Arkansas Highway 43

Arkansas Highway 43 (AR43) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas, United States. One segment runs from Highway264 in Siloam Springs north to the Missouri state line. A second segment of 29.5 miles (47.5km) runs from Highway21 at Boxley north to Highway7 in Harrison. A third segment runs 1.8 miles (2.9km) in Harrison from U.S. Route65 (US65) east to Highway7.

Route description

Siloam Springs to Missouri

Highway 43 begins at Highway 264 in Siloam Springs and runs west before turning north and running close to the Oklahoma state line. The route runs through Cherokee City before meeting Highway 102 and later Highway 72 in Maysville.

After Maysville, Highway 43 runs along the Oklahoma state line concurrent with OK-20. This continues for approximately 5.4 miles (8.7km) until both routes terminate at the Missouri state line, where they continue as Missouri Route 43. This section is jointly maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

For the northernmost few miles of the overlapping stretch of road, AR 43/SH-20 turns toward the west, no longer straddling the state line. For those few miles, Highway 43 is located wholly within the state of Oklahoma but is not apparent to the traveler. The northernmost few feet of AR 43/SH-20 are completely in Arkansas, as the Arkansas/Missouri/Oklahoma tripoint is on the west side of the highway.

Boxley to Harrison

The route begins at Highway 21 at Boxley, and runs north near the Buffalo National River. Highway 43 enters Boone County and serves as the western terminus of Highway 206, and the southern terminus of Highway 397. The route terminates at Highway 7 in south Harrison. Highway 43 runs for 15.9 miles (25.6km) in Newton County and 14.1 miles (22.7km) in Boone County.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Benton	Siloam Springs	0.0	0.0	AR264 (Lincoln Street)	Southern terminus
	8.0	12.9	AR12– Colcord, OK, Gentry
	16.3	26.2	AR102 east– Decatur	Western terminus of AR 102
Maysville	18.7	30.1	AR72 east– Gravette	Western terminus of AR 72
Delaware–Benton county line				SH-20 west– Jay	Southern end of SH-20 concurrency
Delaware–McDonald– Benton county tripoint	OKARMO Corner			Route43 north– Southwest City	Continuation into Missouri; eastern terminus of SH-20 and AR43
Gap in route
Newton	Boxley	0.0	0.0	AR21 to AR16– Kingston	Southern terminus
Ponca			AR74 east– Jasper	Western terminus of AR 74
			AR103 north– Osage	Southern terminus of AR 103
Boone				AR206 east– Gaither	Western terminus of AR 206
			AR397 north	Southern terminus of AR 397
Harrison	29.5	47.5	AR7	Northern terminus
Gap in route
0.0	0.0	US62/ US65/ US412– Little Rock, Eureka Springs, Branson, MO	Southern terminus
1.8	2.9	AR7– Diamond City, Jasper	Northern terminus
1.000mi = 1.609km; 1.000km = 0.621mi Concurrency terminus

History

Highway43 was created in the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering. The original route was designated as State Road43 between Boxley and Missouri. The route was truncated at State Road14 at Lead Hill in 1929. The segment between Lead Hill and Harrison was re-signed as Highway7 in October 1953 following highway reconstruction. Minor relocations also took place around Lead Hill following construction of Bull Shoals Lake in 1954.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission created a second segment of Highway43 in Harrison on August 25, 1965.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission created a third segment of Highway43 on October 27, 1971 following a request from the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce to provide consistent numbering between Siloam Springs and Joplin, Missouri by renumbering Highway99 to match Missouri Route 43.

The new segment was rerouted within Siloam Springs as part of a reorganization of the city's highways on July 17, 1996. The Highway Commission relocated the Highway43 southern terminus from US412 to Highway59 by turning over Mount Olive Street to city maintenance and rerouted Highway43 over the former Highway204 (Cheri Whitlock Drive) in exchange for street and drainage improvements along Mount Olive Street.

Siloam Springs spur

Arkansas Highway 43 Spur (AR 43S and Hwy. 43S) is a former spur route of 1.01 miles (1.63km) in Siloam Springs. It was decommissioned when AR 43 was rerouted along AR 204.

External links

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