Arkansas Highway 259
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Highway 259 (AR 259, Ark. 259, and Hwy. 259) is a designation for three 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 northeast Arkansas. A southern route of runs north from Highway 238 to US Route 70 (US 70) at Lake Grove, Arkansas. A second route of begins at Highway 306 and runs north to Highway 284 in
Cross County Cross County is a rural Northeast Arkansas county in the Arkansas Delta. Created as Arkansas's 53rd county on November 15, 1862, Cross County contains four incorporated municipalities, including Wynne, the county seat and most populous city. ...
. A third route of begins at Highway 364 and runs north to Highway 42 near Hickory Ridge.


Route description


AR 238 to Lake Grove

Highway 259 begins at Highway 238 west of Moro and runs north past a cemetery before turning east and meeting Highway 78 at South Plains. The two routes have a brief concurrency north before Highway 78 splits to the northwest and Highway 259 continues north. Shortly after this junction, Highway 259 serves as the southern terminus for Highway 261. The highway runs north through New Salem before entering
St. Francis County St. Francis County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,258. The county seat is Forrest City. St. Francis County comprises the Forrest City, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
, where it terminates at US 70.


AR 306 to AR 284

Highway 259 begins in the northwest corner of St. Francis County at Highway 306 and runs due north through flat farmland. The route runs into
Cross County Cross County is a rural Northeast Arkansas county in the Arkansas Delta. Created as Arkansas's 53rd county on November 15, 1862, Cross County contains four incorporated municipalities, including Wynne, the county seat and most populous city. ...
where it terminates at Highway 284. The highway does not cross or overlap with any other state highways and essentially serves as a connector route between two rural routes.


AR 364 to Hickory Ridge

Highway 259 begins at Highway 364 in eastern Cross County. The route runs north through farmland to Highway 42 in Hickory Ridge, where it terminates.


Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrences.


See also

* List of state highways in Arkansas


References


External links

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Transportation in Cross County, Arkansas Transportation in Lee County, Arkansas Transportation in St. Francis County, Arkansas