{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2021|cs1-dates=y}} {{Infobox road |state=AR |type=AR |route=8 |map=Arkansas 8.png |established=1926 |direction_a1=West |terminus_a1={{jct|state=OK|SH|63}} at the Oklahoma state line near Big Cedar, OK |direction_b1=East |terminus_b1={{jct|state=AR|US|59|US|71}} in Mena |direction_a2=West |terminus_a2={{jct|state=AR|US|59|US|71}} in Mena |junction2= *{{jct|state=AR|US|70|AR|27}} in Glenwood *{{jct|state=AR|I|30|AR|51}} in Arkadelphia *{{jct|state=AR|US|67|AR|7}} in Arkadelphia |direction_b2=East |terminus_b2={{jct|state=AR|US|63}} in Warren |direction_a3=West |terminus_a3={{jct|state=AR|US|63}} at Carmel |junction3={{jct|state=AR|US|82|US|425}} in Hamburg<br />{{jct|state=AR|US|165}} in Parkdale |direction_b3=East |terminus_b3={{jct|state=AR|US|65}} in Eudora |direction_a4=West |terminus_a4={{jct|state=AR|US|65}} near Eudora |direction_b4=East |terminus_b4={{jct|state=AR|US|65}} at Arkla |counties=Polk, Montgomery, Pike, Clark, Dallas, Calhoun, Cleveland, Bradley, Ashley, Chicot |previous_type=AR |previous_route=7 |next_type=AR |next_route=9 }}
'''Arkansas Highway 8''' ('''AR 8''') is a designation for four state highways in lower Arkansas. One segment runs from the Oklahoma state line east to US 59/US 71 in Mena. A second segment runs from US 59/US 71 in Mena east to US 63 in Warren. A third segment runs from US 63 at Carmel east to US 65 in Eudora. A fourth segment runs from US 65 south of Eudora to US 65 at Arkla.<ref name="pol">{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Polk County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PolkCounty.pdf |cartography= Planning and Research Division |format= PDF |date= December 22, 2000 |scale= 1:62500 |access-date= February 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="chi">{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Chicot County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/ChicotCounty.pdf |cartography= Planning and Research Division |format= PDF |date= December 7, 2010 |scale= 1:62500 |access-date= February 4, 2012 }}</ref>
==Route description==
===Oklahoma to Mena=== Highway 8 begins at the Oklahoma state line as a continuation of OK-63 and runs east through the Ouachita National Forest towards US 59/US 71 west of downtown Mena, where it terminates.
===Mena to Warren=== The route begins at US 59/US 71 east of downtown Mena as Morrow Avenue. Highway 8 runs east with minor junctions at Highway 375, Highway 980, and Highway 370 before again entering the Ouachita National Forest near the Montgomery County line.<ref name="pol" /> Shortly after entering Montgomery County, Highway 8 passes the Cogburn Dipping Vat, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), before entering Black Springs and Norman.<ref name="nris" >{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> A concurrency forms with Highway 27 in Norman, and the two routes continue south past the historic Caddo Valley Academy Complex and the Norman Town Square to exit the Ouachita National Forest and enter Pike County.<ref name="nris" /><ref name="mon">{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Montgomery County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/MontgomeryCounty.pdf |cartography= Planning and Research Division |format= PDF |date= December 22, 2011 |scale= 1:62500 |access-date= February 4, 2012 }}</ref>
Highway 8 enters Glenwood, including junctions with Highway 8S, US 70B, and a brief concurrency with US 70. After turning south to leave US 70, Highway 27 follows US 70 west, ending the concurrency that began in Norman. The highway continues southeast to form a concurrency with Highway 84 which continues into Clark County.<ref name="pik">{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Pike County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PikeCounty.pdf |cartography= Planning and Research Division |format= PDF |date= November 15, 2011 |scale= 1:62500 |access-date= February 4, 2012 }}</ref> Highway 8/Highway 84 continue into Amity until Highway 84 turns north at a traffic circle near the Old Bank of Amity. Highway 8 continues east to Arkadelphia, where it meets Highway 26/Highway 51 just inside the city limits.
After Arkadelphia, the route is concurrent with Highway 7 until Dalark. The route continues southeast to Fordyce and on to Warren, where it terminates at US 63.
===Carmel to Eudora=== The route begins at Carmel and runs south to Johnsville, before continuing east to US 65 in Eudora, where it terminates.
