Arkansas Highway 9

Highway 9
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed:	1926 – present
Section 1
Length:	174.17 mi[1] (280.30 km)
South end:	AR 5 – Crows
North end:	US 63 – Mammoth Spring
Section 2
Length:	51.09 mi[1] (82.22 km)
South end:	US 79 – Eagle Mills
North end:	US 67 / US 270B – Malvern
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← AR 8 AR 10 →

Arkansas Highway 9 is a designation for two state highways in east Arkansas. The northern segment of 174.17 miles (280.30 km) runs from AR 5 to U.S. Route 63 in Mammoth Spring.^[2] A southern segment of 51.09 miles (82.22 km) begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating.^[3]

Route description

Crows to Mammoth Spring

Highway 9 runs north in Morrilton

AR 9 begins at Crows and runs north, with AR 298 shooting east from the route.^[4] Continuing north into Perry County, AR 9 meets AR 10 at Williams Junction with AR 216 detaching near Harris Rake. The route next meets AR 60 in Perryville before entering Conway County.^[5] The route runs with AR 113 and AR 247 briefly south of Morrilton before meeting US 64 and I-40. AR 9 has a spur and business route in Morrilton. AR 915 strays from AR 9 near Overcup Lake. AR 9 also runs with AR 92 from Birdtown to Center Ridge in Conway County.^[6] AR 9 concurs with US 65 from Choctaw to Clinton. The route continues to Shirley from Clinton with AR 16, where it is crossed by AR 110.^[7] Entering Stone County, AR 9 runs north for several miles before meeting AR 66 in Mountain View. It exits town northbound with AR 5 and AR 16.^[8] AR 9 arrows east in Izard County, passing AR 933, a former alignment of AR 9. The route mostly follows the White River in eastern Izard County. AR 9 detaches a spur route and meets AR 69 in Melbourne. The route then meets AR 56 in Brockwell before leaving the county.^[9] The route enters its final county, meeting AR 395 before meeting US 62/US 412 and US 62 BUS in Salem. The route trails northeast to Mammoth Spring, where it meets US 63 and terminates, near the Missouri state line.^[10]

Eagle Mills to Malvern

Highway 9 begins at US 67 in Malvern and heads south through Lono, Tulip, and Princeton before heading slightly west.^[11] The route then passes through Holly Springs and past numerous quarries before terminating at US 79 at Eagle Mills.^[12]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ouachita	Eagle Mills			US 79 – Fordyce, Camden
				AR 203 south – Bearden
Dallas	Holly Springs			AR 128 west – Sparkman
				AR 273 south
				AR 8 east – Fordyce	South end of AR 8 overlap
	Princeton			AR 8 west – Arkadelphia	North end of AR 8 overlap
				AR 48 east – Carthage
				AR 46 east – Leola
Hot Spring	Lono			AR 222 – Donaldson
	Malvern			US 67 / US 270B (South Main Street / East Page Avenue) to I-30
Gap in route
Saline	Crows			AR 5 – Benton, Hot Springs
				AR 298 east
Perry	Williams Junction			AR 10 east – Little Rock	South end of AR 10 overlap
				AR 324 west – Lake Sylvia
				AR 216 east – Pleasant Valley
				AR 300 east – Harris Brake Lake
	Perryville			AR 60 west (Aplin Avenue)	South end of AR 60 overlap
				AR 60 east – Houston, Conway	North end of AR 60 overlap
	Perry			AR 10 west – Fort Smith	North end of AR 10 overlap
Conway	Oppelo			AR 154 – Petit Jean State Park
				AR 113 south – Houston
	Morrilton			AR 980 – Sardis, Airport
				US 64 – Morrilton, Plumerville	Interchange
				AR 9S (Industrial Park Drive) – Industrial Park
				AR 9B south
				I-40 – Fort Smith, Little Rock	I-40 exit 108
				AR 287 east
				AR 915-2 (Overcup Lake Road) – Lake Overcup
	Solgohachia			AR 287 north
				AR 92 south – Springfield	South end of AR 92 overlap
	Center Ridge			AR 124 west – Cleveland
				AR 92 east – Bee Branch	North end of AR 92 overlap
Van Buren	Formosa			AR 336 east – Culpepper
	Choctaw			US 65 south / AR 330 east – Conway, Greers Ferry Lake	South end of US 65 overlap
	Clinton			AR 336 west – Culpepper
				AR 95
				US 65B north – Business District, Scotland
				US 65B south to AR 95 – Business District
				AR 16 west – Witts Spring	South end of AR 16 overlap
				US 65 north – Marshall	North end of US 65 overlap
				AR 980 (Airport Road) – Airport
				AR 110 west – Botkinburg
	Shirley			AR 16 east – Fairfield Bay, Heber Springs	North end of AR 16 overlap
Stone	Rushing			AR 263 north – Fox	South end of AR 263 overlap
				AR 263 south – Prim	North end of AR 263 overlap
	Mountain View			AR 66 west (Main Street)
				AR 5 south / AR 14 east – Batesville	South end of AR 5 / AR 14 overlap
				AR 382 west – Ozark Folk Center State Park
	Allison			AR 5 north / AR 14 west – Calico Rock, Fifty Six, Blanchard Springs Caverns	North end of AR 5 / AR 14 overlap
Izard	Sylamore			AR 933-1
	Melbourne			AR 9S north (Circle Drive) – Industrial Park No. 1
				AR 9S south – Industrial Park No. 1
				AR 69 south (Main Street) – Batesville
	Brockwell			AR 56 – Calico Rock, Ash Flat
	Oxford			AR 354 east (First Street)
Fulton	Salem			US 62 / US 412 – Mountain Home, Ash Flat
				US 62B west (Church Street)
				AR 395 north
	Mammoth Spring			AR 289 south – Saddle
				US 63 – Thayer, MO, Hardy
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Bannered routes

Melbourne spur

Highway 9S
Location:	Melbourne
Length:	0.90 mi (1.45 km)

Arkansas Highway 9S is a spur route of 0.90 miles (1.45 km) in Melbourne. It is known colloquially as Main Street.

Morrilton spur

Highway 9S
Location:	Morrilton
Length:	0.47 mi (0.76 km)

Arkansas Highway 9S is a spur route of 0.47 miles (0.76 km) in Morrilton.

Morrilton business route

Highway 9B begins at Highway 9 near I-40 in Morrilton

Highway 9B
Location:	Morrilton
Length:	2.22 mi (3.57 km)

Arkansas Highway 9B is a business route of 2.22 miles (3.57 km) in Morrilton.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
2. General Highway Map - Fulton County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (4/11/03 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
3. General Highway Map - Hot Spring County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/29/07 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Saline County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
5. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Perry County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
6. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Conway County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
7. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Van Buren County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
8. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Stone County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
9. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Izard County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
10. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Fulton County map Retrieved on May 8, 2009.
11. General Highway Map - Dallas County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/29/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
12. General Highway Map - Ouachita County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (3/31/08 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 23, 2011.