U.S. Highway 62
US 62 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length	329.9 mi (530.9 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	US 62 at Oklahoma border near Summers
Major intersections	I-49 / US 71 in Fayetteville US 412 in Springdale I-49 / US 71 in Bentonville US 412 in Alpena US 65 in Harrison US 167 in Ash Flat US 63 in Hardy US 63 / US 412 in Imboden Future I-57 / US 67 from Pocahontas to Corning US 49 in Piggott
East end	US 62 at Missouri border in St. Francis
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Washington, Benton, Carroll, Boone, Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Sharp, Lawrence, Randolph, Clay
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← US 61 → US 63

U.S. Route 62 (US 62) is a U.S. highway running from El Paso, Texas northeast to Niagara Falls, New York. In the U.S. state of Arkansas, the route runs 329.9 miles from the Oklahoma border near Summers east to the Missouri border in St. Francis, serving the northern portion of the state. The route passes through several cities and towns, including Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, Harrison, Mountain Home, Pocahontas, and also Piggott. US 62 runs concurrent with several highways in Arkansas including Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 71 between Fayetteville and Bentonville, U.S. Route 412 through much of the state, U.S. Route 65 in the Harrison area, and with U.S. Route 63 and U.S. Route 67 (Future Interstate 57) in northeast Arkansas.

Route description

Northwest Arkansas

US 62 near the Oklahoma border

U.S. Route 62 enters Arkansas from Oklahoma and runs by the Bean Cemetery near Lincoln and the Borden House and Prairie Grove Battlefield Park in Prairie Grove.^[1][2] The route then enters the Northwest Arkansas metro area, including the cities of Fayetteville, Rogers, and Bentonville. The route concurs with I-49/US 71 through these communities. In Benton County, the route passes Garfield Elementary School near the junction with Arkansas Highway 127 in Garfield before exiting Rogers.^[3] The route continues east near the Pea Ridge National Military Park and the Missouri state line before entering Carroll County.^[4]

US 62 in Carroll County west of Eureka Springs.

The Ozark Mountains

US 62 winds through the Ozarks, passing through sparsely populated scenic country and small towns. US 62 passes the Thorncrown Chapel, the Tall Pines Motor Inn, and the historic U.S. 62 White River Bridge near Eureka Springs. The route begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 412 in Alpena that continues west to Imboden. Also, US 62/US 412 meet U.S. Route 65 in Harrison. In Marion County, the route meets US 62S in Pyatt and the US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek outside of town. During this stretch, US 62 crosses two of the nine Arkansas Scenic Byways, the Pig Trail and Scenic Highway 7. Continuing east, the route passes a former alignment of US 62 before entering Yellville. East of Yellville, the route enters Mountain Home in Baxter County and crosses over Norfolk Lake to enter rural Fulton County.

Bridge over Leatherwood Creek west of Eureka Springs.

After passing through Fulton County, US 62/US 412 enters Sharp County. In Ash Flat, US 62/US 412 serves as the northern terminus of U.S. Route 167. After passing around Cherokee Village, Arkansas, the route enters Hardy. In Hardy, US 62/US 412/US 63 Business passes four properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas: the Carrie Tucker House, the Sherman Bates House, the Fred Graham House, and Web Long House and Motel.^[5] US 62/US 412 also meets U.S. Route 63, which is mostly a patchwork of concurrencies throughout the state. The routes continue together to Imboden, when US 63/US 412 break and continue south, where US 62/AR 115 continues over the St. Louis-San Francisco Overpass headed north into Randolph County and Crowley's Ridge.

History

Spring Street in Eureka Springs was originally US 62 - City Route.

