Arkansas Highway 137 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:137
Map:Arkansas 137.png
Established:1930
Length Mi:8.82
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus B:, Missouri state line
Counties:Mississippi
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:136
Next Type:AR
Next Route:138

Highway 137 (AR 137, Ark. 137, and Hwy. 137) is a north–south state highway in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The route runs 8.82miles 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-K/NN at the Missouri state line. The road is a two-lane, undivided, rural route for its entire length.

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 7.1miles 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

State:AR
Route:137
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:2.43
Length Round:2
Formed:January 31, 1996[3]
Deleted:November 5, 2014[4]
Location:Armorel

Arkansas Highway 137 Spur is a former spur route serving Armorel.[2] The route was 2.43miles in length and connects Highway 137 and Highway 18 within Armorel.

Major intersections

See also

Notes and References

  1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map . Mississippi County . June 1, 2011.
  3. Web site: Minutes of the Meeting . PDF . 1990–1999 . 728 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . December 2, 2016 . July 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721012341/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo90-99.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Bennett . Scott E. . Administrative Circular No. 2014-17 . PDF . November 14, 2014 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . December 15, 2017 .