Interstate 30

Interstate 30 marker

Interstate 30
Route information
Length: 366.76 mi[1] (590.24 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-20 near Fort Worth, TX
 
East end: I-40 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 / AR 107 in North Little Rock, AR
Location
States: Texas, Arkansas
Counties: TX: Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Hunt, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Bowie
AR: Miller, Hempstead, Nevada, Clark, Hot Spring, Saline, Pulaski
Highway system

Interstate 30 (I-30) is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. While most interstate routes ending in zero are major cross country routes, I-30 is a comparatively short regional route serving only two states. I-30 runs from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 (US 67) except for the portion west of downtown Dallas (which was once part of I-20).[2] I-30 intersects with only two of the 10 major north–south Interstates (I-35W, I-35E and I-45) and also with the major Interstate routes I-20, and I-40. I-30 is known as the Tom Landry Freeway between I-35W and I-35E, within the core of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Route description

Lengths
  mi[1]km
TX 223.74 360.07
AR 143.02 230.17
Total 366.76 590.24

I-30 is the shortest two-digit Interstate ending in zero in the Interstate system. The Interstates ending in 0 are generally the longest east–west Interstates. It is also the second shortest major Interstate (ending in 0 or 5), behind Interstate 45. The largest areas that I-30 goes through include the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Texarkana metropolitan area, and the Little Rock metropolitan area.

Texas

Tom Landry Freeway at Eastchase in Fort Worth, Texas

The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Highway in honor of the long-time Dallas Cowboys coach. Though I-30 passed well south of Texas Stadium, the Cowboys' former home, their new stadium in Arlington, Texas is near I-30. However, the freeway designation was made before Arlington voted to build Cowboys Stadium. This section was previously known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate System. Although tolls had not been collected for many years, it was still known locally as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike until receiving its present name.[2] The section from downtown Dallas to Arlington was recently widened to over 16 lanes in some sections, by 2010. From June 15, 2010, through February 6, 2011, this 30-mile (48 km) section of I-30 was temporarily designated as the "Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway" in commemoration of Super Bowl XLV which was played at Cowboys Stadium.[3]

Interstate 30 as viewed from Reunion Tower in Dallas

In Dallas, I-30 is known as East R.L. Thornton Freeway between downtown Dallas and the eastern suburb of Mesquite. I-30 picks up the name from I-35E south at the Mixmaster interchange. The Mixmaster is scheduled to be reconstructed as part of the Horseshoe project,[4] derived from the larger Pegasus Project.[5][6] The section from downtown Dallas to Loop 12 is eight lanes plus an HOV lane. This section will be reconstructed under the Eastern Gateway project to 12 lanes by 2020. From Rockwall to a point past Sulphur Springs, I-30 runs concurrent with US 67. I-30 continues northesterly through East Texas until a few miles from the Texas-Oklahoma border, when the route turns east, towards Arkansas.

Arkansas

Traffic flows down a four-lane Interstate highway underneath a large sign indicating traffic exits
I-30's eastern terminus at I-40 in North Little Rock, AR

I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas in Texarkana which is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas. Here, I-30 intersect I-49; Like in Texas, I-30 travels in a diagonal direction as it proceeds north east through the state. I-30 then passes through Hope which is where former President Bill Clinton was born. I-30 then serves Prescott, Gurdon, Arkadelphia, and Malvern. At Malvern, drivers can use US 70 or US 270 to travel into historic Hot Springs or beyond into Ouachita National Forest. About at this location, US 70 and US 67 join I-30 and stay with the interstate into the Little Rock city limits. Northeast of Malvern, I-30 passes through Benton, before reaching the Little Rock city limits. From Benton to its end at I-40, I-30 is a six-lane highway with up to 85,000 vehicles per day. As I-30 enters Little Rock, I-430 leaves its parent route to create a western bypass of Little Rock. Just south of downtown, I-30 meets the western terminus of I-440 and the northern terminus of another auxiliary route in I-530. I-530 travels 46 miles (74 km) south to Pine Bluff. At this tri-intersection of Interstates, I-30 turns due north for the final few miles of its route. Here I-30 passes through the capitol district of Little Rock. I-30 also creates one final auxiliary route in I-630, or the Wilbur D. Mills Freeway, which splits downtown Little Rock in an east–west direction before coming to its other end at I-430 just west of downtown. After passing I-630, I-30 crosses the Arkansas River into North Little Rock and comes to its eastern terminus, despite facing north, at I-40. At its end, I-30 is joined by US 65, US 67, and US 167. US 65 joins I-40 westbound, while US 67 and US 167 join I-40 eastbound from I-30's eastern terminus.

