Arkansas Highway 201 is a north–south state highway in Baxter County, Arkansas

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...

. The route runs 24.05 miles (38.7 km) from Arkansas Highway 341

Arkansas Highway 341

Arkansas Highway 341, sometimes referred to as Push Mountain Road, is a state highway that runs in Baxter County.-Route description:AR 341 runs from AR 14 east of Big Flat north to AR 201 near Norfork. The route continues north with AR 5 until Briarcliff, where it becomes Tracy Ferry Road and...

 in Salesville

Salesville, Arkansas

Salesville is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 437 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Salesville is located at ....

 north to the Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 state line 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...

, the county seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of Baxter County.

Route description

AR 201 begins in Salesville

Salesville, Arkansas

Salesville is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 437 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Salesville is located at ....

 at Push Mountain Road

Arkansas Highway 341

Arkansas Highway 341, sometimes referred to as Push Mountain Road, is a state highway that runs in Baxter County.-Route description:AR 341 runs from AR 14 east of Big Flat north to AR 201 near Norfork. The route continues north with AR 5 until Briarcliff, where it becomes Tracy Ferry Road and...

. The highway runs west to Shady Grove, when it curves north to 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...

. Upon reaching Mountain Home, AR 201 intersects US 62

U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas

U.S. Route 62 is a U.S. highway running from El Paso, Texas northeast to Niagara Falls, New York. In the U.S. state of Arkansas, the route runs 329.9 miles from the Oklahoma border near Summers east to the Missouri border in St. Francis, serving the northern portion of the state...

/US 412

U.S. Route 412

U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied "parent", US 12. U.S...

 before the lone AR 201 spur leaves the main route. AR 201 continues north as S College Street past the Casey House until intersecting 9th Street. A concurrency forms east then north through downtown Mountain Home. AR 5/AR 201 intersect and follow US 62 Business for six blocks north, passing the Mountain Home Commercial Historic District and Baxter County Courthouse

Baxter County Courthouse

The Baxter County Courthouse is a courthouse in Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States, the county seat of Baxter County, built in 1941. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995...

, both on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. The routes run together as Hickory Street when AR 5/AR 201 branch west and US 62B stays east. Shortly after this fork, AR 201 departs AR 5 and heads due north. The highway runs through north Mountain Home and exits town, becoming a winding rural route. AR 201 runs through the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Clarkridge

Clarkridge, Arkansas

Clarkridge, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located near the end of Arkansas Highway 201 near the Missouri state line. Clarkridge has one post office, three churches and one resort on Norfork Lake. Clarkridge has a Volunteer Fire...

 near the Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 state line, when the road becomes state supplemental route J.

History

The first portion of AR 201 was from Mountain Home to Missouri, and was designated in 1959. The highway was entirely gravel. The southern half of this segment was paved in 1961. The highway was extended south to Salesville in 1963. The entire northern segment was paved to the Missouri state line the following year. The entire southern portion was paved by 1979.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies

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...

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Mountain Home spur

Arkansas Highway 201 Spur is a spur route

Spur route

A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...

 of 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) in 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...

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