Arkansas Highway 303

Highway 303 (AR 303, Ark. 303, and Hwy. 303) is a designation for three north–south state highways in Northwest Arkansas. Each connects sparsely populated rural areas to east–west corridors.

Highway 303
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	April 24, 1963[1]–present
Section 1
Length	1.763 mi[2] (2.837 km)
South end	CR 6245
North end	AR 74 east of Wesley
Section 2
Length	8.567 mi[2] (13.787 km)
South end	AR 45 at Mayfield
North end	CR 98
Section 3
Length	2.27 mi[2] (3.65 km)
South end	AR 12 in Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area
North end	CR 99
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Benton, Madison, Washington
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 302 → AR 304

Route description

Madison County

Highway 303 begins at Lollar's Creek Road (Madison CR 192) and runs northwest to terminate at Highway 74 east of Wesley.^[3]

Washington County

Highway 303 begins at Highway 45 at Mayfield

Highway 303 begins at Highway 45 at Mayfield and runs north through unincorporated Washington County to meet US Route 412 at Spring Valley near the historic Spring Valley School. The two routes participate in a 1 mile (1.6 km) concurrency east until Highway 303 turns north from US  412 near the Madison County line. The route then runs north towards War Eagle and becomes Benton CR 98 which eventually gives access to Highway 12 near Beaver Lake.^[4]

Benton County

Highway 303 begins at Highway 12, angling northeast before terminating at Rocky Branch Road (Benton CR 99) near the Rocky Branch School and Beaver Lake.^[5]

History

Highway 303 was added to the state highway system as part of a large transfer of county roads to the state system that took place on April 24, 1963.^[1] Initially only the portion from Mayfield to the Benton County line was transferred to state maintenance.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison	​	0.000	0.000	End state maintenance, roadway continues as CR 6245 (Lollar's Creek Road)	Southern terminus
	​	1.763	2.837	AR 74 – Fayetteville, Huntsville	Northern terminus
Gap in route
Washington	Mayfield	0.00	0.00	AR 45	Southern terminus
	Spring Valley	3.533– 0.000	5.686– 0.000	US 412 – Springdale, Huntsville
Washington–Benton county line	​	5.034	8.101	End state maintenance, roadway continues as CR 98 (High Sky Inn Road)	Northern terminus
Gap in route
Benton	Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area	0.000	0.000	AR 12 – Rogers	Southern terminus
	​	2.263	3.642	End state maintenance, roadway continues as CR 99 (Rocky Branch Road)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• United States portal
• U.S. Roads portal

• List of state highways in Arkansas