Interstate 30

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Interstate 30
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 366.76 mi (590.24 km)
West end: I-20 near Fort Worth, TX
Major
junctions:
I-35W in Fort Worth, TX
I-35E in Dallas, TX
I-45 in Dallas, TX
East end: I-40 near North Little Rock, AR

Interstate 30 (abbreviated I-30) is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. It runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas northeast via Dallas, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas to Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 except for the portion west of downtown Dallas (which was once part of Interstate 20).

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[edit] Length

Miles km state
223.737 360 Texas
143 230 Arkansas
366.737 590 Total

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

[edit] Intersections with other interstates

[edit] Spur Routes

Auxiliary routes of Interstate 30
I-430 Arkansas
I-530 Arkansas
I-630 Arkansas
future I-130: Arkansas

[edit] Notes

  • I-30 may continue along the U.S. Route 67 freeway from Little Rock. Also, if I-30 is extended, there are plans for an I-730 spur along Highway 226 from the corridor to Jonesboro, Arkansas.
  • The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Freeway in honor of the long-time Dallas Cowboys coach. Though I-30 passes well south of Texas Stadium, the Cowboys' current home, their new stadium in Arlington, Texas will be near I-30. However, the freeway designation was made before Arlington voted to build the new 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.
  • In Dallas, I-30 is known as the R.L. Thornton Freeway between downtown and the suburb of Mesquite. I-30 picks up the name from I-35E South at the Mixmaster interchange.
  • Interstate 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.

[edit] References

  • 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005" - newest feature- interstate mileage by state


Main Interstate Highways (multiples of 5 in pink) Interstate Highway marker
4 5 8 10 12 15 16 17 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 29 30
35 37 39 40 43 44 45 49 55 57 59 64 65 66 66 (W) 68
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 (W) 76 (E) 77 78 79 80 81 82
83 84 (W) 84 (E) 85 86 (W) 86 (E) 87 88 (W) 88 (E) 89 90
91 93 94 95 96 97 99 (238) H-1 H-2 H-3
Unsigned  A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 PRI-1 PRI-2 PRI-3
Lists  Main - Auxiliary - Suffixed - Business - Proposed - Unsigned
Gaps - Intrastate - Interstate standards - Replaced


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