Highway 160 (AR 160, Ark. 160, and Hwy. 160) is a designation for four

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s in

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. The northernmost segment of runs from Farm to Market Road 249 at the

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state line near

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east to Highway 19 at Macedonia. A second segment of runs east from Highway 57 east to Highway 7 Business in Smackover. In southern

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, Highway 160 begins at US Route 278 (US 278) and runs east to

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in Fountain Hill. A fourth segment begins at

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and runs east to

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at Chicot Junction.

Route description

Texas to Macedonia

Highway 160 begins at

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as Farm to Market Road 249 near

and heads east to a junction with Highway 237 before a junction with

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near Doddridge. The route runs underneath

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before it crosses the Red River to enter Lafayette County. The route continues east, passing Gin City where it meets Highway 360, Conway Cemetery on the

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, and Highway 29 in

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. Highway 160 heads southeast around Lake Erling before forming a concurrency north with Highway 53 to Walker Creek. The route enters Columbia County near

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where it forms a

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over

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before continuing northeast to Macedonia where it terminates at Highway 19.

Mount Holly to Smackover

Highway 160 begins at Highway 57 in Mount Holly in the northwest corner of Union County. The route runs northeast to a junction with Highway 7 outside Smackover before entering the city limits. Highway 160 terminates at Highway 7 Business (7th Street) near

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Harrell to Fountain Hill route

Arkansas Highway 160 travels south until meeting AR 172, after which it begins to arrow east to join with

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/ AR 15. The merge continues until Hermitage, when AR 160 continues south past Ingalls and Vick (crossing the Fordyce & Princeton Railroad). The route then angles north towards Highway 8 in Johnsville. Beyond Johnsville, AR 160 becomes

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with AR 133 until Fountain Hill, where it terminates.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

References

External links

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