Arkansas Highway 109
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Highway 109 is a 44 miles (70.8 km) long highway in western Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

. It runs from the Ouachita Mountains
Ouachita Mountains
The Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range in west central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. The range's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas, or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift. Along with the Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains form the U.S...

 to the Arkansas River Valley in Logan
Logan County, Arkansas
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 22,353. There are two county seats: Booneville and Paris.-History :...

 and Johnson counties. There are no spur routes associated with this highway.

Mount Magazine
Mount Magazine
Mount Magazine is the name commonly used for the tallest mountain in the state of Arkansas and is the site of Arkansas's newest state park. The mountain is a flat-topped plateau with a sandstone cap rimmed by precipitous rock cliffs...

 can be seen to the east on the southern portion of the route. It can also be seen south of the Highway 22 portion of the Route.

One of the most famous feature on the route is the Morrison Bluff Bridge, also known as the Ada Mills
Ada Mills
Ada Belle Parks Mills was a Republican political activist in the U.S. state of Arkansas who in 1980 was the only delegate initially committed to the candidacy for president of former Governor John B. Connally, Jr., of Texas. Connally spent some $11 million in his 13-month primary campaign, which...

 Bridge, over the Arkansas River. This 1.6 miles (2.6 km) bridge claims to be the longest over the Arkansas River and also the longest span in Arkansas.

Route description

Highway 109 begins at Highway 217 in Logan County. It then runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north to Highway 10. After joining Highway 10 west for 0.1 mile (0.160934 km), Highway 109 runs 13.6 miles (21.9 km) north to Highway 309. It joins highway 309 north for a mile, then departs Highway 309 join Highway 22 east. It follows Highway 22 east for the next 11.5 miles (18.5 km) where it departs that highway to head north. It then travels north via the Ada Mills
Ada Mills
Ada Belle Parks Mills was a Republican political activist in the U.S. state of Arkansas who in 1980 was the only delegate initially committed to the candidacy for president of former Governor John B. Connally, Jr., of Texas. Connally spent some $11 million in his 13-month primary campaign, which...

 Bridge across the Arkansas River to U.S. Highway 64 in Clarksville
Clarksville, Arkansas
Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was approximately 9,300 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Johnson County.. Clarksville is nestled between the Arkansas River and the foot hills of the Ozark Mountains and Interstate 40 and US Hwy 64...

.

Junction list

County Location Milepost Roads intersected Notes
Logan
Logan County, Arkansas
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 22,353. There are two county seats: Booneville and Paris.-History :...

0.0 Southern terminus
Magazine
Magazine, Arkansas
Magazine is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 915 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Magazine is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

5.2 Southern end of Hwy. 10 overlap
5.3 Northern end of Hwy. 10 overlap
Paris
Paris, Arkansas
Paris is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as the county seat for the northern district of Logan County; its southern district counterpart is Booneville. The population was 3,707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

18.9 Southern end of Hwy. 309 overlap
19.9 Northern end of Hwy. 309 overlap; southern end of Hwy. 22 overlap
Subiaco
Subiaco, Arkansas
Subiaco is a town in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Subiaco in the Lazio region of Italy...

25.2
Midway 31.4 Northern end of Hwy. 22 overlap
Prairie View 34.6 Eastern terminus of Hwy. 288
Scranton
Scranton, Arkansas
Scranton is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 222 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scranton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

36.9
Morrison Bluff
Morrison Bluff, Arkansas
Morrison Bluff is a town in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 74 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Morrison Bluff is located at ....

38.5 Eastern terminus of Hwy. 393
Johnson Clarksville
Clarksville, Arkansas
Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was approximately 9,300 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Johnson County.. Clarksville is nestled between the Arkansas River and the foot hills of the Ozark Mountains and Interstate 40 and US Hwy 64...

44.0 Northern terminus
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