==Major intersections== {{mileposts}}{{clear}} {{jcttop|state=AR}} {{ARint |county=Polk|cspan=8 |location=none |road={{jct|state=OK|SH|63|dir1=west|city1=Talihina<!--from distance sign at the Mena city limits-->}} |notes=Continuation into Oklahoma }} {{ARint |location=Mena|lspan=4 |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|375|dir1=west}} |notes=Eastern terminus of AR 375 }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|US|59|US|71|name2=Pickering Avenue|city1=De Queen|city2=Fort Smith}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctgap}}<!--no overlap signed--> {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|US|59|US|71|name2=Pickering Avenue|city1=De Queen|city2=Fort Smith}} |notes=Western terminus }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|375|dir1=south}} |notes=Northern terminus of AR 375 }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|980|location1=Airport}} }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|370|dir1=east}} |notes=Western terminus of AR 370 }} {{ARint |type=concur |county=Montgomery|cspan=2 |location=Norman |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|27|dir1=north|name1=North Main Street|city1=Mount Ida}} |notes=Western end of AR 27 concurrency }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|240|dir1=west|location1=Hopper}} |notes=Eastern terminus of AR 240 }} {{ARint |county=Pike|cspan=5 |location=Glenwood|lspan=4 |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|8S|dir1=west|dab1=Glenwood|name1=Harmon Circle<!--per sign-->}} |notes=Eastern terminus of AR 8S }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|US|70B|dab1=Glenwood|dir1=east|name1=East Broadway}} |notes=Western terminus of US 70B }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|70|dir1=east|city1=Hot Springs}} |notes=Western end of US 70 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|70|dir1=west|name1=AR 27 south|city1=De Queen}} |notes=Eastern end of US 70/AR 27 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|84|dir1=west|city1=Kirby}} |notes=Western end of AR 84 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |county=Clark|cspan=8 |location=Amity |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|84|dir1=east}} |notes=Roundabout; eastern end of AR 84 concurrency }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|53|dir1=south|to2=to|AR|26|location1=Hollywood}} |notes=Northern terminus of AR 53 }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=Arkadelphia|lspan=4 |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|51|dir1=south|to2=yes|AR|26|dir2=west|city1=Murfreesboro|location2=Hollywood|location3=Crater of Diamonds State Park}} |notes=Western end of AR 51 concurrency }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|I|30|city1=Malvern|city2=Little Rock|city3=Hope|city4=Texarkana}} |notes=Exit 73 on I-30 }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|67|dir1=north|AR|7|dir2=north|name2=North 10th Street|to3=to|I|30|dir3=east|city1=Malvern|location2=Henderson State University}} |notes=Western end of US 67/AR 7 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|67|dir1=south|name1=South 6th Street}} |notes=Eastern end of US 67 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|51|dir1=north|location1=Joan}} |notes=Eastern end of AR 51 concurrency }} {{ARint |location_special=Gravel Junction |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|128|dir1=west|location1=Joan}} |notes=Eastern terminus of AR 128 }} {{ARint |type=concur |county=Dallas|cspan=9 |location=none<!--outside Dalark per green signs--> |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|7|dir1=south|city1=Camden}} |notes=Eastern end of AR 7 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=Princeton |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|9|dir1=north|city1=Malvern}} |notes=Western end of AR 9 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|9|dir1=south|city1=Camden|location2=Holly Springs}} |notes=Eastern end of AR 9 concurrency }} {{ARint |location=Fordyce|lspan=5 |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|229|dir1=north}} |notes=Southern terminus of AR 229 }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|US|79|US|167|city1=Pine Bluff|city2=Little Rock|city3=Camden}} }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|79B|dab1=Fordyce|dir1=south|name1=West 4th Street}} |notes=Western end of US 79B concurrency }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|274|dir1=south|name1=Main Street|location1=Dallas County Museum}} |notes=Northern terminus of AR 274 }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|79B|dab1=Fordyce|dir1=north|name1=Moro Street}} |notes=Eastern end of US 79B concurrency }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|205|dir1=south|location1=Tri-County Lake}} |notes=Northern terminus of AR 205 }} {{jctco|state=AR|county=Calhoun}} {{ARint |county=Cleveland |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|97|dir1=north|city1=Kingsland}} |notes=Southern terminus of AR 97 }} {{ARint |county=Bradley|cspan=5 |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|189|dir1=north}} |notes=Southern terminus of AR 189 }} {{ARint |location=Warren |road={{jct|state=AR|US|63|city1=Hermitage|city2=Warren}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctgap}}<!--no overlap signed--> {{ARint |location_special=Carmel |road={{jct|state=AR|US|63|city1=Hermitage|city2=Warren}} |notes=Western terminus }} {{ARint |location=Johnsville |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|160|dir1=west|city1=Hermitage}} |notes=Eastern terminus of AR 160 }}<!