Arkansas Highway 25

Highway 25
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length	127.36 mi (204.97 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 64 in Conway
Major intersections	I-40 in Conway US 65 in Greenbrier AR 5 from Heber Springs to Wolf Bayou US 167 in Batesville
North end	US 63  / US 412 in Black Rock
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Faulkner, Cleburne, Independence, Lawrence
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 24 → AR 26

Arkansas Highway 25 is a north–south state highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs 127.36 miles (204.97 km) from U.S. Route 64 (US 64) in Conway north to US 63/US 412 in Black Rock through Heber Springs, Batesville, and the foothills of The Ozarks. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Route description

Highway 25 runs north in Conway

Highway 25 begins in Conway at U.S. Route 64 (US 64), just south of a junction with I-40. From Conway, the road runs north to Wooster, where it turns northeast, meeting US 65 in Greenbrier. The route overlaps US 65 for several miles north of Greenbrier, then continues northeast, meeting Highway 107 and Highway 225 before entering Quitman. Highway 25 continues diagonally northeast, meeting Highway 16 and Highway 5 near Heber Springs. A business loop and two spur routes both serve Heber Springs. Highway 25 continues north with Highway 5, a partnership named Heber Springs Road, until Highway 5 departs at Wolf Bayou. Highway 87 joins Highway 25 in nearby Concord.

Entering Independence County, Highway 25 meets Highway 14 in Locust Grove. The route meets US 167 just north of the Batesville Municipal Airport in south Batesville. In central Batesville, Highway 25 (here concurrent with US 167) meets Highway 69 before exiting town headed due east. Highway 122 meets Highway 25 near Cord, after which it begins heading north. Highway 25 runs north until Highway 230 in Strawberry, followed by a meeting and concurrency with Highway 361 from Lynn to Black Rock, where it terminates at US 63/US 412.

Except where it coincides with US 65 in Greenbrier and US 167 in Batesville (both undivided four-lane segments), and certain passing lanes, (mostly between Greenbrier and Heber Springs), it is entirely a two-lane highway. This hilly, curvy road is useful for those seeking the towns and recreational areas along it, mainly in the Greers Ferry Lake area.

History

The segment between Conway and Wooster is a former route of US 65.

Before 1982 it included an east–west highway between US 63 approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Portia, Arkansas and the Missouri state line, where it continued into Missouri. In 1982 this road was redesignated as the anomalous US 412. Major towns along the road include Walnut Ridge and Paragould. This section through the cotton country of eastern Arkansas was flat and largely straight, except where it passed through Crowley's Ridge west of Paragould. Its eastern terminus was then the Missouri state line at the St. Francis River, where it continued as Missouri Route 25 toward Kennett, Missouri.

Some sources continue to claim that Highway 25 ends at US 67/Highway 34 at Walnut Ridge. Though this was the original west end of US 412 when established in 1982 from Highway 25 east of Walnut Ridge, it was later extended west across Arkansas along the former Black Rock-Walnut Ridge segment of Highway 25 (including its concurrency with US 63 from Black Rock to Portia), thus truncating Highway 25 at Black Rock where it meets the present US 63/US 412 concurrency. ^{[4] [5]}

