Highway 5 (Arkansas)

Highway 5

Route information

Maintained by AHTD

Existed:

1926 – present

Section 1

Length:

44.99 mi (72.40 km)

West end:

East end:

Section 2

Length:

0.38 mi (0.61 km)

South end:

North Scott Street in Little Rock

North end:

Section 3

Length:

146.63 mi (235.98 km)

South end:

North end:

Route 5 at the Missouri state line

Highway system

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Highway 5 (AR 5, Ark. 5, and Hwy. 5) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. The southern segment of 44.99 miles (72.40 km) runs from Highway 7 in Hot Springs north to US Highway 70 (US 70) in Little Rock. A northern segment of 146.63 miles (235.98 km) begins at US Highway 67/US Highway 167 in Cabot and runs north to Missouri Route 5, including a lengthy overlap with Highway 25 between Heber Springs and Wolf Bayou. A portion of Highway 5 is designated as part of the Sylamore Scenic Byway.

The Main Street Bridge in Little Rock carries a hidden Highway 5 designation. The bridge is 0.38 miles (0.61 km) in span.

Highway 5 begins north of Hot Springs at Highway 7 and runs northeast to Fountain Lake. In the city the highway has a junction with Highway 128 before entering Saline County and Hot Springs Village. Continuing east, Highway 5 serves as the southern terminus for Highway 9 at Crows. Northwest of Benton the highway has a junction with Highway 298 before entering the city and passing several residential subdivisions. Near Saline Memorial Hospital, Highway 5 has a junction with Interstate 30/US Highway 67/US Highway 70 (I-30/US 67/US 70) and Highway 35. Highway 5 continues onto the freeway, beginning an eastbound concurrency toward Little Rock. Highway 35 runs south toward downtown Benton and eventually Sheridan and Monticello.