Arkansas Highway 60 (AR 60, Ark. 60, Hwy. 60) is a
state highway
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that exists in five separate sections in Arkansas. The longest and most well-known segment of runs from
Highway 28 in
Plainview east to
U.S. Route 65B (US 65B) in
Conway.
[ A segment in western ]Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County, ...
of begins at the Old Highway 10 at the Sebastian County line and runs east to Highway 10. A third segment of begins at Highway 252 near Lavaca and runs east to Highway 41 at Peter Pender
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. A fourth segment runs from US 64 and runs across Interstate 40/ Interstate 540 (I-40/I-540) to Highway 282. A fifth route of begins at Highway 282 near Rudy
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and runs north to County Road 23 (CR 23).[
]
Route description
Crawford County
Rudy to CR 23
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* Crawford County, Arkansas
* Crawford County, Georgia
* Crawford County, Illinois
* Crawford County, Indiana
* Crawford County, Iowa
* Crawford County, Kansas
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is long.[ The route runs north from Highway 282 at ]Rudy
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to terminate at Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States:
* Crawford County, Arkansas
* Crawford County, Georgia
* Crawford County, Illinois
* Crawford County, Indiana
* Crawford County, Iowa
* Crawford County, Kansas
* Crawford Count ...
Road 23.
US 64 to Highway 282
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* Crawford County, Arkansas
* Crawford County, Georgia
* Crawford County, Illinois
* Crawford County, Indiana
* Crawford County, Iowa
* Crawford County, Kansas
* Crawford Count ...
is long.[ The route runs north from ]US 64
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over Interstate 40
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to terminate at Highway 282.
This segment is the only section of Highway 60 that is signed north-south, as opposed to the rest of the highway, which is signed east-west.
Sebastian / Franklin counties
The section of Highway 60 in Franklin
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and Sebastian counties is long. The westernmost is located in Sebastian County,[ with the remaining in Franklin County.][ The route runs east from Highway 217 to terminate at Highway 41 at ]Peter Pender
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Pender, who was born in Pennsylvania, an e ...
.
Logan County
The section of Highway 60 in Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County, ...
runs for .[ The route runs east from the Sebastian County line to Highway 10 west of Booneville
]
Main segment
AR 60 begins at an intersection with AR 28 in Plainview. It runs east to the county line for , passing by Nimrod Lake
Nimrod Lake is a reservoir in western Arkansas, created by the construction of the Nimrod Dam. It is the oldest Corps of Engineers project in Arkansas, and was completed in 1942 on the Fourche LaFave River.
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The lake is popular for sp ...
before reaching the county line.
The route then intersects AR 7 and runs parallel with the Fourche La Fave River and passes through Nimrod
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. It runs east for another until it intersects the northern terminus of AR 155. It then reaches the town of Perryville and runs concurrent with AR 10 for . Then AR 60 continues east towards Houston
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. About west of AR 216, AR 113 becomes concurrent with AR 60.
AR 60 then runs concurrent with AR 113 for about . The highway then proceeds northeast after splitting from AR 113 and crosses over the Arkansas River
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before entering Conway. It runs east for about before reaching its eastern terminus at US Route 65 Business.
Major intersections
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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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Transportation in Crawford County, Arkansas
Transportation in Faulkner County, Arkansas
Transportation in Franklin County, Arkansas
Transportation in Logan County, Arkansas
Transportation in Perry County, Arkansas
Transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas
Transportation in Yell County, Arkansas