U.S. Route 270

U.S. Route 270 marker

U.S. Route 270
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 70
Length: 643 mi (1,035 km)
Existed: 1930[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US-54 in Liberal, KS
East end: I-530 / US 65 at White Hall, AR
Location
States: Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
Highway system

U.S. Route 270 (US 270) is a spur of U.S. Route 70. It runs for 643 miles (1,035 km) from Liberal, Kansas at U.S. Route 54 to White Hall, Arkansas at Interstate 530 and U.S. Route 65. It passes through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It goes through the cities of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and McAlester, Oklahoma.

Route description

Kansas

US 270 begins in Liberal, Kan., and leaves the state three miles south of there.

US 270 begins in the southeast part of Liberal, Kansas, at an intersection with US 83 (running north–south through the intersection) and US 54. US 270 follows the south leg of this intersection, following US 83 south. US 270 only spends 3 miles (4.8 km) in Kansas before crossing into Oklahoma. Seward County is the only Kansas county that US-270 serves.

Oklahoma

US 270 concurs with many highways in northwestern Oklahoma.

US 270 enters Oklahoma in Beaver County, the eastern third of the Oklahoma Panhandle. From here it continues east along US 64, then south towards Beaver, the county seat, along SH-23. South of Beaver, the road joins with US 412 (OK) and SH-3, the latter of which US 270 will overlap with through most of northwest Oklahoma. After leaving the Panhandle and picking up US 183 near Fort Supply, the highways turn southwest towards Woodward. US 412 splits away in Woodward. US 270, concurrent with US 183 and SH-3, proceed southeast toward Seiling. West of Seiling, US 183 splits off to the south, but in Seiling, it is replaced by US 281. The routes continue southwest to Watonga, where US 270/281 turn south along SH-8, while SH-3 continues due east to concur with SH-33. In Geary, US 270 splits off on an independent alignment, looping through Calumet before joining with Interstate 40.

US 270 remains concurrent with I-40 from Exit 115 through Exit 181, a distance of 66 miles (106 km). US 270, attached to I-40, runs through the core of the Oklahoma City Metro area, passing through the western suburbs of El Reno and Yukon into Oklahoma City proper. The partnership runs just south of Downtown and the Bricktown entertainment district on the Crosstown Expressway. Major interchanges with I-44 and I-35 (the latter involving a concurrency with the interstate and its accompanying US Highway, US 62) are found in the city. I-40/US 270 also serve two eastern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Del City and Midwest City and form the northern boundary between Midwest City's civilian areas and Tinker Air Force Base. US-270 finally exits from I-40 on the west side of Shawnee.

US 270 serves most of the towns anchoring the area east of Oklahoma City, including Shawnee, Tecumseh, Seminole, Wewoka, and Holdenville. It continues southeast to the city of McAlester, a major southeastern Oklahoma city. It also serves many of the small towns east of McAlester, such as Krebs, Alderson, Bache, Haileyville, and Hartshorne.

After passing through Hartshorne, the roads curves to the northeast before turning onto a due east course taking it through Wilburton, Red Oak, and Wister. In Wister, it turns south, running across Wister Lake's dam, and proceeding southeast to Heavener. There, it meets US 59, which it will follow for the rest of its time in Oklahoma. The town highways head south from Heavener, passing through the Wister Wildlife Management Area before entering the Ouachita National Forest. The route serves as the northern terminus of US 259 near Page. The road then squeezes into a valley between Black Fork Mountain and Rich Mountain. In this valley, it crosses the state line into Arkansas.

Arkansas

U.S. Route 270 in Sheridan, Arkansas.

US 270 enters Arkansas with US 59, and runs east to Acorn, where it meets US 71. The route then travels 15 miles north on US 71 to Y City where it splits off and continues east. The route then meets AR 88 in Pencil Bluff and AR 27 in Mt. Ida before heading to Hot Springs. Entering the city, US 270 meets US 70 southwest of town and runs concurrent with it around Hot Springs using the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway before leaving the freeway and running along Malvern Avenue southeast of the city. US 270 intersects with I-30 just outside Malvern, running a short distance northeast on the freeway before interchanging with the George Hopkins Loop bypass and running south around the city. After meeting with US 67 east of town, the alignment then turns east-southeast meeting AR 229 in Poyen and AR 190/AR 291 in Prattsville before crossing paths with US 167 in Sheridan. The route trails east towards Pine Bluff terminating at and interchanging with I-530/US 65 in White Hall.

