Highway 9 ( AR 9 ) is a designation for two north – south state highways in Arkansas . A southern segment of begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating . The northern segment of runs from AR 5 to U.S. Route 63 in Mammoth Spring . The route was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering , and has seen only minor extensions and realignments since . Pieces of both routes are designated as Arkansas Heritage Trails for use during the Civil War and the Trail of Tears . The AR 9 designation also extends to two spur routes and one business route . All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation ( ArDOT )
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Arkansas Highway 9