 Highway 25 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byArDOT | ||||
| Length | 127.36 mi (204.97 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 64 inConway | |||
| Major intersections |  I-40 in Conway US 65 inGreenbrier AR 5 fromHeber Springs to Wolf Bayou US 167 inBatesville | |||
| North end |   US 63 /US 412 inBlack Rock | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Faulkner,Cleburne,Independence,Lawrence | |||
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Arkansas Highway 25 is a north–southstate highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs 127.36 miles (204.97 km) fromU.S. Route 64 (US 64) inConway north toUS 63/US 412 inBlack Rock throughHeber Springs,Batesville, and the foothills ofThe Ozarks.[2][3][4][5]
Highway 25 begins in Conway atU.S. Route 64 (US 64), just south of a junction withI-40. From Conway, the road runs north toWooster, where it turns northeast, meetingUS 65 inGreenbrier. The routeoverlaps US 65 for several miles north of Greenbrier, then continues northeast, meetingHighway 107 andHighway 225 before enteringQuitman. Highway 25 continues diagonally northeast, meetingHighway 16 andHighway 5 nearHeber Springs. A business loop and two spur routes both serve Heber Springs. Highway 25 continues north with Highway 5, a partnership named Heber Springs Road, until Highway 5 departs at Wolf Bayou.Highway 87 joins Highway 25 in nearbyConcord.
EnteringIndependence County, Highway 25 meetsHighway 14 inLocust Grove. The route meetsUS 167 just north of theBatesville Municipal Airport in southBatesville. In central Batesville, Highway 25 (here concurrent with US 167) meetsHighway 69 before exiting town headed due east.Highway 122 meets Highway 25 nearCord, after which it begins heading north. Highway 25 runs north untilHighway 230 inStrawberry, followed by a meeting andconcurrency withHighway 361 fromLynn toBlack Rock, where it terminates atUS 63/US 412.
Except where it coincides with US 65 in Greenbrier and US 167 in Batesville (both undivided four-lane segments), and certain passing lanes, (mostly between Greenbrier and Heber Springs), it is entirely a two-lane highway. This hilly, curvy road is useful for those seeking the towns and recreational areas along it, mainly in theGreers Ferry Lake area.
The segment between Conway andWooster is a former route of US 65.
Before 1982 it included an east–west highway betweenUS 63 approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast ofPortia, Arkansas and the Missouri state line, where it continued into Missouri. In 1982 this road was redesignated as the anomalousUS 412. Major towns along the road include Walnut Ridge andParagould. This section through the cotton country of eastern Arkansas was flat and largely straight, except where it passed throughCrowley's Ridge west of Paragould. Its eastern terminus was then the Missouri state line at the St. Francis River, where it continued asMissouri Route 25 towardKennett, Missouri.
Some sources continue to claim that Highway 25 ends atUS 67/Highway 34 atWalnut Ridge. Though this was the original west end of US 412 when established in 1982 from Highway 25 east of Walnut Ridge, it was later extended west across Arkansas along the former Black Rock-Walnut Ridge segment of Highway 25 (including its concurrency with US 63 from Black Rock to Portia), thus truncating Highway 25 at Black Rock where it meets the present US 63/US 412 concurrency.[5][6]
Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.
