Battle of Backbone Mountain

Arkansas Highway 74 (AR 74 and Hwy. 74) is a series of state highways of 103.73 miles (166.94 km) total in Northwest and north central Arkansas and is divided into eight separate sections.

Route description

AR in Winslow

The westernmost section route begins in Devil's Den State Park at AR 170. The route winding out of the park heading east. AR 74 crosses I-49 at exit 45 before ending at US 71 in Winslow.

A second segment begins at US 71 just north of Winslow and runs east approximately two miles (3.2 km) before becoming County Road 43 (CR 43).

Section 3 begins at AR 16 in Elkins, running approximately 20 miles (32 km) before ending at US 412B in Huntsville.

A fourth section begins at AR 23 south of Huntsville, heading east 14 miles (23 km) before ending at AR 21 in Kingston.

Near Ponca a fifth section begins at AR 43, running east past Lost Valley for a distance of 20 miles (32 km), ending at AR 7 in Jasper.

South of Jasper, AR 74 resumes again, passing through unincorporated areas of Newton County. The route meets AR 123 in Piercetown and runs concurrently for four miles (6.4 km) before splitting off at Mount Judea. From there, it continues six more miles (9.7 km) miles to Bass, where it terminates at Cave Road.

AR 74 begins a seventh section in Snowball at AR 377. The route runs seven miles (11 km) to meet US 65 north of Marshall.

South of Marshall, AR 74 resumes, following AR 27 for one mile (1.6 km) before splitting off. It continues another 19 miles (31 km) before ending at AR 66 east of Thola.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WashingtonDevil's Den State Park0.00.0 AR 170 – West ForkWestern terminus
Winslow6.810.9 I-49Interchange, exit 45
12.820.6 US 71 – Mountainburg, AlmaSouthern end of US 71 concurrency
Brentwood16.326.2 US 71 – FayettevilleNorthern end of US 71 concurrency
Wyola18.730.1CR 38Eastern terminus
Gap in route
Elkins0.00.0 AR 16 – FayettevilleWestern terminus
MadisonWesley6.510.5 AR 295 – HindsvilleSouthern terminus of AR 295
Lamar Township8.613.8 AR 303Northern terminus of AR 303
10.516.9 AR 295 – JaptonNorthern terminus of AR 295
Huntsville19.130.7 US 412B – HuntsvilleEastern terminus
Gap in route
0.00.0 AR 23 – Huntsville, Eureka SpringsWestern terminus
14.022.5 AR 21 – Berryville, ClarksvilleEastern terminus
Gap in route
NewtonPonca0.00.0 AR 43 – Compton, HarrisonWestern terminus
13.722.0 AR 327 – ParthenonNorthern terminus of AR 327
Jasper14.022.5 AR 7 – HarrisonNorthern end of AR 7 concurrency
14.122.7 AR 7 – Jasper, RussellvilleSouthern end of AR 7 concurrency
14.122.7 AR 7 – Jasper, RussellvilleSouthern end AR 7 concurrency
Piercetown23.838.3 AR 123 – Western GroveNorthern end of AR 123 concurrency
Vendor26.041.8 AR 374 – VendorEastern terminus of AR 374
Mount Judea28.345.5 AR 123 – Pelsor, RussellvilleSouthern end of AR 123 concurrency
Bass33.654.1CR 38Eastern terminus
Gap in route
SearcySnowball0.00.0 AR 377 – Witts SpringWestern terminus; northern terminus of AR 366
7.111.4 US 65 – Marshall, HarrisonEastern terminus
Gap in route
Marshall0.00.0 AR 27 – Marshall, Big FlatWestern terminus
StoneAlco18.129.1 AR 66 – Mountain View, LeslieEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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