Arkansas Highway 283

Highway 283 (AR 283, Ark. 283, and Hwy. 283) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Southwest Arkansas. One route of 3.14 miles (5.05 km) begins at Highway 7 and runs north to Highway 128 at Caney. A second route of 1.14 miles (1.83 km) begins at US Highway 67 (US 67) in Friendship and runs north across Interstate 30 (I-30) to Caney Road. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).

Highway 283
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	May 29, 1963[1]–present
Section 1
Length	3.14 mi[2] (5.05 km)
South end	AR 7 near Caddo Valley
North end	AR 128 at Caney
Section 2
Length	1.14 mi[2] (1.83 km)
South end	US 67 in Friendship
North end	Caney Road near Friendship
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Clark, Hot Spring
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 282 → AR 284

Route description

Highway 7 to Caney

Highway 283 begins at Highway 7 in northeast Clark County near DeGray Lake Resort State Park. The route winds northeast to cross De Roche Creek and enter Hot Spring County.^[3] Continuing north, Highway 283 intersects Highway 128 at Caney, where it terminates.^[4]

Friendship

Highway 283 begins at US 67 (Malvern Road) in Friendship and runs northwest as Caney Road to the city limits. Continuing northwest, Highway 283 crosses over I-30 at exit 83. The highway continues northwest for 0.3 miles (0.48 km), terminating at Post Oak Road and Penn Road. The roadway continues towards Caney as Caney Road.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clark	​	0.00	0.00	AR 7 – Arkadelphia, Hot Springs	Southern terminus
Hot Spring	Caney	3.14	5.05	AR 128	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Friendship	0.00	0.00	US 67 (Malvern Rpad)	Southern terminus
	​	0.89	1.43	I-30 – Little Rock, Texarkana	exit 83
	​	1.14	1.83	Post Oak Rd	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

The section near Caney was added to the state highway system on May 29, 1963.^[1] The Friendship to I-30 section was created on February 28, 1968; part of a batch of new state highways created to connect Interstates to the former US Routes they bypassed.^[5]

See also

• United States portal
• U.S. Roads portal