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{{Short description|Highway in Arkansas}}
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|length_ref=<ref name="poi">Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. [http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/PoinsettCounty.pdf# AHTD Poinsett County map] Retrieved on [[September 2]] [[2009]].</ref><ref name="mis">Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. [http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/MississippiCounty.pdf# AHTD Mississippi County map] Retrieved on [[September 2]], [[2009]].</ref>
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|direction_a=West
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|terminus_a=[[File:US Route 63B.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 63 Business (Marked Tree, Arkansas)|US 63 BUS]], [[Marked Tree, Arkansas|Marked Tree]]
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=AR|AR|14|AR|75|AR|149}} in [[Marked Tree, Arkansas|Marked Tree]]
|direction_b1=East
|junction=[[File:Arkansas 14.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 14|AR 14]], Marked Tree<br>[[File:I-55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55|I-55]]<br>[[File:US 61.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 61|US 61]], [[Osceola, Arkansas|Osceola]]
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|direction_a2=South
|terminus_a2=Pearl Street / Quinn Avenue
|direction_b2=North
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|counties=[[Poinsett County, Arkansas|Poinsett]], [[Mississippi County, Arkansas|Mississippi]]
|counties=[[Poinsett County, Arkansas|Poinsett]], [[Mississippi County, Arkansas|Mississippi]]
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'''Highway 140''' ('''AR 140''', '''Ark. 140''', and '''Hwy. 140''') is a designation for two east–west [[List of Arkansas state highways|state highway]]s in the [[Arkansas Delta|Upper Arkansas Delta]]. One route of about {{convert|32.70|mi|km}} begins at [[Arkansas Highway 14|Highway 14]] in [[Marked Tree, Arkansas|Marked Tree]] and runs east to [[U.S. Route 61 in Arkansas|US 61]] in [[Osceola, Arkansas|Osceola]]. A second segment of {{convert|1.93|mi|km}} in east Osceola runs from US&nbsp;61 to Pearl Street and Quinn Avenue. Both routes are maintained by the [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]] (AHTD).
'''Arkansas Highway 140''' is a [[state highway]] of {{convert|38.4|mi|km}} in Arkansas.<ref name="poi" /><ref name="mis" />


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[File:Osceola, AR 014.jpg|thumb|left|Looking south at AR 40 in western [[Osceola, Arkansas|Osceola]], September 2014]]
AR 140 begins at [[U.S. Route 63 Business (Marked Tree, Arkansas)|US 63 BUS]] in [[Marked Tree, Arkansas|Marked Tree]]. It runs north with [[Arkansas Highway 14|AR 14]] until [[Lepanto, Arkansas|Lepanto]], where the route crosses [[Arkansas Highway 135|AR 135]]. AR 140 then heads northeast, briefly [[Concurrency (road)|concurring]] with [[Arkansas Highway 136|AR 136]] and [[Arkansas Highway 181|AR 181]] individually before crossing under [[Interstate 55]].


===Marked Tree to Osceola===
The route continues east to [[Osceola, Arkansas|Osceola]], meeting [[U.S. Route 61|US 61]]. AR 140 continues alongside US 61 north to terminate at [[Arkansas Highway 158|AR 158]].
AR 140 begins at [[U.S. Route 63B (Marked Tree, Arkansas)|US 63B]] in [[Marked Tree, Arkansas|Marked Tree]]. It runs north with [[Arkansas Highway 14|AR 14]] until [[Lepanto, Arkansas|Lepanto]], where the route crosses [[Arkansas Highway 135|AR 135]]. AR 140 then heads northeast, briefly [[Concurrency (road)|concurring]] with [[Arkansas Highway 136|AR 136]] and [[Arkansas Highway 181|AR 181]] individually before crossing under [[Interstate 55 (Arkansas)|Interstate 55]].<ref name="poi">{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Poinsett County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PoinsettCounty.pdf |cartography= Transportation Planning & Policy Division |location= Little Rock |format= PDF |date= 2016-03-23 |scale=1:62500 |accessdate= 2016-07-24 }}</ref>

The route continues east to [[Osceola, Arkansas|Osceola]], meeting [[U.S. Route 61 (Arkansas)|US 61]].

===Osceola===
A separate section begins in Osceola and runs north to US 61 near the city limits.<ref name="mis">{{Cite map |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/MississippiCounty.pdf |cartography= Transportation Planning & Policy Division |location= Little Rock |format= PDF |date= 2016-03-23 |scale=1:62500 |accessdate= 2016-07-24 }}</ref>
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==History==
{{Unsourced section|date=January 2024}}
Present-day Highway&nbsp;140 was created on April 1, 1926 as '''State Road 40''', one of the original Arkansas state highways. On November 25, 1958, the route was renumbered to '''Highway&nbsp;140''' after the [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] (AASHTO) designated [[Interstate 40 in Arkansas|Interstate&nbsp;40]] in Arkansas.

The original Highway&nbsp;140 was created between March 1930 and June 1931 from [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|US 65]] in [[Dumas, Arkansas|Dumas]] westward to Garrett Bridge. This route became part of [[Arkansas Highway 54|AR 54]] in 1937.

