Arkansas Highway 140

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Highway 140 marker
Highway 140
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length32.70 mi[1] (52.63 km)
West end US 63B / AR 14 in Marked Tree
East end US 61 in Osceola
Section 2
Length1.93 mi[1] (3.11 km)
South endPearl Street / Quinn Avenue
North end US 61 in Osceola
Location
CountiesPoinsett, Mississippi
Highway system
AR 139 AR 141

Highway 140 (AR 140, Ark. 140, and Hwy. 140) is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Upper Arkansas Delta. One route of 32.70 miles (52.63 km) begins at US Highway 63 Business (US 63B)/Highway 14 in Marked Tree and runs east to US 61 in Osceola. A second segment of 1.93 miles (3.11 km) in east Osceola runs from US 61 to Pearl Street and Quinn Avenue. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description[]

Looking south at AR 40 in western Osceola, September 2014

Marked Tree to Osceola[]

AR 140 begins at US 63B in Marked Tree. It runs north with AR 14 until Lepanto, where the route crosses AR 135. AR 140 then heads northeast, briefly concurring with AR 136 and AR 181 individually before crossing under Interstate 55.[2]

The route continues east to Osceola, meeting US 61.

Osceola[]

A separate section begins in Osceola and runs north to US 61 near the city limits.[3]

History[]

Present-day Highway 140 was created on April 1, 1926 as State Road 40, one of the original Arkansas state highways. On November 25, 1958, the route was renumbered to Highway 140 after the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) designated Interstate 40 in Arkansas.

The original Highway 140 was created between March 1930 and June 1931 from US 65 in Dumas westward to Garrett Bridge. This route became part of AR 54 in 1937.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PoinsettMarked Tree0.000.00 US 63B / AR 14 west (Frisco Street) – Jonesboro, Newport, MemphisWestern terminus, west end of AR 14 overlap
0.130.21 AR 308B east (Broadway Street)
Lepanto9.9015.93 AR 135 – Caraway, Black Oak, Lepanto Business District,
10.1516.33 AR 14 east – WilsonEast end of AR 14 overlap
13.1721.20 AR 198 east
Mississippi14.2322.90
AR 136 west to AR 135
West end of AR 136 overlap
West Ridge16.3426.30 AR 297 north
Etowah17.4628.10 AR 136 east – EtowahEast end of AR 136 overlap
18.6229.97 AR 77 south – West end of AR 77 overlap
Athelstan21.6334.81 AR 77 north – ManilaEast end of AR 77 overlap
26.0541.92 AR 181 south – KeiserWest end of AR 181 overlap
27.5144.27
AR 181 north to AR 18
East end of AR 181 overlap
Osceola28.7146.20 I-55 – Blytheville, MemphisI-55 exit 48
30.6049.25 AR 119Y (Country Club Road) – Victoria
32.7052.63 US 61 / Great River Road – Eastern terminus
Gap in route
0.000.00North Pearl Street / Quinn AvenueSouthern terminus
1.933.11 US 61 / Great River RoadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ General Highway Map, Poinsett County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  3. ^ General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

External links[]

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