:Arkansas Highway 59

File:Highway 59 north of Highway 45 junction, Washington County, AR.jpg

The route begins in Barling at AR 22.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map - Sebastian County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/SebastianCounty.pdf |edition=10/3/2008 |accessdate=May 23, 2011}} The route runs north to enter Van Buren, crossing I-540 and briefly concurring with US 64. The concurrency begins near the Joseph Starr Dunham House and before crossing Interstate 40. The route exits town northbound, intersecting rural highways AR 162 and AR 220 in Cedarville and crossing Lee Creek on the historic Lee Creek Bridge. At this time, AR 59 is running through the Boston Mountains subdivision of The Ozarks. North of Cedarville, AR 59 curves west toward Oklahoma, coming within {{convert|0.1|mi|km}} of the border.

Entering Washington County, the route meets Arkansas Highway 156 in Evansville and AR 244 in Tolu.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map - Washington County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/WashingtonCounty.pdf |edition=10/3/2008 |accessdate=May 23, 2011}} The route continues north to Dutch Mills and Summers before entering Siloam Springs.

Upon entering Benton County, AR 59 concurs with US 412 east around the southeast edge of Siloam Springs. The concurrency ends and AR 59 continues north to Gentry. AR 59 passes near Kansas City-Southern Railway cars and Kansas City-Southern Depot in Decatur. The route continues north to AR 72 and the Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose No. 383 in Gravette. The highway runs further north to Wee Pine Knot, the Adar House, and Butler Creek Cemetery in Sulphur Springs. AR 59 meets Missouri Route 59 at the Missouri state line and terminates.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map - Benton County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/BentonCounty.pdf |edition=8/24/2010 |accessdate=May 23, 2011}}

When Arkansas established its first numbered state highway system in 1926, Arkansas Highway 59 was designated for a route that led from the Louisiana state line to Eudora.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Department |title=Map of State of Arkansas showing System of State Highways |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1926A.tif |edition=1926 |accessdate=April 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707162238/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1926A.tif |archivedate=July 7, 2011 }} The South Arkansas route later became AR 159, and the 59 number moved to northwest Arkansas. In 1936, AR 59 traveled from Van Buren north to Siloam Springs. From AR 72 at Gravette, north to the Missouri state line, AR 59 is the original alignment of US 71. The roadway continues north into Missouri as Missouri Route 59.

The route was widened by the AHTD in 2007 around Siloam Springs."Annual Report - 2007". ATHD. [http://www.arkansashighways.com/Publications/Arkansas%202007%20Annual%20Report.pdf Publication.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918053144/http://www.arkansashighways.com/Publications/Arkansas%202007%20Annual%20Report.pdf |date=September 18, 2008 }} Retrieved on March 2, 2009.

File:Highway 59 in Evansville, Arkansas.jpg

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AR 59 has two special routes, both in Gentry.

File:Highway_59B_turns_onto_Main_Street_in_Gentry,_AR.jpg

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Arkansas Highway 59 Business is a {{convert|0.94|mi|km|adj=on}} business route in Gentry.

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File:Hwy. 59S eastern terminus in Gentry, AR.jpg

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Arkansas Highway 59 Spur is a {{convert|0.71|mi|km|adj=on}} spur route in Gentry.

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Category:Transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas

Category:Transportation in Crawford County, Arkansas

Category:Transportation in Washington County, Arkansas

Category:Transportation in Benton County, Arkansas

Category:U.S. Route 71

Category:Siloam Springs, Arkansas