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*{{Jct|state=TX|I|820}} in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]] | *{{Jct|state=TX|I|820}} in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]] | ||
*{{Jct|state=TX|I|35W|US|287|US|377}} in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]] | *{{Jct|state=TX|I|35W|US|287|US|377}} in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]] | ||
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*{{Jct|state=AR|I|440|I|530|US|65|US|167}} in Little Rock, AR | *{{Jct|state=AR|I|440|I|530|US|65|US|167}} in Little Rock, AR | ||
*{{Jct|state=AR|I|630}} in Little Rock, AR | *{{Jct|state=AR|I|630}} in Little Rock, AR | ||
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|terminus_b={{Jct|state=AR|I|40|US|65|US|67|US|167|AR|107}} in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] | |terminus_b={{Jct|state=AR|I|40|US|65|US|67|US|167|AR|107}} in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] | ||
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'''Interstate 30''' ('''I-30'''{{refn |group=lower-alpha |In Texas, some sources use "IH 30", as "IH" is an abbreviation used by the Texas Department of Transportation for Interstate Highways.<ref>{{cite web |author = Transportation Planning and Programming Division |date = n.d. |url = https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/transportation-planning/highway-designation/glossary.html |title = Highway Designations Glossary |publisher = Texas Department of Transportation |access-date = May 20, 2020 }}</ref>}}) is a major [[Interstate Highway]] in the southern states of [[Texas]] and [[Arkansas]] in the United States. I-30 travels 366.76 | '''Interstate 30''' ('''I-30'''{{refn |group=lower-alpha |In Texas, some sources use "IH 30", as "IH" is an abbreviation used by the Texas Department of Transportation for Interstate Highways.<ref>{{cite web |author = Transportation Planning and Programming Division |date = n.d. |url = https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/transportation-planning/highway-designation/glossary.html |title = Highway Designations Glossary |publisher = Texas Department of Transportation |access-date = May 20, 2020 }}</ref>}}) is a major [[Interstate Highway]] in the southern states of [[Texas]] and [[Arkansas]] in the United States. I-30 travels {{convert|366.76|mi|km}} from [[Interstate 20|I-20]] west of [[Fort Worth, Texas]], northeast via [[Dallas]], and [[Texarkana, Texas]], to [[Interstate 40|I-40]] in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]]. The highway parallels [[U.S. Route 67]] (US 67) except for the portion west of Downtown Dallas (which was once part of I-20).<ref name="Google">{{google maps |url= http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=10110181249070353327,34.773713,-92.261245&saddr=32.723682,-97.578378&daddr=I-30+E+%4034.773713,+-92.261245&mra=mi&mrsp=0,1&sz=17&sll=32.723878,-97.578512&sspn=0.00408,0.00721&ie=UTF8&ll=33.998027,-94.866943&spn=4.116464,7.382813&z=7|title=Overview Map of I-30 |access-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref> Between the termini, I-30 has [[Interchange (road)|interchanges]] with [[Interstate 35W (Texas)|I-35W]], [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|I-35E]], and [[Interstate 45|I-45]]. I-30 is known as the '''Tom Landry Freeway''' between I-35W and I-35E, within the core of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. | ||
==Route description== | ==Route description== | ||
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[[File:I30 fort worth texas.jpg|left|thumb|Tom Landry Freeway at Eastchase in Fort Worth, Texas]] | [[File:I30 fort worth texas.jpg|left|thumb|Tom Landry Freeway at Eastchase in Fort Worth, Texas]] | ||
The western end and zero mile point of I-30 in Texas is at its | The western end and zero mile point of I-30 in Texas is at its interchange with I-20 in Parker County near Aledo. It then travels near Downtown Fort Worth on a new routing further south than the now removed Lancaster Elevated section of the freeway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasfreeway.com/Dallas/photos/i30_lancaster/i30_lancaster.shtml|title=TexasFreeway > Dallas/Fort Worth > Photo Gallery > Interstate 30 Lancaster Street Elevated}}</ref> The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Highway in honor of the [[Tom Landry|longtime Dallas Cowboys coach]]. This section was previously known as the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate System.{{cn|date=February 2025}} The section from Downtown Dallas to Arlington was widened to over 16 lanes in some sections by 2010. | ||
