| Route information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintained byArDOT | ||||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length | 45.84 mi[1] (73.77 km) | |||
| West end | ||||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end | ||||
| Main Street Bridge segment | ||||
| Length | 0.38 mi[1] (610 m) | |||
| South end | Scott Street in Little Rock | |||
| North end | Main Street inNorth Little Rock | |||
| Northern segment | ||||
| Length | 146.63 mi[1] (235.98 km) | |||
| South end | ||||
| Major intersections |
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| North end | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Garland,Saline,Pulaski,Lonoke,White,Cleburne,Stone,Izard,Baxter | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Arkansas Highway 5 (AR 5) is a designation for threestate highways in Arkansas. The southern segment of 45.84 miles (73.77 km) runs fromU.S. Route 70 (US 70) east ofHot Springs north toInterstate 430 (I-430) inLittle Rock.[2][3]
A northern segment of 146.63 miles (235.98 km) runs fromI-57 inCabot north to theMissouri state line, including a lengthy overlap withHighway 25 betweenHeber Springs and Wolf Bayou.[4][5][6] A portion of this route is designated as part of theSylamore Scenic Byway.[7] This segment also contained a formerspur route inMountain Home.
TheMain Street Bridge in Little Rock carries a third, unsigned, Highway 5 designation. The bridge is 0.38 miles (0.61 km) in span.[1]
All three routes are maintained by theArkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).

Highway 5 begins at an interchange withUS 70 andUS 70B east of Hot Springs as atwo-lane freeway. The route meetsHighway 7 inFountain Lake at aroundabout and continues to northeast as a surface road. In the city of Fountain Lake, Highway 5 has a junction withHighway 128 before enteringSaline County andHot Springs Village.[2] Continuing east, the route serves as the southern terminus forHighway 9 atCrows. Northwest ofBenton, Highway 5 has a junction withHighway 298 before entering the city and passing several residential subdivisions. Near Saline Memorial Hospital, the route has a junction withI-30/US 67/US 70 andHighway 35. Highway 5 runs east as afrontage road paralleling I-30 towardLittle Rock. Highway 35 runs south toward downtown Benton and eventuallySheridan andMonticello.[8]
The route passes theHester-Lenz House, listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP), prior to theBryant city limits.[9] An intersection withHighway 183 (Reynolds Rd) near the historicAndrew Hunter House gives access to downtown Bryant as well as I-30.[9] Continuing east, Highway 5 intersectsHighway 835 (Woody Drive) which leads to the Alexander branch of theArkansas Department of Human Services's Youth Service Center, after which it entersPulaski County.[10]
The route meets Otter Creek Road andHighway 338 (Baseline Road), bothcollector roads for I-30/US 67/US 70 in southwest Little Rock. Entering a suburban area, Highway 5 terminates at an interchange withI-430 and US 70.
TheMain Street Bridge in Little Rock carries a hidden Highway 5 designation. The route is 0.38 miles (0.61 km) in span and multi-lane divided.[1]
The route begins just south ofI-57/US 67/US 167 atHighway 321 andHighway 367 inCabot and runs north to crossHighway 89 andHighway 319. Highway 5 continues north to meetUS 64 south ofEl Paso andHighway 310 nearRomance. Highway 5 and Highway 310 form aconcurrency that runs untilHighway 36 inRose Bud.[11] The route continues north toHeber Springs, where it begins to concur withHighway 16/Highway 25.

Highway 5 leaves Highway 25 near Wolf Bayou, when Highway 5 begins to run withHighway 87, namedMountain View Road. The two routes meetHighway 14 in front of the Stone County Medical Center in southMountain View.[12] Highway 5/Highway 14/Highway 87 run briefly west to Sylamore Avenue, when they meetHighway 9. Highway 5/Highway 9/Highway 14 run north through town toAllison, when Highway 5 continues northward alone. Passing through theOzark National Forest, Highway 5 emerges nearCalico Rock.[13] The route takes a turn northwest, concurring withHighway 177 nearNorfork. Highway 5 crossesUS 62 southeast ofMountain Home. The route becomes9th Street, meetingUS 62B andHighway 201 in downtown Mountain Home. Highway 5 continues northwest toMidway, after which it heads north to theMissouri state line, where it continues asMissouri Route 5.
Missouri Route 5 runs entirely across Missouri and eventually becomesIowa Highway 5.

