U.S. Route 82 in Arkansas

U.S. Highway 82
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 67 / US 59 / US 71 / US 82 in Texarkana, TX
	I-49 in Texarkana US 371 / US 82B in Magnolia US 79 in Magnolia US 63 / US 167 / AR 7 in El Dorado US 425 US 165 in Montrose US 65 / US 278 in Lake Village
East end:	US 82 / US 278 at the Mississippi River
Location
Counties:	Miller Lafayette Columbia Union Ashley Chicot
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← AR 81 AR 83 →

U.S. Highway 82 in Arkansas is a major east–west artery which runs across the state's lowest tier of counties. It enters Arkansas from Texas, concurrent with US Highway 67, at a junction with US Highway 71 on the border between Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas. The route leaves Arkansas on the Lake Village Bridge over the Mississippi River near Lake Village, crossing into Mississippi.

Route description

Highway 82 runs across the southern tier of counties in Arkansas, serving three cities of regional importance: Texarkana, Magnolia, and El Dorado in the Arkansas Timberlands. The eastern half of the route runs through the Lower Arkansas Delta, serving small towns and agricultural areas.

US 82 enters the state from Texarkana, TX concurrent with US 67 as a pair of one-way streets. Running east as 7th Street (the westbound half of the couplet is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd), the road enters Arkansas at an intersection with State Line Avenue. The junction provides US 67/ US 82 with access northward to US 59/US 71 via US 71Y (unsigned). At Hazel Street, US 67/US 82 intersects US 59/US 71, beginning a brief concurrency east to Hickory St, when US 59/US 71 turns south toward Shreveport, LA. The intersection is near the J.K. Wadley House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The two one-way streets combine at Hickory St and run east as 9th Street to Broad Street, where US 67 turns northeast.^[2] Continuing east, US 82 intersects Interstate 49 (I-49) with a diamond interchange, the only junction with an Interstate highway in Arkansas. In east Texarkana, US 82 intersects Highway 237 south of the Texarkana Regional Airport.

Highway 82 crosses the Red River

East of Texarkana, US 82 runs to the east side of Miller County near the Lafayette County line and Red River. The route intersects Highway 296 before turning south toward Garland, where it intersects Highway 134. US 82 turns east and crosses the Red River to enter Lafayette County. US 82 runs east to Lewisville, the county seat of Lafayettte County, where it intersects Highway 29 just south of downtown Lewisville. The route continues east to Stamps, where a concurrency begins with Highway 53 to Buckner, where Highway 53 turns north. The highway crosses into Columbia County, with the county line following Dorcheat Bayou.^[3]

It crosses the Red River at Garland City on a new bridge, then passes through the towns of Lewisville and Magnolia. At Magnolia the route joins US 79 for approximately two miles before continuing eastward. The route passes through the cities of El Dorado and Strong before crossing the Ouachita River just north of Lake Jack Lee, then continues through Crossett and Hamburg to Lake Village. The route continues from there across the Mississippi River to Greenville, MS.

