Highway 88 (
AR 88,
Ark. 88, and
Hwy. 88) is a state highway of in Western Arkansas. The route begins at the
Oklahoma state line as a continuation of
OK-1 and runs west to
Highway 27 at
Washita. Between the western terminus and
Mena, the route passes through the
Ouachita Mountains and is designated as part of the
Talimena Scenic Drive, an Arkansas Scenic Byway and
National Scenic Byway.
Route description At Mena, it runs along the north direction of
U.S. Route 71 (geographically east) for until US 71 turns back to the north. From there, Highway 88 continues east for parallelling the
Ouachita River and passing through the communities of Ink, Cherry Hill, Pine Ridge and Oden before intersecting
U.S. Route 270 (US 270) at Pencil Bluff. Highway 88 then continues east another passing through the community of Sims before ending at
Highway 27 at Washita.
Major intersections Mile markers reset at some concurrencies. ==Hot Springs==