U.S. Route 412 is an east–west

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, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade

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from Tulsa west to

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and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the Arkansas state line. It runs the entire length of the

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and traverses the Missouri Bootheel. , the highway's eastern terminus is in

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at an intersection with

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, where it continues east as State Route 99. Its western terminus is in

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at an intersection with

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Route description

U.S. 412, unlike other three digit highways, does not follow the standard numbering convention for U.S. Highways established by

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. The number 412 would have been used as a spur route of

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. Despite this, the two routes have never met with each other. US 412 overlaps with U.S. 43,

U.S. 56 U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west United States highway that runs for approximately in the Midwestern United States. US 56's western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business (I-25 Bus.), US 412 and New Mexico State Road 21 (NM 21) in Springe ...

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, U.S. 63, U.S. 64, U.S. 65, I-155, and U.S. 270, runs parallel to

and U.S. 64 in various places and intersects U.S. 70.mapguy
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(with maps of U.S. 412 and related routes). URL accessed 20:10, 25 March 2006 (UTC).

New Mexico

The highway begins at mile marker 412 of

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. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 56 throughout its entire route in the state at just under . Besides Springer, the only other town Route 412 passes through is Clayton, where it merges with U.S. Route 64. Just before entering

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, the highway touches the northwestern corner of

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at a small road junction.

Oklahoma

Highway 412 runs across the

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and northern part of the state passing through cities such as Boise City, Woodward, Enid, and

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. Some major highway junctions include

in Noble County and several others in Tulsa such as I-44, 244, 444, and U.S. Routes 75 and

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. Two sections of this highway are tolled: the

(from I-35 to the western outskirts of Tulsa), and the Cherokee Turnpike (from near

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to about west of the Arkansas border).

Arkansas

The

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section starts at the

line, runs through the scenic

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in the northern part of Arkansas, and leaves the state at the Missouri Bootheel. Cities along the route include Siloam Springs, Springdale, Alpena,

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, Cotter, Mountain Home, Salem, Walnut Ridge, and Paragould. In Harrison, U.S. Route 412 is concurrent with both US 62 and

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Northwest Arkansas

The route enters Arkansas in the northwest portion of the state. In Benton County, the route serves Siloam Springs as a major route through the southern part of the city. US 412 has a concurrency with Highway 59 that ends in east Siloam Springs. US 412 becomes four-lane and runs east to enter Washington County. The route enters Tontitown, passes the historic

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, and intersects Highway 112 before entering Springdale. US 412 crosses

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/ US 62/

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in Springdale, where the route is four-lane with a center left-turn lane." rkansasState Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division
Database.
Retrieved June 4, 2011. Now named Sunset Avenue, the route passes through developed parts of Springdale, including many restaurants, hotels, and businesses before turning south, forming a concurrency with

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. The concurrency ends and US 412 heads east past the Springdale Municipal Airport and Highway 265 out of town. Again becoming four-lane divided, the route winds east to Hindsville. The route nears Hindsville, including an intersection with a former alignment now designated US 412B. The community was bypassed in 2009 with a four-lane alignment of US 412. US 412 continues east, winding through forested land. Near

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, the highway intersects another business route and Highway 23 before entering Carroll County.

Concurrencies with US 62 and US 63

The highway has a brief overlap with Highway 21 in the southwest corner of the county, and has junctions with many rural routes in Carroll County. The highway passes the James C. Chaney House and Stamps Store in Osage, the Dog Branch School, and the

Yell Masonic Lodge Hall The Yell Masonic Lodge Hall is a historic Masonic lodge on the west side of United States Route 412 in Carrollton, Arkansas. Also known as Carrollton Masonic Lodge, it is a two-story wood-frame structure measuring about 50 by 35 feet with a fro ...

in Carrollton. In Alpena, US 412 begins a concurrency with US 62. This overlap is approximately through many north central Arkansas communities, including

, Cotter, Mountain Home, Ash Flat, and

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. In Imboden, US 412 breaks from US 62 north, now concurrent with

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until 2 miles east of

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Northeast Arkansas

After the concurrency ends, US 412 runs due east to through downtown Walnut Ridge. US 412 runs near the