History

The route was designated in 1932. In Arkansas, it replaced State Road 2.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[4]	km	Exit[4]	Destinations	Notes
Bowie	Texarkana				US 67 south / US 82 west – Dallas, Paris	Continuation into Texas
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): state
		0.00	0.00	Texas–Arkansas state line
Miller	Texarkana	0.00	0.00		US 71Y north (State Line Avenue) to US 59 / US 71
		0.10	0.16		US 59 (Hazel Street) / US 71 north	Begin US 59/US 71 overlap
		0.46	0.74		US 59 (Hickory Street) / US 71 south	End US 59/US 71 overlap
		0.95	1.53		US 67 (Broad Street)	End US 67 overlap
		2.32	3.73		I-49 – Shreveport, LA
		3.85	6.20		AR 237 (Rondo Road)
	​	17.72	28.52		AR 296 west	AR 296 eastern terminus
	Garland	21.22	34.15		AR 134 west	AR 134 eastern terminus
Miller–Lafayette county line	​	22.24– 22.56	35.79– 36.31	Bridge over Red River
Lafayette	Lewisville	29.89	48.10		AR 29 (Maple Street) – Bradley, Hope
	Stamps	34.23	55.09		AR 53 south (Central Avenue)	Begin AR 53 overlap
	Buckner	38.34	61.70		AR 53 north (Main Street)	End AR 53 overlap
Lafayette–Columbia county line	​	39.51– 39.59	63.59– 63.71	Bridge over Dorcheat Bayou
Columbia	​	41.46	66.72		AR 344 east – Lake Columbia	AR 344 western terminus
	​	43.71	70.34		AR 98 east – Waldo	AR 98 western terminus
	Magnolia	50.48	81.24		US 371 (Vine Avenue) – Magnolia, Waldo
		51.32	82.59		AR 355 south (Washington Street) – Southern Arkansas University	AR 355 northern terminus
		52.68	84.78		US 79 north – Logoly State Park	Begin US 79 overlap
					US 79 south / US 82B west (Main Street) – Emerson, Magnolia Business District	End US 79 overlap, US 82B eastern terminus
	Village Junction				AR 98 – Atlanta, Village
Union	Marysville				AR 57 north – Mount Holly	AR 57 southern terminus
	Cairo				AR 172 east – Smackover	AR 172 eastern terminus
	​				AR 335
	El Dorado			17	US 82B east (Hillsboro Street) – El Dorado Business District	US 82B western terminus
				18	AR 15 south (Haynesville Hwy) – Parker's Chapel, El Dorado	AR 15 northern terminus
				22	US 63 south (Haynesville Hwy) / US 167 / AR 7 – Junction City, El Dorado
					US 82B west – El Dorado Business District	US 82B eastern terminus
	Strong				AR 275 (Concord Street) / AR 129 south – Felsenthal Lock & Dam	AR 129 northern terminus
Ashley	Felsenthal NWR				US 82S south – Port of Crossett	US 82S northern terminus
	Crossett				AR 169 (Hancock Road/Texas Street) – Industrial Park
					AR 133T south (Dr. MLK Jr. Drive)	AR 133T northern terminus
					AR 133 (Main Street)
	​				US 425 south / AR 52 east – Bastrop, LA	Begin US 425/AR 52 concurrency
	​				AR 52 west – North Crossett	End AR 52 concurrency
	Hamburg				AR 189 west (Jackson Street) – Ashley County Fairgrounds	Begin AR 189 concurrency
					AR 8 east (Parker Street) – Parkdale	Begin AR 8 concurrency
					AR 189 west (Washington Street)	End AR 189 concurrency
					US 425 north / AR 8 west (Main Street) – Monticello	End US 425/AR 8 concurrency
	Thebes				AR 160 east – Portland	AR 160 western terminus
	Montrose				US 82B east – Montrose Business District	US 82B western terminus
					US 165 – Wilmot, Portland, McGehee
					US 82B west – Montrose Business District	US 82B eastern terminus
Chicot	​				AR 293 north	AR 293 southern terminus
	Lake Village				US 65 north / US 278 east / AR 144 west (St. Mary Street) – Pine Bluff, Lake Village Business District	Begin US 65/US 278 overlap, AR 144 western terminus
					AR 159 (Lakeshore Drive)
	Fairview				US 65 south – Eudora, Lake Providence	End US 65 overlap
	Shives				AR 142 east	AR 142 western terminus
Mississippi River				Lake Village Bridge
Washington	​				US 65 / US 278 – Greenville	Continuation into Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Red River Bridge (Arkansas)

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (February 17, 2015). General Highway Map, Miller County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (September 27, 2007). General Highway Map, Lafayette County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

External links

• Media related to U.S. Route 82 in Arkansas at Wikimedia Commons