Old Highway 62 near Busch

The route was originally a trail known as the Ozark Trail, which was the main series of routes in the area prior to the construction of U.S. Route 66. The Ozark Trails Association was responsible for maintaining and marking the routes, with William Hope Harvey in charge. Harvey wanted an auto trail from Oklahoma to his resort town Monte Ne, which he established after retiring from the railroad business.^[8] He had grand visions of trails connecting Monte Ne with St. Louis, Kansas City, Wichita, Kansas, and Oklahoma City, and points west.^[9] U.S. Route 62 from Gateway to Eureka Springs was also designated part of The Jefferson Highway, although the highway was not really marked and frequently shifted.^[10] The highway was listed as a "Proposed Primary Federal Aid Road" on a state map in the first issue of "Arkansas Highways Magazine" (1924), but not numbered.^[11]

The road brought much traffic through the hills of Arkansas, previously resistant to development. Eureka Springs was a popular stop on the route, with many motor inns and a vibrant downtown. Nearby Arkansas Highway 23 (The Pig Trail) further added tourists to the community.^[12] Further east, cities of Mountain Home, Cotter, and Flippin grew significantly with US 62's traffic.^[13] Rough terrain interspersed with large waterways caused the need for large bridges, including the Cotter Bridge (which replaced a ferry system) and the St. Louis-San Francisco Overpass.^[14] A 1981 study indicated a need of 31 climbing lanes from Harrison to Hardy (approx. 110 miles (180 km)) necessary for safety purposes, indicative of the rough terrain.^[14]

