List of Interstate Highways in Arkansas
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Formed | 1956 |
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The list of Interstate Highways in Arkansas encompasses nine members of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in the state of Arkansas.
Cable median barriers
[edit]The 2010–2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) lists cable median barrier installation projects along segments of Interstate 30 (I-30),[1] I-40,[2] I-55,[2] I-430,[2] Interstate 540,[3] and US 67 (future I-57)[4] to begin as funds become available. The high-tension designs will first be installed in areas with narrow medians (less than 40 feet (12 m) wide) that carry an average daily traffic of 15,000 or greater near sites of recent serious crossover collisions.
Primary Interstates
[edit]Number | Length (mi)[5] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-30 | 143.02 | 230.17 | I-30 at the Texas state line | I-40 in North Little Rock | 1957 | current | Goes through Hope, Arkadelphia, Benton, and Little Rock | |
I-40 | 284.69 | 458.16 | I-40 at the Oklahoma state line | I-40 at the Tennessee state line | 1964 | current | Goes through Van Buren, Russellville, Conway, North Little Rock, ends at Hernando de Soto Bridge crossing the Mississippi River | |
Future I-42 | 22 | 35 | Future I-42 in Noble County, Oklahoma | I-49 in Springdale, Arkansas | proposed | — | Future route along US 412 | |
I-49 | 109.81 | 176.72 | I-49 at the Louisiana state line | I-49 at the Missouri state line | 2014 | current | ||
I-55 | 72.22 | 116.23 | I-55 at the Tennessee state line | I-55 at the Missouri state line | 1960 | current | Parallels the Mississippi River | |
I-57 | 122.8 | 197.6 | I-40 in Little Rock | US 67 in Walnut Ridge | 2024 | current | Officially designated in 2024 | |
Future I-69 | 185 | 298 | I-69 at the Louisiana state line | I-69/US 278 at the Mississippi state line | proposed | — | Monticello Bypass currently under construction; proposed to head northeast between Magnolia and El Dorado then proposed to head north near Louann then proposed to head east and go south of Camden, Harrell, Warren, Wilmar, and Monticello, where it will meet the I-530 extension, then proposed to go north of McGehee then proposed to go south of Arkansas City then proposed to end at Charles W. Dean Bridge, which will cross the Mississippi River | |
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Auxiliary Interstates
[edit]Number | Length (mi)[5] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-130 | 5.8 | 9.3 | US 71 in Texarkana | I-30 in Texarkana | 2000 | 2014 | Planned as a spur route for the Texarkana loop east of the Texas state line; now signed as I-49 | |
I-430 | 12.93 | 20.81 | I-30 in Little Rock | I-40 in North Little Rock | 1980 | c.current | Bypasses Little Rock and North Little Rock | |
I-440 | 14.16 | 22.79 | I-30 at Little Rock | I-57 in Jacksonville | 2003 | current | Connects I-57 and I-40 with I-30 and I-530 | |
I-530 | 46.65 | 75.08 | US 65 in Pine Bluff | I-30 in Little Rock | 1999 | current | Will connect to Future I-69 | |
I-540 | 15.87 | 25.54 | US 271 at the Oklahoma state line | I-40 in Van Buren | 1965 | current | North portion became part of I-49 | |
I-555 | 49.2 | 79.2 | I-55 in Turrell | US 49/AR 18 in Jonesboro | 2016 | current | Continues north as US 63 | |
I-630 | 7.40 | 11.91 | I-430 in Little Rock | I-30 in Little Rock | 1985 | current | ||
I-730 | — | — | US 49 in Jonesboro | US 67 | — | 2016 | Would have followed AR 226 but was cancelled when I-30 extension was cancelled in 2016 | |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (April 12, 2010). "Arkansas Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)" (PDF) (Report). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 22. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c Oman, Noel E. (June 6, 2011). "13 Interstate Stretches to Get Barriers". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. pp. 1B, 8B. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (April 12, 2010). "Arkansas Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)" (PDF) (Report). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 35. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (April 12, 2010). "Arkansas Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)" (PDF) (Report). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 26. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Adderly, Kevin (December 31, 2014). "Table 3: Interstate Routes in Each of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 3, 2015.