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Great River Road - Arkansas
The Arkansas Great River Road embodies a fading agricultural past with a growing modern society that utilizes new agricultural technology. From the first settlers who conquered the swamp to the sharecroppers and finally to a community embedded in pastoral rhythms, this rich heritage can be seen all along the road.
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Getting to the Byway:
###From Little Rock to Great River Road### * Get on I-30 west. * Merge onto I-530 S/US-65 S. * In Pine Bluff stay on US-65 south until you reach Dumas where you connect up to the byway. ###From Memphis International Airport### * Depart Memphis International Airport via Winchester Road and Plough Boulevard. * Follow the signs to I-240 West. * Travel on I-240 for two miles and take the I-55 North Exit toward St. Louis. * After crossing the Mississippi River Bridge, begin the Arkansas segment of The Great River Road. ###From Memphis International Airport: Option 2### Travelers who wish to drive the entire length of The Great River Road-Arkansas in one segment may do so by following this option. * Drive north from Memphis on I-55 through Northeastern Arkansas to the Missouri State Line and turning back South. * Take the first Missouri Exit, just over the Arkansas State Line, and travel west to pick up US 61 South. * Drive three miles to the Missouri-Arkansas State Line to begin your journey through Arkansas.
Navigating the Byway:
##Arkansas-Missouri State Line to West Memphis (70 miles)
* The byway starts at the Concrete Arch that spans U.S. Hwy 61 at the state line of Arkansas and Missouri.
* Follow US 61 through Blytheville, Luxora, Osceola, and Wilson to its junction with I-55.
* Turn southeast (right) onto AR 77.
* Follow AR 77 through Marion to its intersection with US 70 in West Memphis.
##First Spur (13 miles)
* Drive east on U.S. Hwy 70/E Broadway to I-55.
* Continue east on I-55 to the state line of Arkansas and Tennessee west of Memphis, TN.
* Return to the junction of AR 77/N Missouri St and U.S. Hwy 70/E Broadway in West Memphis.
##West Memphis to Elaine (104 miles)
* Drive west on US 70/W Broadway to AR 147.
* Turn south (left) on AR 147 to AR 38 near Horseshoe Lake.
* Turn west (right) on AR 38 and follow it into Hughes.
* In Hughes, turn southwest on US 79/Broadway St.
* Continue on US 79 towards Marianna.
* In Marianna, turn east (left) onto AR 1/W Chestnut St.
* Turn south (right) onto S Poplar St., then east (left) on AR 44/Martin Luther King Dr.
* Follow AR 44 to Bear Creek Lake, and turn south (right) onto Co. Rd. 239.
* Continue south on Co. Rd. 221
* Turn east (left) onto Co. Rd. 217.
* At Storm Creek Lake, turn south (left) on Co. Rd. 215, then south (right) again onto Co. Rd. 239.
* Continue on Co. Rd. 239, which becomes first Sterling Rd. then Holly St. once it enters Helena.
* Turn west (right) on Miller St., then left on Columbia St., which becomes Biscoe St. as it leaves Helena.
* Continue south, merging briefly onto US 49 before turning south (right) onto AR 44.
* Follow AR 44 into Elaine.
##Elaine to Back Gate (71 miles)
* In Elaine, turn west (right) onto AR 20/Main St
* Continue on AR 20 to AR 318 and turn north (right).
* Turn west (left) onto AR 316 and continue to AR 1.
* Drive southwest on AR 1 through St. Charles, De Witt and Gillette.
* Continue on AR 1/US165 to Black Gate.
##East Loop to McGehee (43 miles)
* From Back Gate, drive east on AR 1 to AR 4.
* Drive east on AR 4 to US 278/US 65 in McGehee.
##West Loop to McGehee(27 miles)
* From Back Gate, drive southwest on US 165/AR 54 to US 165/US 65 in Dumas.
* Follow US 165/US 65 south to its intersection with AR 4 in McGehee.
##McGehee to Arkansas-Louisiana Border (45 miles)
* Drive south on US 278/US 65 through Lake Village.
* Turn south (right) onto US 65 and continue through Eudora to the Arkansas-Louisiana state border.
##Second Spur (18 miles)
* South of Lake Village, continue on US 278/US 82 instead of turning south onto US 65.
* Continue on US 278/US 82 to the Arkansas-Mississippi state border.
* Turn around and return to the junction of US 278/US 82 and US 65.
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