Arkansas Highway 279
State highway in Arkansas, United States
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Arkansas Highway 279 (AR 279 and Hwy. 279) is a north–south state highway in Benton County, Arkansas. The route runs 14.87 miles (23.93 km) from Arkansas Highway 12 at Vaughn north to the Missouri state line through Centerton.[2] The route has a rare officially designated exception of 0.52 miles (0.84 km), overlapping Arkansas Highway 72.[3]
AR 12 in Vaughn
Route OO at the Missouri state line in Bella VistaHighway 279 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by AHTD | ||||
| Length | 14.87 mi[1] (23.93 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | AR 12 in Vaughn | |||
| North end | Route OO at the Missouri state line in Bella Vista | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Benton | |||
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Route description
The route begins at AR 12 near the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and runs north to intersect AR 102 in Centerton. These routes form a concurrency west until the Centerton city limits, when AR 279 turns north. AR 279 winds north through rural Benton County until intersecting AR 72 in Hiwasee near the Hiwasse Bank Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
These routes briefly overlap in what the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department calls an officially designated exception for 0.52 miles (0.84 km).[3] The AHTD began construction south of the Highway 72 junction in Hiwasse in May 2011 on a future junction along the Bella Vista Bypass, which is itself part of a long-range project to extend Interstate 49. The route continues north, winding through Bella Vista as Forest Hills Boulevard, serving as the western terminus for Lancashire Blvd in central Bella Vista. Highway 279 heads north to meet Missouri supplemental route OO at the Missouri state line, where it terminates. Route OO serves as a connector to AR 279 to US Route 71.[2]
Major intersections
Mile markers reset at concurrencies.The entire route is in Benton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Vaughn | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 12 (Regional Airport Boulevard) – Gentry, Rogers | ||
| Centerton | 3.05 | 4.91 |   AR 102 east (Centerton Blvd) – Bentonville | ||
| AR 102 concurrency west, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) | |||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  AR 12 west (Centerton Blvd) | |||
| Hiwasse | 5.51– 6.03 | 8.87– 9.70 |  AR 72 | exception | |
| Bella Vista | 8.50 | 13.68 |  AR 340 east (Lancashire Blvd) | ||
| 11.82 | 19.02 |   Route OO to US 71 | Continuation beyond Missouri state line | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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