Arkansas Highway 254 Explained
State: | AR |
Type: | AR |
Route: | 254 |
Map Custom: | yes |
Map Notes: | AR 254 highlighted in red |
Length Mi: | 20.68 |
Length Round: | 2 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Established: | 1958 |
Direction A: | West |
Direction B: | East |
Terminus B: | at Dennard |
Counties: | Van Buren, Searcy |
Previous Type: | AR |
Previous Route: | 253 |
Next Type: | AR |
Next Route: | 255 |
Highway 254 (AR 254, Ark. 254, and Hwy. 254) is an east–west state highway in Van Buren County and Searcy County. The route of 20.68miles runs from Highway 27 east to US Route 65 (US 65) at Dennard.[2]
Route description
Highway 254 begins at Highway 27 in rural parts of northwestern Van Buren County. The route winds north through hills and farmland to enter Searcy County, then heads east to re-enter Van Buren County.[3] The route terminates at US 65 at Dennard. The route does not cross any other state highways.
History
The route first appears on the state highway map in January 1959 as a 5miles unpaved road shooting west from Dennard.[4] The road was later extended east through Booster and south to Highway 16 in 1967.[5] Highway 254 was rerouted along the current alignment around 1981.
Notes and References
- Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . March 28, 2012 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . MBD . April 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . June 23, 2011 .
- Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Van Buren County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . May 27, 2010 . 1:62500 . April 17, 2012 .
- Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Searcy County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . August 3, 2007 . 1:62500 . April 17, 2012 .
- Highway Map of Arkansas . January 1959 . TIF . Arkansas State Highway Commission . Little Rock, Arkansas . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313203011/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1959.tif . 2012-03-13 .
- 1967 Highway Map of Arkansas . 1967 . TIF . Arkansas State Highway Department . Planning and Research Division . Little Rock, Arkansas . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013000649/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1967.tif . 2011-10-13 .