History

The Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike was a 30-mile (48 km) toll highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It operated between 1957 and 1977, afterward becoming a nondescript part of I-30. The road, three lanes in each direction but later widened, is the only direct connection between downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas, Texas. In October 2001, the former turnpike was named the Tom Landry Highway, after the late Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry.

The proposed expressway was studied as early as 1944, but was turned down by the state engineer due to the expense. However, in 1953, the state legislature created the Texas Turnpike Authority, which in 1955 raised $58.5 million ($427 million in 2005 dollars) to build the project. Construction started later that year. On August 27, 1957 the highway was open to traffic, but the official opening came a week later on September 5. The turnpike's presence stimulated growth in Arlington and Grand Prairie and facilitated construction of Six Flags Over Texas. On December 31, 1977, the bonds were paid off and the freeway was handed over to the state Department of Transportation, toll collection ceased, and the tollbooths were removed during the following week.

It served as I-20 between Dallas and Fort Worth until the current I-20 route to the south was opened in 1971. Afterwards, I-30 was extended from its end at the "Dallas Mixmaster" interchange with I-35E (also the east end of the turnpike) to follow the turnpike, and the former I-20 in downtown Fort Worth, west to modern-day I-20.

The existing US 67 route was already in heavy use in the early 1950s, at which point it was twinned from just east of Dallas to Rockwall and also near Greenville. The DFW Turnpike linking Fort Worth to Dallas was completed by 1957, becoming the first segment of I-30. The twinned US 67 routes were upgraded to Interstate Highway standards beginning in 1961, forming the R.L. Thornton Freeway. By the mid 1960s, much of I-30 was under construction. The majority of the route was completed by 1965, but a 40-mile (64 km) stretch through marshland between Mount Pleasant, Texas and New Boston, Texas remained unfinished. This remaining segment was finally built and opened to traffic in 1971, completing I-30.[7]

Future

Interstate 130 is a proposed new auxiliary route of I-30 that is to be co-signed with I-49. Once the eastern segment of the Texarkana Loop is upgraded to Interstate standards, I-130 will be signed.[8]

I-30 was proposed to be extended along the US 67 freeway from Little Rock. However, this conflicted with the Missouri Department of Transportation's plan to extend I-57, which is also planned to use US 67. In April 2016, a provision designating US 67 from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, as "Future I-57" was added into the federal fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The provision would also give Arkansas the ability to request any segment of the road built to Interstate Highway standards be officially added to the Interstate Highway System as I-57.[9]

