U.S. Route 412 is an east–west
United States highway
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, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade
Cimarron Turnpike
The Cimarron Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in north-central Oklahoma. The route travels , from an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) north of Perry, to Westport, just west of Tulsa. The route also consists of a spur which ...
from Tulsa west to
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican bo ...
and the
Cherokee Turnpike
The Cherokee Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in eastern Oklahoma. Opened in 1991, the route is a four-lane freeway carrying US-412 from east of Kansas, Oklahoma, to east of Chouteau, and has a total length of and a speed limit of ...
from east of
Chouteau, Oklahoma
Chouteau is the second-largest town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,059 at the 2020 census.
History
Chouteau, originally called "Cody's Creek", became a stop on the Katy railroad in 1871. It soon became a thrivin ...
, to west of the Arkansas state line. It runs the entire length of the
Oklahoma Panhandle and traverses the
Missouri Bootheel
The Missouri Bootheel is a Salient (geography), salient (protrusion) located in the southeasternmost part of the U.S. state of Missouri, extending south of 36°30′ north latitude, so called because its shape in relation to the rest of the sta ...
.
, the highway's eastern terminus is in
Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States census. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area.
The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Colu ...
at an intersection with
Interstate 65
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, where it continues east as
State Route 99. Its western terminus is in
Springer, New Mexico
Springer is a town in Colfax County, New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corn ...
at an intersection with
Interstate 25
Interstate 25 (I-25), also known as the Pan-American Freeway, is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 st ...
.
Route description
US 412
overlaps with
U.S. 43,
U.S. 56,
US 60
U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia.
The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as General Booth Bouleva ...
,
U.S. 62,
U.S. 63,
U.S. 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,281 miles (3,672 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route ...
,
U.S. 65
U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of I ...
,
I-155
Interstate 155 is the designation for two Interstate Highways in the United States, both of which are related to Interstate 55:
* Interstate 155 (Illinois), a spur to Peoria
* Interstate 155 (Missouri–Tennessee), a spur to Dyersburg, Tennessee
{ ...
, and
U.S. 270, runs parallel to
U.S. 62 and
U.S. 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,281 miles (3,672 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route ...
in various places and intersects
U.S. 70.
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US route numbering curiosities and violations
(with maps of U.S. 412 and related routes). URL accessed 20:10, 25 March 2006 (UTC).
Even though the number “412” would indicate that U.S. 412 is a spur route of
U.S. 12, the two highways never connect because U.S. 12 is much farther north than U.S. 412. Even though U.S. 412 is a three-digit highway, it is still considered part of the double-digit U.S. Highway System.
New Mexico
The highway begins at mile marker 412 of
Interstate 25
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in
Springer
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** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
. It is concurrent with
U.S. Route 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 Sp ...
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
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,281 miles (3,672 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route ...
. Just before entering
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, the highway touches the northwestern corner of
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
at a small road junction.
Oklahoma
Highway 412 runs across the
Panhandle
A salient, panhandle, or bootheel is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.
While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is most often not surrounded by water on three sides. Ins ...
and northern part of the state passing through cities such as
Boise City,
Woodward,
Enid, and
Tulsa
Tulsa ( ) is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tul ...
. Some major highway junctions include
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican bo ...
in
Noble County and several others in Tulsa such as
I-44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is an Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, T ...
,
244
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,
444
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, and
U.S. Routes 75 and
169
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. Two sections of this highway are
tolled: the
Cimarron Turnpike
The Cimarron Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in north-central Oklahoma. The route travels , from an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) north of Perry, to Westport, just west of Tulsa. The route also consists of a spur which ...
(from I-35 to the western outskirts of Tulsa), and the
Cherokee Turnpike
The Cherokee Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in eastern Oklahoma. Opened in 1991, the route is a four-lane freeway carrying US-412 from east of Kansas, Oklahoma, to east of Chouteau, and has a total length of and a speed limit of ...
(from near
Chouteau
Chouteau was the name of a highly-successful ethnically-French furtrading family based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found.
