Interstate 40 In Arkansas
Interstate 40 (I-40) is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a 284.69-mile (458.16 km) section in the U.S. state of Arkansas connecting sections in Oklahoma to Tennessee. The route enters Arkansas from the west just north of the Arkansas River near Dora. It travels eastward across the northern portion of the state connecting the cities of Fort Smith, Clarksville, Russellville, Morrilton, Conway, Little Rock, Forrest City, and West Memphis. I-40 continues into Tennessee heading through Memphis. The highway has major junctions with Interstate 540 at Alma, the main highway connecting to Fayetteville and Bentonville, Interstate 30 in Little Rock, the Interstate linking south to Texarkana and Dallas, Texas, and Interstate 55 to Blytheville.
For the majority of its routing through Arkansas, I-40 follows the historic alignment of two separate United States highways. From Oklahoma to Little Rock Interstate 40 generally follows U.S. Route 64 through the Ozark Mountains. East of Little Rock the route generally follows the routing of U.S. Route 70 until Tennessee.
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