Arkansas Highway 16
| Route information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 24.13 mi (38.83 km) | |||
| West end | US 412 / AR 59 in Siloam Springs | |||
| East end | I-49 / US 62 / US 71 / AR 16S in Fayetteville | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 71.67 mi (115.34 km) | |||
| West end | I-49 / US 71 / AR 265 in Fayetteville | |||
| East end | AR 7 in the Ozark National Forest | |||
| Section 3 | ||||
| Length | 132.69 mi (213.54 km) | |||
| West end | AR 7 / AR 123 at Sand Gap | |||
| Major intersections | US 65 in Clinton | |||
| East end | US 67B in Searcy | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Benton, Washington, Madison, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren, Cleburne, White | |||
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Arkansas Highway 16 (AR 16) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 24.13 miles (38.83 km) runs from U.S. Route 412 (US 412) in Siloam Springs east to Interstate 49 (I-49) in Fayetteville. A second segment of 71.67 miles (115.34 km) runs from I-49 in Fayetteville east to Highway 7 in the Ozark National Forest. A third segment of 132.69 miles (213.54 km) runs from Highway 7 at Sand Gap east to US 67B in Searcy. Highway 16 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, and much of the highway winds through the Ozarks, including the Ozark National Forest, where a portion of it is designated as an Arkansas Scenic Byway. The route has two spur routes in Northwest Arkansas; in Fayetteville and Siloam Springs.