Highway 4 (AR 4, Ark. 4, and Hwy. 4) is a designation for two
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 ...
s in Arkansas. The western segment of runs from
SH-4 at the
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
state line and terminates in
Cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are o ...
.
An eastern segment of begins at
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in
McGehee and heads east to
Arkansas City then north to
Highway 1 before terminating.
The two routes were formerly connected until a portion of approximately was redesignated US 278 in 1998. The eastern segment is part of the
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 ...
.
Route description
Oklahoma to Cove
The route enters Arkansas as
Oklahoma State Highway 4
State Highway 4, abbreviated as SH-4 or OK-4, is a designation for two distinct highways maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. One of them serves as an important route through the suburbs west of Oklahoma City, while the other connects US- ...
and runs east to
Cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are o ...
. The route then meets
US 59
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway Sy ...
/
US 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 Interstat ...
and ends.
AR 4 formerly continued along US 59/US 71 south to
Wickes
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, then across the state along present US 278.
McGehee to Rowher
Highway 4 begins east of McGehee at
US 65
U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of In ...
/
US 165
U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route passes throu ...
/
US 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of U.S. Route 78, US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Route 71, US 71/U.S. Route 59, US 59, passing through five states in the ...
. The route winds east past the Delta Country Club and
Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery
Holly Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery, located on the south side of Crooked Bayou Drive, southeast of McGehee, Arkansas. The cemetery is the only surviving remnant of the community of Trippe Junction, established in 1857 by the families o ...
before curving due east toward
Arkansas City. The route runs east to
Arkansas City. At Arkansas City, the route has its only spur route, which serves the historic part of town, while AR 4 turns north. The highway runs along the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
briefly before terminating at
AR 1.
Major intersections
Arkansas City spur
Arkansas Highway 4S is a spur of
in
Arkansas City.
Former special routes
Camden business loop
Highway 4B was a business route of in
Camden; it was renamed
U.S. 278B in the 1998 redesignation. The route began on Washington Street near the Camden Country Club and terminated at
U.S. 79B.
["Camden, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. tp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/HISTORIC/Ouachita_County/couac_camden_1988.tif AHTD Camden, Arkansas map.Retrieved on August 28, 2010.]
Camden spur
Highway 4S was a spur route in
Camden, following the under-construction bypass. The route was redesignated as Highway 4 in 1976.
Warren business loop
Highway 4B was a business route of in
Warren
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...
; it was renamed
U.S. 278B in the 1998 redesignation.
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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* 004, fictional British 00 Agent
* 0O4, Corning Municipal Airport (California)
* O04, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
* Abdul Haq Wasiq, Guantanamo detainee 004
* Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine
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Transportation in Polk County, Arkansas
Transportation in Desha County, Arkansas
U.S. Route 278