Some historic alignments of the old road still exist with original pavement. One section, built between 1932 and bypassed in 1952, is located between Busch and Eureka Springs on either side of the White River. On the north side of the river Carroll County Route 109 follows the alignment to the former river crossing, where only concrete bridge piers remain to be seen. On the south side County Route 107 continues southward, eventually rejoining the modern alignment. This section was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[15]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Washington	​	0.0	0.0		US 62 west – Muskogee	Oklahoma state line
	Summers	2.5	4.0		AR 59 north – Siloam Springs
	​	4.1	6.6		AR 59 south – Van Buren
	Lincoln	10.3	16.6		AR 45 south – Canehill
	​				US 62B east – Prairie Grove
	Prairie Grove	16.9	27.2		US 62B west – Prairie Grove
	​	18.8	30.3		AR 170 east
	Farmington	22.9	36.9		AR 170 west (Hunter Street)
	Fayetteville	25.7	41.4	62	I-49 south (US 71) / AR 180 east (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / AR 16 east) – Fort Smith, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville National Cemetery	Western end of I-49 / US 71 / AR 16 overlap; US 62 west follows exit 62
		27.5	44.3	64	AR 16 west / AR 112S east (Wedington Drive)	Northern end of AR 16 concurrency; future exit 250
		28.4	45.7	65	Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard	Porter Road rededicated in July 2022;[16] future exit 251
		29.7	47.8	67A	AR 112 (Garland Avenue)	Access to the University of Arkansas; future exit 253A
		30.2	48.6	67B	US 71B north / North Fulbright Expressway	Interchange opened around November 2017; access to Washington Regional Medical Center and Fayetteville Historic District; future exit 253B
	Johnson	31	50	69	Johnson Mill Boulevard	Future exit 255
	Springdale			70	Don Tyson Parkway	Opened July 7, 2014;[17] future exit 256
		36	58	72	US 412 (Sunset Avenue)	Future exit 258
		37.4	60.2	73	Elm Springs Road	Future exit 259
Benton	​	76.15	122.55	76	Wagon Wheel Road	Future exit 262
	Lowell	77.55	124.80	77	AR 612 (Springdale Northern Bypass) – Elm Springs, Cave Springs	First section opened on April 30, 2018; future exit 263
		78.90	126.98	78	AR 264 (West Monroe Avenue)	Access to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport; future exit 264
	Rogers	81.01	130.37	81	Pleasant Grove Road	Future exit 267
		82.79	133.24	82	Promenade Boulevard / West Pauline Whittaker Parkway	Future exit 268
		83.90	135.02	83	Pinnacle Hills Parkway / West New Hope Road	Future exit 269
	Rogers–Bentonville line	85.30	137.28	85	US 71B north / AR 12 west (SE Walton Boulevard) US 71B south (W. Walnut Street)	Southern end of AR 12 concurrency; future exit 271
	Bentonville	44.6	71.8	86	I-49 north (US 71) / AR 102 west (Southeast 14th Street) – Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton	Northern end of I-49 / US 71 overlap; US 62 east follows exit 86
	Rogers	51.0	82.1		AR 94 east – Rogers Business District	Western end of AR 94 overlap
		51.4	82.7		AR 12 east / AR 94 west (North Second Street) – Little Flock, Pea Ridge, Historic District, Hobbs State Park Conservation Area, Prairie Creek Park, Rogers Historical Museum	Eastern end of AR 12 / AR 94 overlap, former US 62B northern terminus
	​	57.8	93.0		AR 72 west – Pea Ridge
	Garfield	62.8	101.1		AR 127 – Beaver Lake, Lost Bridge Park
	Gateway	66.7	107.3		AR 37 north – Seligman, MO
Carroll	​				AR 187 north – Beaver, Holiday Island
	​				AR 187 south – Beaver Dam, Beaver Lake
	​	79.5	127.9		AR 187 north
	Eureka Springs				Historic Loop - Eureka Springs Business District	Former US 62B east
					AR 23 north – Holiday Island, Beaver	Western end of AR 23 overlap
					AR 23 south – Huntsville	Eastern end of AR 23 overlap
	​	92.2	148.4		AR 143 north / AR 980 – Grandview, Airport
	Berryville	95.0	152.9		US 62S
		96.1	154.7		AR 221 south (West Carl Avenue)	Western end of AR 221 overlap
					AR 21 north / AR 221 north	Eastern end of AR 221 overlap; western end of AR 21 overlap
					AR 21 south – Kingston, Boxley	Eastern end of AR 21 overlap
	​				AR 103 south – Rule
	Green Forest				AR 103 north – Oak Grove
					AR 311 north (Carroll Avenue)
					Tyson Avenue (AR 311 south)
Boone	Alpena	114	183		US 412 west – Huntsville, Springdale	Western end of US 412 overlap
	​	116	187		AR 392 east – Batavia
	​	119	192		US 65 north – Branson, MO, Springfield, MO	Interchange; western end of US 65 overlap
