US 59/71/AR 8/88 in Mena (AR 8 and 88 signs have been removed. Go figure)
NORTHERN TERMINUS:
North of Lancaster, Minnesota, at the Canadian border
SOUTHERN TERMINUS:
Laredo, Texas, at I-35
IN ARKANSAS:
Runs from the Oklahoma state line west of Rich Mountain to the Texas state line at Texarkana.
MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS IN ARKANSAS:
Mena, De Queen, Ashdown, Texarkana
HIGHWAYS MULTIPLEXED WITH:
US 270 from the Oklahoma state line to Acorn
US 71 from Acorn to I-30 in Texarkana
NOTES:
US 59 was not one of the original 1926
US highways. It was added sometime in the 30's. US 59 is multiplexed with
other US highways its entire length in Arkansas. US 59/71 briefly enters
Texas south of Ashdown and then runs along the state line for several miles
before US 59 goes into Texas and US 71 goes back into Arkansas. US 59/270
from Acorn to the Oklahoma state line was originally Arkansas 8.
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