Directly east of this interchange, the highway used to continue along Sheridan Road before terminating at AR 365/Dollarway Road in northwest Pine Bluff. This former section of the route is now signed AR 365 Spur.

History

In Arkansas, US-270 was formerly Highway 6.

Future

In Arkansas, it has been proposed that part of AR-51 will become part of US-270. On I-30's current concurrency with US-270, going east, drivers can take exit 99 and make a right on US-270 East. If drivers make a left when they take exit 99, they must make a left to get on I-30 West/US-270 West because there is currently no outlet past that. That road has been proposed to be extended to AR-51. This will form the future northern terminus of AR-51. This means that drivers can make a left to get on AR-51 South and will have to make a right to get on US-270 West. Then, US-270 will meet the current US-270. Drivers can make a left to get on the future US-270 Business East and must make a right to get on US-270 West, just like AR-51 did. From east to west, the future US-270 will go through the cities of Rockport, Butterfield, and Magnet Cove.

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
KansasSewardLiberal US-54 / US-83 north Garden City, Guymon, OK, Meadewest end of US-83 overlap
OklahomaBeaver US-64 west / US-83 south Perryton, Guymoneast end of US-83 overlap; west end of US-64 overlap
US-64 east / SH-23 north Buffaloeast end of US-64 overlap; west end of SH-23 overlap
Elmwood US-412 west / SH-3 west / SH-23 south Booker, TX, Guymoneast end of SH-23 overlap; west end of US-412 / SH-3 overlap
HarperLog Cabin Corner US-283 Laverne, Shattuck
May SH-46 Buffalo, Gage
Ellis
No major junctions
Woodward US-183 north Buffalowest end of US-183 overlap
Woodward SH-15 west (Oklahoma Avenue) Shattuck
US-412 east (Oklahoma Avenue) / SH-34 north (9th Street) Enideast end of US-412 overlap; west end of SH-34 overlap
SH-34 south Elk City, Vicieast end of SH-34 overlap
SH-50 north Mooreland
WoodwardMajor
county line
US-183 south Taloga, Clintoneast end of US-183 overlap
DeweySeiling US-60 east / US-281 north Waynoka, Fairviewwest end of US-60 / US-281 overlap
US-60 west / SH-51 west (Shepherd Street) to US-183 Vicieast end of US-60 overlap; west end of SH-51 overlap
SH-51 east Canton, Southardeast end of SH-51 overlap
Blaine SH-33 west / SH-58 north Canton, Thomaswest end of SH-33 overlap
Watonga SH-3 east / SH-33 east / SH-8 north Kingfisher, Okeeneeast end of SH-3 / SH-33 overlap; west end of SH-8 overlap
Geary US-281 south / SH-8 south to I-40 Anadarkoeast end of US-281 / SH-8 overlap
Canadian I-40 west Amarillowest end of I-40 overlap; US-270 west follows exit 115
see I-40
PottawatomieClarks Heights I-40 east / US-177 north / SH-3E east to SH-270 Okemah, Stillwater, Fort Smitheast end of I-40 / SH-3 overlap; west end of US-177 / SH-3W overlap; US-270 east follows exit 181
Shawnee
US-270 Bus. east (Kickapoo Spur)
interchange

US-270 Bus. west / SH-18 north (Farrall Avenue)
interchange
TecumsehTecumseh (Broadway)interchange
US-177 south / SH-3W east / SH-9 west Sulphur, Ada, Normaninterchange; east end of US-177 / SH-3W overlap; west end of SH-9 overlap
SH-9A south Harjo, Maudwest end of SH-9A overlap
Earlsboro SH-9A north Earlsboroeast end of SH-9A overlap
SeminoleSeminole SH-3E west / SH-9 east Eufaula, Shawneeeast end of SH-9 overlap; west end of SH-3E overlap
US-377 / SH-3E east / SH-99 (North Milt Phillips)east end of SH-3E overlap
SH-270A north (North Harvey Road) to SH-9

US-270 Bus. east Wewoka
SH-59interchange
Wewoka
US-270 Bus. west / SH-56 Wewoka, Ada
HughesHoldenville
US-270 Bus. east / SH-48 to SH-9 Holdenville

US-270 Bus. west Holdenville
Horntown US-75 north Lamar, Tulsawest end of US-75 overlap
US-75 south / SH-1 west Coalgate, Calvin, Adainterchange; east end of US-75 overlap; west end of SH-1 overlap
SH-31A south Stuart
Pittsburg Indian Nation Turnpike to US-69 Henryetta, Tulsa, ParisIndian Nation Turnpike exit 70
McAlester SH-31 west (North West Street)west end of SH-31 overlap