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, Missouri-Pacific Depot, and the

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, each on the

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. Further east, the route intersects

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(Future

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) at a full interchange before crossing the Cache River and entering Greene County. Historically, the route passed over the water on the Cache River Bridge, but the 1934 Parker

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bridge was bypassed in 1995. The highway runs due east, intersecting Highway 228, Highway 141, and Highway 168 (which gives access to

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) before Paragould. US 412 runs as Kings Hwy in Paragould, passing the Linwood Mausoleum, US 49B, Highway 69, and Highway 135 in the city limits. The route continues east across the St. Francis River, entering

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Missouri

U.S. 412 crosses Missouri on its Bootheel, and runs concurrent with Interstate 155 east of Hayti to the Tennessee state line.

Tennessee

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Still concurrent with I-155, US 412 enters Tennessee from Missouri on the

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before meeting

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. The interstate designation ends as 412 turns southeast toward

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on a stretch of highway that was upgraded from 2 to 4 lanes in the 1990s. After leaving Jackson on its eastern side, US 412 passes through the towns of

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, Parsons, and Hohenwald before reaching

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. The section from Hohenwald eastward to I-65 near Columbia is overlapped with unsigned State Route 99. East of I-65 at the eastern terminus of US 412, the route remains SR 99.

History

Arkansas Highway 68 is the former designation of U.S. Highway 412 from the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Line to U.S. Highway 62 at Alpena. The original eastern terminus of Highway 68 was east of

at Highway 21, but was extended in the 1940s to Alpena. An old alignment of Highway 68 can be found east of Huntsville. This section includes an open-spandrel

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over War Eagle Creek. Just east of Mountain Home, in Henderson, the highway crosses

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, which at one time had to be crossed by ferry. Coinciding with the final trip of a Norfork Lake ferry at 8 a.m. Friday, October 14, 1983, the U.S. Highway 62 bridge across Lake Norfork was opened. Charles Gibson piloted the ferry on that trip, carrying three cars across the lake within the shadow of the bridge, which brought a 40-year era to an end.

Future

On May 20, 2021,

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, Republican of Oklahoma, introduced legislation to designate the portion of US-412 between

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and

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as a future Interstate. The bill, titled the "Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act" (), was cosponsored by senators

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and

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, both Republicans of Arkansas. The senators' stated reasons for seeking an Interstate designation along the US-412 included encouraging economic development, expanding opportunities for employment in the region, making travel safer and shipping easier, attracting new businesses, and better connecting rural and urban communities. Other supporters of the measure include the

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, and the heads of both the

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(ODOT) and the

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(ArDOT).

Major intersections

;New Mexico : in

. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of

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. : in Clayton. US 64/US 412 travels concurrently to Guymon, Oklahoma. ;Oklahoma : south-southwest of Boise City. The highways travel concurrently to Boise City. : east of Boise City : in Guymon. The highways travel concurrently through Guymon. : in Bryans Corner : in Elmwood. The highways travel concurrently to Woodward. : south-southeast of Laverne : west-northwest of Fort Supply. The highways travel concurrently to Woodward. : south of Waynoka : in Orienta. The highways travel concurrently to Enid. : in Enid : in Enid. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of

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. : north-northwest of Perry : north of Perry : north-northwest of Morrison : east of Morrison : in Westport. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in Tulsa. I-244/US 412 travels concurrently through Tulsa. : in Tulsa : in Tulsa : in Tulsa. I-44/US 412 travels concurrently to the Tulsa– Fair Oaks line. : in

: in

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. The highways travel concurrently to West Siloam Springs. ;Arkansas : in Springdale : in Alpena. The highways travel concurrently to Imboden. : in Bear Creek Springs. The highways travel concurrently to Bellefonte. : in Ash Flat : in

. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of

. : in Walnut Ridge : in Paragould ;Missouri : in Hayti. I-155/US 412 travels concurrently to

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. ;Tennessee : in Dyersburg. US 51/US 412 travels concurrently through Dyersburg. : northeast of

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: in

. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Jackson. : in Jackson : northeast of Jackson. US 70/US 412 travels concurrently for approximately . : in

. The highways travel concurrently to . : in Columbia : in Columbia

References

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