Highway 129 (AR 129, Ark. 129, and Hwy. 129) is a designation for two north–south
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
s in
Union County. A southern route of runs north from
Louisiana Highway 33 (LA 33) at the
Louisiana state line to
US Route 82 (US 82) in
Strong
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.
A second route of begins at
US 63 and runs south to
Lawson
Lawson may refer to:
Places Australia
* Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains
Canada
* Lawson, Saskatchewan
* Lawson Island, Nunavut
United States
* Lawson, Arkansas
...
.
Route description
Louisiana to Strong
From the south, Highway 129 begins as a continuation of
LA 33
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at the state line. Heading north, Highway 129 produces a business route, Highway 129B, which serves the residential areas of
Huttig. After about , Highway 129 joins with
Highway 275, running concurrently until an intersection with
US 82 terminates Highway 129. AR 275 continues north to
US 63.
AR 129 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire route.
US 63 to Lawson
Highway 129 begins at
US 63 at
Old Union and runs southeast to Union County Road 185 at
Lawson
Lawson may refer to:
Places Australia
* Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains
Canada
* Lawson, Saskatchewan
* Lawson Island, Nunavut
United States
* Lawson, Arkansas
...
.
A 2010 study of
annual average daily traffic (AADT) by the
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reveals that about 500 vehicles use the daily basis around Lawson, and around 1,000 vehicles per day use the road near the northern terminus.
History
Highway 129 first shows up on the 1928 Arkansas state highway map as a short route from the Louisiana state line to
State Road 2 in Huttig. The route was later extended to Strong around 1930 as State Road 2 was rerouted through
Crossett
Crossett is the largest city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 5,507, according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates. Combined with North Crossett and West Crossett, the population is 10,752. Crossett was incorporated i ...
. The short segment to Lawson was added between 1965 and 1966 and remains along the original alignment today.
Major intersections
Huttig business route
Highway 129 Business (AR 129B, Ark. 129B, and Hwy. 129B) is a north–south state highway
business route
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
at
Huttig. The route of serves to connect Huttig to the state highway system.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Arkansas
References
External links
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Transportation in Union County, Arkansas