Interstate 30

Interstate 30
Route information
Length: 366.76 mi[1] (590.24 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-20 near Fort Worth, TX
  I-35W in Fort Worth, TX
I-35E in Dallas, TX
I-45 in Dallas, TX
East end: I-40 / U.S. 65 / U.S. 67 / U.S. 167 in North Little Rock, AR
Location
States: Texas, Arkansas
Highway system

Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Main • Auxiliary • Business

Interstate 30 (I-30) is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. I-30 runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, 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).[2] I-30 intersects with only two of the 10 primary north–south interstates (I-35W, I-35E and I-45) and also with the major Interstate routes I-20, and I-40.

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Route description

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

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.

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 passes 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 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]

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 section from downtown Dallas to Loop 12 is 8 lanes plus an HOV lane. This section will be reconstructed under the Eastern Gateway project to 12 lanes by 2020. I-30 from I-635 to Rockwall was widened from 6 to 10 lanes in the 1990s.

Arkansas

I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas in Texarkana which is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas. Here, I-30 will eventually intersect Interstate 49 should it be expanded north into Arkansas or even to Kansas City. 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 U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Route 270 to travel into historic Hot Springs or beyond into Ouachita National Forest. About at this location, U.S. 70 and U.S. 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, Interstate 430 spurns off its parent route to create a western bypass of Little Rock. Just south of downtown, I-30 meets the western terminus of Interstate 440 and the northern terminus of another auxiliary route in Interstate 530. I-530 travels 46 miles 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 Interstate 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 Interstate 40. At its end, I-30 is joined by U.S. Route 65, U.S. Route 67, and U.S. Route 167. U.S. 65 joins I-40 westbound, while U.S. 67 and 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 became known as the Tom Landry Highway, named 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 Interstate 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 Interstate 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 U.S. 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 Interstate 30. The twinned U.S. 67 routes were upgraded to Interstate standards beginning in 1961, forming the R.L. Thornton Freeway. By the mid 1960s much of Interstate 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 Interstate 30.[4]

Future

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 Arkansas Highway 226 from the corridor to Jonesboro, Arkansas.[5]

