Oklahoma to Waldron Highway 28 begins at the
Oklahoma state line as a continuation of
OK-128 and runs east, following an ecoregion boundary between the flat
Arkansas River Valley and the
Ouachita Mountains, as well as the
Arkansas Southern Railroad tracks. The route runs east as a two-lane road through the
Ouachita National Forest in a sparsely populated segment of oak-hickory-pine forest. Highway 28 passes the historic
Bates School, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The route continues east through
Cauthron and
Oliver before emerging from the Ouachita National Forest near
Hon. In Hon, Highway 28 serves as the western terminus of
Highway 80, before continuing east to
US 71, where it terminates north of
Waldron.
Needmore to Rover The route begins at US 71 at
Needmore in the Fourche Mountains south of Waldron in Scott County. The two-lane highway runs east along the long, east-west forested ridges of the
Ouachita Mountains to
Parks, where it passes the NRHP-listed
Parks School. Continuing east, Highway 28 enters the Ouachita National Forest, bridges the
Fourche La Fave River twice, and passes the unincorporated communities of
Harvey and
Nola before leaving the Ouachita National Forest and entering
Yell County. The route turns northward at this junction, leaving Plainview and passing through a rural area before entering the small city of
Ola. Entering from the city's southwest corner, Highway 28 passes Lake Ola-Dale before coming to an intersection with
Highway 7 and
Highway 10, where it terminates.
Mt. George to Dardanelle The route begins in eastern Yell County at
Mt. George at an intersection with
Highway 154 near the
Petit Jean River Wildlife Management Area. The two-lane road runs northeast through the unincorporated community of Pigsah and rural areas to
Dardanelle, the Yell
County seat. Highway 28 runs along the city limits near
Dardanelle High School before terminating at an intersection with
Highway 7. ==History==