In Dallas, I-30 is known as East R.L. Thornton Freeway between | In Dallas, I-30 is known as East R.L. Thornton Freeway between Downtown Dallas and the eastern suburb of [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]]. I-30 picks up the name from I-35E south at the Mixmaster interchange. The Mixmaster is scheduled to be reconstructed as part of the [[Horseshoe Project|Horseshoe project]],<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-room/news/statewide/060-2012.html |publisher = [[Texas Department of Transportation]] |title = TxDOT Sets in Motion Much-Anticipated Dallas Horseshoe Project |date = November 15, 2012 |access-date = November 16, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121119053551/http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-room/news/statewide/060-2012.html |archive-date = November 19, 2012 }}</ref> derived from the larger Pegasus Project.<ref>{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Benning |title = Contract OK'd for Horseshoe Project's Massive Rebuilding of Downtown Dallas Freeways |url = http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20121115-contract-okd-for-horseshoe-projects-massive-rebuilding-of-downtown-dallas-freeways.ece |work = [[The Dallas Morning News]] |date = November 15, 2012 |access-date = November 16, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.projectpegasus.org/overview.htm |title = Project Pegasus Overview |access-date = April 7, 2012 }}</ref> The section from Downtown Dallas to [[Texas State Highway Loop 12|State Highway Loop 12]] (Loop 12, Buckner Boulevard) is eight lanes plus an [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV]] lane. This section will be reconstructed under the East Corridor project to 12 lanes by 2025–2030.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = The East Corridor |url = http://www.theeastcorridor.org/objectives.html |title = The East Corridor Website: Objectives and Goals |access-date = May 17, 2017 }}</ref> From [[Rockwall, Texas|Rockwall]] to a point past [[Sulphur Springs, Texas|Sulphur Springs]], I-30 runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 67 in Texas|US 67]]. Through [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]], I-30 is known as [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Freeway.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.heraldbanner.com/community/multiple-events-planned-to-honor-dr-king/article_a243d606-b8f7-11e5-b28e-8b0658198df2.html |title = Multiple events planned to honor Dr. King |last = Kellar |first = Brad |website = Herald-Banner |date = January 12, 2016 |access-date = May 25, 2016 }}</ref> I-30 continues northeasterly through [[East Texas]] until a few miles from the [[Oklahoma]] state line, when the route turns east toward Arkansas. | ||
===Arkansas=== | ===Arkansas=== | ||
[[File:Northern terminus of Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Traffic flows down a four-lane Interstate highway underneath a large sign indicating traffic exits|I-30's eastern terminus at I-40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas]] | [[File:Northern terminus of Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Traffic flows down a four-lane Interstate highway underneath a large sign indicating traffic exits|I-30's eastern terminus at I-40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas]] | ||
I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas at [[Texarkana, Arkansas|Texarkana]].<ref name="okrdoad">{{cite web |title = OK Roads |url = http://www.okroads.com/guides/ar/i30.html |website = OK Roads |access-date = December 23, 2018 }}{{self-published source|date=December 2018}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2018}} I-30 intersects [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|I-49]],<ref name="okrdoad"/> after which it travels northeast. I-30 then passes through [[Hope, Arkansas|Hope]],<ref name="okrdoad"/> [[Prescott, Arkansas|Prescott]], [[Gurdon, Arkansas|Gurdon]], [[Arkadelphia, Arkansas|Arkadelphia]], and [[Malvern, Arkansas|Malvern]]. At Malvern, drivers can use [[U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas|US 70]] or [[U.S. Route 270 | I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas at [[Texarkana, Arkansas|Texarkana]].<ref name="okrdoad">{{cite web |title = OK Roads |url = http://www.okroads.com/guides/ar/i30.html |website = OK Roads |access-date = December 23, 2018 }}{{self-published source|date=December 2018}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2018}} I-30 intersects [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|I-49]],<ref name="okrdoad"/> after which it travels northeast. I-30 then passes through [[Hope, Arkansas|Hope]],<ref name="okrdoad"/> [[Prescott, Arkansas|Prescott]], [[Gurdon, Arkansas|Gurdon]], [[Arkadelphia, Arkansas|Arkadelphia]], and [[Malvern, Arkansas|Malvern]]. At Malvern, drivers can use [[U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas|US 70]] or [[U.S. Route 270#Arkansas|US 270]] to travel into historic [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]] or beyond into [[Ouachita National Forest]]. There, US 70 and US 67 join I-30 and stay with the interstate into the Little Rock city limits. Northeast of Malvern, I-30 passes through [[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]] before reaching the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] city limits.