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The Arkansas Scenic Byways Program is a list of highways, mainly state highways, that have been designated by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) as scenic highways. The Arkansas General Assembly designates routes for scenic byway status upon successful nomination. For a highway to be declared scenic, a group interested in preserving the scenic, cultural, recreational, and historic qualities of the route must be created. Mayors of all communities along the route and county judges from each affected county must be included in the organization. Scenic highways are marked with a circular shield in addition to regular route markers.

There are currently 11 scenic routes that have been designated Arkansas state scenic byways. Three of these byways are also National Scenic Byways.

List of byways

Roads in italics are also National Scenic Byways.

  • Scenic Highway 7
  • Boston Mountains Scenic Loop
  • Crowley's Ridge Parkway
  • Great River Road
  • Interstate 530 Scenic Byway
  • Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
  • Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
  • Pig Trail Scenic Byway
  • Sylamore Scenic Byway
  • Talimena Scenic Drive
  • West–Northwest Scenic Byway

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  • Scenic Byway 7 in Arkansas

    Highway 7 in the Ouachita Mountains

  • I-540 near Winslow, Arkansas

    Interstate 49 winds through the Boston Mountains near Winslow as part of the Boston Mountains Scenic Loop

  • Great River Road in Mississippi River State Park 001

    Crowley's Ridge Parkway and the Great River Road run together in Mississippi River State Park

  • Mt. Magazine State Park 005

    Mt. Magazine Scenic Byway

  • Boxley Valley 001

    Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway in Boxley Valley

  • Highway 5, 9 and 14 in Mountain View, AR 003

    Sylamore Scenic Byway near Mountain View

  • Highway 88 at Queen Wilhelmina State Park

    Talimena Scenic Drive in Queen Wilhelmina State Park

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