Arkansas Highway 178 is a state highway

State 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...

 that runs in Marion and Baxter

Baxter County, Arkansas

Baxter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is in the northern part of the state, and shares a border with Missouri. It is commonly referred to as the Twin Lakes Area because it is bordered by two of Arkansas' largest lakes, Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake...

 counties. It runs north to Bull Shoals Lake

Bull Shoals Lake

Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. It has hundreds of miles of lake arms and coves perfect for boating, water sports, swimming, and fishing...

 and Midway

Midway, Baxter County, Arkansas

Midway is a census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. Midway is northwest of Mountain Home. Midway has a post office with ZIP code 72651. As of the 2010 census, its population is 1,084.-List Of Highways:* Highway 5* Highway 126...

 before terminating near Norfolk Lake.

Route description

AR 178 begins in Flippin

Flippin, Arkansas

Flippin is a city in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Flippin is located on a major non-interstate highway, US 412/62, in the Ozark Mountains near the South Shore of Bull Shoals Lake...

 and runs north past the Marion County Regional Airport

Marion County Regional Airport

Marion County Regional Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. It is located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Flippin, Arkansas....

 to Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals, Arkansas

Bull Shoals is a city in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,000 at the 2000 census. Bull Shoals was founded in 1954. Primarily a retirement and vacation center, Bull Shoals is bordered in three directions by a clear, deep, manmade lake of the same name, Bull Shoals...

. It crosses the river at the Bull Shoals Dam into Baxter County

Baxter County, Arkansas

Baxter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is in the northern part of the state, and shares a border with Missouri. It is commonly referred to as the Twin Lakes Area because it is bordered by two of Arkansas' largest lakes, Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake...

 and Bull Shoals State Park and Lakeview

Lakeview, Arkansas

Lakeview is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 763 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeview is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

. It then heads south with AR 126

Arkansas Highway 126

Arkansas Highway 126 is a state highway that runs in Baxter County. It runs from the White River to Midway.-Route description:AR 126 begins near the Marion County line at the White River. It heads north to Buford and on to US 62/US 412 and Gassville and Whiteville. The route concurs with AR 178 at...

 at Midway

Midway, Baxter County, Arkansas

Midway is a census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. Midway is northwest of Mountain Home. Midway has a post office with ZIP code 72651. As of the 2010 census, its population is 1,084.-List Of Highways:* Highway 5* Highway 126...

 to Pilgrim Rest, where it begins heading east as a scenic route

Scenic route

A scenic route, tourist road, tourist route, theme route, or scenic byway is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty...

. The route runs through Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas

Mountain Home is a city in and the county seat of Baxter County, Arkansas, United States, in the southern Ozark Mountains.It was recently listed in the top 20 cities in the U.S. for sportsmen in the current edition of Outdoor Life magazine, was recently ranked #2 for Field and Stream's Best Fishing...

to Norfolk Lake, where the route terminates.