Exit list

StateCountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
TexasParker 0.000.00 I-20 west Weatherford, AbileneI-20 exit 421
TarrantFort Worth1BLinkcrest Drive
2 Spur 580 east
3 RM 2871 / Chapel Creek Boulevard
5AAlemeda StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
5 I-820 (West Loop)Signed as exits 5B (north) and 5C (south) eastbound and 5A (north) and 5B (south) westbound; I-820 exit 3
6Las Vegas Trail
7ACherry Lane
7B SH 183 (Alta Mere Drive) / Spur 341 (Lockheed Boulevard)
8AGreen Oaks RoadNo direct eastbound exit (signed at exit 7B)
8BRidgmar Boulevard / Ridglea Avenue
9ABryant Irvin Road
9B US 377 south (Camp Bowie Boulevard) / Horne StreetWestern end of US 377 overlap
10Hulen Street
11Montgomery Street – Cultural District
12AUniversity Drive – City Parks, TCU, Fort Worth Zoo
12BRosedale StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
12CForest Park BoulevardNo direct westbound exit (signed at exit 13A)
12B Chisholm Trail Parkway southWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
13ASummit Avenue / 8th AvenueNo direct eastbound exit (signed as exit 13)
13B SH 199 (Henderson Street)No direct eastbound exit (signed as exit 13)
13
15A
Lancaster Avenue / Cherry Street - Convention Center, Downtown Fort WorthSigned as exits 13 eastbound and 15A westbound, access to Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center
15 I-35W / US 287 north / US 377 north Denton, WacoEastern end of US 377 overlap; eastbound exits signed as exit 15A and westbound exits signed as 15B (south) and 15C (north); I-35W exit 51
15B US 287 south / SH 180 east (East Lancaster Avenue)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
16Riverside DriveWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 16A (south) and 16B (north)
16CBeach StreetSigned as exit 16 eastbound
18Oakland Boulevard / Bridge Street
19Brentwood Stair RoadEastbound exit and entrance
21A I-820 (East Loop)Signed as exits 21B (north) and 21C (south) westbound; I-820 exit 28
21BBridgewood DriveSigned as exit 21A westbound
23Cooks Lane
24Eastchase Parkway
Arlington26Fielder Road
27ALamar Boulevard / Cooper StreetSigned as exit 27 westbound
27B FM 157 (Collins Street) / Center StreetSigned as exits 28A (Center Street) and 28B (FM 157) westbound
28Nolan Ryan Expressway / Ballpark Way / Baird Farm Road / AT&T WaySigned as exit 29 westbound
30 SH 360 / Six Flags Drive
DallasGrand Prairie32 Pres. George Bush Tpk. / SH 161Signed as exits 32A (PGBT north, SH 161 east) and 32B (PGBT south, SH 161 west)
34Belt Line Road
36MacArthur Boulevardsigned as exit 36A and exit 36B westbound
Dallas38 Loop 12
39Cockrell Hill Road
41Westmoreland Road
42Hampton RoadSigned as exits 42A (south) and 42 (north) eastbound
43ASylvan AvenueNo eastbound exit
43BFrontage RoadWestbound exit only
44Beckley AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
45A I-35E south (US 67 / US 77) / Riverfront Boulevard WacoWestern end of US 67 overlap; I-35E exits 428A-D
45B I-35E north (US 77) DentonSigned as exit 45A westbound; I-35E exits 428A-D
45CLamar Street / Griffin StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
46AColorado BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
46BErvay Streetwestbound exit and eastbound entrance
47ACesar Chavez BoulevardNo direct eastbound exit
47B I-45 south / US 75 north Houston, McKinneySigned as exit 46 eastbound; I-45 exit 284A
47C2nd Avenue / 1st Avenue Fair ParkSigned as exit 47 eastbound
48AHaskell Avenue / Peak Street / Carroll Avenue
48B SH 78 (East Grand Avenue) / Barry Avenue / Munger Boulevard Fair Park
49A SH 78 (East Grand Avenue) / Winslow Avenue Fair Park
49BDolphin Road
50ALawnview AvenueEastbound exit only
50BFerguson RoadSigned as exit 50 westbound
52AJim Miller Road
52BSt. Francis Avenue
53A Loop 12 (Buckner Boulevard)
53B US 80 east TerrellEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Mesquite54Big Town Boulevard
55Motley Drive
56AGus Thomasson Road / Galloway AvenueSigned as exit 57 westbound
56 I-635 (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway)Signed as exits 56B (north) and 56C (south); I-635 exit 8
58Northwest Drive
Garland59Belt Line Road / Broadway Boulevard
60ARosehill Road
60BBobtown RoadNo direct westbound exit (signed at exit 61A)
61AZion Road
61B Pres. George Bush Tpk.
62Bass Pro Drive
Dallas64Dalrock Road
RockwallRockwall67AVillage Drive / Horizon RoadNo direct westbound exit (signed at exit 67)
67B FM 740 (Ridge Road)Signed as exit 67 westbound
67CFrontage RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
68 SH 205 Rockwall, Terrell
69Frontage RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
70 FM 3549
