# U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas

U.S. Route 70 (US 70) runs east–west through across the heart of Arkansas for 287.2 miles (462.2 km). US 70 enters the state from Oklahoma west of De Queen, and exits to Tennessee at Memphis, running concurrently with Interstate 55 (I-55), US 61, US 64, US 78, and US 79. The highway passes through the major cities of Hot Springs, Little Rock, North Little Rock, and West Memphis.
Between Oklahoma and Hot Springs National Park, US 70 is largely rural and two-lane. The route bypasses much of the city to the south and then serves as the arterial road between Hot Springs National Park and Little Rock. The highway runs concurrently with I-30 between a place north of Haskell to southwestern Little Rock, where it splits to traverse through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Between North Little Rock and its merge into I-55 at West Memphis, the route is principally two-lane and has been supplanted by I-40, which always runs within a few miles of the highway.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Sevier | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | | US 70 west – Broken Bow, Hugo | Continuation into Oklahoma |
| Sevier | ​ | 5.3 | 8.5 | | US 70B east – De Queen Business District | Western terminus of US 70B; Business District not signed westbound |
| Sevier | De Queen | 6.5 | 10.5 | | AR 399 south (College Drive) – Cossatot Community College | Northern terminus of AR 399 |
| Sevier | De Queen | 8.6 | 13.8 | | US 59 north / US 71 north / US 70B west (North Lakeside Drive) to AR 41 – Foreman, Fort Smith, Mena | Western end of US 59/US 71/US 371 concurrency; northern terminus of US 371; eastern terminus of US 70B; Mena not signed westbound |
| Sevier | ​ | 16.6 | 26.7 | | US 59 south / US 71 south / US 371 south – Texarkana | Eastern end of US 59/US 71/US 371 concurrency |
| Howard | Dierks | 28.5 | 45.9 | | US 278 east (East Fourth Street) | Western end of US 278 concurrency |
| Howard | ​ | 31.8 | 51.2 | | US 278 west – Umpire, Wickes | Eastern end of US 278 concurrency |
| Pike | Newhope | 40.8 | 65.7 | | AR 369 south | Western end of AR 369 concurrency |
| Pike | ​ | 45.0 | 72.4 | | AR 369 north – Langley | Eastern end of AR 369 concurrency |
| Pike | Kirby | 55.3 | 89.0 | | AR 27 south / AR 84 east – Murfreesboro, Amity | Western end of AR 84 concurrency; northern terminus of AR 27 |
| Pike | Salem | 59.9 | 96.4 | | AR 84 west – Langley | Eastern end of AR 84 concurrency |
| Pike | Glenwood | 64.0 | 103.0 | | AR 8 east – Amity | Western end of AR 8 concurrency |
| Pike | Glenwood | 64.2 | 103.3 | | US 70B east (Elm Street) / AR 8 west to AR 27 | Eastern end of AR 8 concurrency; western terminus of US 70B |
| Pike | Glenwood | 65.2 | 104.9 | | US 70B west (East Broadway) – Glenwood Business District | Eastern terminus of US 70B; Business District not signed eastbound |
| Montgomery | ​ | 71.1 | 114.4 | | AR 182 east – Amity | Western terminus of AR 182 |
| Hot Spring | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Garland | Hempwallace | 85.5 | 137.6 | | AR 227 north (Sunshine Road) – Sunshine | Southern terminus of AR 227 |
| Garland | ​ | 89.7 | 144.4 | | AR 192 east (Marion Anderson Road) | Western terminus of AR 192 |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 91.0– 91.3 | 146.5– 146.9 | Ouachita River | Ouachita River | Ouachita River |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 91.8 | 147.7 | Western end of freeway section | Western end of freeway section | Western end of freeway section |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 91.8 | 147.7 | 2 | US 270 west / US 70B east (Airport Road) – Mount Ida | Western end of US 270 concurrency; western terminus of US 70B |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 93.3– 93.8 | 150.2– 151.0 | 3 | McLeod Street | |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 94.4– 94.9 | 151.9– 152.7 | 4 | AR 88 (Higdon Ferry Road) | |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 95.2– 95.6 | 153.2– 153.9 | 5 | AR 7 (Central Avenue) | Signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north) |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 97.5– 98.0 | 156.9– 157.7 | 7 | AR 128 (Carpenter Dam Road) | |
