Arkansas Highway 41

Highway 41
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed:	1926 – present
Section 1
Length:	18.62 mi[1] (29.97 km)
North end:	CR 40
South end:	AR 23 near Chismville
Section 2
Length:	38.38 mi[1] (61.77 km)
North end:	US 70B / AR 329 in De Queen
South end:	SH 8 at the Texas state line
Location
Counties:	Franklin, Little River, Logan, Sevier
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← I-40 AR 42 →

Arkansas Highway 41 (AR 41, Hwy. 41) is a designation for two state highways in Western Arkansas. One route of 18.02 miles (29.00 km) runs from Franklin County Route 40 (CR 40) south to Highway 23 near Chismville.^{[a 1]} A second routing begins at US Route 70B (US 70B) in De Queen and runs south^{[a 2]} to Texas State Highway 8 at the Texas state line.^[4][5] The northern segment of Highway 41 contains a 0.60 miles (0.97 km) officially designated exception over Highway 22 in Branch.^[2]

Route description

County Route 40 to Chismville

The route begins near the Arkansas River at a Corps of Engineers park called Citadel Bluff. Highway 41 runs south to a junction with Highway 96 in Cecil and continues to wind further south to Peter Pender, where the route has junctions with Highway 288 and Highway 60.^[6] South of these junctions Highway 41 serves as the western terminus for Highway 398 north of Branch. Upon entering Branch, Highway 41 forms an officially designated exception in which it shares the same strip of pavement with Highway 22 for 0.60 miles (0.97 km) westbound. The route turns left and runs south into Logan County, where the route terminates at Highway 23 near Chismville.^[7] Traffic counts from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reveal that no more than 800 vehicles per day (VPD) used Highway 41 along its routing from Citadel Bluff to Highway 23.^[1]

De Queen to Texas

AR 41 begins at US 70 Business and Highway 329 in De Queen and runs south to a junction with Highway 24 near Horatio. These two routes form a concurrency through Horatio which ends when Highway 24 at Williams Street with Highway 41 continuing southwest past the Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge into Little River County.^[4] Upon crossing the Little River the highway has a junction with Highway 380 at Billingsly's Corner before winding south to cross Highway 234 at Cross Roads.^[5] The route becomes a section line road and continues along this line into Foreman where the route becomes Madden Street. Highway 41 intersects Highway 32 and Highway 108, and continues south in a brief overlap with Highway 32. This overlap concludes shortly south of town and Highway 41 continues along the section line due south to meet the Red River at the Texas state line, where it becomes State Highway 8.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Little River		38.38	61.77	SH 8 south – New Boston	Texas state line (bridge over the Red River)
		29.38	47.28	AR 32 east – Ashdown	South end of AR 32 overlap
		28.65	46.11	AR 108S west
	Foreman	27.49	44.24	AR 32 west / AR 108 – Foreman Business District, Alleene	North end of AR 32 overlap
	Cross Roads	19.60	31.54	AR 234 – Winthrop
	Billingsleys Corner	12.54	20.18	AR 380 west – Cerrogordo
Little River		11.26– 10.88	18.12– 17.51	Bridge
Sevier	Horatio	8.74	14.07	AR 24 west (Williams Street)	South end of AR 24 overlap
		6.80	10.94	AR 24 east – Lockesburg	North end of AR 24 overlap
	De Queen	0.00	0.00	US 70B / AR 329 south (Stilwell Avenue) – De Queen Business District	South end of US 70B overlap
				US 59 / US 70 / US 71 / US 371 south – Cossatot Community College University of Arkansas	North end of US 70B overlap
Gap in route
Logan		18.62	29.97	AR 23 – Caulksville, Chismville
Franklin	Branch	11.48	18.48	AR 22 west – Fort Smith	South end of AR 22 overlap
		12.08	19.44	AR 22 east – Paris	North end of AR 22 overlap
		9.48	15.26	AR 398
	Peter Pender	7.64	12.30	AR 60 west
		7.40	11.91	AR 288 east
	Cecil	1.45	2.33	AR 96 to AR 23 – Lavaca
		0.00	0.00	CR 40
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

De Queen business route

4th Street
Location:	De Queen
Length:	0.9 mi[8] (1.4 km)

Arkansas Highway 41 Business (AR 41B, Hwy. 41B) was a business route of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in De Queen.^[1] The highway ran from Highway 41 south of De Queen to US 70 Business.^[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in De Queen, Sevier County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	AR 41	Southern terminus
0.9	1.4	US 70B (Stillwell Avenue)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

1. Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Franklin County Route and Sections Map^[2] indicates that Highway 41 begins at Franklin County Route 40 and ends at Highway 23 in Logan County.
2. Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Little River County Route and Sections Map^[3] indicates that Highway 41 begins at US 70B in De Queen and runs south to the Texas state line.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (Database). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
2. Franklin County Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
3. Little River County Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
4. General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
5. General Highway Map, Little River County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
6. General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
7. General Highway Map, Logan County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
8. General Highway Map, Sevier County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2011.