Arkansas Highway 17


Highway 17 is a designation a state highway in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway is located mainly in Eastern Arkansas, and is split into four parts. The first section of the highway is about 4.9 miles long, with its southern terminus located near Ward Reservoir, in southern Arkansas County, which travels north and ends at a dead-end near La Grue Bayou. The second section is about 53.7 miles long, starting south of the town of Ethel and ending at US Route 70 southwest of Brinkley. The third and longest section begins at US Route 49 north of Brinkley and ends at AR 14 in Newport. The fourth section is about 7.1 miles long and begins at Arkansas Highway 18 in Diaz and ends at Arkansas Highway 37 west of Tuckerman.

Route description

Ward Reservoir to La Grue Bayou

The route begins near the Ward Reservoir in southern Arkansas County. From there, the route heads north, until reaching a three-way intersection with Arkansas Highway 152 at DeLuce. From there, the route starts to head east and ends near the La Grue Bayou, about 1.8 miles east of the intersection. The route serves virtually no purpose.

Ethel to Brinkley

The route begins at Morgan Hill Road south of Ethel. From there, the route heads north for about 11.4 miles until it reaches the intersection of Highway 1 near St. Charles. From there, both Highway 1 and Highway 17 share a concurrency for about 7.1 miles over the White River and through the White River National Wildlife Refuge before splitting apart from Highway 1 at Cross Roads. The route continues north, sharing a concurrency with Highway 146 and a separate concurrency with Highway 86 in Holly Grove. About 6 miles north of Holly Grove, Highway 17 comes to another three-way intersection with US Route 79. The two routes will share a concurrency heading west for about 3 miles, before turning north again east of Clarendon. The route heads north again, intersecting Highway 241 near Keevil and Highway 302 right before the route's northern terminus at US Route 70 south of Brinkley. The entire route is about 53.7 miles long.

Brinkley to Newport

The route begins at US Route 49 in Brinkley, just north of Interstate 40. The route heads north for about 8.4 miles before intersecting Highway 38 in Cotton Plant. Both highways share a concurrency heading east for about 1.7 miles before heading north again. From there, the route continues to head north, intersecting Highway 306 north of Cotton Plant, and Highway 260 sharing a concurrency south of Patterson. The route will come to another three-way intersection with US Route 64 in Patterson, and will share a concurrency with US Route 64 for about 2 miles until turning north in McCrory at the intersection of US Route 64 and Highway 145. The route continues towards Newport, intersecting Highway 37 north of McCrory, and Highway 33 sharing a concurrency near Tupelo, as well as the towns of Weldon and Auvergne. Highway 17 will eventually intersect Highway 14 near Newport and will soon intersect US Route 67/Future Interstate 57 in Newport, and shortly after that, highway 17 will re-intersect highway 14 at its northern terminus in Newport. The entire route is about 55.7 miles long.

Diaz to Tuckerman

The route begins at Highway 18 in Diaz, just north of Highway 69. The route heads north for about 7.1 miles and before intersecting Highway 37 west of Tuckerman. The route intersects Highway 226 just south of the northern terminus.