US 412
overlaps with
U.S. 43,
U.S. 56,
US 60,
U.S. 62,
U.S. 63,
U.S. 64,
U.S. 65,
I-155, and
U.S. 270, runs parallel to
U.S. 62 and
U.S. 64 in various places and intersects
U.S. 70.
New Mexico The highway begins at mile marker 412 of
Interstate 25 in
Springer. It is concurrent with
U.S. Route 56 throughout its entire route in the state at just under . Besides Springer, the only other town Route 412 passes through is
Clayton, where it merges with
U.S. Route 64. Just before entering
Oklahoma, the highway touches the northwestern corner of
Texas at a small road junction.
Oklahoma Highway 412 runs across the
Panhandle and northern part of the state passing through cities such as
Boise City,
Woodward,
Enid, and
Tulsa. Some major highway junctions include
Interstate 35 in
Noble County and several others in Tulsa such as
I-44,
244,
444, and
U.S. Routes 75 and
169. Two sections of this highway are
tolled: the
Cimarron Turnpike (from I-35 to the western outskirts of Tulsa), and the
Cherokee Turnpike (from near
Chouteau to about west of the Arkansas border).
Arkansas The
Arkansas section starts at the
Oklahoma line, runs through the scenic
Ozark Mountains in the northern part of Arkansas, and leaves the state at the
Missouri Bootheel. Cities along the route include
Siloam Springs,
Springdale,
Alpena,
Harrison,
Cotter,
Mountain Home,
Salem,
Walnut Ridge, and
Paragould. In Harrison, U.S. Route 412 is concurrent with both
US 62 and
US 65.
Northwest Arkansas In the state's northwest corner, the route enters Arkansas. In
Benton County, the route serves
Siloam Springs as a major route through the southern part of the city. US 412 has a concurrency with
Highway 59 that ends in east Siloam Springs. US 412 becomes four-lane and runs east to enter
Washington County. The route enters
Tontitown, passes the historic
Tontitown School Building, and intersects
Highway 112 before entering
Springdale. . US 412 crosses
I-49/
US 62/
US 71 in Springdale, where the route is four-lane with a center left-turn lane. Now named
Sunset Avenue, the route passes through developed parts of Springdale, including many restaurants, hotels, and businesses before turning south, forming a concurrency with
US 71B. The concurrency ends and US 412 heads east past the
Springdale Municipal Airport and
Highway 265 out of town. Again becoming four-lane divided, the route winds east to
Hindsville. The route nears Hindsville, including an intersection with a former alignment now designated
US 412B. The community was bypassed in 2009 with a four-lane alignment of US 412. The highway passes the
James C. Chaney House and
Stamps Store in
Osage, the
Dog Branch School, and the
Yell Masonic Lodge Hall in
Carrollton. In
Alpena, US 412 begins a concurrency with
US 62. This overlap is approximately through many north central Arkansas communities, including
Harrison,
Cotter,
Mountain Home,
Ash Flat, and
Hardy. In
Imboden, US 412 breaks from US 62 north, now concurrent with
US 63 until an interchange at
I-57/
US-67. Its former alignment near
Portia now runs due east to downtown
Walnut Ridge. formerly carried US 412 over the
Cache River, but was rated
structurally deficient in 1991 and was bypassed in 1995. The main span remains intact.
Northeast Arkansas After the concurrency ends, US 412 exits the road before crossing the
Cache River and entering
Greene County. Historically, the route passed over the water on the
Cache River Bridge, but the 1934 Parker
pony truss bridge was bypassed in 1995. bypassing the city,
US 412 Business runs as
Kings Hwy in Paragould. The New route continues toward
Highway 358,
US 49 and
Highway 69. After the bypass ends near
Highway 135 in the city limits, The route continues east across the
St. Francis River, entering
Missouri.
Missouri U.S. 412 crosses the
Missouri Bootheel, and runs concurrent with
Interstate 155 east of
Hayti to the Tennessee state line.
Tennessee . Still concurrent with I-155, US 412 enters Tennessee from Missouri on the
Caruthersville Bridge before meeting
US 51 in
Dyersburg. The interstate designation ends as 412 turns southeast toward
Jackson on a stretch of highway that was upgraded from 2 to 4 lanes in the 1990s. After leaving Jackson on its eastern side, US 412 passes through the towns of
Lexington,
Parsons, and
Hohenwald before reaching
Columbia. The section from Hohenwald eastward to I-65 near Columbia is
overlapped with
unsigned State Route 99. East of I-65 at the eastern terminus of US 412, the route remains SR 99. ==History==