Arkansas Highway 13

Arkansas Highway 13 (AR 13) is a designation for three state highways in Central Arkansas. One segment of 54.79 miles (88.18 km) runs from U.S. Highway 63/U.S. Highway 79 (US 63/US 79) in Humphrey north to Campground Road east of Beebe.^[1][2] A second segment of 17.76 miles (28.58 km) runs from AR 367 in McRae north to AR 385 west of Judsonia. A third segment of 5.91 miles (9.51 km) runs from AR 367 in Judsonia north to AR 258 east of Providence.^[3]

Highway 13
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	1926–present
Section 1
Length	54.79 mi[1] (88.18 km)
South end	US 63 / US 79 in Humphrey
Major intersections	US 165 in Humnoke US 70 in Carlisle I-40 in Carlisle
North end	Campground Road near Beebe
Section 2
Length	17.76 mi[1] (28.58 km)
South end	AR 367 in McRae
Major intersections	I-57 / US 64 / US 67 / US 167 near McRae
North end	AR 385 near Judsonia
Section 3
Length	5.91 mi[1] (9.51 km)
South end	AR 367 in Judsonia
North end	AR 258 near Providence
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, White
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 12 → AR 14
← US 371 AR 371 → AR 372

The southern part of AR 13 was replaced by AR 81 during World War II. Then, in 1989, when US 425 was commissioned, it replaced most of AR 81.

Route description

Humphrey to Beebe

AR 13 begins at US 63/US 79 in Humphrey and heads north to US 165 in Humnoke. The route continues north to an intersection with US 70 and an interchange with Interstate 40 (I-40) in Carlisle before meeting Campground Road east of Beebe, where it terminates.

McRae to Judsonia

The route begins in McRae at AR 367 and runs north to an interchange with I-57/US 64/US 67/US 167. The route crosses AR 267 before continuing north to AR 36 (Beebe Capps Expressway) at the western city limit of Searcy before meeting AR 385 west of Judsonia, where it terminates.

Judsonia to Providence

The route begins at AR 367 near Friendly Acres Park and runs west as Missile Base Road, crossing I-57/US 64/US 67/US 167 at an interchange north of Judsonia. After this bridging, AR 13 turns north to intersect AR 157 before terminating at AR 258 near the Emmett Miller House east of Providence.

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  AR 13 north of the US 165 junction in Humnoke
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  Northern terminus of AR 13 at Campground Road in Beebe

History

AR 13 was one of the original 1926 state highways. The route ran about 90 miles (140 km) from the Louisiana state line to US 65 south of Pine Bluff. The section from US 70 to AR 38 was designated in 1941. In 1945, the original portion of the route was renumbered AR 81, which this section was replaced by US 425 when it was commissioned in 1989. The route extended north to Beebe and south to Humphrey later. In 1994, the road replaced the two sections of Arkansas Highway 371 (AR 371) from McRae to AR 267 and from Judsonia to AR 258 to avoid conflict with the newly designated US 371.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Arkansas	Humphrey	0.00	0.00	US 63 / US 79 – Stuttgart, Pine Bluff	Southern terminus
Jefferson	No major junctions
Lonoke	Humnoke	12.01	19.33	US 165 – England, Stuttgart
	​	16.14	25.97	AR 232 west – Seaton	Eastern terminus of AR 232
	Carlisle	28.47	45.82	US 70 (West Park Street) – Lonoke, Hazen
		29.88	48.09	I-40 – Little Rock, Memphis	Exit 183 on I-40
		30.04	48.34	AR 980 (Airport Road) – Carlisle Municipal Airport
	​	37.96	61.09	AR 236 west	Eastern terminus of AR 236
Prairie	Hickory Plains	44.89	72.24	AR 38 – Cabot, Des Arc
White	​	52.77	84.93	AR 267 north (Cypress Lake Road)	Southern terminus of AR 267
	​	54.79	88.18	Campground Road	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	McRae	0.00	0.00	AR 367	Southern terminus; former US 67
	​	1.01	1.63	I-57 / US 64 / US 67 / US 167 – Beebe, Little Rock, Searcy, St. Louis	Exit 35 on I-57
	​	5.03	8.10	AR 267 north	Southern terminus of AR 267
	Searcy	9.90	15.93	AR 36
	​	13.64	21.95	AR 16
	​	17.76	28.58	AR 385	Northern terminus
	Gap in route
	Judsonia	0.00	0.00	AR 367	Southern terminus; former US 67
	​	2.94	4.73	AR 157 – Plainview, Judsonia
	​	5.91	9.51	AR 258	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Arkansas portal
• U.S. Roads portal