Their ancestors Chouteau and Laclède initially settled in New Orleans. They then moved up the Mississippi ...
to about west of the Arkansas border).
Arkansas
The
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...
section starts at the
Oklahoma
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line, runs through the scenic
Ozark Mountains
The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover ...
in the northern part of Arkansas, and leaves the state at the
Missouri Bootheel
The Missouri Bootheel is a Salient (geography), salient (protrusion) located in the southeasternmost part of the U.S. state of Missouri, extending south of 36°30′ north latitude, so called because its shape in relation to the rest of the sta ...
. Cities along the route include
Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, Benton County, Arkansas, United States, and located on the western edge of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan area, Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Unite ...
,
Springdale,
Alpena,
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
Australia
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
Canada
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port H ...
,
Cotter,
Mountain Home,
Salem,
Walnut Ridge, and
Paragould. In Harrison, U.S. Route 412 is concurrent with both
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States. It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian bo ...
and
US 65
U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of I ...
.
Northwest Arkansas
In the state's northwest corner, the route enters Arkansas. In
Benton County, the route serves
Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, Benton County, Arkansas, United States, and located on the western edge of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan area, Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Unite ...
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
Tontitown School Building, and intersects
Highway 112 before entering
Springdale.
US 412 crosses
I-49
Interstate 49 (I-49) is a north–south Interstate Highway with multiple segments. The original portion is entirely within Louisiana with an additional signed portion extending from I-220 in Shreveport to the Arkansas state line, three ne ...
/
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States. It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian bo ...
/
US 71
U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Intersta ...
in Springdale, where the route is four-lane with a center left-turn lane.
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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
US 71B. 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
Hindsville is a town in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
The community was named after John Hinds, a first settler.
Geography
In 2007, U.S. Highway ...
.
The route nears Hindsville, including an intersection with a former alignment now designated
US 412B
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* US, an abbreviation for the United States
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* ...
. The community was bypassed in 2009 with a four-lane alignment of US 412.
US 412 continues east, winding through forested land. Near
Huntsville
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the 100th-most populous city in the U.S. The Huntsville metropolitan area had an estimated 525,465 ...
, 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 in
Carrollton. In
Alpena, US 412 begins a concurrency with
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States. It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian bo ...
.
This overlap is approximately through many north central Arkansas communities, including
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
Australia
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
Canada
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port H ...
,
Cotter,
Mountain Home,
Ash Flat, and
Hardy
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People
* Hardy (surname)
* Hardy (given name)
* Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica
* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
* Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island
* Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands
Australia
* Hardy, ...
.
In
Imboden, US 412 breaks from US 62 north, now concurrent with
US 63
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until 2 miles east of
Portia
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Biology
* ''Portia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders
*Portia tree, a plant native to Polynesia
*''Anaea troglodyta'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly
Other uses
*Portia (given name), the history and usage of the give ...
.
Northeast Arkansas
After the concurrency ends, US 412 runs due east to through downtown
Walnut Ridge.
US 412 runs near the
Old Walnut Ridge Post Office,
Missouri-Pacific Depot, and the
Walnut Ridge Commercial Historic District, each on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. Further east, the route intersects
I-57
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/
US 67
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Presidio is a c ...
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
The Cache River Bridge is a Parker pony truss that spans the Cache River (Arkansas), Cache River between Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, Walnut Ridge and Paragould, Arkansas. It was built in 1934 by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Departmen ...
, but the 1934 Parker
pony truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
bridge was bypassed in 1995.
The highway runs due east, intersecting
Highway 228,
Highway 141, and
Highway 168 (which gives access to
Crowley's Ridge State Park
Crowley's Ridge State Park is a Arkansas state park in Greene County, Arkansas in the United States atop Crowley's Ridge. Located on the former homesite of pioneer Benjamin Crowley, the park contains many excellent examples of the work done ...
) before
Paragould.
