Arkansas Highway 147 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:147
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:AR 147 highlighted in red
Length Mi:25.83
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: at Bruins
Junction: at Lehi
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near West Memphis
Counties:Crittenden
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:146
Next Type:AR
Next Route:148

Highway 147 (AR 147, Ark. 147, and Hwy. 147) is a 25.83-longNaN-long north–south state highway in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The route runs from Highway 131 at Bruins north across Interstate 40/US Route 79 (I-40/US 70/US 79) to US 64 near West Memphis.[2] A portion of the route make up the western routing of the Great River Road.[3]

Route description

Highway 147 begins near Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas at the southern terminus of Highway 131. The route runs north to serve as the eastern terminus of Highway 38, with Highway 147 picking up the Great River Road designation northbound. Highway 147 has another junction with Highway 131 before curving due north along the Mississippi River. The highway serves as the eastern terminus for Highway 50 south of Anthonyville, Arkansas before meeting a different Highway 131 in Edmondson. Highway 147 has a junctions with US 70 and I-40/US 79, with the former being the southern frontage road for the latter. The road continues north to terminate at US 64 near the city limits of West Memphis.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Crittenden County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . January 2, 2007 . 1:62500 . July 23, 2012 .
  3. Experience Mississippi River . The Mississippi River plus The Great River Road . June 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710211913/http://www.experiencemississippiriver.com/pdf/EMR-Detailed-Map.pdf. 10 July 2011 . live.