Highway 139 (AR 139, Ark. 139, and Hwy. 139) is a designation for two north–south

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s in the Upper Arkansas Delta. One route of begins at Highway 158 in

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and runs north to

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Supplemental Route F at the Missouri state line. A second route of runs from US Highway 412 (US 412) to

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at the Missouri state line. Both routes are maintained by the

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(AHTD).

Route description

Caraway to Missouri

AR 139 begins in

at AR 158. The route runs north to AR 18 in Monette. AR 139 continues north to the

state line to terminate at MO-SSR-F.

Brighton to Missouri

Arkansas Highway 139 is a state highway of in

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and Clay Counties.Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Greene County map
Retrieved on August 23, 2009.Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Clay County map
Retrieved on August 23, 2009. The route lies close to the St. Francis River in low, flat ground dedicated largely to

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growing where it isn't swampy. AR 139 begins at

US 412 U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the ...

near

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. The route then runs north through rural Greene County until meeting and

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with AR 90 for a brief period east. AR 139 continues north to meet

US 62 U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...

/ AR 1 east of

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. AR 139 runs with AR 1 through Piggott and with US 62 to Pollard. After Pollard, AR 139 runs straight north to the

state line, terminating at Route 51 south of

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Major intersections

References

External links

{{commons category-inline, Arkansas Highway 139

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