| Garland | Hot Springs | 99.5– 99.9 | 160.1– 160.8 | 9 | US 270 east / US 270B west (Malvern Avenue) | Eastern end of US 270 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 270B |
| Garland | ​ | 102.0– 102.4 | 164.2– 164.8 | 11 (EB) 6 (WB) | US 70B west / AR 5 north – Hot Springs, Fountain Lake, Hot Springs Village | Signed as exits 11B (west) and 11A (north) eastbound, exits 6A (west) and 6B (north) westbound |
| Garland | ​ | 102.4 | 164.8 | Eastern end of freeway section | Eastern end of freeway section | Eastern end of freeway section |
| Garland | ​ | 112.7 | 181.4 | | AR 128 west – Fountain Lake | Eastern terminus of AR 128 |
| Saline | ​ | 114.1 | 183.6 | | AR 88 west – Lonsdale | Eastern terminus of AR 88 |
| Saline | ​ | 121.4 | 195.4 | Western end of freeway section | Western end of freeway section | Western end of freeway section |
| Saline | ​ | 121.4 | 195.4 | 111 | I-30 west – Texarkana | Western end of I-30 concurrency |
| see I-30 and I-430 |||||||
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 140.5 | 226.1 | 1 | I-430 north / AR 5 south (Stagecoach Road) | Eastern end of I-430 concurrency; northern terminus of AR 5 |
| Eastern end of freeway section |||
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 143.2 | 230.5 | | AR 300 west (Colonel Glenn Road) | Eastern terminus of AR 300 |
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 149.1 | 240.0 | | AR 367 south (Arch Street) | Northern terminus of AR 367; former US 167 |
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 149.2 | 240.1 | | AR 365 south (Roosevelt Road) | Western end of AR 365 concurrency; former US 65 south |
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 150.2 | 241.7 | | I-630 | Exit 1B on I-630 |
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 151.0 | 243.0 | | AR 10 west (La Harpe Boulevard) | Interchange; southbound exit only |
| Pulaski | Little Rock–North Little Rock line | 151.0– 151.4 | 243.0– 243.7 | Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River | Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River | Broadway Bridge over Arkansas River |
| Pulaski | North Little Rock | 151.4 | 243.7 | | AR 365 north (Broadway Street) | Eastern end of AR 365 concurrency; former US 65 north |
| Pulaski | North Little Rock | 152.0 | 244.6 | | I-30 (US 65 / US 67 / US 167) to I-40 – Little Rock, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Shorter College | Signed for Hot Springs/Texarkana westbound, Shorter College eastbound; exit 141 on I-30 |
| Pulaski | North Little Rock | 154.4 | 248.5 | | US 165 south (Baucum Pike) – England, Stuttgart | Northern terminus of US 165 |
| Pulaski | North Little Rock | 155.9 | 250.9 | | To I-40 | Access via Jacksonville Highway |
| Pulaski | North Little Rock | 158.0– 158.2 | 254.3– 254.6 | | I-440 to I-40 – Little Rock | Exit 10 on I-440 |
| Pulaski | Galloway | 160.2 | 257.8 | | AR 391 to I-40 | |
| Lonoke | ​ | 167.5 | 269.6 | | AR 15 to I-40 – England, Cabot | |
| Lonoke | ​ | 172.6 | 277.8 | | AR 31 south – Pettus | Western end of AR 31 concurrency |
| Lonoke | Lonoke | 173.0 | 278.4 | | Fish Hatchery Road (AR 943 east) | |
| Lonoke | Lonoke | 173.8 | 279.7 | | AR 89 north to I-40 | Southern terminus of AR 89 |
| Lonoke | Lonoke | 174.8 | 281.3 | | AR 31 north (North Center Street) | Eastern end of AR 31 concurrency |
| Lonoke | ​ | 180.1 | 289.8 | | AR 381 south – Culler | Northern terminus of AR 381 |
| Lonoke | Carlisle | 183.2 | 294.8 | | AR 13 to I-40 – Humnoke | |
| Prairie | ​ | 187.5 | 301.8 | | AR 86 east to AR 343 – Slovak | Western terminus of AR 86 |
| Prairie | ​ | 189.5 | 305.0 | | AR 980 – Airport | Northern terminus of AR 980 |
| Prairie | Hazen | 192.5 | 309.8 | | AR 249 north | Southern terminus of AR 249 |
| Prairie | Hazen | 193.7 | 311.7 | | US 63 to I-40 – Des Arc | Western end of US 63 concurrency |