<ref>{{cite web |title = Bus Crash near Benton Kills Child, Injures 45 Others |url = http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_dc597f38-f70d-11e8-b907-ffaa64fce868.html |website = Magnolia Reporter |date = December 3, 2018 |access-date = December 23, 2018 }}</ref> From Benton to its end at I-40, I-30 is a six-lane highway with up to 85,000 vehicles per day.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} As I-30 enters Little Rock, [[Interstate 430|I-430]] leaves its parent route to create a western bypass of the city. Just south of downtown, I-30 meets the western terminus of [[Interstate 440 (Arkansas)|I-440]] and the northern terminus of another auxiliary route in [[Interstate 530|I-530]]. I-530 travels {{convert|46|mi|km}} south to [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]. At this three-way junction of Interstates, I-30 turns due north for the final few miles of its route. Here, I-30 passes through the capitol district of Little Rock.<ref>{{cite web |title = I-30 Project Slowed by Potential Impact on Oldest Neighborhood in |url = https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/29/i-30-project-is-slowed-by-downtown-worr-1/ |website = Arkansas Online |date = January 29, 2018 |access-date = December 23, 2018 }}</ref> I-30 also creates one final auxiliary route in [[Interstate 630|I-630]], or the Wilbur D. Mills Freeway, which splits Downtown Little Rock in an east–west direction before coming to its other end at I-430 just west of downtown. After passing I-630, I-30 crosses the [[Arkansas River]] into [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]] and comes to its eastern terminus,<ref>{{cite web |title = Authorities ID Man Pulled from Arkansas River After He Crashed on I-30 . |url = https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/nov/02/authorities-id-man-pulled-arkansas-river-after-he-/ |website = Arkansas Online |date = November 2, 2018 |access-date = December 23, 2018 }}</ref> despite facing north, at [[Interstate 40 in Arkansas|I-40]]. At its end, I-30 is joined by [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|US 65]], US 67, and [[U.S. Route 167#Arkansas|US 167]]. US 65 joins I-40 westbound, while US 67 and US 167 join I-40 eastbound from I-30's eastern terminus. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:View of Interstate 30 from Reunion Tower August 2015 08.jpg|thumb|I-30 as viewed from [[Reunion Tower]] in Dallas as of August 2015 during the construction of the [[Margaret McDermott Bridge]]]] | [[File:View of Interstate 30 from Reunion Tower August 2015 08.jpg|thumb|I-30 as viewed from [[Reunion Tower]] in Dallas as of August 2015 during the construction of the [[Margaret McDermott Bridge]]]] | ||
[[File:Margaret McDermott Bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[Margaret McDermott Bridge]] on I-30 crosses the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]] in west Dallas. This bridge was completed in 2016 as part of the [[Horseshoe Project]] and the [[Trinity River Project]].]] | [[File:Margaret McDermott Bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[Margaret McDermott Bridge]] on I-30 crosses the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]] in west Dallas. This bridge was completed in 2016 as part of the [[Horseshoe Project]] and the [[Trinity River Project]].]] | ||
The very first fully controlled-access part of what is now I-30 was the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike, a {{convert|30|mi|km|adj=on}} controlled-access tollway in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth | The very first fully controlled-access part of what is now I-30 was the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike, a {{convert|30|mi|km|adj=on}} controlled-access tollway in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth area]]. Completed by 1957, it operated as a toll road between 1957 and 1977, afterward becoming a nondescript part of I-20 and then I-30. The road, three lanes in each direction but later widened, is the only direct connection between [[Downtown Fort Worth]] and [[Downtown Dallas]]. In October 2001, the former turnpike was named the [[Tom Landry]] Highway, after the late [[Dallas Cowboys]] coach.<ref name="do100610">{{cite news |first = Robert |last = Wilonsky |title = Maybe One of the Few Times We'll Use 'Cotton Bowl' and 'Super Bowl' in Same Sentence |series = Unfair Park blog |work = [[Dallas Observer]] |url = http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/06/one_of_the_few_times_well_use.php |date = June 10, 2010 |access-date = June 10, 2010 |archive-date = January 19, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110119013010/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/06/one_of_the_few_times_well_use.php |url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
