Arkansas Highway 142
Highway 142 | ||||
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| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.14 mi[1] (8.27 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 82 / US 278 at Shives | |||
| East end |  CR 73 (Levee Rd) at Lakeport | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Chicot | |||
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Highway 142 (AR 142, Ark. 142, and Hwy. 142) is an east–west state highway in Chicot County, Arkansas. The route of 5.14 miles (8.27 km) begins at US Highway 82 (US 82)/US 278 at Shives and runs east to Chicot County Road 73 (CR 73, or Levee Road) at Lakeport. The route is maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).
Route description
Highway 142 begins at US 82/US 278 at Shives in Chicot County within the Lower Arkansas Delta. The junction in the first on the western side of the Greenville Bridge over the Mississippi River. The highway runs south as a section line road before turning east and serving the driveway for the Lakeport Plantation museum. Highway 142 continues southeast, running along an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River. The highway intersects CR 73, also known as Levee Rd atop a levee and terminates.[2]
The route intersects the Fifth Principal Meridian.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Chicot County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Shives | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 82 / US 278 | Eastern terminus | |
| Lakeport | 5.14 | 8.27 | CR 73 (Levee Rd) | Western terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History
AR 142 ran along Lake Chicot in 1935, but the route became US 82/US 278 before 1947.[3] The current routing was paved by 1962.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c System Information and Research Division (2014). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ General Highway Map, Chicot County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Transportation Planning & Policy Division. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ a b Chicot County, Arkansas (Map) (1925, Revised 1935 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved January 10, 2011.