Arkansas Highway 149

{{short description|State highway in Arkansas, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Update|part=Route description and length|reason=Incorrect information|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox road

|state=AR

|type=AR

|route=149

|map=Arkansas 149.png

|length_mi=>41.28

|length_round=2

|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip |title=Arkansas Road Log Database |author=Planning and Research Division |year=2010 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |format=Database |accessdate=June 9, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip |archivedate=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}

|established=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|state=AR|AR|38}} in Hughes

|junction={{Jct|state=AR|US|79}} at North Hughes
{{Jct|state=AR|US|70}}
{{Jct|state=AR|I|40}}
{{Jct|state=AR|US|64}} in Earle
{{Jct|state=AR|I|555}} in Marked Tree

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=AR|AR|140|AR|14|AR|75}} in Marked Tree

|counties=St. Francis, Crittenden, Poinsett

|previous_type=AR

|previous_route=148

|next_type=AR

|next_route=150

}}

Highway 149 (AR 149, Ark. 149, and Hwy. 149) is a north–south state highway in northeast Arkansas. The route of about {{convert|41.28|mi|km}} runs from Highway 38 in Hughes north across Interstate 40 (I-40) and I-555 to AR 140/AR 75/AR 14 in Marked Tree.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map, Crittenden County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/CrittendenCounty.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date= January 2, 2007 |scale= 1:62500 |accessdate=July 23, 2012 }}

Route description

File:Hughes AR 022.jpg

The route begins in Hughes at Highway 38 and runs northeast across US Route 79 (US 79) at North Hughes.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map, St. Francis County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/StFrancisCounty.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date= December 15, 2007 |scale= 1:62500 |accessdate= August 4, 2012 }} Highway 149 continues north to Greasy Corner, where a {{convert|3.56|mi|km|adj=on}} concurrency begins with Highway 50 west along a bayou. After the concurrency ends, Highway 149 turns due north and runs through fields. Another overlap occurs near Shell Lake, where Highway 149 overlaps US 70 for {{convert|0.21|mi|km}}. US 70/AR 149 run briefly as a frontage road for Interstate 40/US 79 (I-40/US 79) before Highway 149 turns north and runs over the limited-access route. Shortly after this junction the route enters Crittenden County and runs north to Earle.

In Earle Highway 149 has a short officially designated exception over U.S. Route 64B (US 64B). The concurrent routes passes near the Crittenden County Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) before Highway 149 turns north onto Barton Street, ending the concurrency.{{NRISref|2010a}} Highway 149 has a junction with US 64 just prior to leaving Earle, and the highway passes the George Berry Washington Memorial (also NRHP-listed) shortly after leaving the city. The road curves through Arkansas delta countryside to a concurrency with Highway 42, beginning at Three Forks.{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map, Crittenden County, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/CrittendenCounty.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |date= May 13, 2009 |scale= 1:62500 |accessdate= August 4, 2012 }} Upon entering Poinsett County, Highway 149 serves as the western terminus of Highway 322 at Mt. Olive. The road continues north to enter Marked Tree, where it has a junction with I-555. It then travels into the town before terminating at AR 140/AR 75/AR 14.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

{{jcttop|length_ref= }}

{{ARint

|county=St. Francis

|cspan=9

|location=Hughes

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|38|name1=Main Street}}

|notes=Southern terminus

}}

{{ARint

|location=North Hughes

|mile=1.67

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|79|city1=Marianna|city2=Lehi}}

|notes=

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|location=Greasy Corner

|mile=4.51

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|50|dir1=east}}

|notes=Begin AR 50 concurrency

}}

|-

| colspan=5 align=center | {{jct|state=AR|AR|50}} concurrency west, {{convert|3.56|mi|km}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|location=none

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|50|dir1=west|city1=Widener}}

|notes=End AR 50 concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|location=Shell Lake

|lspan=3

|mile=7.10

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|70|dir1=west|city1=Forrest City}}

|notes=Begin US 70 concurrency

}}

|-

| colspan=4 align=center | {{jct|state=AR|US|70}} concurrency east, {{convert|0.21|mi|km}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|70|dir1=east|city1=West Memphis}}

|notes=End US 70 concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

|mile=0.20

|road={{jct|state=AR|I|40|location1=Memphis|city2=Little Rock}}

|notes=

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|county=Crittenden

|cspan=5

|location=Earle

|lspan=3

|mile=10.74

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|64B|dab1=Earle|dir1=east|name1=2nd Street}}

|notes=Begin US 64B concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|mile=11.20

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|64B|dab1=Earle|dir1=west|name1=2nd Street}}

|notes=End US 64B concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|mile=11.55

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|64|city1=Wynne|city2=Marion}}

|notes=

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|location=Three Forks

|mile=16.15

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|42|dir1=west|city1=Twist}}

|notes= Begin AR 42 concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

|location=none

|mile=19.16

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|42|dir1=east|city1=Turrell}}

|notes= End AR 42 concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|county=Poinsett

|cspan=3

|ctdab=Poinsett

|location=Mt. Olive

|mile=27.30

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|322|dir1=east}}

|notes= AR 322 western terminus

}}

{{ARint

|location=Marked Tree

|lspan=2

|mile=29.67

|road={{jct|state=AR|I|555|location1=Memphis|city2=Jonesboro}}

|notes=

}}

{{ARint

|mile=

|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|75|AR|14|AR|140|dir1=south|dir3=east}}

|notes= Northern terminus, AR 140 western terminus, northern terminus of AR 75

}}

{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}

See also

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References

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