Highway 39 (AR 39, Ark. 39, or Hwy. 39) is a designation for two
state highways in southeast Arkansas. The western segment of runs from
US Route 49
U.S. Route 49 (US 49) is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with US Route 62/Highway 1/ Highway 139 (US 62/AR 1/AR 139). Its southern terminus is ...
(US 49) at
Blackton to US 49/
Highway 241.
Another segment of runs north from
Highway 1 and
Highway 316 near
Turner
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to US 49 in rural
Phillips County.
Route description
Blackton to US 49
The route begins at
US 49 at
Blackton and runs north to a junction with
US 79 in
Monroe. The highway turns due west after this intersection until meeting Highway 39 Spur (AR 39S), which connects to US 49.
Highway 39 continues to
Rich
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before terminating at a junction of US 49 and
Highway 241. A 2010 study of
annual average daily traffic
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(AADT) by the
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
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(AHTD) reveals that no more than 380 vehicles use any portion of the route on a daily basis.
Turner to Hicksville
Highway 39 begins at
Highway 1 and
Highway 316 near the
incorporated community
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of
Turner
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and runs north to serve as the eastern terminus for
Highway 146. The route continues north to Highway 39 Spur, a short
spur route to
Postelle, before terminating at US 49. The AHTD revealed that the northern part of the route averages the highest AADT, registering 420 vehicles per day in 2010.
History
Arkansas Highway 39 was one of the original
1926 state highways. The route ran north from
State Road 1/
State Road 25 in
Paragould
Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas delta ...
north across
State Road 90 and
State Road 34 to
St. Francis.
Major intersections
Special routes
Monroe County spur
![Arkansas Highway 39S terminus at US 49](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Arkansas_Highway_39S_terminus_at_US_49.jpg)
Highway 39 Spur (AR 39S, Ark. 39S, and Hwy. 39S) is an east–west
state highway spur route in
Monroe County. The route of serves as a short connector between Highway 39 and
US Route 49.
;Major intersections
Postelle spur
Highway 39 Spur (AR 39S, Ark. 39S, and Hwy. 39S) is an east–west state highway spur route at
Postelle. The route of serves to connect Postelle to the state highway system via Highway 39.
;Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Arkansas
The following is a list of state highways in Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north–south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east–we ...
References
External links
{{commons category-inline, Arkansas Highway 39
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Transportation in Monroe County, Arkansas
Transportation in Phillips County, Arkansas