Arkansas Highway 8
Encyclopedia
Arkansas Highway 8 is a highway in southern Arkansas
. It begins at the Oklahoma
state line and travels south to Eudora, AR
.
near Mena
, and goes southeast towards Arkadelphia
. After Arkadelphia, the route is concurrent
with AR 7 until Dalark. The route continues southeast to Fordyce
and on to Warren
before going straight south to Johnsville
. The route continues to Eudora
and south into the Grand Lake Loop, where it meets U.S. Route 65
and terminates.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. It begins at the Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
state line and travels south to Eudora, AR
Eudora, Arkansas
Eudora is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States of America. The population was 2,819 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eudora is located at ....
.
Route description
Highway 8 begins from OK 63Oklahoma State Highway 63
State Highway 63 is a 96.7 mile state highway in southeastern Oklahoma. It runs from U.S. Highway 69 in Kiowa to the Arkansas state line. SH-1 forms a concurrency with SH-63 for , nearly forty percent of the highway's length...
near Mena
Mena, Arkansas
Mena is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County.It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell during the building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad . It was Stilwell who decided Mena would be the name of this new town along the route to...
, and goes southeast towards Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,548. The city is the county seat of Clark County. The city is situated at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two universities, Henderson State...
. After Arkadelphia, the route is concurrent
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 7 until Dalark. The route continues southeast to Fordyce
Fordyce, Arkansas
Fordyce is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,799 at the 2000 census.The city is the county seat, home to the 1911 Dallas County Courthouse .-Geography:...
and on to Warren
Warren, Arkansas
Warren is a city in and the county seat of Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated population in 2006 was 6,219....
before going straight south to Johnsville
Johnsville, Arkansas
Johnsville is an unincorporated community in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. It is situated at 200 feet above mean sea level. It's a very small town and has a very small population. They used to have 2 stores but now they only have one which is closed on Sunday.-References:...
. The route continues to Eudora
Eudora, Arkansas
Eudora is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States of America. The population was 2,819 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eudora is located at ....
and south into the Grand Lake Loop, where it meets U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
and terminates.