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Interstate 430
Highway in Arkansas
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, US 67, and US 70 and travels north to cross the Arkansas River and end at I-40 and US 65. The first plans for the freeway appeared in 1955.
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 | |||
| Major intersections |  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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I-430 starts its 12.93-mile (20.81 km) route at a trumpet interchange with I-30, US 67, and US 70. From the interchange, US 70 joins I-430 as it travels northwest and runs over Highway 338 (AR 338, Baseline Road) before having a diamond interchange with AR 5 (Stagecoach Road). At the interchange, US 70 splits off onto Stagecoach Road to the east, with AR 5 running west. I-430 goes north to pass Remington College and intersect AR 300 (Colonel Glenn Road) before curving eastward to intersect Shackleford Road and then turning back north. Immediately after going 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 AR 10 (Cantrell Road). The AR 10 interchange was the final I-430 interchange before the freeway crossed the Arkansas River on the I-430 Bridge. After the bridge, the roadway passes Rosenbaum Lake and intersects with AR 100 (Crystal Hill Road) before ending at a three-way interchange with I-40 and US 65.[2]
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, I-440, and AR 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 the southern portion of I-430 in May 2021 as part of a US 70 rerouting across Little Rock.[6][7]
The entire highway is in Pulaski County.
| Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 0.00 | 0.00 | 129 |  I-30 / US 67 / US 70 west – Little Rock, Texarkana | Southern terminus; signed as exits 129A (east) & 129B (west); exit nos. correspond to I-30 mileposts; south end of US 70 overlap |
| 0.19 | 0.31 | 128 | Mablevale West Road / Otter Creek Road / Bass Pro Parkway | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit number corresponds to I-30 milepost | |
| 1.25 | 2.01 | 1 |    US 70 east / AR 5 south (Stagecoach Road) | North end of US 70 overlap; northern terminus of AR 5 | |
| 3.59 | 5.78 | 4 |  AR 300 east (Colonel Glenn Road) | Western terminus of AR 300 | |
| 5.34 | 8.59 | 5 | Shackleford Road / Kanis Road | ||
| 6.30 | 10.14 | 6 |  I-630 east / Baptist Health Drive / Chenal Parkway / Markham Street – Downtown | Signed as exits 6A (I-630) and 6B (Chenal); I-630 exits 8A-B | |
| 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 west (Maumelle Boulevard) / Crystal Hill Road | |
| 12.83 | 20.65 | 13 | I-40 / US 65 – Fort Smith, Oklahoma City, Memphis | Northern terminus; signed as exit 13A (east) and 13B (west); I-40 exit 147; tri-stack interchange | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- Google (2009-03-10). "Interstate 430" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- 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.