Fate73 FM 551 Fate
Royse City74Frontage RoadEastbound exit only
77A FM 548 Royse City
77B FM 35 (Epps Road)
Hunt79 FM 1565 south / FM 2642
 83 FM 1565
 85 FM 36 Caddo Mills
 87 FM 1903 Caddo Mills
 89 FM 1570 Airport
Greenville92Monty Stratton Parkway / Sayle Street
93 SH 34 (Wesley Street)
94
US 69 / US 380 (Joe Ramsey Boulevard) / Bus. US 69 (Moulton Street)
95Division Street
96 Spur 302
97AFrontage RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
97Lamar Street
 101 SH 24 / FM 1737 Commerce, Paris
Campbell104 FM 513 / FM 2649 Campbell, Lone Oak
HopkinsCumby110 FM 275 / FM 2649 Cumby
 112 FM 499No direct eastbound exit
 116 FM 2653 (US 67) BrashearGap in US 67 overlap through Brashear
 120
Bus. US 67 north
Sulphur Springs122 SH 11 / SH 19 (Hillcrest Drive) Airport
123 FM 2297 (League Street)
124 SH 154 (Broadway Street) to SH 11 Sulphur Springs
125Bill Bradford Road
126 FM 1870 (College Street)
127
Bus. US 67 south / Loop 301
 131 FM 69
 135 US 67 northEastern end of US 67 overlap
 136 FM 269 (Weaver Road)
 141 FM 900 (Saltillo Road)
Franklin 142County Line RoadNo direct westbound exit
Mount Vernon146 SH 37 Clarksville, Winnsboro
147 Spur 423
 150Ripley Road
TitusWinfield153 Spur 185 Winfield, Millers Cove
 156Frontage Road
Mount Pleasant160 US 271 to US 67 / SH 49 / FM 1734 Mount Pleasant, Paris, Pittsburg
162
Bus. US 271 / FM 1402 / FM 2152 Mount Pleasant
Signed as exits 162A (Bus. US 271/FM 2152) and 162B (FM 1402) westbound
 165 FM 1001
 170 FM 1993
Morris 178 US 259 De Kalb, Daingerfield
Bowie 186 FM 561
 192 FM 990
 198 SH 98
 199 US 82 New Boston, De Kalb, Clarksville
New Boston201 SH 8 New Boston
 206 Spur 86 – TexAmericas Center
 207 Spur 594 Red River Army Depot
Hooks208 FM 560 Hooks
 212 Spur 74 – TexAmericas Center–East
Leary213 FM 2253 Leary
Nash218 FM 989 (Kings Highway) / FM 2878 (Pleasant Grove Road)
 219University Avenue / Pecan Street
Texarkana220A I-369 south / US 59 south to US 71 Atlanta, Houston, ShreveportWestern end of US 59 overlap
220B FM 559 (Richmond Road) / Pavilion Parkway
222 SH 93 / FM 1397 (Summerhill Road)
TexasArkansas state lineBowieMiller county line223.74
0.00
360.07
0.00
223 US 59 north / US 71 (State Line Avenue) AshdownEastern end of US 59 overlap
ArkansasMiller1Jefferson Avenue
2Four States Fair ParkwayFormer AR 245
3 I-49 Houston, Shreveport, Fort SmithSigned as exits 3A (south) and 3B (north) eastbound; I-49 exit 37
7 AR 108 Mandeville
 12 US 67 FultonEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Hempstead 18Fulton
Hope30 US 278 Hope, Nashville
31 AR 29 Hope
 36 AR 299 Emmet
NevadaPrescott44 US 371 / AR 24 Prescott
 46 AR 19 Prescott
Clark 54 AR 51 Okolona, Gurdon
 63 AR 53 Gurdon
 69 AR 26 east Gum Springs
Arkadelphia73 AR 8 / AR 51 to AR 26 Arkadelphia
Caddo Valley78 AR 7 Caddo Valley, Arkadelphia, Hot Springs
Hot Spring 83 AR 283 Friendship
 91 AR 84 Social Hill
Malvern97 AR 84 to AR 171
98A US 270 west / US 270B east Hot Springs, Malvernwestern end of US 270 overlap; Signed as exits 98A (east) and 98B (west)
Rockport99 US 270 east MalvernEastern end of US 270 overlap
Saline 106Old Military Road (US 67)
 111 US 70 west Hot SpringsWestern end of US 70 overlap
 114 US 67 south (AR 229 north) – Arkansas Health CenterWestern end of US 67 overlap
Benton116Sevier Street / South Street (AR 229 south)
117 AR 5 / AR 35 Benton
118Congo Road (AR 5 north)
121Alcoa Road
Bryant123 AR 183 Bryant, Bauxite
SalinePulaski
county line
AlexanderLittle Rock line126 AR 111 (Alexander Road) Alexander
PulaskiLittle Rock128Mabelvale West Road / Otter Creek Road / Bass Pro ParkwayWestbound exit is before exit 129
129 I-430 north Fort Smith
130 AR 338 (Baseline Road) Mabelvale
131McDaniel DriveWestbound exit only
Chicot RoadEastbound exit only
132 US 70B east (University Avenue)
133Geyer Springs Road
134Scott Hamilton Drive / Stanton Road
13565th Street
138A I-440 east Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock River Port, MemphisSigned as exit 138 westbound
138B I-530 south / US 65 south / US 167 south Pine Bluff, El DoradoWestern end of US 65/US 167 overlap; Signed as exit 138 westbound; I-530 exit 1
139A AR 365 (Roosevelt Road)
139B I-630
1409th Street / 6th StreetSigned as exits 140A (9th Street) and 140B (6th Street) westbound
141A AR 10 (Cantrell Road) / Clinton Avenue
Arkansas RiverFreeway Bridge[10]
North Little Rock141B US 70 east (Broadway / US 70B west)Eastern end of US 70 overlap
142Curtis Sykes Drive
143.02230.17143A I-40 west / US 65 north / AR 107 north Conway, Fort SmithI-40 exit 153B
143B I-40 east / US 67 north / US 167 north Jacksonville, MemphisI-40 exit 153B
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business routes