US-69 Bus. (Main Street)
US-69 Muskogee, Eufaula, Atoka, Durantinterchange
Krebs SH-31 east Krebsinterchange; east end of SH-31 overlap
Haileyville SH-63 west Kiowawest end of SH-63 overlap
SH-1 east / SH-63 east Talihinaeast end of SH-1 / SH-63 overlap
LatimerWilburton SH-2 south Clayton, Talihinawest end of SH-2 overlap
SH-2 north Robbers Cave, Kintaeast end of SH-2 overlap
Red Oak SH-82 south (Southeast 2nd Street) Talihinawest end of SH-82 overlap
SH-82 north Lequire, Stiglereast end of SH-82 overlap
Le FloreFanshawe US-271 south Talimena Drive, Talihinawest end of US-271 overlap
Wister US-271 north Poteaueast end of US-271 overlap
Heavener US-59 north Poteauwest end of US-59 overlap
SH-128 east Waldron
US-259 south Broken Bow
ArkansasPolkRich Mountain AR 272 to AR 88 Talimena Scenic Drive, Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Acorn US 59 south / US 71 south Mena, Texarkanaeast end of US 59 overlap; west end of US 71 overlap
Scott"Y" City US 71 northeast end of US 71 overlap
I-49proposed
MontgomeryPencil Bluff AR 88 east Simswest end of AR 88 overlap
AR 88 west Oden, Pine Ridge, Mena, Queen Wilhelmina State Parkeast end of AR 88 overlap
AR 298 north Sims
AR 27 north / AR 379 (Southfork Road) Storywest end of AR 27 overlap
Mount Ida AR 27 south Glenwoodeast end of AR 27 overlap
AR 949-2 (Ouachita Shores Parkway) – Denby Point Recreation Area
AR 949-3 (Shangri-La Drive) – Tompkins Bend Recreation Area
Joplin AR 949-4 (Mount Harbor Road) – Joplin Recreation Area
Garland AR 227 south (Sunshine Road) Sunshine
AR 926 (Brady Mountain Road) – Brady Mountain Recreation Area, Brady Point Access Lake Ouachita
Piney AR 227 north Mountain Pine, Mid-America Science Museum, Mid-America Park, National Park Community College, Lake Ouachita State Park
Hot Springs1 US 270B east Hot Springsinterchange; west end of freeway
2 US 70 west / US 70B east (Airport Road) Glenwoodwest end of US 70 overlap
3Mc Leod Street
4 AR 88 (Higdon Ferry Road)
5 AR 7 (Central Avenue)signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north)
7 AR 128 (Carpenter Dam Road)
US 70 east / US 270B west (Malvern Avenue) Little Rockinterchange; east end of freeway; east end of US 70 overlap; US 270 east follows exit 9
AR 171 north (Lonsdale Road)
Hot SpringMagnet Cove AR 51 south – Butterfield
Rockport AR 51 north – Butterfield
Malvern I-30 west / US 270B east Malvern, Texarkana, Dallaswest end of I-30 overlap; US 270 west follows exit 98B
Rockport I-30 east Benton, Little Rockeast end of I-30 overlap; US 270 east follows exit 99
US 67 / US 270B west Glen Rose, Perla, Malvern
GrantPoyen AR 229 Haskell, Leola
Prattsville AR 291 northwest end of AR 291 overlap
AR 291 south Jenkins Ferry State Parkeast end of AR 291 overlap
AR 190 east
Sheridan US 167 Little Rock, El Dorado
AR 46 west (Rose Street) Jenkins Ferry State Park, Grant County Museum
US 167B (Rock Street) to I-530 Fordyce
AR 46 east
Jefferson AR 104 east – Samples
White Hall I-530 (US 65) / AR 365S east to US 65B White Hall, Little Rock, Pine BluffI-530 exit 34
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Hot Springs business loop

U.S. Highway 270B
Location: Hot Springs, Ark.
Length: 9.4 mi (15.1 km)

U.S. Highway 270B is a 9.4-mile-long (15.1 km) business route in Garland County, Arkansas. It runs through downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Other loops and spurs

References

  1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 19 March 2006.
Browse numbered routes
K-269KSK-271
SH-266OKSH-270
AR 269ARUS 271
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