Interstate 40 in Arkansas

This article is about the section of highway in Arkansas. For the entire length of highway, see Interstate 40.

Interstate 40 marker

Interstate 40

Route of I-40 in red
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length: 284.69 mi[1] (458.16 km)
Major junctions
West end: I‑40 at Oklahoma state line
  I-540 / US 71 in Van Buren
I-49 in Alma
I-430 in North Little Rock
I-30 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 in North Little Rock
I-440 / AR 440 in North Little Rock
I-55 / US 61 / US 63 / US 64 in West Memphis
East end: I-40 at Tennessee state line
Highway system
← AR 39AR 41 →

Interstate 40 (I-40) is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a 284.69-mile (458.16 km) section in the U.S. state of Arkansas connecting sections in Oklahoma to Tennessee. The route enters Arkansas from the west just north of the Arkansas River near Dora. It travels eastward across the northern portion of the state connecting the cities of Fort Smith, Clarksville, Russellville, Morrilton, Conway, Little Rock, Forrest City, and West Memphis. I-40 continues into Tennessee heading through Memphis. The highway has major junctions with Interstate 540 at Van Buren (the main highway connecting to Fort Smith), Interstate 49 at Alma (the main highway connecting to Fayetteville and Bentonville), Interstate 30 in Little Rock (the Interstate linking south to Texarkana and Dallas, Texas) and Interstate 55 to Blytheville.

For the majority of its routing through Arkansas, I-40 follows the historic alignment of two separate United States highways. From Oklahoma to Little Rock, Interstate 40 generally follows U.S. Route 64 through the Ozark Mountains. East of Little Rock, the route generally follows the routing of U.S. Route 70 until Tennessee.

Route description

Oklahoma to Little Rock

Interstate 540 (now I-49)/US 71 run south from I-40 at exit 7 in Van Buren, providing access to the larger city of Fort Smith.[2]
Interstate 30 begins at I-40/US 65/AR 107 and runs south ad I-30/US 65/US 67/US 167.

I-40 enters Arkansas from Oklahoma at Dora in Crawford County.[2] It heads east into Van Buren, giving access to Fort Smith as well across the Arkansas River to the south. Access is primarily via Interstate 540/US 71, which was built as a southern spur to Fort Smith in the 1970s. I-40 overlaps with US 71, forming a concurrency until the alignment of US 71 breaks north to Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, and its northern Arkansas terminus in Bella Vista.[3][4] The route continues to parallel US 64 into the Ozark Mountains by entering Franklin County and providing access to the Pig Trail Scenic Byway in Ozark.[5] Interstate 40 runs through Clarksville (where it has a junction with US 64), passes over part of Lake Dardanelle, and meets Highway 7 in Russellville.[6][7] I 40 continues to the east through Morrilton before turning south to Conway and Faulkner County.[8][9] In Conway, I-40 forms a concurrency with US 65 at exit 125, which will continue until exit 153a in Little Rock. The highway also has another junction with US 64 and US 65 Business in Conway before passing Lake Conway and entering the Little Rock metropolitan area.[9]

Little Rock to Tennessee

In West Memphis, Arkansas, Interstate 40 is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.

Now in Pulaski County, I-40 heads towards the south-southeast as it heads to the town of Maumelle. It continues towards this direction until it reaches Interstate 430, which provides access along the western side of Little Rock.[10] Further southeast near the Arkansas River, the route has a high volume interchange as the northern terminus of Interstate 30 as well as concurrent routes with US 67/US 167; US 65 turns south at this intersection, breaking the concurrency formed in Conway.[10] I-40 (now concurrent with US 67 and US 167) continues east for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before the US 67/US 167 concurrency turns north as a separate northeasterly expressway.[10] From this point onward, Interstate 40 begins to parallel US 70 rather than US 64, which was a more or less a parallel route until Conway. The interstate continues to the east to intersect the concurrency of I-440/AR 440 before entering Lonoke County.[10] Passing through Lonoke, the route runs through rural Arkansas with straight alignments and relatively few junctions, forming an overlap with US 63 in Hazen and meeting US 49/AR 17 in Brinkley.[11][12][12][13] Upon entering St. Francis County, Interstate 40 runs northeast to Forrest City, where it intersects with Highway 1.[14] Continuing northeast, I-40 enters Crittenden County, where it intersects with US 79 at Shearerville and enters West Memphis.[15]

The highway continues to the northeast to an interchange with Interstate 55, which form a concurrency east for 3.1 miles (5.0 km). I-40 continues east onto the Hernando De Soto Bridge over the Mississippi River. The Tennessee border is at the midpoint of the river, and Memphis, Tennessee begins at the east side of the bridge.[15]

