Highway 285 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by AHTD | ||||
Section 1 | ||||
Length: | 6.17 mi (9.93 km) | |||
South end: | US 65 near Greenbrier | |||
North end: | Woolly Hollow State Park | |||
Section 2 | ||||
Length: | 9.90 mi (15.93 km) | |||
South end: | AR 25 in Wooster | |||
North end: | AR 124 at Martinville | |||
Section 3 | ||||
Length: | 4.86 mi (7.82 km) | |||
South end: | US 65 in Damascus | |||
North end: | AR 92 at Rabbit Ridge | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 285 (AR 285, Ark. 285, and Hwy. 285) is a designation for three north–south state highways in central Arkansas. One route of 6.17 miles (9.93 km) runs north from US Route 65 near Greenbrier to Woolly Hollow State Park in Faulkner County. A second route of 9.90 miles (15.93 km) begins at Highway 25 in Wooster and runs north to Highway 124 at Martinville, also in Faulkner County. A third segment runs north from US 65 in Damascus to Highway 92 at Rabbit Ridge in Van Buren County.
The route begins north of Greenbrier in Faulkner County at US Route 65 (US 65) near the historic Merritt House listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Highway 285 winds east through a sparsely populated area of the county before terminating at Woolly Hollow Road, which serves as the entrance to Woolly Hollow State Park. The roadway continues east as Blythe Road under county maintenance.