  Multifrequency, high-resolution radio observations of the quasar 3C254 using
MERLIN are presented. The quasar has a highly asymmetric radio structure, with
the eastern component of the double-lobed structure being much closer to the
nucleus and significantly less polarized than the western one. However, the two
lobes are more symmetric in their total flux densities. The observations show
the detailed structure of the hotspots which are very different on opposite
sides of the radio core, reveal no radio jet and suggest that the
oppositely-directed jets may be intrinsically asymmetric.
