U.S. Federal Route 79 is a east-west highway across Lee County. This runs from the Lee/St. Francis County Line, near Mud Lake, to the Lee/Monroe County Line, near Monroe. U.S. Rt. 79 passes through the following towns in Lee County. Brickeys Soudan Marianna U.S. Rt. 79 is multi-plexed in Lee County. Arkansas State Route 1, at Marianna.