Exit list

County Location # Destinations Notes
Parker I-20 west – Abilene Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Tarrant Fort Worth 1B Linkcrest Drive
2 Spur 580 east (Camp Bowie West Boulevard)
3 RM 2871 / Chapel Creek Boulevard
5A Alemeda Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
5 I-820 (Jim Wright Freeway) Signed as exits 5B (north) and 5C (south)
6 Las Vegas Trail
7A Cherry Lane
7B Spur 341 / SH 183 – NAS Fort Worth JRB
8A Green Oaks Road Eastbound exit is via exit 7B
8B Ridgmar Boulevard, Ridglea Avenue
9A Bryant-Irvin Road
9B US 377 south (Camp Bowie Boulevard) / Horne Street – NAS Fort Worth JRB West end of US 377 overlap
10 Hulen Street
11 Montgomery Street
12A University Drive – City Parks, Trinity Park, Zoo, TCU, UNT Health Science Center, Botanic Gardens, Cultural District
12B Rosedale Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
12C Forest Park Boulevard Signed as exit 12 westbound
13 Summit Avenue, 8th Avenue
13B SH 199 (Henderson Street) Eastbound exit is via exit 13
14 Cherry Street, Lancaster Avenue – Downtown Fort Worth No exit number westbound
15A I-35W (South Freeway) / US 377 north (North Freeway) – Denton, Waco East end of US 377 overlap; westbound exit to IH-35W north is via exit 15C
15B US 287 south / SH 180 east (Lancaster Avenue) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
15C US 287 north – Downtown Fort Worth Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
16 Riverside Drive Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 16A (south) and 16B (north)
16C Beach Street
18 Oakland Boulevard, Bridge Street
19 Brentwood Stair Road Eastbound exit and entrance
21 I-820 (East Loop) Signed as exits 21A (south) and 21B (north)
21C Bridgewood Drive, Bridge Street
23 Cooks Lane
24 Eastchase Parkway
Arlington 26 Fielder Road
27 Lamar Boulevard, Cooper Street
28A FM 157 (Collins Street) – Cowboys Stadium Signed as exit 28 westbound
28B Nolan Ryan Expressway – Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Eastbound exit and entrance
29 Ballpark Way
30 SH 360 (Angus G. Wynne Junior Freeway) / Six Flags Drive – Six Flags Over Texas
Dallas Grand Prairie 32 SH 161 / SH 161 / Northwest 19th Street
34 Belt Line Road
36 MacArthur Boulevard
Dallas 38 Loop 12 (Walton Walker Boulevard)
39 Cockrell Hill Road
41 Westmoreland Road
42A Hampton Road south Eastbound exit and westound entrance
42 Hampton Road north
43A Sylvan Avenue No eastbound exit
43B Sylvan Avenue Westbound exit only
44A Beckley Avenue Eastbound exit only
44B Riverfront Boulevard Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
45A I-35E north (Stemmons Freeway) / US 77 north – Denton Signed as exit 44A westbound
44B I-35E south (South R.L. Thornton Freeway) / US 67 south / US 77 north – Waco West end of US 67 overlap; eastbound exit is via exit 44B
45B Lamar Street, Griffin Street, Cadiz Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
45 Ervay Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
46A Cesar Chavez Boulevard Eastbound exit is via exit 45B
46 I-45 south (Julius Schepps Freeway) / US 75 north (Central Expressway) – Houston, McKinney Signed as exit 47B westbound
47C 2nd Avenue, 1st Avenue – Fair Park Signed as exit 47C westbound
48A Haskell Avenue, Peak Street, Carroll Avenue
48B Barry Avenue, Munger Boulevard
48B/49A SH 78 east (East Grand Avenue) Eastbound exit is via exit 48B; westbound exit is via exit 49A
49A Winslow Street
49B Dolphin Road
50A Lawnview Avenue Eastbound exit only
50B Ferguson Road Signed as exit 50 westbound
52A Jim Miller Road
52B St. Francis Avenue
53A Loop 12 (Buckner Boulevard)
53B US 80 east – Terrell Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Mesquite 54 Big Town Boulevard
55 Motley Drive
56A Gus Thomasson Road, Galloway Avenue Signed as exit 57 westbound
56 I-635 (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway) Signed as exits 56B (north) and 56C (south)
58 Northwest Drive
Garland 59 Belt Line Road, Broadway Boulevard
60A Rose Hill Road
60B Bobtown Road Westbound exit is via exit 61A
61A Zion Road
61B President George Bush Turnpike north
62 Bass Pro Drive
64 Dalrock Road
Rockwall Rockwall 67A Village Drive, Horizon Road Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
67B FM 740 (Ridge Road) Signed as exit 67 westbound
67C Frontage Road Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
68 SH 205 (Goliad Street) – Rockwall, Terrell
69 Frontage Road Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
