Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 373-5 Site, Cold War missile complex in White County, Arkansas.
The Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 373-5 Site is a 23-acre former military installation in White County, Arkansas, on private land northeast of the Arkansas Highways 35 and 320 junction, west of Searcy. Only an access road off Highway 36 and a helicopter landing pad remain at the surface; the three-level command complex and other features lie buried under mounded earth.
The site was operated by the 373d Strategic Missile Squadron of the United States Air Force from 1962 until 1986. After decommissioning, its control equipment was removed and many surface features, including the launch portal and main personnel access portal, were demolished and covered with mounded earth. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The site symbolizes how Americans prepared during the Cold War, with weapons hidden underground as a way to balance global tensions and maintain power.
The site lies northeast of the Highway 35 and 320 intersection near Searcy and can be reached via the original access road. Visitors should prepare for rural terrain and check in advance which areas are open for viewing.
The 23-acre site retains its access road off Highway 36 and a helicopter landing pad at surface level; the launch portal and main personnel access portal were demolished and covered with mounded earth after 1986. The three-level command complex survives below ground, its position still traceable from the mounds above.
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