The proposed expressway was studied as early as 1944 but was turned down by the state engineer due to the expense.<ref>{{cite news |title = $61,000,000 Road Planned for Dallas and Fort Worth |first = Richard M. |last = Morehead |work = The Dallas Morning News |date = November 14, 1944 }}{{page needed|date= September 2016}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} However, in 1953, the state legislature created the [[Texas Turnpike Authority]], which, in 1955, raised $58.5 million (equivalent to ${{inflation|US-GDP|58.5|1955|r=2}} million in {{inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{inflation/fn|US-GDP}}) to build the project. Construction started later that year. On August 27, 1957, the highway was open to traffic,<ref>{{cite news |title = Turnpike Travelers Pleased with Trip |first = Clardy |last = McCullar |work = The Dallas Morning News |date = August 28, 1957 }}{{page needed|date= September 2016}}</ref> but the official opening came a week later on September 5.<ref>{{cite news |title = Pike Safety Factor Hailed by Governor |work = The Dallas Morning News |date = September 6, 1957 }}{{page needed|date= September 2016}}</ref> The turnpike's presence stimulated growth in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] and [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] and facilitated construction of [[Six Flags Over Texas]]. At the end of 1977, the bonds were paid off, and the freeway was handed over to the state Department of Transportation, toll collection ceased, and the tollbooths were removed in the first week of 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://fortworthtexas.gov/flashback/2013/06/fort-worth-flashback-turnpike-stimulated-growth-between-fort-worth-dallas/ |title = Fort Worth Flashback: Turnpike Stimulated Growth Between Fort Worth, Dallas |publisher = City of Fort Worth, Texas |language = en |date=June 23, 2013 |access-date = May 14, 2018 |archive-date = August 15, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200815101403/http://fortworthtexas.gov/flashback/2013/06/fort-worth-flashback-turnpike-stimulated-growth-between-fort-worth-dallas/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> | The proposed expressway was studied as early as 1944 but was turned down by the state engineer due to the expense.<ref>{{cite news |title = $61,000,000 Road Planned for Dallas and Fort Worth |first = Richard M. |last = Morehead |work = The Dallas Morning News |date = November 14, 1944 }}{{page needed|date= September 2016}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} However, in 1953, the state legislature created the [[Texas Turnpike Authority]], which, in 1955, raised $58.5 million (equivalent to ${{inflation|US-GDP|58.5|1955|r=2}} million in {{inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{inflation/fn|US-GDP}}) to build the project. Construction started later that year. On August 27, 1957, the highway was open to traffic,<ref>{{cite news |title = Turnpike Travelers Pleased with Trip |first = Clardy |last = McCullar |work = The Dallas Morning News |date = August 28, 1957 }}{{page needed|date= September 2016}}</ref> but the official opening came a week later on September 5.<ref>{{cite news |title = Pike Safety Factor Hailed by Governor |work = The Dallas Morning News |date = September 6, 1957 }}{{page needed|date= September 2016}}</ref> The turnpike's presence stimulated growth in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] and [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] and facilitated construction of [[Six Flags Over Texas]]. At the end of 1977, the bonds were paid off, and the freeway was handed over to the state Department of Transportation, toll collection ceased, and the tollbooths were removed in the first week of 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://fortworthtexas.gov/flashback/2013/06/fort-worth-flashback-turnpike-stimulated-growth-between-fort-worth-dallas/ |title = Fort Worth Flashback: Turnpike Stimulated Growth Between Fort Worth, Dallas |publisher = City of Fort Worth, Texas |language = en |date=June 23, 2013 |access-date = May 14, 2018 |archive-date = August 15, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200815101403/http://fortworthtexas.gov/flashback/2013/06/fort-worth-flashback-turnpike-stimulated-growth-between-fort-worth-dallas/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
