Two are low traffic, two-lane, rural connector highways serving sparsely populated areas of the River Valley.

A fourth segment mostly runs as Poor Farm Road in Morrilton among several educational buildings in the city.

[3] The route is a former alignment of the Butterfield Overland Mail, a predecessor of the Pony Express running from Memphis, Tennessee to California in the 1850s.

Though within city limits, Highway 247 continues due east through mostly undeveloped terrain, crossing the Tanyard Branch and Galla Creek before turning north.

ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway for any average day of the year in these surveys.

[10] The Pottsville City Council voted to name the highway the Butterfield Stagecoach Bypass in 2011.

The highways runs eastward through a sparsely populated rural area, passing through the unincorporated community of Economy before crossing Point Remove Creek and entering Conway County.

[6] Highway 247 turns southeastward, intersecting three county roads that lead to the Ed Gordon Point Remove Wildlife Management Area.

Continuing due north, Highway 247 passes the Morrilton Intermediate School before crossing over I-40 with an overpass (no access).

[15] Highway 247 had a peak AADT of 3,100 VPD near Morrilton High School, dropping to 2,400 north of I-40.

The rural, two-lane highway ascends Cove Mountain[20] and enters Conway County.

[1] A fourth segment of Highway 247 was created along an existing county road between Pontoon and the Conway-Perry county line on March 28, 1973, during a period of highway system expansion after Act 9 of 1973 was passed by the Arkansas General Assembly.