Interstate 440 (Arkansas) - Route Description

Route Description

The route begins at Interstate 30 and runs east to a large interchange ith US 65/US 167. After this interchange, I-440 intersects Springer Boulevard and Bankhead Drive near Little Rock National Airport. The highway continues across Lindsey Road northeast to cross the Arkansas River. I-440 has interchanges with US 165 and US 70 before terminating at Interstate 40. On the north side of I-40, Arkansas Highway 440 is an extension of I-440 built to interstate standards. The route runs north to Jacksonville, connecting Little Rock with US 67/US 167.

To avoid repeating the disturbance of the Fourche Creek floodplain by a causeway section of I-30 (including what is now the I-30/I-440/I-530 interchange), most of I-440 between I-30 and the exit leading to the airport is an extended bridge through the floodplain, crossing Fourche Creek several times.

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