--no overlap signed--> {{ARint |county=Ashley|cspan=8 |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|160|dir1=east}} |notes=Western terminus of AR 160 }} {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|133|dir1=south|city1=Crossett}} |notes=Northern terminus of AR 133 }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=Fountain Hill |road={{jct|state=AR|US|425|dir1=north|city1=Monticello}} |notes=Western end of US 425 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |location=Hamburg|lspan=3 |road={{jct|state=AR|US|82|dir1=east|city1=Lake Village}} |notes=Western end of US 82 concurrency }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|189|dir1=north|name1=Washington Street|to2=to|AR|133}} |notes=Southern terminus of AR 189 }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|82|dir1=west|US|425|dir2=south|city1=Crossett|location2=Bastrop, LA<!--signed at US 82 east-->}} |notes=Eastern end of US 82/US 425 concurrency }} {{ARint |location=Parkdale|lspan=2 |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|209|dir1=north}} |notes=Southern terminus of AR 209 }} {{ARint |road={{jct|state=AR|US|165|city1=Portland|city2=McGehee|city3=Wilmot|location4=Bastrop, LA}} }} {{ARint |county=Chicot|cspan=6 |location=Eudora|lspan=2 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|159|dir1=south|name1=Main Street}} |notes=Western end of AR 159 concurrency }} {{ARint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=AR|US|65|city1=Lake Village|city2=Eudora|location3=Tallulah, LA}}<br>{{jct|state=AR|AR|159|dir1=ends}} |notes=Eastern terminus; eastern terminus of AR 159 }} {{jctgap}}<!--no overlap signed--> {{ARint |location=none |road={{jct|state=AR|US|65|city1=Lake Village|location2=Tallulah, LA}} |notes=Western terminus }} {{ARint |location_special=Readland |road={{jct|state=AR|AR|209|dir1=south|to2=to|US|65}} |notes=Northern terminus of AR 209 }} {{ARint |location_special=Arkla |road={{jct|state=AR|US|65|location1=Louisiana|city2=Eudora}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==Glenwood spur== {{Infobox road small |state=AR |route=8 |type=AR-Spur |length_mi=0.20 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name="db">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip |title=Arkansas Road Log Database |author=Planning and Research Division |date=2010 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |format=Database |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip |archive-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |name=Harmon Street |formed=January 8, 1987<ref>{{harvp|"Minutes"|1980–1989|p= 782}}.</ref> |location=Glenwood }} '''Arkansas Highway 8 Spur''' is an east–west state highway spur route in Glenwood. The route of {{convert|0.20|mi|km}} runs from Highway 8 west to a lumberyard along the Arkansas Midland Railroad tracks.<ref name="db" />
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==Hamburg spur== {{Infobox road small |state=AR |route=8 |type=AR-Spur |length_mi=0.9 |length_round=1 |length_ref= |name= |formed= November 21, 1995<ref name="forfor" /> |deleted= August 22, 2001<ref name="fordel" /> |location=Hamburg }} '''Arkansas Highway 8 Spur''' is a former spur route in Hamburg. The former alignment of the parent highway existed as a spur route for six years until being renumbered as Highway 189.
;History The spur was created on November 21, 1995 along a former segment of Highway 8 during major revisions to Highway 8 to improve route continuity.<ref name="forfor">{{cite web |author= Arkansas State Highway Commission |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo90-99.pdf |title= Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission |date= 1999 |publisher= Arkansas State Highway Commission |location= Little Rock |access-date= July 19, 2018 |oclc= 21798861 |pages= 1793–1794 |archive-date= 2019-07-21 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190721012341/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo90-99.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> The roadway was renumbered to Highway 189 at the request of the Ashley County Judge.<ref name="fordel">{{cite web |author = Arkansas State Highway Commission |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo00-09.pdf |title= Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission |date= 2009 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |location=Little Rock |access-date= July 19, 2018 |oclc= 21798861 |pages= 279}}</ref>
==See also== * {{Portal-inline|United States}} * {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}} * List of state highways in Arkansas
==References== {{reflist|22em}} {{refbegin}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo80-89.pdf |title= Minutes of the Meeting |date= 1980–1989 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |access-date= December 2, 2016 |ref={{harvid|"Minutes"|1980–1989}} }} {{refend}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} {{commons category-inline|Arkansas Highway 8}}
008 Category:Transportation in Polk County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Montgomery County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Pike County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Clark County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Dallas County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Calhoun County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Cleveland County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Bradley County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Ashley County, Arkansas Category:Transportation in Chicot County, Arkansas