Interstate 30 Business
Location: Benton, Arkansas
Length: 3.8 mi (6.1 km)
Existed: c. 1960–c. 1975

Interstate 30 Business was a business route in Benton, Arkansas. It ran from exits 116-118 on I-30 from approximately 1960 to 1975, concurrently with U.S. Route 70C.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (December 31, 2013). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2013". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Google (February 15, 2008). "Overview Map of I-30" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  3. Wilonsky, Robert (June 10, 2010). "Maybe One of the Few Times We'll Use 'Cotton Bowl' and 'Super Bowl' in Same Sentence". Dallas Observer. Unfair Park blog. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  4. "TxDOT Sets in Motion Much-Anticipated Dallas Horseshoe Project" (Press release). Texas Department of Transportation. November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  5. Benning, Tom (November 15, 2012). "Contract OK’d for Horseshoe Project’s Massive Rebuilding of Downtown Dallas Freeways". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  6. "Project Pegasus Overview". Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  7. Slotboom, Oscar. "Old Road Maps of Texas, 1942–73".
  8. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (January 2001). "Interstate 130 to be designated in Arkansas" (Press release). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
  9. Office of John Boozman (April 25, 2016). "Boozman Provision in Appropriations Bill Paves Way for Interstate Status of US 67" (Press release). Office of John Boozman. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  10. Staff (December 9, 1959). "Minute Order 3514" (PDF). Arskansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2015. (p. 1544 of PDF)
  11. Archived Tourist Maps (Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department). Accessed July 8, 2011.

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