| County | Location | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Faulkner | Conway | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 64 –Conway,Morrilton | Southern terminus |
| 0.07 | 0.11 | I-40 –Fort Smith,Little Rock | Exits 124B-A on I-40 | ||
| Wooster | 6.64 | 10.69 |   AR 285 north – Shady Grove | Southern terminus of AR 285 | |
| Greenbrier | 11.33 | 18.23 |  US 65 south –Conway | Southern end of US 65 concurrency | |
 AR 225 (Main Street) | |||||
| | AR 285 north –Woolly Hollow State Park | Southern terminus of AR 285 | |||
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 65 north –Harrison,Buffalo National River | Northern end of US 65 concurrency | |
| Quitman | 12.47 | 20.07 |  AR 107 south –Enola | Northern terminus of AR 107 | |
| Cleburne | 13.98 | 22.50 |    AR 124 west toUS 65 – Gravesville | Southern end of AR 124 concurrency | |
| 14.38 | 23.14 |  AR 356 west toAR 225 –Greers Ferry, Morganton | Eastern terminus of AR 356 | ||
| 14.61 | 23.51 |  AR 124 east –Rose Bud | Northern end of AR 124 concurrency | ||
| | 20.35 | 32.75 | AR 107 south toAR 124 –Rose Bud | Southern end of AR 107 concurrency | |
| | 21.29 | 34.26 |  AR 16 west –Higden,Fairfield Bay,Greers Ferry | Southern end of AR 16 concurrency | |
| | 22.70 | 36.53 |  AR 107 north toAR 110 – Eden Isle | Northern end of AR 107 concurrency | |
| | 25.62 | 41.23 | AR 5 south –Rose Bud | Southern end of AR 5 concurrency | |
| | 26.46 | 42.58 | AR 16 east –Pangburn,Searcy | Northern end of AR 16 concurrency | |
| | 27.65 | 44.50 |  AR 25B north (Heber Springs Road) –Heber Springs Business District | Southern terminus of AR 25B | |
| | 29.41 | 47.33 |  AR 337 south | Northern terminus of AR 337 | |
| Heber Springs | 30.74 | 49.47 | AR 110 (Wilburn Road) –Heber Springs Business District,Wilburn, ASU-Heber Springs | ||
| | 32.60 | 52.46 | AR 25B south (Heber Springs Road) –Heber Springs Business District | Northern terminus of AR 25B | |
| | 32.89 | 52.93 | Greers Ferry Dam across theLittle Red River | ||
| Tumbling Shoals | 35.51 | 57.15 |  AR 25S west | Eastern terminus of AR 25S | |
| Drasco | 43.45 | 69.93 |  AR 92 west –Greers Ferry | Eastern terminus of AR 92 | |
| Wolf Bayou | 45.69 | 73.53 | AR 5 north –Mountain View | Northern end of AR 5 concurrency | |
| Concord | 50.80 | 81.75 |  AR 87 south | Northern terminus of AR 87 | |
| Independence | Locust Grove | 59.26 | 95.37 |  AR 14 west –Mountain View,Ozark Folk Center,Blanchard Springs Caverns | Southern end of AR 14 concurrency |
| 59.62 | 95.95 |  AR 230 east | Western terminus of AR 230 | ||
| Dennison Heights | 66.34 | 106.76 | US 167 south /AR 14 east –Newport,Bald Knob | Northern end of AR 14 concurrency; southern end of US 167 concurrency | |
| Batesville |   AR 69 south /AR 69B north (East Harrison Street) – Business District | Southern end of AR 69 concurrency | |||
 AR 233 north (East Main Street) –Lyon College,Batesville Business District,Historical District | Southern terminus of AR 233 | ||||
| AR 69 north (Barnett Drive) –Cushman,Melbourne | Northern end of AR 69 concurrency | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 167 north (North St. Louis Street) /AR 69S north (White Drive) –Cave City,Melbourne | Northern end of US 167 concurrency | ||
| 0.87 | 1.40 | AR 233 –Cave City,Batesville | |||
| | 3.81 | 6.13 | AR 233 south (Mack Street) –Moorefield | Northern terminus of AR 233 | |
| | 12.78 | 20.57 | AR 25S south –Charlotte | Northern terminus of AR 25S | |
| | 18.56 | 29.87 |  AR 122 west –Cord | Eastern terminus of AR 122 | |
| Lawrence | Saffell | 27.70 | 44.58 |  AR 361 north | Southern terminus of AR 361 |
| Strawberry | 31.58 | 50.82 |  AR 117 north /AR 230 west – Jesup,Cave City | Southern terminus of AR 117 | |
| Lynn | 36.38 | 58.55 | AR 361 south –Saffell, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA | Northern terminus of AR 361 | |
| | 43.81 | 70.51 | Lake Charles State Park | Access viaAR 600 | |
| Powhatan | 47.36 | 76.22 |  AR 117S north –Smithville | Southern terminus of AR 117S | |
| Black Rock | 49.51 | 79.68 | AR 117 south –Black Rock,Davidsonville Historic State Park | Northern terminus of AR 117 | |
| 49.69 | 79.97 | US 63 /US 412 –Hoxie,Imboden | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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