72, abutting a similar but slightly newer comm ...

, which is listed on the

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. These routes briefly overlap in what the

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 en ...

calls an

for . The AHTD began construction south of the Highway 72 junction in Hiwasse in May 2011 on a future junction along the Bella Vista Bypass, which is itself part of a long-range project to extend

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. The route continues north, winding through Bella Vista as Forest Hills Boulevard, serving as the western terminus for Lancashire Blvd in central Bella Vista. Highway 279 heads north to meet Missouri supplemental route OO at the

state line, where it terminates. Route OO serves as a connector to AR 279 to

US Route 71 U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Intersta ...

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies. , - , align=center colspan=4 , concurrency west, , -

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Transportation in Benton County, Arkansas

Route description

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