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Highway 139 (AR 139, Ark. 139, and Hwy. 139) is a designation for two north–south state highways 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
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at AR 158. The route runs north to AR 18 in Monette. AR 139 continues north to the
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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
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near Brighton. 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
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/ 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
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state line, terminating at Route 51 south of Fagus, Missouri.


Major intersections


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Transportation in Craighead County, Arkansas Transportation in Greene County, Arkansas Transportation in Clay County, Arkansas