Arkansas Highway 123
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Boone County
Arkansas Highway 123 is a brief 1.6 miles (2.6 km) state highwayState highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Boone County, Arkansas
Boone County, Arkansas
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,903. The county seat is Harrison. Boone County is Arkansas's 62nd county, formed on April 9, 1869. Boone County is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Boone County...
. It runs vertically from Salmon Lane north to U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 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 Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
near Harrison
Harrison, Arkansas
Harrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is the county seat. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,108. Boone County was organized in 1869, during reconstruction after the civil war. Harrison was platted and made the county seat. It is...
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Johnson/Pope/Newton Counties
Arkansas Highway 123 is a 74.5 miles (119.9 km) state highwayState highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Johnson, Pope, and Newton Counties
Newton County, Arkansas
Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population is 8,330. The county seat is Jasper. Newton County is Arkansas's 46th county, formed on December 14, 1842, and named for Thomas W. Newton, an Arkansas Congressman...
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Route description
AR 123 begins in ClarksvilleClarksville, Arkansas
Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was approximately 9,300 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Johnson County.. Clarksville is nestled between the Arkansas River and the foot hills of the Ozark Mountains and Interstate 40 and US Hwy 64...
and runs east, crossing AR 103
Arkansas Highway 103
-Section 1:Arkansas Highway 103 is a state highway of in Newton and Carroll Counties.-Route description:AR 103 begins at AR 43 near Ponca. It runs northwest to US 412/AR 68 near Osage. The route runs with these routes for a short distance until arrowing north to US 62 in Green Forest...
. The route concurs
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with US 64
U.S. Route 64
U.S. Route 64 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. The highway's eastern terminus is at NC 12 and U.S. Route...
for a stretch until Lamar
Lamar, Arkansas
Lamar is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lamar is located at ....
. North of Lamar the route meets AR 164
Arkansas Highway 164
Arkansas Highway 164 is a state highway of that runs in Johnson and Pope Counties.-Route description:The route begins at US 64 near Coal Hill. It runs north across Interstate 40 and AR 352 before turning west. A concurrency begins with AR 103 into Clarksville. The route again meets US 64 before...
and AR 292
Arkansas Highway 292
Arkansas Highway 292 is a east–west state highway in Johnson County. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 21 east to Highway 123/Highway 164 near Hagarville. The route does not concur with any other state highways.-Route description:...
before winding to enter Ozark National Forest. Once in the forest, the route winds until meeting AR 7 and AR 16. The route leaves this concurrency at the Lurton Loop, after which the route heads north to exit the forest.
The route meets AR 74
Arkansas Highway 74
Arkansas Highway 74 is a series of state highways of total in Northwest and north central Arkansas and comprises eight separate sections....
for a short distance before continuing to Western Grove
Western Grove, Arkansas
Western Grove is a town in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 407 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Western Grove is located at ....
, where the route terminates at US 65
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 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 Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
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