Talimena Scenic Drive
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The Talimena Scenic Drive is a National Scenic Byway in southeastern Oklahoma and extreme western Arkansas spanning a 54-mile stretch of Oklahoma State Highway 1 and Arkansas Highway 88 from Talihina, Oklahoma to Mena, Arkansas.[1] Designated a National Scenic Byway by the America's Byway Program in 2005, the road travels within the Ouachita National Forest along the highest peaks of the Winding Star Mountains, part of the Ouachita Mountain chain, including the second tallest peak in Arkansas, Rich Mountain.[2] The two-lane road features hiking trails beginning at various points along its stretch[3] and 22 scenic vista pull-outs.[2]
The current route opened in 1969 and formed a stretch of what would become Oklahoma State Highway 1.[4] In this case, the number 1 was assigned due to the scenery along the highway.[5] It was dedicated on June 7, 1970 by Lucy Baines Johnson Nugent, the daughter of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson.[4]
There are at least 13% hill grades along the route.
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- ^ Talimena Scenic Drive, a National Scenic Byway. Talimena Scenic Drive Association. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ a b Talimena Scenic Drive Sight Seeing. Talimena Scenic Drive Association. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ Talimena Drive Named National Scenic Byway. Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ a b Wilson, Linda D. Talimena Drive. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
- ^ McMahon, Martin. Terminus: SH-1. Roadklahoma. Retrieved on 2006-03-10.
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