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

County	Location	mi [6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Faulkner	Conway	0.00	0.00	US 64  – Conway, Morrilton	Southern terminus
		0.07	0.11	I-40  – Fort Smith, Little Rock	Exits 124B-A on I-40
	Wooster	6.64	10.69	AR 285 north – Shady Grove	Southern terminus of AR 285
	Greenbrier	11.33	18.23	US 65 south – Conway	Southern end of US 65 concurrency
				AR 225 (Main Street)
	​			AR 285 north – Woolly Hollow State Park	Southern terminus of AR 285
	​	0.00	0.00	US 65 north – Harrison, Buffalo National River	Northern end of US 65 concurrency
	Quitman	12.47	20.07	AR 107 south – Enola	Northern terminus of AR 107
Cleburne		13.98	22.50	AR 124 west to US 65  – Gravesville	Southern end of AR 124 concurrency
		14.38	23.14	AR 356 west to AR 225  – Greers Ferry, Morganton	Eastern terminus of AR 356
		14.61	23.51	AR 124 east – Rose Bud	Northern end of AR 124 concurrency
	​	20.35	32.75	AR 107 south to AR 124  – Rose Bud	Southern end of AR 107 concurrency
	​	21.29	34.26	AR 16 west – Higden, Fairfield Bay, Greers Ferry	Southern end of AR 16 concurrency
	​	22.70	36.53	AR 107 north to AR 110  – Eden Isle	Northern end of AR 107 concurrency
	​	25.62	41.23	AR 5 south – Rose Bud	Southern end of AR 5 concurrency
	​	26.46	42.58	AR 16 east – Pangburn, Searcy	Northern end of AR 16 concurrency
	​	27.65	44.50	AR 25B north (Heber Springs Road) – Heber Springs Business District	Southern terminus of AR 25B
	​	29.41	47.33	AR 337 south	Northern terminus of AR 337
	Heber Springs	30.74	49.47	AR 110 (Wilburn Road) – Heber Springs Business District, Wilburn, ASU-Heber Springs
	​	32.60	52.46	AR 25B south (Heber Springs Road) – Heber Springs Business District	Northern terminus of AR 25B
	​	32.89	52.93	Greers Ferry Dam across the Little Red River
	Tumbling Shoals	35.51	57.15	AR 25S west	Eastern terminus of AR 25S
	Drasco	43.45	69.93	AR 92 west – Greers Ferry	Eastern terminus of AR 92
	Wolf Bayou	45.69	73.53	AR 5 north – Mountain View	Northern end of AR 5 concurrency
	Concord	50.80	81.75	AR 87 south	Northern terminus of AR 87
Independence	Locust Grove	59.26	95.37	AR 14 west – Mountain View, Ozark Folk Center, Blanchard Springs Caverns	Southern end of AR 14 concurrency
		59.62	95.95	AR 230 east	Western terminus of AR 230
	Dennison Heights	66.34	106.76	US 167 south / AR 14 east – Newport, Bald Knob	Northern end of AR 14 concurrency; southern end of US 167 concurrency
	Batesville			AR 69 south / AR 69B north (East Harrison Street) – Business District	Southern end of AR 69 concurrency
				AR 233 north (East Main Street) – Lyon College, Batesville Business District, Historical District	Southern terminus of AR 233
				AR 69 north (Barnett Drive) – Cushman, Melbourne	Northern end of AR 69 concurrency
		0.00	0.00	US 167 north (North St. Louis Street) / AR 69S north (White Drive) – Cave City, Melbourne	Northern end of US 167 concurrency
		0.87	1.40	AR 233  – Cave City, Batesville
	​	3.81	6.13	AR 233 south (Mack Street) – Moorefield	Northern terminus of AR 233
	​	12.78	20.57	AR 25S south – Charlotte	Northern terminus of AR 25S
	​	18.56	29.87	AR 122 west – Cord	Eastern terminus of AR 122
Lawrence	Saffell	27.70	44.58	AR 361 north	Southern terminus of AR 361
	Strawberry	31.58	50.82	AR 117 north / AR 230 west – Jesup, Cave City	Southern terminus of AR 117
	Lynn	36.38	58.55	AR 361 south – Saffell, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA	Northern terminus of AR 361
	​	43.81	70.51	Lake Charles State Park	Access via AR 600
	Powhatan	47.36	76.22	AR 117S north – Smithville	Southern terminus of AR 117S
	Black Rock	49.51	79.68	AR 117 south – Black Rock, Davidsonville Historic State Park	Northern terminus of AR 117
		49.69	79.97	US 63  / US 412  – Hoxie, Imboden	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Main article: Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 25

See also

• United States portal
• U.S. roads portal

References

1. General Highway Map - Faulkner County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (12/08/11 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
2. General Highway Map - Cleburne County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (4/23/07 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
3. General Highway Map - Independence County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (10/6/06 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
4. General Highway Map - Lawrence County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/18/08 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
5. Black Rock, Portia, and Powhatan, Lawrence County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. April 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
6. Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services. May 31, 2023 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via GIS Office.

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