Arkansas Highway 10

Aside from Little Rock in Pulaski County, the highway also passes through county seats in four other Arkansas counties — Greenwood, Sebastian County; Booneville, Logan County; Danville, Yell County; and Perryville, Perry County. Mount Magazine, Arkansas's highest point, lies just to the north of the highway, as does the adjoining Mount Magazine State Park. Arkansas 10 also passes through a portion of the Ozark National Forest and parallel to the Petit Jean River, Petit Jean Wildlife Management Area and Lake Maumelle — a chief source of water for residents in the Little Rock metropolitan area.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 Greenwood spur
5 References

Route description

The route begins at Oklahoma State Highway 120 and runs east to Hackett. AR 10 intersects AR 45 in Hackett, and continues east to Greenwood. AR 10 passes through downtown Greenwood, passing the lone AR 10 spur route and the Old Sebastian County Jail, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3] The highway leaves town and passes Fort Chaffee on its way to Logan County.^[2] In Booneville, the route intersects the scenic AR 23 near the Bank of Booneville Building and Farmers and Merchants Bank-Masonic Lodge. AR 10 also passes the Booneville Municipal Airport before entering Magazine.^[4] The highway passes by the historic Magazine City Hall-Jail and intersects AR 109 in Magazine before entering Yell County.^[5]

AR 10 begins to cover mountainous terrain, passing Havana, Belleville, and the Danville Municipal Airport. Highway 10 intersects Arkansas Highway 27 in Danville and AR7/AR 28 in Ola. In Perry County, AR 10 continues through mountainous terrain and small towns Cass and Adona before forming a southerly concurrency with Arkansas Highway 9. AR 9/AR 10 run together pas Lake Harris Brake on to Perryville, past the Perry County Courthouse and south to Williams Junction, where AR 10 turns east to Little Rock.^[6]

Arkansas Highway 10 enters Pulaski County, passing Lake Maumelle and Pinnacle Mountain State Park before entering the city, becoming Cantrell Road.^[7] The far western portions of Cantrell Road in recent years have been the site for increased commercial development in Little Rock, including the controversial 2004 opening of a Wal-Mart Supercenter near upscale residential communities immediately south of the highway in Chenal Valley. In the portion between Interstate 430 in the west and downtown in the east, Arkansas 10/Cantrell Road (as classified by the regional governmental council, Metroplan) is a primary traffic artery for northern Little Rock including the upper part of the Pulaski Heights section of the city, and is one of the most traveled thoroughfares aside from the Interstates in Little Rock. Cantrell Road runs with neighborhoods to the south and parks to the north, passing Arkansas Baptist High School.^[8]

The highway intersects Interstate 430 at a Parclo interchange and runs deeper into downtown Little Rock, passing numerous houses on the National Register of Historic Places.^[8] Cantrell Road continues past the Jackson Reservoir near the Cammack Village area, crossing University Avenue. AR 10 proceeds east past the Arkansas State Capitol along the Arkansas River and underneath Broadway St, becoming LaHarpe Boulevard in downtown.^[8] The route uses one block of Cumberland Street, then continues as an extended on-ramp to I-30 near The Tavern and William J. Clinton Presidential Library where it ends.^[8]