US 412 runs as Kings Hwy in Paragould, passing the
Linwood Mausoleum,
US 49B,
Highway 69
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* Appin Road
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Greece
* EO69 road
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* N ...
, and
Highway 135 in the city limits. The route continues east across the
St. Francis River
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, entering
Missouri
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.
Missouri
U.S. 412 crosses the
Missouri Bootheel
The Missouri Bootheel is a Salient (geography), salient (protrusion) located in the southeasternmost part of the U.S. state of Missouri, extending south of 36°30′ north latitude, so called because its shape in relation to the rest of the sta ...
, and runs concurrent with
Interstate 155 east of
Hayti to the Tennessee state line.
Tennessee
Still concurrent with I-155, US 412 enters Tennessee from Missouri on the
Caruthersville Bridge
The Caruthersville Bridge is a single tower cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 155 and U.S. Route 412 across the Mississippi River between Caruthersville, Missouri, and Dyersburg, Tennessee. Completed in 1976, it is the only bridge that c ...
before meeting
US 51
U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south–north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Hi ...
in
Dyersburg. The interstate designation ends as 412 turns southeast toward
Jackson
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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
Lexington,
Parsons, and
Hohenwald before reaching
Columbia. 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
Huntsville
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the 100th-most populous city in the U.S. The Huntsville metropolitan area had an estimated 525,465 ...
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
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its structural load, loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either si ...
over War Eagle Creek.
Just east of Mountain Home, in Henderson, the highway crosses
Lake Norfork
Norfork Dam impounds the North Fork River in the U.S. state of Arkansas, creating Norfork Lake. The large reservoir is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and spans Baxter County, Arkansas, Fulton County, Arkansas and Ozark C ...
, 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
Norfork Dam impounds the North Fork River in the U.S. state of Arkansas, creating Norfork Lake. The large reservoir is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and spans Baxter County, Arkansas, Fulton County, Arkansas and Ozark C ...
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,
Senator
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Jim Inhofe
James Mountain Inhofe (; ; November 17, 1934 – July 9, 2024) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
,
Republican of Oklahoma, introduced legislation to designate the portion of US-412 between
I-35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexico–Uni ...
in
Noble County, Oklahoma
Noble County is a County (United States), county located in the north central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 10,924. Its county seat is Perry, Oklahoma, Perry. It was part of the Cherokee ...
and
I-49
Interstate 49 (I-49) is a north–south Interstate Highway with multiple segments. The original portion is entirely within Louisiana with an additional signed portion extending from I-220 in Shreveport to the Arkansas state line, three ne ...
in
Springdale, Arkansas
Springdale is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, Washington and Benton County, Arkansas, Benton counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city had a population of 84,161 at the 2020 census, making it the List of cities and towns in Arkan ...
as a future Interstate. The bill, titled the "Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act" (), was cosponsored by senators
John Boozman
John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repre ...
and
Tom Cotton
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, both Republicans of Arkansas. The senators' stated reasons for seeking an Interstate designation along the US-412 corridor 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
mayor of Tulsa
This is a list of mayors of Tulsa, a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Mayors of Tulsa are elected for four year terms.
Mayors of Tulsa
Notes
See also
* Timeline of Tulsa, Oklahoma
References
;General
Political Graveyard–Mayors of T ...
,
G. T. Bynum
George Theron Bynum IV (born August 28, 1977) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 40th mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 2016 to 2024. Bynum was first elected to the Tulsa City Council, representing the ninth district in 2008 a ...
, and the heads of both the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is an government agency, agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction and maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure. Under the leadership of the Oklahoma Se ...
(ODOT) and the
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and env ...
(ArDOT).
In October 2023, officials from both states requested public feedback on the US 412 study area, which is approximately long. Interstate 42 (I-42) was the proposed designation but was withdrawn. ArDOT and ODOT later resubmitted the application to the Spring 2024 meeting; AASHTO approved the route as Interstate 42, conditional on it being upgraded to
Interstate standards
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.
