Highway 340 begins in west
Bella Vista at
Forest Hills Boulevard near the
Northwest Arkansas Community College Bella Vista campus. The route winds past numerous retirement communities and a few lakes on its way through the village. Approximately halfway along its length, Highway 340 intersects
U.S. Route 71 (US 71), which is a four-lane
expressway. The interchange with US 71 is unusual, with long ramps on the northbound side and cramped southbound ramps. On the other side of US 71, the route runs near the
Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel, built by local
architect E. Fay Jones (in similar style to the
Thorncrown Chapel on the
National Register of Historic Places). Highway 340 continues to wind northeast past communities and
cul-de-sacs before meeting
Pickens Rd, which continues briefly before becoming
Missouri supplemental route E. ==History==