Arkansas Highway 298

Highway 298 is a designation for three state highways in Lower Arkansas. The western segment of begins at Sims at Highway 88 and runs southeast to US Route 270. A middle segment of runs from Highway 27 at Story east to Highway 7. A segment in Saline County of runs east from Highway 9 to Highway 5 near Benton.

Route description

Sims to Highway 270

The route begins at a junction with Arkansas Highway 88 at Sims and runs southeast to US 270. This segment does not cross or concur with any other state highways.

Story to Highway 7

The route begins at Arkansas Highway 27 at Story, Arkansas in Montgomery County and runs east through the Ouachita National Forest for almost its entire length. Highway 298 passes through very wooded area with sparse populations, crossing over many feeder streams for Lake Ouachita. The highway ends at a junction with Arkansas Highway 7 north of Hot Springs.

Saline County

The Saline County routing begins at Arkansas Highway 9 in unincorporated Saline County and runs southeast through Bland and Grape before terminating at Arkansas Highway 5 approximately north of Benton.