Arkansas Highway 13
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Arkansas Highway 13 is a designation for three state highways in central Arkansas. The longest segment of 54.58 miles (87.8 km) runs from US Highway 79 in Humphrey
Humphrey, Arkansas
Humphrey is a city in Arkansas and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is included in the 'Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Humphrey is located at ....

 to Campground Road east of Beebe
Beebe, Arkansas
Beebe, Arkansas is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,930 at the 2000 census, making it the second most populous in the county after Searcy. The city is home to a branch campus of Jonesboro-based Arkansas State University. It was named for Roswell Beebe, a...

. There exist two short segments in White County
White County, Arkansas
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 77,076. The county seat is Searcy. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a...

; one running 5.03 miles (8.1 km) from Highway 267 in McRae
McRae, Arkansas
McRae is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Bob Sullivan is the current mayor. The population was 661 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McRae is located at ....

 to Highway 367 and the other running 6.13 miles (9.9 km) from Highway 367 in Judsonia
Judsonia, Arkansas
Judsonia is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Rickey Veach is the current mayor. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Judsonia is located at ....

 to Highway 258.

Beebe to Humphrey route

Highway 13 starts east of Beebe
Beebe, Arkansas
Beebe, Arkansas is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,930 at the 2000 census, making it the second most populous in the county after Searcy. The city is home to a branch campus of Jonesboro-based Arkansas State University. It was named for Roswell Beebe, a...

 and heads south to AR 38
Arkansas Highway 38
Arkansas Highway 38 is an Arkansas state highway of 51.8 miles in length. It connects the towns of Cabot, Des Arc, and Cotton Plant....

/Hickory Plain, and a crossing of both I-40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...

 and AR 70
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...

 in Carlisle
Carlisle, Arkansas
Carlisle is a city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. It is the easternmost municipality within the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. The route continues south to US 167
U.S. Route 167
U.S. Route 167 runs for 499 miles from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana....

/Humnoke
Humnoke, Arkansas
Humnoke is a city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and to US 63
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 is a long north–south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota. It is not related to U.S...

/US 79
U.S. Route 79
U.S. Route 79 is a north–south United States highway. The route is a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east–west segments and north–south segments equally mixed. The highway's northern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 68 and KY 80...

 at Humphrey
Humphrey, Arkansas
Humphrey is a city in Arkansas and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is included in the 'Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Humphrey is located at ....

, where the route terminates.

McRae route

The route begins in McRae
McRae, Arkansas
McRae is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Bob Sullivan is the current mayor. The population was 661 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McRae is located at ....

 at Arkansas Highway 267 and runs north across US 67
U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas
U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas runs from Texarkana to the Missouri state line in Northeastern Arkansas.-Route description:U.S. Route 67 runs parallel to Interstate 30 from Texarkana to Benton, where it then runs concurrent with I-30 to North Little Rock. It then runs east, concurrent with I-40, for...

/US 167
U.S. Route 167
U.S. Route 167 runs for 499 miles from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana....

, which are 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...

. Highway 13 is Exit 35 on the converged US Routes. The route heads north to terminate at Arkansas Highway 367 southwest of Searcy
Searcy, Arkansas
Searcy is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,663. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County...

.

Judsonia route

The route begins at Highway 367 near Friendly Acres Park and runs west as Missle Base Road. Highway 13 passes over US 64
U.S. Route 64
U.S. Route 64 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. The highway's eastern terminus is at NC 12 and U.S. Route...

/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 167
U.S. Route 167
U.S. Route 167 runs for 499 miles from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana....

 but does not interchange with the route. After this bridging, AR 13 turns north to intersect AR 157
Arkansas Highway 157
Arkansas Highway 157 is a state highway of in White and Independence Counties.-Route description:AR 157 begins in Judsonia at AR 367. The route runs under US 64/US 167 and continues north until Pleasant Plains. AR 157 meets AR 87 and again crosses US 167 in Pleasant Plains. The route turns east...

 before terminating at AR 258 near the Emmett Miller House.

History

Arkansas Highway 13 was one of the original 1926 state highways. The route ran about 90 miles (144.8 km) from 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...

 south of Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area...

 to 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. The northern portion of the route was replaced by Arkansas Highway 81, with the entire route being replaced by U.S. Route 425
U.S. Route 425
U.S. Route 425 is a north–south United States highway, first commissioned in 1989. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied "parent", U.S. Route 25....

when it was commissioned in 1989.
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