	Harrison	122	196		AR 980 – Boone County Regional Airport
		124	200		AR 43 north
		124	200		North Main Street - Business District	Former US 65B south
					AR 7 north – Bergman, Lead Hill, Diamond City	Western end of AR 7 overlap
					US 65B south / AR 7 south – Jasper, Russellville, Business District	Eastern end of AR 7 overlap
					US 65B north (South Main Street) – Harrison Business District, Northark College South Campus
	Bellefonte	131	211		AR 206 west
	​	132	212		US 65 south – Little Rock	Eastern end of US 65 overlap
Marion	​	143.9	231.6		AR 125 south – Eros, Bruno	Western end of AR 125 overlap
	Pyatt	144.4	232.4		US 62S – Pyatt Business District
	​	150.1	241.6		AR 125 north – Dodd City	Eastern end of AR 125 overlap
	​	153.0	246.2		AR 202 east – Summit
	Yellville	154.5	248.6		US 62B east (Old Main Street)
		154.8	249.1		AR 14 west (Panther Avenue) – Summit, Lead Hill	Western end of AR 14 overlap
		155.0	249.4		US 62B west (Berry Street)
		155.1	249.6		AR 14 east – Ozark Folk Center State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Buffalo National River Buffalo Point	Eastern end of AR 14 overlap
	​	159.9	257.3		AR 178 east – Flippin, Bull Shoals, Bull Shoals White River State Park
	​	162.5	261.5		AR 101 south – Rea Valley
	​	163.1	262.5		US 62B east – Cotter
Baxter	Cotter	165.9	267.0		US 62B west / CR 1 (Denton Ferry Road) – Cotter Business District
	Gassville	167.3	269.2		AR 345 south (Cotter Road)
		168.0	270.4		Lakeview Drive	Former AR 345
		168.3	270.9		AR 126 north – Ozark Regional Airport
	​	171.3	275.7		AR 126 south – Buffalo City
	Mountain Home	173.6	279.4		US 62B east – Mountain Home
		174.2	280.3		AR 201 – Arkansas State University Mountain Home Campus
	​	176.5	284.0		AR 5	Interchange
	​	178.2	286.8		AR 178 (Buzzard Roost Road)
	Mountain Home	179.3	288.6		US 62B west – Mountain Home
	​	183.6	295.5		AR 101 north – Gamaliel
Fulton	​	193.7	311.7		AR 87 – Vidette, Elizabeth
	Viola	201.6	324.4		AR 223 – Moody, MO, Bexar
	Salem	210.4	338.6		US 62B east
		211.0	339.6		AR 395 south
		211.4	340.2		AR 9 to AR 395 north – Business District, Mammoth Spring, Melbourne
	Glencoe	219.0	352.4		AR 289 south – Horseshoe Bend
	​	226.2	364.0		AR 289 north – Saddle, Mammoth Spring
Sharp	Ash Flat	228.6	367.9		US 167 south (Ash Flat Drive) – Batesville
Fulton	No major junctions
Sharp	Cherokee Village	232.3	373.9		AR 175S north – Cherokee Village
		237.4	382.1		AR 175 south (Stone Creek Road) to AR 289 – Cherokee Village	Western end of AR 175 overlap
		238.2	383.3		AR 342 east (West Riverview Drive) – Harold E. Alexander WMA
	Hardy	238.9	384.5		US 63B south – Hardy, Historic District	Western end of US 63B overlap
		240.2	386.6		US 63 north – Mammoth Spring	Eastern end of US 63B overlap; western end of US 63 overlap
					US 63B north – Hardy
		245.3	394.8		AR 175 north – Wirth	Eastern end of AR 175 overlap
	​	250.4	403.0		AR 58 west – Williford
	​	252.4	406.2		AR 58E west – Williford
Lawrence	Ravenden	256.8	413.3		AR 90 east – Ravenden Springs
Randolph	No major junctions
Lawrence	Imboden	260.9	419.9		AR 115 south – Smithville, Cave City
		261.5	420.8		US 63 south / US 412 east – Imboden Business District, Black Rock, Hoxie	Eastern end of US 63 / US 412 overlap
Spring River		261.7	421.2	St. Louis-San Francisco Overpass
Randolph	Pocahontas	272.1	437.9		AR 166 south – Old Davidsonville State Park
		274.1	441.1		US 67 south – Walnut Ridge	Western end of US 67 overlap
		274.1	441.1		AR 90 north (Broadway Street) to AR 115 – Ravenden Springs, Pocahontas Business District, Historic Courthouse
		276.6	445.1		AR 166 north – Engelberg
	​	285.2	459.0		US 67B north – Biggers
	Reyno	289.2	465.4		AR 328 west – Reyno
Clay	Datto	291.6	469.3		US 67B north – Datto
	​	293.7	472.7		AR 211 north – Success
	​	296.7	477.5		AR 980 – Airport
	Corning	300.3	483.3		US 67 north – St. Louis, MO	Eastern end of US 67 overlap
	​	304.3	489.7		AR 135 south – Paragould
	McDougal	309.0	497.3		AR 141 south – Boydsville
	Pollard	316.2	508.9		AR 139 north – Qulin, MO
	Piggott	322.3	518.7		US 49 south / AR 1 south – Paragould	Western end of AR 1 overlap
	​	324.0	521.4		AR 139 south – Holly Island
	​	324.3	521.9		AR 1 north – Holcomb, MO	Eastern end of AR 1 overlap
	​	329.9	530.9		US 62 east – Malden	Missouri state line (St. Francis River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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