Arkansas Highway 69

Highway 69
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Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed:	1926 – present
Section 1
Length:	57.64 mi (92.76 km)
North end:	AR 9 in Melbourne
South end:	AR 14 / AR 367 in Newport
Section 2
Length:	15.31 mi (24.64 km)
South end:	AR 163
North end:	AR 158 at Lunsford
Section 3
Length:	7.44 mi (11.97 km)
South end:	US 49 / AR 1 in Paragould
North end:	US 412 / AR 135 in Paragould
Location
Counties:	Izard, Independence, Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Greene
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← US 67 US 70 →

Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. A western route of 57.64 miles (92.76 km) runs south from Highway 9 at Melbourne to Highway 14/Highway 367 in Newport. A second route of 15.31 miles (24.64 km) begins at Highway 163 and runs north through Trumann to Highway 158 at Lunsford. A third route begins at U.S. Route 49/Highway 1 (US 49/AR 1) at the city limits of Paragould and runs north to terminate at US 412 in the city.

Route description

Melbourne to Newport

AR 69 begins at AR 367 in Newport and heads north to Jacksonport. A Spur Route 69 develops in Jacksonport. The route leads northwest to AR 122 in Newark and AR 233 in Sulphur Rock. Continuing north, the route passes through Cushman and Mount Pleasant.

Shady Grove to Lunsford

Arkansas Highway 69 begins in Poinsett County and heads east from AR 163. It crosses U.S. Route 63 as Exit 29 and continues east to Trumann. After detaching a spur route that leads through Trumann, AR 69 leads mostly north and ends at AR 158.

Paragould segment

AR 69 runs from US 49/AR 1 south of Paragould. The route runs east then north to terminate at US 412/AR 135 in downtown Paragould.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	Newport			AR 14 / AR 367 – Tuckerman, Bradford
	​			AR 18 east – Diaz
	​			AR 69S south – Jacksonport State Park
Independence	​			AR 122 – Oil Trough, Newark
	​			AR 69B south
	​			AR 394 west (Gap Road)
	Sulphur Rock			AR 69B north – Sulphur Rock Business District
	​			AR 69B south – Sulphur Rock Business District
	Moorefield			AR 233 north to AR 25
	Batesville			AR 394 east (Gap Road)
				US 167 south / AR 25 south (St. Louis Street) / AR 69B north (East Harrison Street)	south end of US 167 / AR 25 overlap
				AR 233 north (East Main Street) – Lyon College, Batesville Business District, Historical District
				US 167 north / AR 25 north (St. Louis Street) – Cave City	north end of US 167 / AR 25 overlap
				To US 167 north / AR 25 north (via AR 69S south) – Cave City, Charlotte
				AR 69B south – Batesville
	​			AR 106 east
Izard	​			AR 58 east – Sidney	south end of AR 58 overlap
	​			AR 58 west – Guion	north end of AR 58 overlap
	​			AR 69B north – Sage
	Melbourne			AR 69B south – Sage
				AR 69S north – Airport, Industrial Park No. 2, North Central Arkansas District Fairgrounds
				AR 9 – Sylamore, Brockwell, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark Folk Center
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Poinsett	​			AR 163
	Trumann			US 63 – Jonesboro, Marked Tree	US 63 exit 29
				AR 198 east (Commerce Drive) / AR 214 east (Industrial Drive)
				AR 463 – Jonesboro, Marked Tree
				AR 69S (North Ozark Avenue)
	​			Stephens Access St. Francis River	former AR 198 east
Craighead	Lunsford			AR 158 to AR 18 – Bay
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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The entire route is in Greene County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Paragould			US 49 / AR 1 – Jonesboro, Paragould
​			US 412S
Paragould			AR 358 west
			US 412 (East Kingshighway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

Main article: Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 69

Highway 69 has three business routes and four spur routes. As cities have grown, bypasses have become necessary, and the former downtown alignments of AR 69 have become the business routes discussed here.

See also

• Arkansas portal
• U.S. Roads portal