Arkansas Highway 129
{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AR
|type=AR
|route=129
|map=Arkansas 129.png
|established=1928
|length_mi1=15.02
|direction_a1=South
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=LA|LA|33}} at the Louisiana state line
|direction_b1=North
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=AR|US|82}} in Strong
|length_mi2=4.30
|direction_a2=South
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=AR|US|63}} at Old Union
|direction_b2=North
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=AR|CR|185}} at Lawson
|counties=Union
|previous_type=AR
|previous_route=128
|next_type=AR
|next_route=130
}}
Highway 129 (AR 129, Ark. 129, and Hwy. 129) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Union County. A southern route of {{convert|15.02|mi|km}} runs north from Louisiana Highway 33 (LA 33) at the Louisiana state line to US Route 82 (US 82) in Strong.{{Cite map|publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map, Union County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/UnionCounty.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date=June 11, 2010 |scale=1:62500 |accessdate=April 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313202634/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/UnionCounty.pdf |archivedate=March 13, 2012 }} A second route of {{convert|4.30|mi|km}} begins at US 63 and runs south to Lawson.
Route description
=Louisiana to Strong=
From the south, Highway 129 begins as a continuation of LA 33 at the state line. Heading north, Highway 129 produces a business route, Highway 129B, which serves the residential areas of Huttig. After about {{convert|9|mi|km}}, Highway 129 joins with Highway 275, running concurrently until an intersection with US 82 terminates Highway 129. AR 275 continues north to US 63.
AR 129 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire route.
=US 63 to Lawson=
Highway 129 begins at US 63 at Old Union and runs southeast to Union County Road 185 at Lawson. A 2010 study of annual average daily traffic (AADT) by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reveals that about 500 vehicles use the daily basis around Lawson, and around 1,000 vehicles per day use the road near the northern terminus.
History
Highway 129 first shows up on the 1928 Arkansas state highway map as a short route from the Louisiana state line to State Road 2 in Huttig.{{ cite map|title=Map of State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways |date=September 1, 1928 |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1928.tif |format=TIF |publisher=State Highway Department |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013003605/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1928.tif |archivedate=2011-10-13 }} The route was later extended to Strong around 1930 as State Road 2 was rerouted through Crossett.{{ cite map|title=Official Highway Service Map |date=March 1930 |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1930.tif |format=TIF |publisher=State Highway Department |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707163441/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1930.tif |archivedate=2011-07-07 }} The short segment to Lawson was added between 1965 and 1966 and remains along the original alignment today.{{ cite map|title=1965 Highway Map of Arkansas |year=1965 |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1965.tif |format=TIF |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Department |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707163244/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1965.tif |archivedate=2011-07-07 }}{{ cite map|title=1966 Highway Map of Arkansas |date=1966 |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1966.tif |format=TIF |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Department |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514023007/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1966.tif |archivedate=2012-05-14 }}
Major intersections
{{jcttop|length_ref= |state=AR |county=Union }}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=LA|LA|33|city1=Marion}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=2.52
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|129B|dir1=north|city1=Huttig}}
|notes=Southern end of AR 129B}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|mile=2.95
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|129B|dir1=south|city1=Huttig}}
|notes=Northern end of AR 129B}}
{{ARint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=13.86
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|275|dir1=south}} – Farmerville
|notes=Begin AR 275 concurrency
}}
{{ARint
|location=Strong
|mile=15.02
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|82|AR|275|dir2=north}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|location=Old Union
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|63}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|location=Lawson
|mile=4.30
|road={{Jct|state=AR|CR|185}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
Huttig business route
{{Infobox road small
|state=AR
|route=129B
|type=AR
|location=Huttig
|length_mi=2.24
|length_round=2
}}
Highway 129 Business (AR 129B, Ark. 129B, and Hwy. 129B) is a north–south state highway business route at Huttig. The route of {{convert|2.24|mi|km}} serves to connect Huttig to the state highway system.
=Major intersections=
See also
References
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External links
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