Highway 5 was created in 1926 as one of theoriginal numbered state highways in Arkansas.[14] At time of creation, Highway 5 did not extend south of Little Rock. The segment between Little Rock and Benton is the former alignment of US 67/US 70 in that area and was re-designated as Highway 5 upon completion of the freeway segment of US 67/US 70 (now I-30) in 1955.[15]
TheArkansas State Highway Commission truncated Highway 5 at I-430 and renumbered the remainder of Stagecoach Road as US 70 on December 9, 2021 in a deal with the cities of Little Rock, North Little Rock, andPulaski County to cover the relocation costs forRock Region Metro as part of the "30 Crossing" project on I-30.[16][17]
In 2023, a freeway was completed, connecting Highway 5 directly to the Hot Springs Bypass. Highway 5 now begins at an interchange with US 70 and US 70B east of Hot Springs and continues north to where it meetsHighway 7 inFountain Lake. The new section was originally scheduled to open in fall 2022; however, thenational supply chain crisis delayed the project. Issues with aretaining wall also contributed to the delay, moving the completion date to September 18, 2023. The roadway is atwo-lane freeway.[18]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland | | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | Southern terminus | ||
| | 11 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits 11A (east) and 11B (west); eastern terminus and exit 6B on US 70B | |||||
| | – | Mill Creek Road | |||||
| | 5.82 | 9.37 | Northern end of freeway section | ||||
| Roundabout | |||||||
| Fountain Lake | 9.58 | 15.42 | Western terminus of AR 128 | ||||
| Saline | Crows | 19.73 | 31.75 | Southern terminus of AR 9 | |||
| | 28.60 | 46.03 | Eastern terminus of AR 298 | ||||
| Benton | 32.41 | 52.16 | Interchange; northern terminus of AR 35; exit 117 on I-30 | ||||
| 34.03 | 54.77 | Interchange; exit 118 on I-30 | |||||
| 36.77 | 59.18 | Access via Alcoa Road | |||||
| Bryant | 38.97 | 62.72 | Northern terminus of AR 183 | ||||
| 40.31 | 64.87 | Woody Drive (AR 835 west) – Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center | FormerAR 111 | ||||
| Pulaski | Little Rock | 45.01 | 72.44 | Western terminus of AR 338 | |||
| 45.84 | 73.77 | Northern terminus; exit 1 on I-430 | |||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | Scott Street | Continuation south | ||||
| Arkansas River | Main Street Bridge | ||||||
| North Little Rock | 0.38 | 0.61 | Main Street | Continuation north | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Lonoke | Cabot | 0.00 | 0.00 | Southern terminus; southern termini of AR 321 and AR 367 | |||
| 0.14 | 0.23 | Exit 16 on I-57 | |||||
| Lonoke–Pulaski county line | 2.73 | 4.39 | |||||
| Lonoke | | 8.22 | 13.23 | ||||
| White | | 11.97 | 19.26 | ||||
| | 20.83 | 33.52 | Eastern terminus of AR 310 | ||||
| | 21.57 | 34.71 | Northern terminus of AR 31 | ||||
| Rose Bud | 28.65 | 46.11 | Southern end of AR 36 concurrency | ||||
| 28.70 | 46.19 | Northern end of AR 36 concurrency | |||||
| Cleburne | | 38.58 | 62.09 | Southern end of AR 16/AR 25 concurrency | |||
| seeAR 25 (mile 25.62–45.69) | |||||||
| Wolf Bayou | 58.61 | 94.32 | Northern end of AR 25 concurrency | ||||
| Stone | Mountain View | 80.43 | 129.44 | Southern end of AR 14 concurrency | |||
| 82.11 | 132.14 | Southern end of AR 9 concurrency | |||||
| 83.26 | 133.99 | Eastern terminus of AR 382 | |||||
| Allison | 87.85 | 141.38 | Northern end of AR 9/AR 14 concurrency | ||||
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| Izard | Calico Rock | 104.47 | 168.13 | Western terminus of AR 56 | |||
| Baxter | Norfork | 115.16 | 185.33 | Northern terminus of AR 177 | |||
| 117.98 | 189.87 | Northern terminus of AR 341 | |||||
| Salesville | 120.07 | 193.23 | Southern terminus of AR 177 | ||||
| | 124.17 | 199.83 | Western terminus of AR 342 | ||||
| | 124.61 | 200.54 | Southern terminus of AR 341 | ||||
| | 128.89 | 207.43 | Interchange | ||||
| Mountain Home | 130.42 | 209.89 | Southern end of AR 201 concurrency | ||||
| 130.78 | 210.47 | Southern end of US 62B concurrency | |||||
| 130.90 | 210.66 | Eastern terminus of AR 178 | |||||
| 131.22 | 211.18 | Northern end of US 62B concurrency | |||||
| 131.29 | 211.29 | Northern end of AR 201 concurrency | |||||
| Midway | 137.26 | 220.90 | Southern end of AR 178 concurrency; northern terminus of AR 126 | ||||
| 137.36 | 221.06 | Northern end of AR 178 concurrency | |||||
| | 145.42 | 234.03 | Eastern terminus of AR 202 | ||||
| | 146.63 | 235.98 | Continuation intoMissouri | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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