U.S. Route 270

U.S. Route 270 (US 270) is a spur of US 70. It travels for 643 miles (1,035 km) from Liberal, Kansas at US 54 and US 83 to White Hall, Arkansas at Interstate 530 (I-530) and US 65. It travels through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It travels through the cities of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and McAlester, Oklahoma.

U.S. Route 270
US-270 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 70
Length	643 mi (1,035 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	US-54 / US-83 in Liberal, KS
	US 70 in Hot Springs, AR I-30 in Rockport, AR
East end	I-530 / US 65 at White Hall, AR
Location
States	Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided

Route description

Kansas

US 270 begins in Liberal, Kan., and leaves the state three miles south of there.

US 270 begins in the southeast part of Liberal, Kansas, at an intersection with US 83 (running north–south through the intersection) and US 54. US 270 follows the south leg of this intersection, following US 83 south. US 270 only spends 3 miles (4.8 km) in Kansas before crossing into Oklahoma. Seward County is the only Kansas county that US-270 serves.

Oklahoma

US 270 runs concurrently with many highways in northwestern Oklahoma.

US 270 enters Oklahoma in Beaver County, the eastern third of the Oklahoma Panhandle. From here it continues east along US 64, then south towards Beaver, the county seat, along SH-23. South of Beaver, the road joins with US 412 (OK) and SH-3, the latter of which US 270 will overlap with through most of northwest Oklahoma. After leaving the Panhandle and picking up US 183 near Fort Supply, the highways turn southwest towards Woodward. US 412 splits away in Woodward. US 270, concurrent with US 183 and SH-3, proceed southeast toward Seiling. West of Seiling, US 183 splits off to the south, but in Seiling, it is replaced by US 281. The routes continue southwest to Watonga, where US 270/281 turn south along SH-8, while SH-3 continues due east to concur with SH-33. In Geary, US 270 splits off on an independent alignment, looping through Calumet before joining with Interstate 40.

US 270 remains concurrent with I-40 from Exit 115 through Exit 181, a distance of 66 miles (106 km). US 270, attached to I-40, runs through the core of the Oklahoma City Metro area, passing through the western suburbs of El Reno and Yukon into Oklahoma City proper. The partnership runs just south of Downtown and the Bricktown entertainment district on the Crosstown Expressway. Major interchanges with I-44 and I-35 (the latter involving a concurrency with the interstate and its accompanying US Highway, US 62) are found in the city. I-40/US 270 also serve two eastern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Del City and Midwest City and form the northern boundary between Midwest City's civilian areas and Tinker Air Force Base. US-270 finally exits from I-40 on the west side of Shawnee.

US 270 serves most of the towns anchoring the area east of Oklahoma City, including Shawnee, Tecumseh, Seminole, Wewoka, and Holdenville. It continues southeast to the city of McAlester, a major southeastern Oklahoma city. It also serves many of the small towns east of McAlester, such as Krebs, Alderson, Bache, Haileyville, and Hartshorne.

After passing through Hartshorne, the roads curves to the northeast before turning onto a due east course taking it through Wilburton, Red Oak, and Wister. In Wister, it turns south, running across Wister Lake's dam, and proceeding southeast to Heavener. There, it meets US 59, which it will follow for the rest of its time in Oklahoma. The town highways head south from Heavener, passing through the Wister Wildlife Management Area before entering the Ouachita National Forest. The route serves as the northern terminus of US 259 near Page. The road then squeezes into a valley between Black Fork Mountain and Rich Mountain. In this valley, it crosses the state line into Arkansas.

Arkansas

U.S. Route 270 in Sheridan, Arkansas.

US 270 enters Arkansas with US 59, and runs east to Acorn, where it meets US 71. The route then travels 15 miles north on US 71 to Y City where it splits off and continues east. The route then meets AR 88 in Pencil Bluff and AR 27 in Mt. Ida before heading to Hot Springs. Entering the city, US 270 meets US 70 southwest of town and runs concurrent with it around Hot Springs using the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway before leaving the freeway and running along Malvern Avenue southeast of the city. US 270 intersects with I-30 just outside Malvern, running a short distance northeast on the freeway before interchanging with the George Hopkins Loop bypass and running south around the city. After meeting with US 67 east of town, the alignment then turns east-southeast meeting AR 229 in Poyen and AR 190/AR 291 in Prattsville before crossing paths with US 167 in Sheridan. The route trails east towards Pine Bluff terminating at and interchanging with I-530/US 65 in White Hall.

