Arkansas_Highway_54
Arkansas Highway 54
State highway in Arkansas, United States
Highway 54 (AR 54, Ark. 54, and Hwy. 54) is a designation for two state highways in Southeast Arkansas. One route of 28.80 miles (46.35 km) begins at US 65/US 165 in Dumas and runs west to US 425/Highway 11.[lower-alpha 1] A second route of 52.65 miles (84.73 km) begins at Highway 114 and runs west to County Road 18 at the Grant/Jefferson county line. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).[3]
Segments of Highway 54 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Existed | April 1, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 28.80 mi[2] (46.35 km) | |||
| East end |   US 65 / US 165 in Dumas | |||
| West end |   US 425 / AR 11 near Star City | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 52.65 mi[2] (84.73 km) | |||
| East end |  AR 114 near Palmyra | |||
| West end | End state maintenance at  CR 18 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Desha, Lincoln, Cleveland, Jefferson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 54 was created on April 1, 1926 as one of the original state highways.[1] The route ran east from US 65 in Dumas to State Road 1 entirely within Desha County. It was extended west to Garrett Bridge in 1937, supplanting a Highway 140 designation. The route was extended west to Little Garnett in July 1957[4] and Star City in June 1960.[5]
The second route was created in April 1963, beginning at Highway 114 and running north to Highway 15 (present-day US 63) in Jefferson County. The route was extended north and west to the Grant County line in November 1966. Though the Arkansas State Highway Commission authorized an extension to Highway 35 at Grapevine,[6] Grant County never satisfied the conditions necessary for extension and rescinded approval in January 1982.[7]
The original section of Highway 54 was supplanted in March 1981 between Dumas and Highway 1 by an extended US 165.[8]
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desha | Dumas | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 65 / US 165 – DeWitt, Pine Bluff, McGehee, Arkansas Post National Memorial | Eastern terminus | |||
| 0.69 | 1.11 |   AR 159 north (Main Street) – Monticello | AR 159 southern terminus | |||||
| | 2.07 | 3.33 |  AR 980 – Billy Free Municipal Airport | Northern terminus | ||||
| Lincoln | | 5.62 | 9.04 |  AR 83 north | Begin AR 83 overlap | |||
| | 8.52– 9.77 | 13.71– 15.72 |  AR 293 – Sedgwick | |||||
| | 19.62 | 31.58 |  AR 83 south – Monticello | End AR 83 overlap | ||||
| | 28.80 | 46.35 | US 425 / AR 11 – Star City, Monticello | Western terminus | ||||
| Gap in route | ||||||||
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | AR 114 – Star City, Calmer | Eastern terminus | ||||
| | 1.55 | 2.49 |   AR 212 east – Star City | AR 212 western terminus | ||||
| Cleveland |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Jefferson | | 11.18– 0.00 | 17.99– 0.00 |  US 63 – Pine Bluff, Warren | ||||
| | 4.83 | 7.77 |  AR 133 south – Rison | AR 133 northern terminus | ||||
| | 9.59– 0.00 | 15.43– 0.00 |  US 79 – Rison, Pine Bluff | |||||
| Jefferson–Grant county line | | 10.40 | 16.74 | End state maintenance, continues as CR 18 | Western terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- Although Arkansas highways normally run from south to north and from west to east, the Route Log Database[2] indicates that Highway 54 begins in Dumas and runs west.
- Arkansas State Highway Commission (1926-04-01). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- System Information and Research Division (2016). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 558. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- "Minutes" (1953–1969), pp. 1787–1788.
- "Minutes" (1953–1969), pp. 1358.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–1979. pp. 1416–1417. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- "Minutes" (1980–1989), pp. 211.
- "Minutes" (1980–1989), pp. 137.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–1989. Retrieved 2017-09-02.[permanent dead link]
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