Arkansas Highway 60
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Section 1

Arkansas Highway 60 is a 54.9 miles (88.4 km) long (88.4 km) state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Central Arkansas
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 connects U.S. Route 65 Business in Conway
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

 with AR 29
Arkansas Highway 29
Arkansas Highway 29 is a state highway that extends in South Arkansas. It runs north from the Louisiana state line to its terminus at AR 301 in Antoine. It is intersected by many major thoroughfares including Interstate 30...

 near Plainview, Arkansas
Plainview, Arkansas
Plainview is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....

. It runs through Faulkner, Perry, and Yell
Yell County, Arkansas
Yell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 22,185. The county has two county seats, Dardanelle and Danville...

 Counties. It has a 1.8 miles (2.9 km) spur route in Conway that connects to the Offices of Emergency Services.

Faulkner County

State Highway 60 begins at U.S. Route 65 Business in Conway
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

. It runs west for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and intersects with spur route 60. It continues west for 5.5 miles (8.9 km) until it reaches the County Line at the overpass of Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam.

Perry County

State Highway 60 then continues to run west for 7.7 miles (12.4 km) and meets with State Highway 113. It continues west for 3.8 miles (6.1 km) with Highway 113 and meets the northern terminus of Highway 216 in Houston
Houston, Arkansas
Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

.

0.1 mile (0.160934 km) west of Highway 216, Highway 113 splits off from highway 60. Highway 60 then runs west for 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Perryville where it intersects with Highway 9. Both highways follow the same path south in Perryville for 0.3 mile (0.482802 km) where they diverge. Highway 60 then runs west for 10.8 Miles to where it intersects with the northern terminus of Highway 177. It then runs west for another 10.1 miles (16.3 km) till it intersects with Arkansas Highway 7. It then crosses Highway 7 and runs west 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the county line.

Yell County

From the county line, Highway 60 runs west 7 miles (11.3 km) to terminate at Highway 28. Along this route it passes by Nimrod Lake
Nimrod Lake
Nimrod Lake is a reservoir in western Arkansas. It is the oldest Corps of Engineers project in Arkansas, it was completed in 1942 on the Fourche LaFave River.-Overview:...

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Junction list

County Location Distance Total Roads intersected Notes
Faulkner Conway
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

0.0 0.0
U.S. 65, U.S. 64
Eastern terminus
1.5 1.5 AR 286
Arkansas Highway 286
Arkansas Highway 286 is an east–west state highway in Faulkner County, Arkansas. The route of runs from Interstate 40/US 65 and US 65 Business in Conway east to Saltillo.-Route description:...

1.8 mile Spur to Office of Emergency Services
Line County Line 5.5 7.0 Arkansas River Toad Suck
Toad Suck Daze
Toad Suck Daze is an annual community music, arts, and food festival in Conway, Arkansas. It takes place every year in downtown Conway and has been celebrated for over twenty-five years.-Overview:...

 Ferry Lock & Dam
Perry Bigelow 7.7 14.7 AR 113
Arkansas Highway 113
Arkansas Highway 113 is a north–south state highway that runs in Central Arkansas. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 10 to Morrilton. This also gives access to some rural areas west of Morrilton. It runs through Pulaski, Perry, and Conway Counties...

Converge with AR 113
Houston
Houston, Arkansas
Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

3.8 18.5 AR 216
Arkansas Highway 216
Arkansas Highway 216 is a east–west state highway in Perry County, Arkansas. The route of runs from AR 9 east to AR 60/AR 113. The route is two–lane, undivided.-Route description:...

North End Terminus of AR 216
0.1 18.6 AR 113
Arkansas Highway 113
Arkansas Highway 113 is a north–south state highway that runs in Central Arkansas. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 10 to Morrilton. This also gives access to some rural areas west of Morrilton. It runs through Pulaski, Perry, and Conway Counties...

Diverge with AR 113
Perryville
Perryville, Arkansas
Perryville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,458 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

6.5 25.1 AR 9
Arkansas Highway 9
Arkansas Highway 9 is a designation for two state highways in east Arkansas. The northern segment of runs from AR 5 to U.S. Route 63 in Mammoth Spring. A southern segment of begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating.-Crows to Mammoth...

, AR 10
Converge with AR 9 & AR 10
0.3 25.4 AR 9
Arkansas Highway 9
Arkansas Highway 9 is a designation for two state highways in east Arkansas. The northern segment of runs from AR 5 to U.S. Route 63 in Mammoth Spring. A southern segment of begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating.-Crows to Mammoth...

, AR 10
Diverge with AR 9 & AR 10
Aplin 10.8 36.2 AR 155
Arkansas Highway 155
Arkansas Highway 155 is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. The shortest segment of runs from Mount Nebo State Park to AR 22 in Dardanelle. A second segment in Yell County of connects Highway 7 and Highway 154. A third segment runs from AR 10 near Casa to Petit Jean State Park...

North End Terminus of AR 155
Fourche Junction 10.1 46.3 AR 7 Cross AR 7
Line County Line 1.6 47.9 County Line
Yell
Yell County, Arkansas
Yell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 22,185. The county has two county seats, Dardanelle and Danville...

Plainview
Plainview, Arkansas
Plainview is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....

7.0 54.9 AR 28
Arkansas Highway 28
Highway 28 is an east–west highway of in Arkansas running from OK 128 and the Oklahoma state line east to Dardanelle.-Route description:...

Western terminus

Section 2

Arkansas Highway 60 is a state highway of 1.3 miles (2.1 km) in Crawford County. The route runs north from 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...

 over Interstate 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...

 to terminate at AR 282
Arkansas Highway 282
Arkansas Highway 282 is a north–south state highway in Crawford County. The route runs north from Van Buren to Chester. The route parallels Interstate 540 for almost its entire length.-Route description:...

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