Directly east of this interchange, the highway used to continue along Sheridan Road before terminating at AR 365/Dollarway Road in northwest Pine Bluff. This former section of the route is now signed AR 365 Spur.

History

In Kansas, US-270 was truncated to Liberal, Kansas on May 18, 1981.[1]

The route was extended into Arkansas in 1931, supplanting State Road 8 from Oklahoma to Acorn and State Road  6 between Y City and Hot Springs.[2] The roadway was mostly gravel or graded earth, with some segments in the Ouachita Mountains still under construction upon designation.[3] In 1935, the US 270 designation supplanted the remainder of State Road 6 between Hot Springs and US 65 west of Pine Bluff.[4] By this time, the entire route was gravel surfaced.[5]

Future

In Arkansas, it has been proposed that part of AR-51 will become part of US-270. On I-30's current concurrency with US-270, going east, drivers can take exit 99 and make a right on US-270 East. If drivers make a left when they take exit 99, they must make a left to get on I-30 West/US-270 West because there is currently no outlet past that. That road has been proposed to be extended to AR-51. This will form the future northern terminus of AR-51. This means that drivers can make a left to get on AR-51 South and will have to make a right to get on US-270 West. Then, US-270 will meet the current US-270. Drivers can make a left to get on the future US-270 Business East and must make a right to get on US-270 West, just like AR-51 did. From east to west, the future US-270 will go through the cities of Rockport, Butterfield, and Magnet Cove.

