Arkansas Highway 54

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]

Highway 54
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
Counties	Desha, Lincoln, Cleveland, Jefferson
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate U.S. State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← AR 53 → I-55

Route description

Highway 54 eastern terminus in Dumas

Highway 54 approaching US 65/US 165 in Dumas

History

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 in 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an extension to Highway 35 at Grapevine,[6] Grant County never satisfied the conditions necessary for extension, and rescinded approval in January 1982.[7]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]

Major intersections

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       Concurrency terminus

See also

Notes

1. 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.

References

1. Arkansas State Highway Commission (April 1, 1926). Map of the State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
2. System Information and Research Division (2016). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (MDB). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
3. "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–69. p. 558. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
4. "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 1787-1788.
5. "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 1358.
6. "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1970–79. pp. 1416–1417. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
7. "Minutes" (1980–89), pp. 211.
8. "Minutes" (1980–89), pp. 137.

• "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–69. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
• "Minutes of the Meeting" (PDF). Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1980–89. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

External links

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