Arkansas Highway 279 is a north–south state highway in Benton County, Arkansas

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 route runs 14.87 miles (23.9 km) from Arkansas Highway 12 at Vaughn 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 Centerton

Centerton, Arkansas

Centerton is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. A tornado destroyed 40 homes, damaged 150, and injured 12 people on March 12, 2006...

. The route has a rare officially designated exception of 0.52 mile (0.8368568 km), overlapping Arkansas Highway 72.

Route description

The route begins at AR 12 near 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...

 and runs north to intersect AR 102 in Centerton

Centerton, Arkansas

Centerton is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. A tornado destroyed 40 homes, damaged 150, and injured 12 people on March 12, 2006...

. These routes form a 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...

 west until the Centerton city limits, when AR 279 turns north. AR 279 winds north through rural Benton County until intersecting AR 72 in Hiwasee

Hiwasse, Arkansas

Hiwasse is an unincorporated census-designated place in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 497. It is the location of Hiwasse Bank Building, which is located at Main St., AR 279 and Banks House, which is located on AR 72 west of Hiwasse...

 near the Hiwasse Bank Building, which is listed 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...

.

These routes briefly overlap in what the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for the user...

 calls an officially designated exception for 0.52 mile (0.8368568 km). The AHTD began construction south of the Highway 72 junction in Hiwasse in May 2011 on a future junction along the Bella Vista Bypass, which is itself part of a long-range project to extend Interstate 49. The route continues north, winding through Bella Vista

Bella Vista, Arkansas

Bella Vista is a city in Benton County, Arkansas. It previously was the largest unincorporated community in the state of Arkansas; however, in November 2006 it voted to incorporate and form a municipality. The Bella Vista Property Owners Association estimates that there are currently 24,000...

 as Forest Hills Boulevard, serving as the western terminus for Lancashire Blvd

Arkansas Highway 340

Arkansas Highway 340 is a east–west state highway in Benton County, Arkansas...

 in central Bella Vista. Highway 279 heads north to meet Missouri supplemental route OO

Missouri Supplemental Route

A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in addition to the regular routes...

 at 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, where it terminates. Route OO serves as a connector to AR 279 to US Route 71.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.
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