Arkansas Highway 51

Highway 51
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed:	April 1, 1926[1] – present
Section 1
Length:	57.37 mi[2] (92.33 km)
South end:	AR 53 near Whelen Springs
North end:	US 67 in Donaldson
Section 2
Length:	7.92 mi[2] (12.75 km)
South end:	US 270 in Rockport
North end:	US 270
Location
Counties:	Clark, Hot Spring
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← AR 50 AR 52 →

Highway 51 (AR 51, Ark. 51, and Hwy. 51) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Southwest Arkansas. One route of 53.37 miles (85.89 km) begins Highway 53 near Whelen Springs and runs north to US Highway 67 (US 67) in Donaldson. A second route of 7.92 miles (12.75 km) runs parallel to US 270 northwest of Malvern. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

History

Highway 51 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering as a route between US 67 and Arkadelphia in Clark County.^[1]

Major intersections

Highway 7, 8, and 51 reassurance markers in Arkadelphia

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clark	​	0.00	0.00	AR 53 – Camden, Gurdon	Southern terminus
	​	8.18– 0.00	13.16– 0.00	US 67 – Gurdon, Prescott
	​	2.42	3.89	I-30 – Little Rock, Texarkana
	Okolona	10.24	16.48	AR 182 east – Gurdon	Western terminus of AR 182
	​	18.15– 18.99	29.21– 30.56	AR 53 – Gurdon	Officially designated exception
	​	24.24	39.01	AR 26 west – Murfreesboro	Eastern terminus of AR 26
	Arkadelphia	28.91	46.53	AR 8 west – Glenwood	Begin AR 8 overlap
		29.09	46.82	I-30 – Texarkana, Little Rock
		31.31	50.39	US 67 north / AR 7 north (10th Street) – Malvern, Hot Springs	Begin US 67/AR 7 overlap
		0.00	0.00	US 67 south (6th Street) – Gurdon	End US 67 overlap
	​	1.57	2.53	AR 7 south / AR 8 east – Fordyce	End AR 7/AR 8 overlap
	Joan	6.74	10.85	AR 128 west – Gravel Junction	Eastern terminus of AR 128
Hot Spring	​	15.83	25.48	AR 222 east – Leola	Western terminus of AR 222
	Donaldson	17.35	27.92	AR 51Y (Bryant Drive) to US 67 – Malvern	Eastern terminus of AR 51Y
		17.88	28.78	US 67 – Malvern	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Rockport	0.00	0.00	US 270 (Oliver Lancaster Boulevard) – Malvern, Jones Mill	Southern terminus
	​	7.92	12.75	US 270 – Hot Springs, Malvern	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Arkansas portal
• U.S. Roads portal

Notes

References

1. Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
2. System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

• "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–69. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

External links

• Media related to Arkansas Highway 51 at Wikimedia Commons