Arkansas Highway 264
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Arkansas Highway 264 is a designation for three state highways in Benton County, Arkansas
. The eastern route begins at US 71 Business and runs 7.75 miles (12.5 km) east to terminate at Beaver Lake
. At 13.15 miles (21.2 km), the Highfill
to Lowell
route is the longest alignment. The westernmost routes runs 2.73 miles (4.4 km) in Siloam Springs
.
. The route passes a suburban development before serving the northern terminus for Arkansas Highway 265 (Old Wire Road
). AR 264 runs due east past farmland before beginning to wind through wooded country. The road passes Hickory Creek Park and lakefront houses (belonging to communities Highland Estates and Creech) until terminating at the waters of Beaver Lake
.
, which contains the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
(XNA). The route runs south by the Highfill Town Hall before turning east near the Highfill Cemetery. AR 264 passes the southern end of the airport and runs through the community of Healing Springs. In Cave Springs
, AR 264 forms a brief concurrency
with Arkansas Highway 112. After this concurrency ends, AR 264 continues east into Lowell
, intersecting I-540
/US 62
/US 71 (Future I-49, Fulbright Expressway). After this junction, AR 264 continues briefly east to terminate at US 71B.
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AR 264 in Siloam Springs north of AR 43 was formerly Arkansas Highway 204 Spur. The spur was removed from the system when AR 43 was rerouted over Arkansas Highway 204 in the mid 1990s. The remainder of the route in Siloam Springs was repaved in 2003.
Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the population was 153,406. The U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population is 221,339. The county seat is Bentonville. Benton County was formed on 30 September 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S...
. The eastern route begins at US 71 Business and runs 7.75 miles (12.5 km) east to terminate at Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake (Arkansas)
Beaver Lake is a man-made reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and is formed by a dam across the White River. Beaver Lake has some of natural shoreline...
. At 13.15 miles (21.2 km), the Highfill
Highfill, Arkansas
Highfill is a town in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, which serves all of Northwest Arkansas, including the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical...
to Lowell
Lowell, Arkansas
Lowell is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,327. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area....
route is the longest alignment. The westernmost routes runs 2.73 miles (4.4 km) in Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,990...
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Springdale to Beaver Lake
The route begins at US 71 Business in SpringdaleSpringdale, Arkansas
As of the census of 2010, there were 69,797 people, 22,805 households, and 16,640 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 64.7% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 1.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 5.7% Pacific Islander, 22% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more...
. The route passes a suburban development before serving the northern terminus for Arkansas Highway 265 (Old Wire Road
Old Wire Road
The Old Wire Road is a historic road in Missouri and Arkansas. Several local roads are still called this. It followed an old Native American route, the Great Osage Trail across the Ozarks and became a road along a telegraph line from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Smith, Arkansas. This route was...
). AR 264 runs due east past farmland before beginning to wind through wooded country. The road passes Hickory Creek Park and lakefront houses (belonging to communities Highland Estates and Creech) until terminating at the waters of Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake (Arkansas)
Beaver Lake is a man-made reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and is formed by a dam across the White River. Beaver Lake has some of natural shoreline...
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Highfill to Lowell
AR 264 begins at Arkansas Highway 12 in Highfill, ArkansasHighfill, Arkansas
Highfill is a town in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, which serves all of Northwest Arkansas, including the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical...
, which contains the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is an airport located in Highfill, Arkansas, near Bentonville, Rogers, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas...
(XNA). The route runs south by the Highfill Town Hall before turning east near the Highfill Cemetery. AR 264 passes the southern end of the airport and runs through the community of Healing Springs. In Cave Springs
Cave Springs, Arkansas
Cave Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,103 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, AR 264 forms a brief concurrency
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 Arkansas Highway 112. After this concurrency ends, AR 264 continues east into Lowell
Lowell, Arkansas
Lowell is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,327. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, intersecting I-540
Interstate 540 (Arkansas)
Interstate 540 in Arkansas is a spur of Interstate 40 between Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas; the Northwest Arkansas segment is proposed to become part of an expanded Interstate 49. I-540 provides an Interstate Highway path between Fayetteville and Little Rock via Interstate 40. This links the...
/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 71 (Future I-49, Fulbright Expressway). After this junction, AR 264 continues briefly east to terminate at US 71B.
Siloam Springs
AR 264 begins in Siloam Springs at US 412/AR 59. The route runs north as Lincoln St in the city, giving direct access to US 412 for many residences and small businesses. AR 264 intersects Main Street and later Cheri Whitlock Drive in the north part of the city, and terminates at a local road shortly north of this intersection. Although AR 264 is almost entirely north–south, the route is signed with east/west banners.Major intersections
Mile markers reset at concurrenciesConcurrency (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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|colspan=4 align=center| AR 264 second segment begins in Highfill
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|colspan=4 align=center| AR 264 begins in Siloam Springs
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History
The first of the above segments to appear on the state highway map was from Highfill to Lowell in 1951. The road was gravel and was not a state highway. The route was paved from Lowell to Healing Springs by 1960. The Springdale segment became AR 264 in 1961, with the building of Beaver Dam. In 1963, the route became a loop from Springdale, east to Beaver Lake, turning west and ending at Lowell. The route was entirely gravel at this time. By 1966, the route was extended through Lowell to Highfill along the modern routing. Between 1970 and 1975, however, Beaver Lake expanded and washed out half of the loop, leaving the modern discontinuous segments.AR 264 in Siloam Springs north of AR 43 was formerly Arkansas Highway 204 Spur. The spur was removed from the system when AR 43 was rerouted over Arkansas Highway 204 in the mid 1990s. The remainder of the route in Siloam Springs was repaved in 2003.