70 FM 3549
Fate 73 FM 551 – Fate
74 Frontage Road Eastbound exit
Royse City 77A FM 548 – Royse City
77B FM 35 (Epps Road)
Hunt 79 FM 1565 south / FM 2642
83 FM 1565 north
85 FM 36 – Caddo Mills
87 FM 1903 – Caddo Mills
89 FM 1570 (Jack Finney Blvd)
Greenville 92 Monty Stratton Pkwy
93 SH 34 (Wesley Street) – Greenville, Terrell
94
US 69 / US 380 (Joe Ramsey Blvd) / US 69 Bus. (Moulton St) – Denison, McKinney, Greenville
95 Division Street
96 Spur 302 (Lee Street)
97 Lamar Street
97A Frontage Road Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Campbell 101 SH 24 / FM 1737 – Commerce, Paris
104 FM 513 / FM 2649 – Campbell, Lone Oak
Hopkins Cumby 110 FM 275 / FM 2649 – Cumby
112 FM 499 Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
116 FM 2653 – Brashear
120
US 67 Bus. north
Sulphur Springs 122 SH 11 / SH 19 – Emory, Paris
123 FM 2297 (League Street)
124 SH 154 – Sulphur Springs, Quitman
125 Bill Bradford Road
126 FM 1870 (College Street)
127
US 67 Bus. south / Loop 301
131 FM 69
135 US 67 north East end of US 67 overlap
136 FM 269 (Weaver Road)
141 FM 900 (Saltillo Road)
Franklin 142 County Line Road Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Mount Vernon 146 SH 37 – Clarksville, Winnsboro
147 Spur 423
150 Ripley Road
Titus Winfield 153 Spur 185 – Winfield, Miller's Cove
156 Frontage Road
Mount Pleasant 160 US 271 to US 67 / SH 49 / FM 1734 – Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg
162
US 271 Bus. / FM 1402 / FM 2152 – Mount Pleasant
Signed as exits 162A (US 271 Bus./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 Boston 201 SH 8 – New Boston
206 Spur 86 – Red River Army Depot
Hooks 208 FM 560 – Hooks
Leary 212 Spur 74 – Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
213 FM 2253 – Leary
Nash 218 FM 989 – Nash
Texarkana 220A US 59 south – Atlanta West end of US 59 overlap
220B FM 559 (Richmond Road)
222 SH 93 / FM 1397 (Summerhill Road)
TexasArkansas state line 223 U.S. 59 north (State Line Avenue) / U.S. 71 East end of US 59 overlap; interchange straddles state line
Miller Texarkana 1 Jefferson Avenue
2 Hwy. 245 – Texarkana Regional Airport
7 Hwy. 108 – Mandeville
12 U.S. 67 – Fulton Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Hempstead 18 Fulton
Hope 30 U.S. 278 – Nashville, Hope
31 Hwy. 29 – Hope
36 Hwy. 299 – Emmet
Nevada Prescott 44 U.S. 371 / Hwy. 24 – Prescott
46 Hwy. 19 – Prescott
Clark 54 Hwy. 51 – Okolona, Gurdon
63 Hwy. 53 – Gurdon
69 Hwy. 26 east – Gum Springs
Arkadelphia 73 Hwy. 8 / Hwy. 26 / Hwy. 51 – Arkadelphia
Caddo Valley 78 Hwy. 7 – Caddo Valley, Hot Springs, Arkadelphia
Hot Spring 83 Hwy. 283 – Friendship
91 Hwy. 84 – Social Hill
Malvern 97 To Hwy. 84 / Hwy. 171
98A U.S. 270B – Malvern
98B U.S. 270 west – Hot Springs West end of U.S. 270 overlap
99 U.S. 270 east – Malvern East end of U.S. 270 overlap
Saline 106 Old Military Road
111 U.S. 70 west – Hot Springs West end of U.S. 70 overlap
114 U.S. 67 south (Hwy. 229) - Arkansas Health Center West end of U.S. 67 overlap
Benton 116 Sevier Street/South Street (Hwy. 229)
117 Hwy. 5 west / Hwy. 35 – Benton West end of Hwy. 5 overlap
118 Congo Road (Hwy. 5 east) East end of Hwy. 5 overlap
121 Alcoa Road
Bryant
123 Hwy. 183 – Bauxite, Bryant
Little Rock 126 Hwy. 111 (Alexander Road) – Alexander
Pulaski
128 Otter Creek Road, Mabelvale West Road
129 I-430 north – Fort Smith
130 Hwy. 338 (Baseline Road) – Mabelvale
131 South Chicot Road Eastbound exit only
131 McDaniel Drive Westbound exit only
132 U.S. 70B east (University Avenue)
133 Geyer Springs Road
134 Scott Hamilton Drive, Stanton Road
135 65th Street
138A I-440 east – Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock River Port, Memphis Signed as exit 138 westbound
138B I-530 south / U.S. 65 south / U.S. 167 south – Pine Bluff, El Dorado West end of U.S. 65/U.S. 167 overlap; no exit number westbound
139A Hwy. 365 (Roosevelt Road)
139B I-630
140 9th Street, 6th Street Signed as exits 140A (9th Street) and 140B (6th Street) westbound
141A Hwy. 10 (Cumberland Street) / Clinton Avenue, Markham Street, 2nd Street, Ferry Street Cumberland Street signed as Cantrell Road
North Little Rock 141B U.S. 70 east (Broadway, U.S. 70B west) East end of U.S. 70 overlap
142 15th Street
143A I-40 west / U.S. 65 north / Hwy. 107 north – Fort Smith Northbound exit and southbound entrance
143B I-40 east / U.S. 67 north / U.S. 167 north - Memphis Northbound exit and southbound entrance

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