Arkansas Highway 137

Highway 137 marker

Highway 137
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length: 8.82 mi[1] (14.19 km)
Existed: 1930 – present
Major junctions
West end: AR 312
East end: Route K / Route NN, Missouri state line
Location
Counties: Mississippi
Highway system
← AR 136AR 138 →

Highway 137 (AR 137, Ark. 137, and Hwy. 137) is a north–south state highway in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The route runs 8.82 miles (14.19 km) from Highway 312 north to the Missouri state line.[2]

Route description

Highway 137 begins east of Blytheville and runs east from Highway 312. The route serves as the northern terminus for its spur route before turning due north at Hickman.[2] After serving as the eastern terminus for Highway 150, the route continues north along the Mississippi River until terminating at MO-SSR-Y/NN at the Missouri state line. The road is a two-lane, undivided, rural route for its entire length.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mississippi County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0 AR 312southern terminus
​1.522.45 AR 137S southAR 137S southern terminus
Huffman5.528.88 AR 150 westAR 150 eastern terminus
Arkansas–Missouri state line8.8214.19 Route K / Route NNnorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

The route became a state highway in 1930, running from Highway 18 north to the Mississippi River. Highway 137 was a gravel/stone route of 7.1 miles (11.4 km) in length. Highway 150 was added to the system around 1940, and the two routes both ended at Huffman. Highway 137 was first paved in 1951, and extended north to Missouri in 1958. The highway was rerouted west to Highway 312 upon the creation of Highway 137S in 1996.

Armorel spur

Highway 137S
Location: Armorel
Length: 2.43 mi[1] (3.91 km)
Existed: 1996–present

Arkansas Highway 137 Spur is a spur route serving Armorel.[2] The route is 2.43 miles (3.91 km) in length and connects Highway 137 and Highway 18 within Armorel.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mississippi County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0 AR 137northern terminus
Armorel2.433.91 AR 18southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Mississippi County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
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