Arkansas Highway 29
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Arkansas Highway 29 is a state highway that extends 77.2 miles (124.2 km) in South Arkansas
South Arkansas
South Arkansas lies within the southern most portions of Arkansas Gulf Coastal Plain and Delta regions. It encompasses the lower 15 counties of the state.-History:...

. It runs north from the Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 state line to its terminus at AR 301
Arkansas Highway 301
Arkansas Highway 301 is a north–south state highway in Pike County, Arkansas. The route of runs from AR 26/AR 27 in Murfreesboro through rural Pike County to Highway 29 in Antoine.-Route description:...

 in Antoine
Antoine, Arkansas
Antoine is a town in Pike County, Arkansas, United States, along the Antoine River. The population was 156 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Antoine is located at...

. It is intersected by many major thoroughfares including Interstate 30
Interstate 30
Interstate 30 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. I-30 runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, to Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 except for the portion west of...

. Part of the highway is known as Bill Clinton Drive.

Route description

Maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD)
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...

 the route begins at Louisiana Highway 3
Louisiana Highway 3
Louisiana Highway 3 is a state highway in northern Louisiana and runs in a north/south direction for , from Interstate 20 to the Louisiana/Arkansas state line. LA 3 lies entirely within Bossier Parish...

 at the Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 state line. It runs north parallel to the Union Pacific tracks, intersecting AR 160
Arkansas Highway 160
Arkansas Highway 160 is a designation for four state highways in Lower Arkansas. The northernmost segment of runs from Farm to Market Road 249 and State Line Avenue at the Texas state line near Bloomburg, Texas east to Highway 19 at Macedonia. A second segment of runs east from Highway 57 east...

 in Bradley
Bradley, Arkansas
Bradley is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 563 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bradley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and US 82
U.S. Route 82
U.S. Route 82 is an east–west United States highway in the southern United States. What started as a 1932 addition to the system across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas eventually became a 1,609 mile route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgia's Atlantic coast.The...

 in Lewisville
Lewisville, Arkansas
Lewisville is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Lafayette County.-Geography:Lewisville is located at ....

. The route runs for 33.8 miles (54.4 km) in Lafayette County before continuing north into Hempstead County. The route has multiple important junctions in Hope
Hope, Arkansas
Hope is a small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,378...

. The route meets US 67
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...

, US 278
U.S. Route 278
U.S. Route 278 is a parallel route of U.S. Route 78. It currently runs for 1,074 miles from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Highway 71/U.S. Highway 59. It might be notable that it is longer than its parent highway, US Hwy-78. US Hwy-278 passes through the states of...

, US 371
U.S. Route 371
U.S. Route 371 is a north–south United States highway in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana. The highway's northern terminus is in De Queen, Arkansas at an intersection with U.S. Highway 70. It is co-signed for its last between Lockesburg, Arkansas and DeQueen with U.S. Highway 59...

, and Interstate 30
Interstate 30
Interstate 30 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. I-30 runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, to Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 except for the portion west of...

 in Hope. The route concurs with US 278 and runs around Hope as Bill Clinton Drive. AR 29 runs for 41.3 miles (66.5 km) in Hempstead County. In Nevada County, the route begins a concurrency with AR 19. The route runs for 3.7 miles (6 km) in Nevada County before entering Pike County. AR 29 meets AR 301
Arkansas Highway 301
Arkansas Highway 301 is a north–south state highway in Pike County, Arkansas. The route of runs from AR 26/AR 27 in Murfreesboro through rural Pike County to Highway 29 in Antoine.-Route description:...

, before terminating at that same route in Antoine
Antoine, Arkansas
Antoine is a town in Pike County, Arkansas, United States, along the Antoine River. The population was 156 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Antoine is located at...

. The 6.7 miles (10.8 km) in Pike County makes the total route length 77.2 miles (124.2 km).

The route terminated at Blevins in 1947.

Major intersections

Hope business route

Arkansas Highway 29 Business is a 3 miles (4.8 km) long business route
Business route
A business route in the United States and Canada is a short special route connected to a parent numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or town, and finally reconnecting with the same parent numbered highway again at its...

 in Hope
Hope, Arkansas
Hope is a small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,378...

. It passes the Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Hope and the Ethridge House, 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 route was designated after 1962.
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