Texarkana

Texarkana is a city of 150,000 people (2016) in the Piney Woods region of Texas and the Timberlands region of Arkansas.

Understand

State Line Avenue circles around the Texarkana Post Office and Courthouse. This building is bisected by the Texas-Arkansas border.

Texarkana is a city bisected by the Texas-Arkansas border; the west side of town is in Texas and the east side is in Arkansas. State Line Avenue runs right on the borderline.

Get in

By plane

• 1 Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK  ^IATA). Flights are operated by American Eagle Airlines from Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. The airport is small with few amenities, but car rentals are available. Public transport is abysmal; the nearest bus station is a 700-meter walk away at crossing of E Broad St and Airport Plaza. (updated Apr 2020)

The nearest airport served by all three major airline alliances is Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV ^IATA) in Louisiana.

By car

Interstate Highway 30 (I-30) runs through north Texarkana and serves as part of the city's loop. US Route 71 (US-71) enters from Shreveport, Louisiana in the south and continues to Ft. Smith Arkansas in the North. US-71 serves as the dividing line between the Texas and Arkansas sides of the city through downtown. US Route 59 (US-59) Enters through the southwest corner of town where it merges with Loop 245 and I-30, which it follows out of town. US Route 67 (US-67) enters on the Texas side from Dallas in the middle of the city and exits in the northeast corner, headed to Little Rock. US Route 82 (US-82) enters Texarkana shadowing I-30 from Dallas, but takes a straighter path through the city. It exits town on the Arkansas side and continues through Mississippi and Georgia.

By train

• Amtrak serves Texarkana daily with its Texas Eagle route. The historic 2 Texarkana Union Station is located on 100 E Front St, bisecting the state frontier between Texas and Arkansas.

By bus

Greyhound serves the city. Their terminal, 3 Texarkana Greyhound is north of the city, on 405 E 51st St, along the I-30. ☏ +1 870 774-5163. Local buses connect with city centre during day time.

Get around

Public transport is limited in Texarkana but there is a small bus network called T-Line. Buses usually depart once an hour.

See

The state line sign in front of the post office and courthouse.

• 1 Ace of Clubs House, 420 Pine St, ☏ +1 903-793-4831. (updated Feb 2016)
• 2 Museum of Regional History, 219 N State Line Ave, ☏ +1 903-793-4831. (updated Feb 2016)
• 3 Texarkana College.  
• State Line Avenue. (updated Oct 2019)

Do

• 1 Perot Theatre, 221 Main St (Third at Main), ☏ +1 903-792-4992. (updated Feb 2016)
• 2 The Silvermoon on Broad, 217 W Broad St, ☏ +1 903-792-0562. Historic venue used for everything from weddings to dinner shows. Many events are open to the public. (updated Feb 2016)

Buy

• 1 Central Mall Texarkana, 2400 Richmond Rd, ☏ +1 903-838-4158. (updated Jun 2020)

Eat

• 1 Big Jake's BBQ, 2610 New Boston Rd, ☏ +1 903 793-1169. Good barbecue accompanied with all-you-can-eat sides. (updated Feb 2016)
• 2 Ironwood Grill, 4312 Galleria Oaks Dr., ☏ +1 903 223-4644. Monday to Thursday 11AM - 9PM, Saturday and Sunday 11AM - 10PM. American-style food with casual dining. Atmosphere akin to Austin or Boulder. (updated Jun 2016)
• 3 Pecan Point Brewing Company, 213 Main St (Next to Perot Theatre), ☏ +1 903-306-0661. Gastopub combined with micro brewery, opened in 2014 in central Texarkana. (updated Feb 2016)
• 4 Verona Restaurant, 212 E Broad St, ☏ +1 870-773-4444. Fine dining in downtown. (updated Feb 2016)
• Gusano's Pizzeria, 2820 Richmond Rd, ☏ +1 903 792 8646, gusanos.texarkana@gusanospizza.com. 11AM-11PM Friday and Saturday, 11AM-10PM all other days. Chicago-style pizzeria and sports bar with the self-proclaimed "best Chicago-style pizza in the world". Part of a tiny chain of 8 restaurants in and around Arkansas. (updated Sep 2020)

Drink

• 1 Whiskey River Country, 310 E 49th St, ☏ +1 870 773-4903. 

Sleep

Almost all hotels are clustered around the Interstate highways, far from the city center.

Budget

• 1 Shamrock Motel, 717 N State Line Ave, ☏ +1 903-794-8276. One of few lodging options near downtown, however this motel is very rudimentary. (updated Feb 2016)

Mid-range

• Candlewood Suites Texarkana, 2901 S Cowhorn Creek Loop, ☏ +1 903-334-7418. Rooms here consist of studios or suites. $57 (Jan 2022). 
• Comfort Suites, 215 Richill Dr, ☏ +1 903-716-9600. This features an indoor pool. $62 (Jan 2022). 
• Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, 1918 University Ave, ☏ +1 903-280-7433. This one has an indoor pool and hot tub, and a generous breakfast. $67 (Jan 2022). 

Connect

Telephones

The Texas side of town is in the 903 area code, while the Arkansas side is in the 870 area code.

Go next

Texarkana came to fame with the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit about a truck run to Atlanta, commemorated through the Bandit Run.

Routes through Texarkana

Dallas ← Marshall ←	SW  NE	→ Hope → St. Louis
Dallas ← Mount Pleasant ← Jct N S ←	W  E	→ Hope → Little Rock
END ←	N  S	→ Shreveport → Lafayette
Sallisaw ← Mena ←	N  S	→ Jefferson → Marshall
Little Rock ← Hope ←	N  S	→ Jct N S → Mount Pleasant → Dallas
Fort Smith ← Mena ←	N  S	→ Shreveport → Alexandria
Gainesville ← Paris ← Jct N S ←	W  E	→ Garland → Greenville

Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana, Arkansas