History

AR 10 was one of the original 1926 Arkansas State Highways, and remains very close to that routing today. The highway roughly parallels US 64 and Interstate 40 for its entire length, both approximately 20 miles (32 km) to AR 10's north until their convergence in Little Rock. Even in 1926, however, US 64 was constructed to higher standards than AR 10, making US 64 always the more feasible route for travelers from Fort Smith to the state capitol. AR 10 remains the "scenic path" from Fort Smith, passing through The Ozarks at a slower pace than the bustling four-lane limited-access highway.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Destinations	Notes
Oklahoma state line		0	Road begins at Oklahoma State Highway 120
Sebastian	Hackett	1.4	Hwy. 45 south
	Hackett	1.8	Hwy. 45 north
	Excelsior	7.3	Hwy. 253 south
	Greenwood	9.0	U.S. 71
		11.1	Hwy. 10S (W Center St)
		12.2	Hwy. 96 north	AR 96 southern terminus
		21.2	Hwy. 252 south	AR 252 northern terminus
Logan	Glendale	28.6	Hwy. 60 west
	Booneville	32.2	Hwy. 23 (N Broadway Ave)
		34.6	Hwy. 197 south (Toy Plant Rd)	AR 197 northern terminus
		34.9	Hwy. 116 north	AR 116 southern terminus
	Magazine	39.0	Hwy. 109 north (N Garland St)
	Magazine	39.1	Hwy. 109 south (S Revelle St)
Yell	Waveland	49.5	Hwy. 309 south
	Havana	55.8	Hwy. 309 north (Main St)
	Belleville	60.6	Hwy. 307 north (Main)	AR 307 southern terminus
	Danville	64.2	Hwy. 27 north
	Danville	65.0	Hwy. 27 south
	Ola	76.1	Hwy. 7 / Hwy. 28 north (4th St)
		0.3 miles (0.48 km) concurrency south with Hwy. 7 / Hwy. 28
		0	Hwy. 7 south / Hwy. 28
Perry	Casa	9.6	Hwy. 155 north	AR 155 southern terminus
	Adona	17.0	Hwy. 324 north	AR 324 southern terminus
	Perry	25.3	Hwy. 9 north	AR 9 concurrency begins
	10.3 miles (16.6 km) concurrency south with Hwy. 9
	Williams Junction	0	Hwy. 9 south	AR 9 concurrency ends
Pulaski		7.2	Hwy. 113 north	AR 113 southern terminus
	Little Rock	18.8	Hwy. 300 north	AR 300 southern terminus
		25.3	I-430	Parclo interchange
		34.0	I-30 – Texarkana	eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Greenwood spur

Highway 10S
Location:	Greenwood
Length:	3.07 mi (4.94 km)
Existed:	Mid-1960–present

Highway 10 Spur is a spur route of 3.07 miles (4.94 km) in Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[1] Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 71 just west of Greenwood. Its eastern terminus is at Arkansas Highway 10 near downtown Greenwood. Until the mid-1960s, this road was part of the original alignment of U.S. 71.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. General Highway Map - Sebastian County, Arkansas (Map) (5/10/10 ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/SebastianCounty.pdf. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. General Highway Map - Logan County, Arkansas (Map) (2/12/02 ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/LoganCounty.pdf. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. General Highway Map - Yell County, Arkansas (Map) (8/27/02 ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/YellCounty.pdf. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. General Highway Map - Perry County, Arkansas (Map) (1/4/08 ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PerryCounty.pdf. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. General Highway Map - Pulaski County, Arkansas (Map) (8/1/09 ed.). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PulaskiCounty.pdf. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (Map). http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/cities/littlerock_city.pdf. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

Roads of Fort Smith

Interstate Highways	Interstate 40 Interstate 49 (future) Interstate 540

U.S. Routes	US 59 US 64 US 71 US 259 US 270 US 271 US 71B

Arkansas Highways	AR 10 AR 22 AR 23 AR 41 AR 45 AR 59 AR 60 AR 96 AR 162 AR 179 AR 186 AR 215 AR 217 AR 219 AR 220 AR 252 AR 253 AR 255 (Zero St.) AR 282 AR 288 AR 309 AR 348 AR 352 AR 378 AR 398 AR 917 AR 980

Oklahoma State Highways	SH 1 SH 9 SH 9A SH 10 SH 31 SH 63 SH 82 SH 100 SH 112 SH 141

Roads of Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway

Interstate Highways	Interstate 30 Interstate 40 Interstate 430 Interstate 440 (East Belt Freeway) I-530 Scenic Byway Interstate 630 (Wilbur Mills Freeway)

U.S. Routes	US 64 US 65 US 67 US 70 US 165 US 167 US 270 US 65 Business US 70 Business

Arkansas State Highways	AR 5 AR 7 AR 9 AR 10 AR 13 AR 15 AR 25 AR 31 AR 35 AR 36 AR 38 AR 46 AR 60 AR 88 AR 89 AR 100 AR 107 AR 111 AR 113 AR 124 AR 155 AR 161 AR 176 AR 183 AR 190 AR 216 AR 222 AR 225 AR 229 AR 232 AR 236 AR 247 AR 256 AR 266 AR 285 AR 286 AR 287 AR 291 AR 294 AR 298 AR 300 AR 305 AR 310 AR 314 AR 319 AR 321 AR 324 AR 338 AR 365 AR 367 AR 381 AR 386 AR 391 AR 600 AR 801 AR 809 AR 825 AR 830 AR 834 AR 835 AR 839 AR 841 AR 842 AR 845 AR 846 AR 873 AR 876 AR 879 AR 880 AR 885 AR 886 AR 943 AR 980