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi[6][7]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Kansas	Seward	Liberal	0.00	0.00		US-54 (Pancake Boulevard) / US-83 north (Country Estates Road) / 2nd Street / Bluebell Road – Garden City, Guymon OK, Meade	Western terminus; west end of US-83 overlap; road continues north as US-83 (Country Estates Rd.)
Oklahoma	Beaver	​				US 64 west / US 83 south – Perryton, Guymon	east end of US-83 overlap; west end of US-64 overlap
		​				US 64 east / SH-23 north – Buffalo	east end of US-64 overlap; west end of SH-23 overlap
		Elmwood				US 412 west / SH-3 west / SH-23 south – Booker Tx., Guymon	east end of SH-23 overlap; west end of US-412 / SH-3 overlap
	Harper	Log Cabin Corner				US 283 – Laverne, Shattuck
		May				SH-46 – Buffalo, Gage
	Ellis	No major junctions
	Woodward	​			US 183 north – Buffalo	west end of US-183 overlap
		Woodward			SH-15 west (Oklahoma Avenue) – Shattuck
					US 412 east (Oklahoma Avenue) / SH-34 north (9th Street) – Enid	east end of US-412 overlap; west end of SH-34 overlap
		​			SH-34 south – Elk City, Vici	east end of SH-34 overlap
		​			SH-50 north – Mooreland
	Woodward–Major county line	​			US 183 south – Taloga, Clinton	east end of US-183 overlap
	Dewey	Seiling			US 60 east / US 281 north – Waynoka, Fairview	west end of US-60 / US-281 overlap
					US 60 west / SH-51 west (Shepherd Street) to US 183 – Vici	east end of US-60 overlap; west end of SH-51 overlap
		​			SH-51 east – Canton, Southard	east end of SH-51 overlap
	Blaine	​			SH-33 west / SH-58 north – Canton, Thomas	west end of SH-33 overlap
		Watonga			SH-3 east / SH-33 east / SH-8 north – Kingfisher, Okeene	east end of SH-3 / SH-33 overlap; west end of SH-8 overlap
		Geary			US 281 south / SH-8 south to I-40 – Anadarko	east end of US-281 / SH-8 overlap
	Canadian	​			I-40 west – Amarillo	west end of I-40 overlap; US-270 west follows exit 115
	see I-40
	Pottawatomie	Clarks Heights			I-40 east / US 177 north / SH-3E east to SH-270 – Okemah, Stillwater, Fort Smith	east end of I-40 / SH-3 overlap; west end of US-177 / SH-3W overlap; US-270 east follows exit 181
		Shawnee			US 270 Bus. east (Kickapoo Spur)	interchange
					US 270 Bus. west / SH-18 north (Farrall Avenue)	interchange
		Tecumseh			Tecumseh (Broadway)	interchange
					US 177 south / SH-3W east / SH-9 west – Sulphur, Ada, Norman	interchange; east end of US-177 / SH-3W overlap; west end of SH-9 overlap
		​			SH-9A south – Harjo, Maud	west end of SH-9A overlap
		Earlsboro			SH-9A north – Earlsboro	east end of SH-9A overlap
	Seminole	Seminole			SH-3E west / SH-9 east – Eufaula, Shawnee	east end of SH-9 overlap; west end of SH-3E overlap
					US 377 / SH-3E east / SH-99 (North Milt Phillips)	east end of SH-3E overlap
					SH-270A north (North Harvey Road) to SH-9
		​			US 270 Bus. east – Wewoka
		​			SH-59	interchange
		Wewoka			US 270 Bus. west / SH-56 – Wewoka, Ada
	Hughes	Holdenville			US 270 Bus. east / SH-48 to SH-9 – Holdenville
		​			US 270 Bus. west – Holdenville
		Horntown			US 75 north – Lamar, Tulsa	west end of US-75 overlap
		​			US 75 south / SH-1 west – Coalgate, Calvin, Ada	interchange; east end of US-75 overlap; west end of SH-1 overlap
		​			SH-31A south – Stuart
	Pittsburg	​			Indian Nation Turnpike to US 69 – Henryetta, Tulsa, Paris	Indian Nation Turnpike exit 70
		McAlester			SH-31 west (North West Street)	west end of SH-31 overlap
					US 69 Bus. (Main Street)
					US 69 – Muskogee, Eufaula, Atoka, Durant	interchange
		Krebs			SH-31 east – Krebs	interchange; east end of SH-31 overlap
		Haileyville			SH-63 west – Kiowa	west end of SH-63 overlap
		​			SH-1 east / SH-63 east – Talihina	east end of SH-1 / SH-63 overlap
	Latimer	Wilburton			SH-2 south – Clayton, Talihina	west end of SH-2 overlap
					SH-2 north – Robbers Cave, Kinta	east end of SH-2 overlap
		Red Oak			SH-82 south (Southeast 2nd Street) – Talihina	west end of SH-82 overlap
		​			SH-82 north – Lequire, Stigler	east end of SH-82 overlap
	Le Flore	Fanshawe			US 271 south – Talimena Drive, Talihina	west end of US-271 overlap
		Wister			US 271 north – Poteau	east end of US-271 overlap
		Heavener			US 59 north – Poteau	west end of US-59 overlap
					SH-128 east – Waldron
		​			US 259 south – Broken Bow
Arkansas	Polk	Rich Mountain	6.88	11.07	AR 272 to AR 88 – Talimena Scenic Drive, Queen Wilhelmina State Park
		Acorn	15.656	25.196	US 59 south / US 71 south – Mena, Texarkana	east end of US 59 overlap; west end of US 71 overlap
	Scott	"Y" City	31.07	50.00	US 71 north	east end of US 71 overlap
					I-49	proposed
	Montgomery	Pencil Bluff	53.45	86.02	AR 88 east – Sims	west end of AR 88 overlap
			53.79	86.57	AR 88 west – Oden, Pine Ridge, Mena, Queen Wilhelmina State Park	east end of AR 88 overlap
		​	58.17	93.62	AR 298 north – Sims
		​	62.15	100.02	AR 27 north / AR 379 (Southfork Road) – Story	west end of AR 27 overlap
		Mount Ida	63.70	102.52	AR 27 south – Glenwood	east end of AR 27 overlap
		​	72.35	116.44	AR 949-2 (Ouachita Shores Parkway) – Denby Point Recreation Area
		​	73.56	118.38	AR 949-3 (Shangri-La Drive) – Tompkins Bend Recreation Area
		Joplin	74.57	120.01	AR 949-4 (Mount Harbor Road) – Joplin Recreation Area
	Garland	​	85.82	138.11	AR 227 south (Sunshine Road) – Sunshine
		​	86.03	138.45	AR 926 (Brady Mountain Road) – Brady Mountain Recreation Area, Brady Point Access Lake Ouachita
		Piney	94.69	152.39	AR 227 north – Mountain Pine, Mid-America Science Museum, Mid-America Park, National Park Community College, Lake Ouachita State Park
		Hot Springs	95.79	154.16	1	US 270B east – Hot Springs	interchange; west end of freeway
			96.60	155.46	2	US 70 west / US 70B east (Airport Road) – Glenwood	west end of US 70 overlap
			98.46	158.46	3	McLeod Street
			99.53	160.18	4	AR 88 (Higdon Ferry Road)
			100.35	161.50	5	AR 7 (Central Avenue)	signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north)
			102.61	165.13	7	AR 128 (Carpenter Dam Road)
			104.57	168.29		US 70 east / US 270B west (Malvern Avenue) – Little Rock	interchange; east end of freeway; east end of US 70 overlap; US 270 east follows exit 9
		​	108.17	174.08		AR 171 north (Lonsdale Road)
	Hot Spring	Magnet Cove	110.34	177.58		AR 51 south – Butterfield
		​	116.73	187.86		AR 51 north – Butterfield
		Rockport	117.76	189.52		I-30 west / US 270B east – Malvern, Texarkana, Dallas	west end of I-30 overlap; US 270 west follows exit 98B
						I-30 east – Benton, Little Rock	east end of I-30 overlap; US 270 east follows exit 99
		Malvern				US 67 / US 270B west – Glen Rose, Perla, Malvern
	Grant	Poyen				AR 229 – Haskell, Leola
		Prattsville				AR 291 north	west end of AR 291 overlap
						AR 291 south – Jenkins Ferry State Park	east end of AR 291 overlap
						AR 190 east
		Sheridan				US 167 – Little Rock, El Dorado
						AR 46 west (Rose Street) – Jenkins Ferry State Park, Grant County Museum
						US 167B (Rock Street) to I-530 – Fordyce
						AR 46 east
	Jefferson	​				AR 104 east – Samples
		White Hall				I-530 (US 65) / AR 365S east (Sheridan Road east) to US 65B – White Hall, Little Rock, Pine Bluff	Eastern terminus; I-530 exit 34; road continues as AR 365S (Sheridan Rd.)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Unopened

