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. 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 5-mile (8.0 km) unpaved road shooting west from Dennard. The road was later extended east through Booster and south to Highway 16 in 1967. Highway 254 was rerouted along the current alignment around 1981.
^ Planning and Research Division (March 28, 2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original(MBD) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
^General Highway Map, Van Buren County, Arkansas(PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. May 27, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
^General Highway Map, Searcy County, Arkansas(PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. August 3, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
^Highway Map of Arkansas (Map). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway Commission. January 1959. Archived from the original(TIF) on 2012-03-13.
^1967 Highway Map of Arkansas (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway Department. 1967. Archived from the original(TIF) on 2011-10-13.
AR 27 – Tilly, Canaan, Marshall
US 65 – Marshall, Clinton