==Major intersections==
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{{ARint
|type=concur
|county=Poinsett|cspan=5
|location=Marked Tree|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|149|AR|75|dir1=south|dir2=south}}
|notes=Western terminus, northern terminus of AR 75
}}
{{ARint
|mile=0.13
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|308B|dab1=Marked Tree|dir1=east|name1=Broadway Street}}
}}
{{ARint
|location=Lepanto|lspan=2
|mile=9.90
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|135|city1=Caraway|city2=Black Oak|location3=[[Lepanto, AR|Lepanto]] Business District|location4=[[Lepanto Museum]]}}
}}
{{ARint
|mile=10.15
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|14|dir1=east|city1=Wilson}}
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=13.17
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|198|dir1=east}}
}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|county=Mississippi|cspan=13
|location=none
|mile=14.23
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|136|dir1=west|to2=to|AR|135}}
|notes=West end of AR 136 overlap
}}
{{ARint
|location=West Ridge
|mile=16.34
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|297|dir1=north<!--yep, it's signed north-->}}
}}
{{ARint
|location=Etowah
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=17.46
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|136|dir1=east|city1=Etowah}}
|notes=East end of AR 136 overlap
}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|mile=18.62
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|77|dir1=south|city1=Bondsville}}
|notes=West end of AR 77 overlap
}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|location=Athelstan
|mile=21.63
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|77|dir1=north|city1=Manila}}
|notes=East end of AR 77 overlap
}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=26.05
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|181|dir1=south|city1=Keiser}}
|notes=West end of AR 181 overlap
}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=27.51
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|181|dir1=north|to2=to|AR|18}}
|notes=East end of AR 181 overlap
}}
{{ARint
|location=Osceola|lspan=6
|mile=28.71
|road={{jct|state=AR|I|55|city1=Blytheville|location2=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]}}
|notes=I-55 exit 48
}}
{{ARint
|mile=30.60
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|119Y|dab1=Osceola|name1=Country Club Road|city1=Victoria}}
}}
{{ARint
|mile=32.70
|road={{jct|state=AR|US|61|GRR|location1=[[Osceola River Port]]}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|mile=0.00
|road=North Pearl Street / Quinn Avenue
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|mile=1.93
|road={{jct|state=AR|US|61|GRR}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

==See also==
{{Portal|United States|U.S. Roads}}
* [[List of state highways in Arkansas]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{commons category-inline|Arkansas Highway 140}}

[[Category:State highways in Arkansas|140]]
[[Category:State highways in Arkansas|140]]
[[Category:Transportation in Poinsett County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Mississippi County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Osceola, Arkansas]]

Latest revision as of 04:01, 17 October 2024

Highway 140 marker
Highway 140
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Section 1
Length32.70 mi[1] (52.63 km)
West end AR 14 / AR 75 / AR 149 in Marked Tree
East end US 61 in Osceola
Section 2
Length1.93 mi[1] (3.11 km)
South endPearl Street / Quinn Avenue
North end US 61 in Osceola
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesPoinsett, Mississippi
Highway system
← AR 139→ AR 141

Highway 140 (AR 140, Ark. 140, and Hwy. 140) is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Upper Arkansas Delta. One route of about 32.70 miles (52.63 km) begins at Highway 14 in Marked Tree and runs east to US 61 in Osceola. A second segment of 1.93 miles (3.11 km) in east Osceola runs from US 61 to Pearl Street and Quinn Avenue. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

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Looking south at AR 40 in western Osceola, September 2014

Marked Tree to Osceola

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AR 140 begins at US 63B in Marked Tree. It runs north with AR 14 until Lepanto, where the route crosses AR 135. AR 140 then heads northeast, briefly concurring with AR 136 and AR 181 individually before crossing under Interstate 55.[2]

The route continues east to Osceola, meeting US 61.

Osceola

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A separate section begins in Osceola and runs north to US 61 near the city limits.[3]

History

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Present-day Highway 140 was created on April 1, 1926 as State Road 40, one of the original Arkansas state highways. On November 25, 1958, the route was renumbered to Highway 140 after the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) designated Interstate 40 in Arkansas.

The original Highway 140 was created between March 1930 and June 1931 from US 65 in Dumas westward to Garrett Bridge. This route became part of AR 54 in 1937.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PoinsettMarked Tree0.000.00

 AR 149 south / AR 75 south		Western terminus, northern terminus of AR 75
0.130.21
 AR 308B east (Broadway Street)
Lepanto9.9015.93 AR 135 – Caraway, Black Oak, Lepanto Business District, Lepanto Museum
10.1516.33
 AR 14 east – Wilson
​13.1721.20
 AR 198 east
Mississippi​14.2322.90

 AR 136 west to AR 135		West end of AR 136 overlap
West Ridge16.3426.30
 AR 297 north
Etowah17.4628.10
 AR 136 east – Etowah		East end of AR 136 overlap
18.6229.97
 AR 77 south – Bondsville		West end of AR 77 overlap
Athelstan21.6334.81
 AR 77 north – Manila		East end of AR 77 overlap
​26.0541.92
 AR 181 south – Keiser		West end of AR 181 overlap
​27.5144.27

 AR 181 north to AR 18		East end of AR 181 overlap
Osceola28.7146.20 I-55 – Blytheville, MemphisI-55 exit 48
30.6049.25 AR 119Y (Country Club Road) – Victoria
32.7052.63 US 61 / Great River Road – Osceola River PortEastern terminus
Gap in route
0.000.00North Pearl Street / Quinn AvenueSouthern terminus
1.933.11 US 61 / Great River RoadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ General Highway Map, Poinsett County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  3. ^ General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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