Arkansas Highway 139

Highway 139
AR 139 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length	17.65 mi (28.40 km)
South end	AR 158 in Caraway
North end	Route F at Missouri state line
Section 2
Length	34.86 mi (56.10 km)
South end	US 412
North end	Route 51, Missouri state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Craighead, Greene, Clay
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← AR 138 → AR 140

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 17.65 miles (28.40 km) begins at Highway 158 in Caraway and runs north to Missouri Supplemental Route F at the Missouri state line. A second route of 34.86 miles (56.10 km) runs from US Highway 412 (US 412) to Missouri Route 51 at the Missouri state line. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

Caraway to Missouri

Highway 139 turns north onto Drew Avenue in Monette

AR 139 begins in Caraway at AR 158. The route runs north to AR 18 in Monette. AR 139 continues north to the Missouri state line to terminate at MO-SSR-F.

Brighton to Missouri

Arkansas Highway 139 is a state highway of 44.7 miles (71.9 km) in Greene and Clay Counties. The route lies close to the St. Francis River in low, flat ground dedicated largely to cotton growing where it isn't swampy.

AR 139 begins at US 412 near Brighton. The route then runs north through rural Greene County until meeting and concurring with AR 90 for a brief period east. AR 139 continues north to meet US 62/AR 1 east of Piggott. AR 139 runs with AR 1 through Piggott and with US 62 to Pollard.

After Pollard, AR 139 runs straight north to the Missouri state line, terminating at Route 51 south of Fagus, Missouri.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Craighead	Caraway	0.00	0.00	AR 158 (State St) – Black Oak, Lepanto	Southern terminus
	​	5.93	9.54	AR 148 west – Black Oak
	Monette	10.37	16.69	US 78 east / AR 18 east (Drew Ave) – Manila	Southern terminus of AR 18 concurrency
		0.00	0.00	US 78 west / AR 18 west (Drew Ave) – Black Oak, Jonesboro	Northern terminus of AR 18 concurrency
	​	7.28	11.72	Route F – Cardwell	Northern terminus; Missouri border
Gap in route
Greene	​	0.00	0.00	US 412 – Cardwell MO, Paragould	Southern terminus
	Fritz	11.93	19.20	AR 34 west – Marmaduke
Clay	​	13.92	22.40	AR 119 north – Rector
	​	21.87	35.20	AR 90 west to US 49 – Rector, Paragould	Southern terminus of AR 90 concurrency
	​	0.00	0.00	AR 90 east – Kennett MO	Northern terminus of AR 90 concurrency
	​	8.46	13.62	US 62 east / AR 1 north – St. Francis, Holcomb MO	Southern terminus of US 62 concurrency
	Pollard	0.00	0.00	US 62 west – McDougal, Corning	Northern terminus of US 62 concurrency
	​	4.53	7.29	Route 51 – Qulin	Northern terminus; Missouri border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

Media related to Arkansas Highway 139 at Wikimedia Commons