Interstate 430 (I-430) is a 12.93-mile-long (20.81 km) Interstate highway in Pulaski County, Arkansas, that bypasses the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock. I-430 begins at an interchange southwest of Downtown Little Rock with I-30 and travels north to cross the Arkansas River and end at I-40. The first plans for the freeway appeared in 1955.
.svg) Interstate 430 | ||||
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 I-430 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-30 | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.93 mi[1] (20.81 km) | |||
| Existed | early 1980s–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    I-30 / US 67 / US 70 in Little Rock | |||
 I-630 / Chenal Parkway in Little Rock | ||||
| North end |   I-40 / US 65 in North Little Rock | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Pulaski | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editI-430 starts its 12.93-mile (20.81 km) route at a trumpet interchange with I-30/US 67/US 70. From the interchange, US 70 joins I-430 as it travels northwest and passes over Highway 338 (Baseline Road) before having a diamond interchange with Highway 5 (Stagecoach Road). At the interchange, US 70 splits off onto Stagecoach Road to the east, with Highway 5 running west. I-430 goes north to pass Remington College and intersect Highway 300 (Colonel Glenn Road) before curving eastward to intersect Shackleford Road and then turning back north. Immediately after passing under Kanis Road, the highway has a cloverleaf interchange with I-630 at its western terminus. After I-630, the roadway goes past Immanuel Baptist Church and Breckenridge Village to intersect Rodney Parham Road near the Colony West Shopping Center and later Highway 10 (Cantrell Road). The Highway 10 interchange is the final I-430 interchange before the freeway crosses the Arkansas River on the I-430 Bridge. After the bridge, the roadway passes Rosenbaum Lake and intersects with Highway 100 (Crystal Hill Road) before ending at a three-way interchange with I-40/US 65.[2]
History
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Early plans for the Interstate Highway System include a route along roughly the same alignment as the present I-30 through the Little Rock area but are not detailed enough to show exactly how the cities would be served.[3] Later, in 1955, a map of the Interstate Highway's plans shows a complete beltway around Little Rock, including present-day I-430 and I-440.[4] When preliminary urban routes were laid out in 1955, the beltway was shortened to the current route of I-430.[5]
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) rerouted US 70 onto a portion of I-430 in May 2021 as part of a US 70 rerouting across Little Rock.[6][7]
Exit list
editThe entire highway is in Pulaski County.
| Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Little Rock | 0.00 | 0.00 | 129B |  I-30 west (US 67 south / US 70 west) – Texarkana | Southern terminus; southern end of US 70 concurrency lap; exit no. corresponds to I-30 |
| 129A |  I-30 east (US 67 north) – Little Rock | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit no. corresponds to I-30; exit 129 on I-30 | |||
| 0.19 | 0.31 | 128 | Mabelvale West Road / Otter Creek Road / Bass Pro Parkway | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit no. corresponds to I-30 | |
| 1.25 | 2.01 | 1 |    US 70 east / AR 5 south (Stagecoach Road) | Northern end of US 70 concurrency; northern terminus of AR 5; former US 67 | |
| 3.59 | 5.78 | 4 |  AR 300 east (Colonel Glenn Road) | Western terminus of AR 300 | |
| 5.34 | 8.59 | 5 | Shackleford Road to Kanis Road | ||
| 6.30 | 10.14 | 6 | I-630 east / Chenal Parkway to Baptist Health Drive / Markham Street – Downtown | Signed as exits 6A (I-630) and 6B (Chenal); exits 8C-A on I-630; access to Markham Street via Shackleford Road | |
| 7.70 | 12.39 | 8 | Rodney Parham Road | ||
| 9.06 | 14.58 | 9 |  AR 10 (Cantrell Road) | ||
| North Little Rock | 11.63 | 18.72 | 12 |  AR 100 (Maumelle Boulevard / Crystal Hill Road) | |
| 13A | I-40 east (US 65 south) – Memphis | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 147 on I-40 | |||
| 12.83 | 20.65 | 13B | I-40 west (US 65 north) – Fort Smith, Oklahoma City | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Interstate 430" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Bureau of Public Roads, Proposed Interregional Highway System, 1939
- ^ Bureau of Public Roads, National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, September 1955
- ^ Bureau of Public Roads, General Location of National System of Interstate Highways, 1955
- ^ Tudor, Lorie H. (January 19, 2021). "Minute Order 2020-111" (PDF). Administrative Circular 2021-02. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. pp. 9–10. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 2021). "2021 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