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The existing US 67 route was already in heavy use in the early 1950s, at which point it was twinned from just east of Dallas to Rockwall and also a rural section near Greenville and a few miles in Hopkins County. There were still a few at-grade crossings on these two sections into the 1980s. The twinned US 67 routes were upgraded to [[Interstate Highway standards]] beginning in 1961, forming the R.L. Thornton Freeway. By the mid-1960s, much of I-30 was under construction outside the metroplex as well. The majority of the route was completed by 1965, but a {{convert|40|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch through rural areas built on a new alignment well away from US 67 between [[Mount Pleasant, Texas|Mount Pleasant]] and [[New Boston, Texas|New Boston]] remained unfinished. This remaining segment was finally built and opened to traffic in 1971, completing I-30.<ref>{{cite web |title = Old Road Maps of Texas |date=Jan 27, 2008 |website=Dallas-Fort Worth Freeways |first = Oscar |last = Slotboom |url = http://www.dfwfreeways.info/pages/oldroadmaps.aspx |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155821/http://www.dfwfreeways.info/pages/oldroadmaps.aspx |archive-date = April 12, 2009 |df = mdy-all }}{{self-published source|date= February 2014}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date= February 2014}} | The existing US 67 route was already in heavy use in the early 1950s, at which point it was twinned from just east of Dallas to Rockwall and also a rural section near Greenville and a few miles in Hopkins County. There were still a few at-grade crossings on these two sections into the 1980s. The twinned US 67 routes were upgraded to [[Interstate Highway standards]] beginning in 1961, forming the R.L. Thornton Freeway. By the mid-1960s, much of I-30 was under construction outside the metroplex as well. The majority of the route was completed by 1965, but a {{convert|40|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch through rural areas built on a new alignment well away from US 67 between [[Mount Pleasant, Texas|Mount Pleasant]] and [[New Boston, Texas|New Boston]] remained unfinished. This remaining segment was finally built and opened to traffic in 1971, completing I-30.<ref>{{cite web |title = Old Road Maps of Texas |date=Jan 27, 2008 |website=Dallas-Fort Worth Freeways |first = Oscar |last = Slotboom |url = http://www.dfwfreeways.info/pages/oldroadmaps.aspx |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155821/http://www.dfwfreeways.info/pages/oldroadmaps.aspx |archive-date = April 12, 2009 |df = mdy-all }}{{self-published source|date= February 2014}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date= February 2014}} | ||
Originally, the west end of I-30 was at the current intersection of I-30 and [[U.S. Route 80 in Texas|US 80]] near the border of Mesquite and Dallas. I-20 went into | Originally, the west end of I-30 was at the current intersection of I-30 and [[U.S. Route 80 in Texas|US 80]] near the border of Mesquite and Dallas. I-20 went into Downtown Dallas and across the former turnpike through Downtown Fort Worth and to points west. Later, I-20 took its current southerly route around Dallas and Fort Worth, and I-30 assumed the former I-20 route from US 80 to Western Fort Worth, and later to the current interchange with I-20 near Aledo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1973 exxon dfw east large |url=http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/old-highway-maps/1973_exxon_dfw_east_large.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010000727/http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/old-highway-maps/1973_exxon_dfw_east_large.jpg |archive-date=Oct 10, 2023}}</ref> | ||
I-30 was proposed to be extended along the [[U.S. Route 67|US 67]] freeway from Little Rock. However, this conflicted with the [[Missouri Department of Transportation]]'s plan to extend [[Interstate 57|I-57]], which is also planned to use US 67.{{citation needed |date=February 2014}} In April 2016, a provision designating US 67 from North Little Rock to [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas]], as "Future I-57" was added to the federal fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The provision would also give Arkansas the ability to request any segment of the road built to Interstate Highway standards be officially added to the Interstate Highway System as I-57.