Highway 86 is a mostly north–south highway in central Arkansas. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 63 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Slovak. 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Slovak, it turns north at Highway 343 and continues north and west until it intersects U.S. Highway 70 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Carlisle. North of U.S. 70, it continues for 4 miles (6.4 km) as Anderson Road before again becoming a state highway continuing east and north for 13 miles (21 km) before ending at Highway 38 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Hickory Plains.
Highway 86 near Slovak
Highway 38 is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One route of 49.58 miles (79.79 km) runs east from Highway 367 at Cabot to US Route 49 (US 49) near Hunter. A second route of 21.43 miles (34.49 km) begins at Interstate 40 (I-40) and runs east to Highway 147 near Horseshoe Lake. A third route of 0.10 miles (0.16 km) runs in West Memphis as Martin Luther King Jr. Drive from US 70 north to I-55/US 61/US 64/US 79. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).
State Highway 38 at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 31 south of Beebe, Arkansas
White River at Des Arc, with Highway 38 passing over on the bridge in the background
Highway 38 near US 79 in Hughes