Interstate 440 (Arkansas)

Interstate 440
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length:	14.16 mi[1][2] (22.79 km)
Existed:	last completed: 2003 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-30 / I-530 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 in Little Rock
	US 165 in North Little Rock US 70 in North Little Rock
North end:	I-40 / AR 440 in North Little Rock
Highway system
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Interstate 440 (I-440), in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, is a partial loop of 9.96 miles (16.03 km) connecting I-40 with I-30 and Interstate 530 near Little Rock. The route, known as the East Belt Freeway during planning and construction, travels through much of the area's industrial core in the eastern part of the metropolitan area, near Little Rock National Airport and the Port of Little Rock. The route is mostly a six-lane freeway.^[3]

North of I-40, the route continues as Arkansas Highway 440 (AR 440) until it reaches US 67/US 167 in Jacksonville. This section of AR 440 is known as the North Belt Freeway. Highway 440 is proposed to eventually extend back to I-40 at I-430 between Maumelle and Little Rock.

Route description

The route begins at Interstate 30 and runs east to a large interchange with US 65/US 167. After this interchange, I-440 intersects Springer Boulevard and Bankhead Drive near Little Rock National Airport. The highway continues across Lindsey Road northeast to cross the Arkansas River. I-440 has interchanges with US 165 and US 70 before terminating at Interstate 40. On the north side of I-40, Arkansas Highway 440 is an extension of I-440 built to interstate standards. The route runs north to Jacksonville, connecting Little Rock with US 67/US 167.

To avoid repeating the disturbance of the Fourche Creek floodplain by a causeway section of I-30 (including what is now the I-30/I-440/I-530 interchange), most of I-440 between I-30 and the exit leading to the airport is an extended bridge through the floodplain, crossing Fourche Creek several times.

History

The idea of Interstate 440 was first proposed in 1941.

I-440 is part of a planned full loop around the metropolitan area, together with Arkansas's Interstate 430. Part of that effort, an extended route from I-440's north end at Interstate 40 to US Highway 67, opened in 2003 as Highway 440 and is also known as part of the North Belt Freeway project.

Exit list

The entire route is in Pulaski County.

State	Location	mi[3]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Arkansas	Little Rock	0.00	0.00	none	I-30 west – Hot Springs, Texarkana	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		0.00	0.00	138B	I-530 south / US 65 south / US 167 south – Pine Bluff	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance, uses I-30's mileposts; I-530 exit 1A
		0.00	0.00	138A	I-30 east / US 65 north / US 167 north	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance, uses I-30's mileposts
		1.28	2.06	1	AR 365 (Springer Boulevard)
		3.44	5.54	3	Bankhead Drive – Little Rock National Airport
		3.80	6.12	4	Lindsey Road
		5.16	8.30	5	Fourche Dam Pike – Little Rock River Port
	North Little Rock	6.97	11.22	7	US 165 – England, Scott
		7.91	12.73	8	CR 82 (Faulkner Lake Road)
		9.55	15.37	10	US 70
	North Little Rock	9.96	16.03	11	I-40 – Fort Smith, Memphis	I-40 exit 159; signed as exits 11A (west) and 11B (east).
	North Little Rock	9.96	16.03	none	AR 440 – Jacksonville
	1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Pulaski County supplemental. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
2. Route and Section Map (PDF) (Map). Pulaski County. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
3. Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database" (ZIP). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.