InterstateÃ, 30 ( I-30 ) is a 366.76-mile-long Interstate Highway (590.24 km) in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 journey from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast through Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The highway is parallel to Route 67 AS (US $ 67) except for the western part of downtown Dallas (formerly part of I-20). The I-30 has interchanges with only two of the 10 main north-south interstates (I-35W, I-35E and I-45) as well as the main Interstate I-20, and I-40 routes. I-30 is known as the Tom Landry Freeway between I-35W and I-35E, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex core.
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Route description
I-30 is the shortest two-digit Interstate that ends with zero in the Interstate system. Interstates that end with zero are generally the longest East-West Interstate. This is also the second major short interstate (ending in zero or five), behind I-45. The largest areas I-30 travel through include the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the Texarkana metropolitan area, and the Little Rock metropolitan area.
Texas
Part I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated as Tom Landry Highway in honor of the old coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Though I-30 passes south of Texas Stadium, the former Cowboys home, their new stadium in Arlington, Texas near I-30. However, the expressway designation was made before Arlington chose to build the Cowboys Stadium. This section was formerly known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate System. Although the toll has not been collected for years, it is still known locally as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike until it receives its current name. The portion of downtown Dallas to Arlington was recently expanded to over 16 lines in several parts, in 2010. From June 15, 2010, to February 6, 2011, the 30-mile (48-km) section of the I-30 is temporary designated as "Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway" to commemorate the Super Bowl XLV being played at Cowboys Stadium.
In Dallas, I-30 is known as East R.L. Thornton Freeway between downtown Dallas and the eastern suburb of Mesquite. I-30 takes the name from I-35E south at the Mixmaster junction. The Mixmaster is scheduled to be reconstructed as part of the Horseshoe project, originating from the larger Pegasus Project. Part of downtown Dallas to LoopÃ, 12 (Buckner Boulevard) is eight lane plus HOV line. This section will be reconstructed under the East Corridor project into 12 lines in 2025/2030. From Rockwall to the point of passing through Sulfur Springs, I-30 runs simultaneously with US $ 67. Through the city of Greenville, I-30 is known as Martin Luther King Jr.. Freeway. I-30 continued north-east through East Texas up to several miles from the Texas-Oklahoma border, when the route turned east, toward Arkansas.
Arkansas
I-30 enters the southwest of Arkansas in Texarkana which is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas. I-30 cut off I-49. I-30 travels diagonally across the northeast through the state. The I-30 then passed Hope, the birthplace of former President Bill Clinton. I-30 then served Prescott, Gurdon, Arkadelphia, and Malvern. At Malvern, drivers can use US $ 70 or US $ 270 to travel to the historic Hot Springs or further to the Ouachita National Forest. About at this location, US $ 70 and US $ 67 join the I-30 and stay with the interstate into the Little Rock town limits. Northeast of Malvern, I-30 passes Benton, before reaching the city limits of Little Rock. From Benton to the end on I-40, the I-30 is a six-lane highway with up to 85,000 vehicles per day. As I-30 enters Little Rock, I-430 leaves its parent route to create a West Little Rock bypass. Just south of the city center, I-30 meets the west terminal I-440 and the northern end of another additional route at I-530. I-530 traveled 46 miles (74 km) south to Pine Bluff. At this Interstate intersection, I-30 turned north for the last few miles of route. Here I-30 passes the Little Rock capitol district. I-30 also creates an additional final route on I-630, or Wilbur D. Mills Freeway, which divides downtown Little Rock in the east-west direction before coming to the other end at I-430 west of downtown. After passing I-630, I-30 crosses the Arkansas River to North Little Rock and to the eastern end, though facing north, at I-40. In the end, the I-30 joins US $ 65, US $ 67, and US $ 167. US $ 65 joins I-40 to the west, while US $ 67 and US $ 167 join I-40 to the east from terminal east I-30.
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History
The Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike is a 30-mile (48 km) toll road in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It operated between 1957 and 1977, after which it became an unclear part of I-30. The road, three lanes in each direction but then widened, is the only direct link between downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas, Texas. In October 2001, the first highway was named Tom Landry Highway, after Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry was late.
The proposed toll road was studied in early 1944, but was rejected by state engineers due to cost. However, in 1953, the state legislature created the Texas Turnpike Authority, which in 1955 raised $ 58.5 million (equivalent to $ 419 million in 2016) to build the project. Construction began at the end of that year. On August 27, 1957, the highway was open to traffic, but official opening came a week later on 5 September. The presence of the toll boosts growth in Arlington and Grand Prairie and facilitates the construction of Six Flags Over Texas. On December 31, 1977, the bonds were repaid and the expressway handed over to the state Department of Transportation, the collection of toll stops, and customs cleared the following week.
It served as I-20 between Dallas and Fort Worth until the current I-20 route to the south was opened in 1971. After that, the I-30 was extended from its tip at the "Dallas Mixmaster" intersection with I-35E (also the eastern end of the highway ) to follow the toll road, and former I-20 in downtown Fort Worth, west to modern I-20.
The existing US $ 67 route was used extensively in the early 1950s, where it was a twin from east Dallas to Rockwall and also near Greenville. The DFW Turnpike connect Fort Worth to Dallas was completed in 1957, becoming the first segment of I-30. The US $ 67 twin route was upgraded to the Interstate Highway standard that began in 1961, forming R.L. Thornton. In the mid-1960s, many of the I-30 were being built. Most of the routes were completed in 1965, but the 64-mile (64 km) stretch through the swamps between Mount Pleasant, Texas and New Boston, Texas remained unresolved. This remaining segment was finally built and opened for traffic in 1971, completing the I-30.
I-30 is proposed to be extended along the US $ 67 highway from Little Rock. However, this is contrary to the Missouri Department of Transportation's plan to extend I-57, which also plans to use US 67. In April 2016, a provision pointing US 67 from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, as "Future I- 57 "was added to the federal budget year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding funding. The provision will also give Arkansas the ability to require any road segment built for the Interstate Highway standard to be officially added to the Interstate Highway System as I-57. If I-30 is extended, there are plans to update AR 226 to the Interstate standard and set it as "Interstate 730".
I-130 is the proposed additional route of I-30 which is planned to coincide with I-49. Once the eastern segment of the Texarkana Loop has been upgraded to the Interstate standard, I-130 will be signed; However, it is now part of I-49.
Exit list
Business route
Interstate 30 Business is a business route in Benton, Arkansas. It ran from exit 116-118 on I-30 from about 1960 to 1975, along with USC Route 70C.
References
- The Road Atlas 2005 (Map). Rand McNally. 2005.
External links
- Interstate Guide: I-30
- I-30, downtown Fort Worth and downtown downtown - from dfwfreeways.info
- I-30, former DFW Turnpike segment - from dfwfreeways.info
- I-30, downtown Dallas and east of downtown - from dfwfreeways.info
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