Arkansas Highway 282 is a north–south state highway in Crawford County. The route runs 19.48 miles (31.3 km) north from Van Buren

Van Buren, Arkansas

Van Buren is the second largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 - Interstate 540 junction...

 to Chester

Chester, Arkansas

Chester is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 99 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chester is located at ....

. The route parallels Interstate 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...

 for almost its entire length.

Route description

AR 282 begins at 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...

 east of Van Buren

Van Buren, Arkansas

Van Buren is the second largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 - Interstate 540 junction...

. The route crosses I-40

Interstate 40

Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...

/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 71

U.S. Route 71

U.S. Route 71 is a north–south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways. Currently, the highway's northern terminus is in International Falls, Minnesota at the Canadian border, at the southern end of the Fort...

 (no interchange) east of Van Buren before turning north towards Rudy

Rudy, Arkansas

Rudy was a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 72 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rudy is located at ....

. AR 282 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 AR 348 in Rudy before turning east to cross I-540 again. The route continues east to Dean's Market, running north briefly with US 71

U.S. Route 71

U.S. Route 71 is a north–south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways. Currently, the highway's northern terminus is in International Falls, Minnesota at the Canadian border, at the southern end of the Fort...

/AR 162

Arkansas Highway 162

-Section 1:Arkansas Highway 162 is a state highway of in Crawford County.-Route description:The route begins at US 64 in Alma and travels south then west through Kibler. AR 162 crosses under I-540/US 71 before ending at US 64 and US 71 Business in Van Buren.-Section 2:Arkansas Highway 162 is a...

/AR 348. The route continues due north alone, crossing and then crossing back over I-540. AR 282 meets US 71 again in Mountainburg

Mountainburg, Arkansas

Mountainburg is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 682 at the 2000 census....

 before again crossing I-540 to Chester

Chester, Arkansas

Chester is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 99 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chester is located at ....

. In Chester, AR 282 terminates at Brown Street.

Major intersections

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Spur route

Arkansas Highway 282 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 0.97 miles (1.6 km) near Mountainburg

Mountainburg, Arkansas

Mountainburg is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 682 at the 2000 census....

. The route connects AR 282 over Interstate 40

Interstate 40 in Arkansas

Interstate 40 is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a section in the U.S. state of Arkansas connecting sections in Oklahoma to Tennessee. The route enters Arkansas from the west just north of the Arkansas River near Dora...

 to the local 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...

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