| State: | AR |
| Type: | AR |
| Route: | 285 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | AR 285 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi1: | 6.17 |
| Length Ref1: | [1] |
| Direction A1: | South |
| Direction B1: | North |
| Terminus A1: | near Greenbrier |
| Terminus B1: | Woolly Hollow State Park |
| Length Mi2: | 9.90 |
| Direction A2: | South |
| Direction B2: | North |
| Terminus A2: | in Wooster |
| Terminus B2: | at Martinville |
| Length Mi3: | 4.86 |
| Direction A3: | South |
| Direction B3: | North |
| Terminus A3: | in Damascus |
| Terminus B3: | at Rabbit Ridge |
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| Previous Route: | 284 |
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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 6.17miles runs north from US Route 65 near Greenbrier to Woolly Hollow State Park in Faulkner County.[2] A second route of 9.9miles 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.[3]
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.
Highway 285 begins in Wooster at Highway 25. The highway winds north to Shady Grove where it serves as the southern terminus for Highway 225. Highway 285 continues north through Bono and Twin Groves before terminating at Highway 124 near Martinville.
Highway 285 begins in southern Van Buren County at US 65 in Damascus. The route runs west past the Damascus Gymnasium and Melvin Chrisco House, both listed on the NRHP, before exiting the corporate limits. Continuing west, the highway turns due north and terminates at Highway 92 at the unincorporated community of Rabbit Ridge. It does not intersect any other state highways along its route.