Arkansas Highway 143
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Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
Length | 10.08 mi[2] (16.22 km) | |||
Existed | June 23, 1965[1]–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Arkansas | |||
Counties | Carroll | |||
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Highway 143 (AR 143, Ark. 143, and Hwy. 143) is a north–south state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The highway begins at US Highway 62 (US 62) and Highway 980 near Pleasant Valley and runs northwest to Missouri supplemental route H at the Missouri state line. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Route description
[edit]Highway 143 begins at US 62 and Highway 980 north of the Carroll County Airport. The route runs north through a rural area of the Ozarks, only passing two unincorporated communities: Grandview and Pleasant Ridge. Highway 143 winds toward the Missouri state line, where the route continues as Supplemental Route H, which runs north to Missouri Route 86.[3]
History
[edit]The original Highway 143 was created in 1931 from Highway 18 in Black Oak south to US 63 southeast of Tyronza Township.[4] This route became part of Highway 135 in 1955. The current Highway 143 was created by the Arkansas State Highway Commission on June 23, 1965.[1] The route was paved from US 62 to Grandview in 1974, with the remainder being bituminous surface/gravel.[5] The entire routing was paved by 1988.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Carroll County.
Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus, AR 980 northern terminus | |
Pleasant Ridge | 10.08 | 16.22 | ![]() | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 674. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (September 7, 2017). General Highway Map, Carroll County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ https://www.arkansashighways.com/Trans_Plan_Policy/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1931.TIF.
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(help) - ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (June 1988) [1980]. Road Number Map, Carroll County, Arkansas (PDF) (Revised). 1:62500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
External links
[edit] Media related to Arkansas Highway 143 at Wikimedia Commons