Highway 255 (AR 255, Ark. 255, and Hwy. 255) is a designation for two north–south

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s in Sebastian County. An eastern route of runs north from Highway 22 through Lavaca to terminate at Highway 22 in

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. A second route of begins at Highway 22 in Barling and runs to US Route 64/ U.S. Route 71B (US 64/US 71B).

Route description

Lavaca to Central City

Highway 255 begins at Highway 22 near

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and runs north to Lavaca. The route has a brief concurrency with Highway 96 along Main Street before turning southwest. The highway enters

and terminates at Highway 22 near the Barling city limits.

Barling to Fort Smith

Highway 255 begins at Highway 22 in Barling and runs west along the northern edge of Fort Chaffee. The route has a junction with Highway 253 shortly before entering Fort Smith. Continuing west along the southern edge of

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, Highway 255 has a junction with Highway 45 and an interchange with Interstate 540. The highway continues west to form a concurrency with US 71B. During the overlap US 71B/AR 255 serve as the northern terminus for US 271. Approaching the

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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 passes

Fort Smith National Cemetery Fort Smith National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Garland Avenue and Sixth Street in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 13,127 interments. History Fort Smith was a ...

, Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, and

Sebastian County Courthouse-Fort Smith City Hall The Sebastian County Courthouse/Fort Smith City Hall is a historic civic building at 100 South 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large four-story stone and concrete structure with modest Art Deco styling, designed by Fort Smith architect ...

on its way to enter downtown Fort Smith. All three properties are listed on the

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(NRHP). Highway 255 crosses US 64 (Garrison Avenue) near the

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before splitting into a

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of streets for five blocks. Northbound traffic continues along B Street and southbound traffic runs on A Street until reuniting on Riverfront Drive. Highway 255 winds along the

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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.

Major intersections

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Notes

References

External links

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