Flippin to Mountain Home Highway 178 begins at US 62/US 412 south of Flippin in the
Ozark Mountains. It runs north into Flippin, becoming a two-lane road with a center turn lane, North of the city, Highway 178 winds north through forested Ozarks hills, passing homes and approaching the
White River. It passes through the
unincorporated community of
Fairview before entering the small lakeside town of
Bull Shoals along the shores of
Bull Shoals Lake. Highway 178 enters
Bull Shoals-White River State Park, passing over
Bull Shoals Dam and entering
Baxter County. East of the state park, Highway 178 passes the regionally known Gaston's White River Resort, followed by the small town of
Lakeview. The highway passes the Lakeview Use Area on Bull Shoals Lake, managed by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, or "the Corps"). Mid-century residential subdivisions, largely oriented toward the nearby lake, are the dominant land use until Highway 178 intersects
Highway 5 in a more rural area, forming a brief
concurrency southbound. Highway 178 turns from the concurrency with Highway 5, forming a southbound concurrency with
Highway 126. The two highways pass
Baxter County Airport before Highway 178 turns from Highway 126 toward Mountain Home. Highway 178 enters the western side of Mountain Home, entering the
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District at an intersection with Hickory Street, passing
The Baxter Bulletin office. Highway 178 intersects US 62B (Main Street, as well as unsigned
Highway 5 and
Highway 201) near the
Baxter County Courthouse; the route's eastern terminus.
Mountain Home to Norfork Lake Highway 178 begins at US 62B in eastern Mountain Home, a commercial thoroughfare. It runs due south as Club Boulevard before turning east onto Buzzard Roost Road. The road crosses
US 62/
US 412 (Shield Hopper Bypass) just east of the city limits and winds east through a wooded area approaching Lake Norfork. The highway terminates at the Buzzard Roost Use area on the lake, managed by the Corps. ==History==