Exit list

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
CrawfordFort Smith0.000.00 I‑40 west – Oklahoma CityContinuation into Oklahoma
1 SH-64D south – Fort Smith, DoraEastbound exit is in Oklahoma and is signed as exit 330
Van Buren3Lee Creek Road
5 AR 59 – Van Buren, Siloam Springs
7 I-540 south / I-49 south / US 71 south – Van Buren, Fort SmithWestern end of US 71 concurrency; I-540 south to US 271 and temporary concurrency with I-49 and US 71; I-540 exits 0A-B
Alma12 I-49 – Fayetteville, TexarkanaI-49 to I-40 east exit 20; temporary southern end of I-49 segment.
13 US 71 north – AlmaEastern end of US 71 concurrency
Mulberry20Dyer, Mulberry
24 AR 215 – Mulberry
FranklinOzark35 AR 23 – Ozark, Huntsville
37 AR 219 – Ozark
Wiederkehr Village41 AR 186 – Altus
Johnson​47 AR 164 – Hartman, Coal Hill
Clarksville55 US 64 to AR 109 – Hartman, Scranton, Clarksville
57Crawford Street
58 AR 103 to AR 21 – Clarksville
Lamar64 US 64 – Lamar
Knoxville67 AR 315 – Knoxville
PopeLondon74 AR 333 – London
78 US 64 – Russellville
Russellville81 AR 7 (Arkansas Ave.) – Russellville
83 AR 326 (Weir Rd.) – Russellville
84 AR 331 to US 64 – Russellville
Pottsville88 AR 363 – Pottsville
Atkins94 AR 105 – Atkins
Conway​101Blackwell
Morrilton107 AR 95 – Morrilton
108 AR 9 – Morrilton
Plumerville112 AR 92 north – Plumerville
Menifee117Menifee
FaulknerConway124 AR 25 north – Conway, WoosterAs of May 1, 2008 this exit now includes on-ramps and off-ramps in both directions.
125 US 65 north / US 65B south – Greenbrier, Harrison, ConwayWestern end of US 65 concurrency
127 US 64 – Vilonia, Conway, Beebe
129 US 65B north / AR 286 (Dave Ward Drive) to AR 60Signed as exits 129A (east) and 129B (north/west) westbound
Mayflower135 AR 89 to AR 365 – Mayflower
Pulaski​142 AR 365 – Morgan, Maumelle
North Little Rock147 I-430 south – TexarkanaI-430 exits 13A-B
148 AR 100 (Crystal Hill Road)
150Burns Park
152 AR 365 – LevyEastbound exit and westbound entrance
152A AR 176 – LevyWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
153A AR 107 north
153B I-30 west / US 65 south / US 67 south / US 167 south – Little RockEastern end of US 65 concurrency; western end of US 67/US 167 concurrency; I-30 exits 143A-B
154LakewoodEastbound exit and westbound entrance
155 US 67 north / US 167 north – Little Rock AFB, JacksonvilleEastern end of US 67/US 167 concurrency
156Springhill Drive — Baptist Health Medical Center-NLR
157 AR 161 – Prothro Junction
159 I-440 west / AR 440 east – Jacksonville, TexarkanaI-440 exits 11A-B.
161 AR 391 – Galloway
Lonoke​165Kerr Road
​169 AR 15 (Remington Road)
Lonoke173 AR 89 – Lonoke
175 AR 31 – Lonoke, Beebe
Carlisle183 AR 13 – Carlisle
PrairieHazen193 US 63 south / AR 11 – Hazen, Des ArcWestern end of US 63 concurrency
​202 AR 33 – Biscoe, De Valls Bluff
MonroeBrinkley216 US 49 to AR 17 – Brinkley, Cotton Plant
St. FrancisWheatley221 AR 78 – Wheatley, Marianna
Palestine233 AR 261 – Palestine
​239 AR 1 – Wynne, Marianna
Forrest City241 AR 1B – Forrest City, WynneSigned as exits 241A (south) and 241B (north)
242 AR 284 (Crowley's Ridge Road)
​247 AR 38 east – Hughes, Widener
​256 AR 75 – Parkin
​260 AR 149 – Earle
CrittendenJennette265 AR 218 to US 79 – Hughes
West Memphis271 AR 147
275 AR 118 (College Boulevard)
276 To AR 77 (Missouri Street) / Rich RoadEastbound exit only
277 I-55 / US 61 / US 63 north / US 64 west – Blytheville, Jonesboro, St. LouisEastern end of US 63 concurrency; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64 concurrency, south exit 8.
278 AR 77 (Missouri Street) / AR 191 (7th Street)
279AIngram Boulevard
279B I-55 / US 61 south / US 64 east – Memphis, Tennessee, Jackson, MississippiEastern end of I-55/US 61/US 64 concurrency, north exit 5; eastbound exit and westbound entrance.
280Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Drive
281 AR 131 (Mound City Road)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
284.69458.16 I-40 – Nashville, KnoxvilleHernando de Soto Bridge crossing; Tennessee state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (Database). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 General Highway Map, Crawford County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ General Highway Map, Washington County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ General Highway Map, Benton County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ General Highway Map, Franklin County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ General Highway Map, Johnson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ General Highway Map, Pope County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ General Highway Map, Conway County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  9. 1 2 General Highway Map, Faulkner County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  10. 1 2 3 4 General Highway Map, Pulaski County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ General Highway Map, Lonoke County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  12. 1 2 General Highway Map, Prairie County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  13. ↑ General Highway Map, Monroe County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  14. ↑ General Highway Map, St. Francis County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  15. 1 2 General Highway Map, Crittenden County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

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