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Arkansas Highway 74 (AR 74 and Hwy. 74) is a series of
The westernmost section route begins in
state highway
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s of total in Northwest and north central Arkansas and is divided into eight separate sections.
Route description
The westernmost section route begins in Devil's Den State Park
Devil's Den State Park is a List of Arkansas state parks, Arkansas state park in Washington County, Arkansas, Washington County, near West Fork, Arkansas in the United States. The park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, beginning in ...
at AR 170. The route winding out of the park heading east. AR 74 crosses I-49
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at exit 45 before ending at US 71
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in Winslow.
A second segment begins at US 71 just north of Winslow and runs east approximately before becoming County Road 43 (CR 43).
Section 3 begins at AR 16 in Elkins, running approximately before ending at US 412B
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in Huntsville
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.
A fourth section begins at AR 23 south of Huntsville, heading east before ending at AR 21 in Kingston
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.
Near Ponca
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a fifth section begins at AR 43, running east past Lost Valley for a distance of , ending at AR 7 in Jasper
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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 before splitting off at Mount Judea. From there, it continues miles to Bass
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, where it terminates at Cave Road.
AR 74 begins a seventh section in Snowball
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at AR 377. The route runs to meet US 65
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north of Marshall.
South of Marshall, AR 74 resumes, following AR 27 for before splitting off. It continues another before ending at AR 66 east of Thola.
Major intersections
See also
*References
External links
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