Arkansas Highway 51

Highway 51 marker

Highway 51
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed: April 1, 1926[1] – present
Section 1
Length: 57.37 mi[2] (92.33 km)
South end: AR 53 near Whelen Springs
North end: US 67 in Donaldson
Section 2
Length: 7.92 mi[2] (12.75 km)
South end: US 270 in Rockport
North end: US 270
Location
Counties: Clark, Hot Spring
Highway system
AR 50AR 52

Highway 51 (AR 51, Ark. 51, and Hwy. 51) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Southwest Arkansas. One route of 53.37 miles (85.89 km) begins Highway 53 near Whelen Springs and runs north to US Highway 67 (US 67) in Donaldson. A second route of 7.92 miles (12.75 km) runs parallel to US 270 northwest of Malvern. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

History

Highway 51 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering as a route between US 67 and Arkadelphia in Clark County.[1]

Major intersections

Highway 7, 8, and 51 reassurance markers in Arkadelphia

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Clark0.000.00 AR 53 Camden, GurdonSouthern terminus
8.18–
0.00
13.16–
0.00
US 67 Gurdon, Prescott
2.423.89 I-30 Little Rock, Texarkana
Okolona10.2416.48 AR 182 east GurdonWestern terminus of AR 182
18.15–
18.99
29.21–
30.56
AR 53 GurdonOfficially designated exception
24.2439.01 AR 26 west MurfreesboroEastern terminus of AR 26
Arkadelphia28.9146.53 AR 8 west GlenwoodBegin AR 8 overlap
29.0946.82 I-30 Texarkana, Little Rock
31.3150.39 US 67 north / AR 7 north (10th Street) Malvern, Hot SpringsBegin US 67/AR 7 overlap
0.000.00 US 67 south (6th Street) GurdonEnd US 67 overlap
1.572.53 AR 7 south / AR 8 east FordyceEnd AR 7/AR 8 overlap
Joan6.7410.85 AR 128 west – Gravel JunctionEastern terminus of AR 128
Hot Spring15.8325.48 AR 222 east LeolaWestern terminus of AR 222
Donaldson17.3527.92 AR 51Y (Bryant Drive) to US 67 MalvernEastern terminus of AR 51Y
17.8828.78 US 67 MalvernNorthern terminus
Gap in route
Rockport0.000.00 US 270 (Oliver Lancaster Boulevard) Malvern, Jones MillSouthern terminus
7.9212.75 US 270 Hot Springs, MalvernNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

    External links

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