Major intersections
;New Mexico
: in
Springer
Springer or springers may refer to:
Publishers
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** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
: in Springer. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of
Boise City, Oklahoma
Boise City ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Cimarron County, in the Panhandle of Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 1,166 at the 2020 census, a decline of 7.9% from 1,266 in 2010.
History
Boise City was founded in 1908 by de ...
.
: in
Clayton. US 64/US 412 travels concurrently to
Guymon, Oklahoma
Guymon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Texas County, in the panhandle of Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,965, an increase of 13.3% from 11,442 in 2010, and represents more than half of the pop ...
.
;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
Perry
Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally in England (particularly Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire), parts of South Wales, France (especially Normandy and Anjou), Canada, Austral ...
.
: north-northwest of Perry
: north of Perry
: north-northwest of
Morrison Morrison may refer to:
People
* Morrison (surname), people with the Scottish surname Morrison
* Morrison Heady (1829–1915), American poet
* Morrison Mann MacBride (1877–1938), Canadian merchant
Places in the United States
* Morrison, Colorad ...
: east of Morrison
: in
Westport. The highways travel concurrently to
Tulsa
Tulsa ( ) is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tul ...
.
: 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
Chouteau
Chouteau was the name of a highly-successful ethnically-French furtrading family based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found.
Their ancestors Chouteau and Laclède initially settled in New Orleans. They then moved up the Mississippi ...
: in
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
. 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
Hardy
Hardy may refer to:
People
* Hardy (surname)
* Hardy (given name)
* Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica
* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
* Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island
* Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands
Australia
* Hardy, ...
. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of
Portia
Portia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Portia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders
*Portia tree, a plant native to Polynesia
*''Anaea troglodyta'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly
Other uses
*Portia (given name), the history and usage of the give ...
.
: in
Walnut Ridge
: in
Paragould
;Missouri
: in
Hayti. I-155/US 412 travels concurrently to
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in northwest Tennessee, northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 16,164 at the 2020 census, down 5.72% from the 2010 ce ...
.
;Tennessee
: in Dyersburg. US 51/US 412 travels concurrently through Dyersburg.
: northeast of
Bells
: in
Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
Places Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson oil field in Durham, ...
. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Jackson.
: in Jackson
: northeast of Jackson. US 70/US 412 travels concurrently for approximately .
: in
Columbia. The highways travel concurrently to .
: in Columbia
: in Columbia
See also
*
U.S. Route 400
*
U.S. Route 425
U.S. Route 425 (US 425) is a north–south United States highway that travels in the U.S. states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. It was first commissioned in 1989.
The route's northern terminus is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, at ...
Special and suffixed routes
*
U.S. Route 412B in
Hindsville, Arkansas
Hindsville is a town in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
The community was named after John Hinds, a first settler.
Geography
In 2007, U.S. Highway ...
*
U.S. Route 412B in
Huntsville, Arkansas
Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,879 at the 2020 census, up from 2,346 in 2010. During the American Civil War in 1862, it was the site of what became known as the Hunt ...
*
U.S. Route 412B in
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Walnut Ridge is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,098 at the United States Census's 2019 estimate. Walnut Ridge lies immediately north of Hoxie. The two towns form a contiguous urban ...
*
U.S. Route 412B in
Light, Arkansas
Light is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, United States. Light is located at the junction of U.S. Route 412 and Arkansas Highway 228, west of Paragould. Light has a post office with ZIP code 72439.
The community is n ...
*
U.S. Route 412B in
Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Arkansas, Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anom ...
*
U.S. Route 412 Business in
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis and 130 Miles Southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population wa ...
*
U.S. Route 412 Business in
Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States census. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area.
The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Colu ...
*
U.S. Route 412 Alternate
Eight special routes of U.S. Route 412 exist.
Eastern Oklahoma alternate route
U.S. Route 412 Alternate (formerly Scenic US-412) is a special route of U.S. Route 412 in eastern Oklahoma. It serves as a free bypass route to the toll ...
in
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
References
External links
Endpoints of U.S. Highway 412
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United States Numbered Highway System
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