Arkansas Highway 143

Highway 143
Route information
	Maintained by ArDOT
Length	10.08 mi[1] (16.22 km)
Existed	June 23, 1965[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 62 / AR 980 near Pleasant Valley
North end	Route H at the Missouri state line
Location
Counties	Carroll
Highway system

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

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

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.[2] 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.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Carroll County.

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	0.00	US 62 / AR 980 south – Berryville, Eureka Springs, Carroll County Airport	Southern terminus, AR 980 northern terminus
Pleasant Ridge	10.08	16.22	Route H	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
"Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 674. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
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. Missing or empty |title= (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.

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[db-1] System Information and Research Division (2015). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

[for-2] "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 674. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

[car-3] 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.

[4] ttps://www.arkansashighways.com/Trans_Plan_Policy/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1931.TIF. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] 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.