 Highway 255 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byArDOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 7.37 mi[1] (11.86 km) | |||
| North end |    Future I-49 /AR 549 /AR 22 | |||
| South end | AR 22 inCentral City | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 17.21 mi[1] (27.70 km) | |||
| North end | AR 22 inBarling | |||
| South end |   US 64 /US 71B inFort Smith | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Sebastian | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 255 (AR 255,Ark. 255, andHwy. 255) is a designation for two north–southstate highways inSebastian County. An eastern route of 7.37 miles (11.86 km) runs north fromHighway 22 throughLavaca to terminate at Highway 22 inCentral City.[2] A second route of 17.21 miles (27.70 km) begins at Highway 22 inBarling and runs toUS Route 64/U.S. Route 71B (US 64/US 71B).[2][a 1]
Highway 255 begins atHighway 22 nearFort Chaffee and runs north toLavaca. The route has a briefconcurrency withHighway 96 along Main Street before turning southwest. The highway entersCentral City and terminates at Highway 22 near theBarling city limits.
Highway 255 begins at Highway 22 in Barling and runs west along the northern edge of Fort Chaffee. The route has a junction withHighway 253 shortly before enteringFort Smith. Continuing west along the southern edge ofFort Smith Regional Airport, Highway 255 has a junction withHighway 45 and an interchange withInterstate 540. The highway continues west to form a concurrency withUS 71B. During the overlap US 71B/AR 255 serve as the northern terminus forUS 271. Approaching theOklahoma state line, US 71B turns north, ending the concurrency. Highway 255 continues west shortly before turning due north and paralleling the state line. The route passesFort Smith National Cemetery,Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, andSebastian County Courthouse-Fort Smith City Hall on its way to enter downtown Fort Smith. All three properties are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[4] Highway 255 crossesUS 64 (Garrison Avenue) near theWest Garrison Avenue Historic District before splitting into aone-way pair of streets for five blocks. Northbound traffic continues along B Street and southbound traffic runs on A Street until reuniting on Riverfront Drive.[1] Highway 255 winds along theArkansas River and terminates at US 64/US 71B near the bridge over the river. There are plans and current construction as of July 3, 2021 to realign Highway 255 near Chaffee Crossing to Frontier Road and the Highway 22 and Highway 59 intersection.[needs update]
Mile markers reset at concurrencies.The entire route is inSebastian County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 22 –Charleston,Barling | Southern terminus | |||
| Lavaca | 2.78 | 4.47 |   AR 96 east (Main Street) –Ozark | ||||
| AR 96 concurrency west, 0.36 miles (0.58 km) | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  AR 96 west –Greenwood | |||||
| Central City | 7.37 | 11.86 | AR 22 (Central Avenue) | Northern terminus | |||
| AR 255 begins inBarling | |||||||
| Barling | Future I-49 /AR 549 –Bella Vista,Fort Smith | Opened to traffic and signed asAR 549 | |||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 22 (Fort Street) | Southern terminus | ||||
| 0.76 | 1.22 |   AR 253 north (Strozier Lane) | AR 253 southern terminus | ||||
| Fort Smith | 4.86 | 7.82 |        AR 45 (Old Greenwood Road) toI-540 north /US 71 south | ||||
| 5.28 | 8.50 |  I-540 toI-40 | |||||
| 6.18 | 9.95 | US 71B south –Texarkana | |||||
| US 71B concurrency west, 0.77 miles (1.24 km) | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 271 south /US 71B north (Towson Avenue) –Poteau, OK, Downtown Fort Smith | |||||
| 4.48 | 7.21 | US 64 (Garrison Avenue) | |||||
| 17.21 | 27.70 | US 64 /US 71B (Midland Boulevard) | Northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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