Special routes

Hot Springs business route

U.S. Highway 270B
Location	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Length	8.90 mi (14.32 km)
Existed	June 5, 1991[8]–present

U.S. Highway 270B is a 8.90-mile-long (14.32 km) business route in Garland County, Arkansas. It runs through downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hot Springs, Garland County.

mi[7]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 270 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Expressway) – Mount Ida, Malvern	Western terminus
1.687	2.715	US 70B west (Airport Road) – Glenwood	Begin US 70B concurrency
3.77	6.07	AR 7 (Central Avenue, Scenic 7 Byway) – H.S. National Pk, Historic District, Racetrack, Visitor Ctr
4.25	6.84	US 70B east (Grand Avenue)	End US 70B concurrency
7.00	11.27	AR 128 west (Carpenter Dam Road) – Garvan Woodland Gardens, Lake Hamilton, Lake Catherine State Park	AR 128 eastern terminus
8.90	14.32	US 70 / US 270 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Expressway) – Glenwood, Mount Ida, Benton, Little Rock	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Malvern business route

U.S. Highway 270B
Location	Malvern, Arkansas
Length	2.628 mi[7] (4.229 km)
Existed	January 11, 2006[9]–present

U.S. Highway 270B is a business route of US 270 in Malvern, Arkansas, the small-town county seat of Hot Spring County. Created in 2006 from a former alignment of the parent route, US 270B passes through downtown Malvern, before forming an overlap with US 67.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Malvern, Hot Spring County.

mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	I-30 / US 270 – Texarkana, Hot Springs, Little Rock	Western terminus
2.63	4.23	US 67 (Page Avenue) / AR 9 (Main Street)	Begin US 67 concurrency
5.53	8.90	US 67 / US 270 – Glen Rose, Sheridan	Eastern terminus, end US 67 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Other loops and spurs

• Seminole, Oklahoma; Short highway connecting U.S. 270 to OK-9. This highway is disputed as a state or U.S. highway, as both signs are posted.
• Magnet Cove, Arkansas (decommissioned)

References

1. State Highway Commission of Kansas (January 4, 1939). "Resolution to withdraw a US Numbered Route from the State Highway System in several counties in Kansas". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
2. Arkansas State Highway Commission (June 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (TIF) (Revised). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
3. Arkansas State Highway Commission (January 1, 1932). Official Highway Service Map (TIF) (Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
4. Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1935). Map of the State Highway System of Arkansas (TIF) (Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
5. Arkansas State Highway Commission (1935). Official Highway Service Map (TIF) (Map). Scale not given. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
6. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
7. Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Various. Arkansas GIS Office. December 13, 2019 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
8. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1990–1999. p. 142-143. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
9. Arkansas State Highway Commission (2009). "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. pp. 831–832. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

External links

• Endpoints of U.S. Highway 270

Browse numbered routes
← K-269	KS	→ K-271
← SH-266	OK	→ SH-270
← AR 269	AR	→ US 271