| Prairie | Hazen | 194.5– 194.8 | 313.0– 313.5 | | US 63 south – Stuttgart | Eastern end of US 63 concurrency |
| Prairie | De Valls Bluff | 199.8 | 321.5 | | AR 33 south – Roe, Clarendon | Western end of AR 33 concurrency |
| Prairie | De Valls Bluff | 201.2 | 323.8 | | Glover-Roberts Bridge over the White River | Glover-Roberts Bridge over the White River |
| Prairie | Biscoe | 203.9 | 328.1 | | AR 33 north to I-40 | Eastern end of AR 33 concurrency |
| Monroe | ​ | 213.8 | 344.1 | | AR 17 south to US 79 – Clarendon, Pine Bluff | Northern terminus of AR 17; Pine Bluff not signed eastbound |
| Monroe | Brinkley | 216.7 | 348.7 | | US 49 south – Helena–West Helena | Western end of US 49 concurrency |
| Monroe | Brinkley | 217.4 | 349.9 | | AR 238 east (West Sycamore Street) | Western terminus of AR 238 |
| Monroe | Brinkley | 218.3 | 351.3 | | US 49 north (North Main Street) to I-40 | Eastern end of US 49 concurrency |
| St. Francis | Wheatley | 223.7 | 360.0 | | AR 78 to I-40 – Moro | |
| St. Francis | ​ | 230.4 | 370.8 | | AR 259 south – Moro | Northern terminus of AR 259 |
| St. Francis | Palestine | 235.8 | 379.5 | | AR 261 to I-40 – Holub | |
| St. Francis | Forrest City | 241.0– 241.3 | 387.9– 388.3 | | AR 1 to I-40 – Haynes, Marianna, Wynne, Jonesboro | Interchange |
| St. Francis | Forrest City | 243.5 | 391.9 | | AR 1B (Washington Street) to I-40 west – Wynne, Jonesboro | Signed for I-40 eastbound, Wynne/Jonesboro westbound |
| St. Francis | Madison | 247.1 | 397.7 | | AR 50 | |
| St. Francis | ​ | 250.4 | 403.0 | | AR 38 to I-40 – Widener | |
| St. Francis | Hicks Station | 255.7 | 411.5 | | AR 75 south – Round Pond | Western end of AR 75 concurrency |
| St. Francis | ​ | 259.7 | 417.9 | | I-40 / AR 75 north – Parkin | Eastern end of AR 75 concurrency; exit 256 on I-40 |
| St. Francis | Shell Lake | 263.2 | 423.6 | | AR 149 south – Hughes | Western end of AR 149 concurrency |
| St. Francis | Shell Lake | 263.4 | 423.9 | | AR 149 north to I-40 – Earle | Eastern end of AR 149 concurrency |
| St. Francis | ​ | 264.7 | 426.0 | | AR 357 south | Northern terminus of AR 357 |
| Crittenden | Jennette | 268.5 | 432.1 | | US 79 / AR 218 east to I-40 – Hughes | Western terminus of AR 218 |
| Crittenden | ​ | 273.6 | 440.3 | | AR 50 north – Crawfordsville | Southern terminus of AR 50 |
| Crittenden | Lehi | 274.5 | 441.8 | | I-40 west (US 79 south) / AR 147 to US 64 south – Horseshoe Lake, Hughes | Signed for US 64/Hughes westbound, Horseshoe Lake eastbound; exit 271 on I-40 |
| Crittenden | Lehi | 274.8 | 442.2 | | I-40 east (US 79 north) – Memphis | Eastbound exit only |
| Crittenden | West Memphis | 278.4 | 448.0 | | AR 118 north (College Boulevard) to I-40 – West Memphis Airport | Southern terminus of AR 118 |
| Crittenden | West Memphis | 280.7 | 451.7 | | AR 77 north (North Missouri Street) / Great River Road north – Marion | Southern terminus of AR 77 |
| Crittenden | West Memphis | 281.2 | 452.5 | | AR 191 north (North Seventh Street) | Southern terminus of AR 191 |
| Crittenden | West Memphis | 283.2 | 455.8 | | AR 38 north to I-40 / I-55 north | Southern terminus of AR 38; I-55 not signed westbound |
| Crittenden | West Memphis | 283.5– 284.2 | 456.2– 457.4 | | Western end of freeway section | Western end of freeway section | Western end of freeway section |
| Crittenden | West Memphis | 283.5– 284.2 | 456.2– 457.4 | 3B | I-55 north / US 61 north / US 64 west / US 78 west / US 79 south – West Memphis, St. Louis, MO | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64/US 78/US 79 concurrency |
| Crittenden | ​ | 285.8– 286.0 | 460.0– 460.3 | 1 | Bridgeport Road | |
| Mississippi River | Mississippi River | 286.4– 287.2 | 460.9– 462.2 | Memphis & Arkansas Bridge | Memphis & Arkansas Bridge | Memphis & Arkansas Bridge |
| Mississippi River | Mississippi River | 286.4– 287.2 | 460.9– 462.2 | | I-55 south / US 61 south / US 64 east / US 70 east / US 78 east / US 79 north / SR 1 east – Memphis | Continuation into Tennessee |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||||