<ref>{{cite press release |title = Boozman Provision in Appropriations Bill Paves Way for Interstate Status of US 67 |url = https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=F06B1DF1-91E3-4D75-B452-90AE49E2E3FF |access-date = April 26, 2016 |publisher = John Boozman |date = April 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108230859/https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=F06B1DF1-91E3-4D75-B452-90AE49E2E3FF |archive-date= Nov 8, 2016 }}</ref> | I-30 was proposed to be extended along the [[U.S. Route 67|US 67]] freeway from Little Rock. However, this conflicted with the [[Missouri Department of Transportation]]'s plan to extend [[Interstate 57|I-57]], which is also planned to use US 67.{{citation needed |date=February 2014}} In April 2016, a provision designating US 67 from North Little Rock to [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge]], as "Future I-57" was added to the federal fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The provision would also give Arkansas the ability to request any segment of the road built to Interstate Highway standards be officially added to the Interstate Highway System as I-57.<ref>{{cite press release |title = Boozman Provision in Appropriations Bill Paves Way for Interstate Status of US 67 |url = https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=F06B1DF1-91E3-4D75-B452-90AE49E2E3FF |access-date = April 26, 2016 |publisher = John Boozman |date = April 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108230859/https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=F06B1DF1-91E3-4D75-B452-90AE49E2E3FF |archive-date= Nov 8, 2016 }}</ref> | ||
If I-30 had been extended, there were plans to upgrade [[Arkansas Highway 226 | If I-30 had been extended, there were plans to upgrade [[Arkansas Highway 226|AR 226]] to [[Interstate standards]] and designate it as I-730. This would eventually become part of [[U.S. Route 78 in Arkansas|US 78]] in 2023.<ref name=I-730_1>{{cite news |date = March 12, 2003 |title = A Faster Trip From Region 8 |url = http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1176876&nav=0jshEXf7 |location = Jonesboro, AR |publisher = [[KAIT]]-TV |access-date = July 18, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160921221022/http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1176876&nav=0jshEXf7 |archive-date = September 21, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=I-730_2>{{cite news |date = February 20, 2004 |title = Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce Headed to Nation's Capitol |url = http://www.kait8.com/story/1657357/jonesboro-chamber-of-commerce-headed-to-nations-capitol |location = Jonesboro, AR |publisher = KAIT-TV |access-date = July 18, 2016 }}</ref> | ||
[[Interstate 130|I-130]] was a proposed auxiliary route of I-30 that was planned to be [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with I-49. Once the eastern segment of the [[Loop (Texarkana)|Texarkana Loop]] had been upgraded to Interstate standards, I-130 was to have been signed; however, it is now part of [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|I-49]].<ref>{{cite press release |author = Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |author-link = Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |url = http://www.arkansashighways.com/News/News2001/NR01-002.htm |title = Interstate 130 to Be Designated in Arkansas |date = January 2001 |publisher = Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213095620/http://www.arkansashighways.com/News/News2001/NR01-002.htm |archive-date = December 13, 2013 }}</ref> | [[Interstate 130|I-130]] was a proposed auxiliary route of I-30 that was planned to be [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with I-49. Once the eastern segment of the [[Loop (Texarkana)|Texarkana Loop]] had been upgraded to Interstate standards, I-130 was to have been signed; however, it is now part of [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|I-49]].<ref>{{cite press release |author = Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |author-link = Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |url = http://www.arkansashighways.com/News/News2001/NR01-002.htm |title = Interstate 130 to Be Designated in Arkansas |date = January 2001 |publisher = Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213095620/http://www.arkansashighways.com/News/News2001/NR01-002.htm |archive-date = December 13, 2013 }}</ref> | ||
==Future== | ==Future== | ||
The Texas Department of Transportation is currently upgrading a {{Convert|16|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} section of I-30 between exit 62 in [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] to exit 77 at the [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]]-[[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt]] county line. The work will widen the interstate from six to eight lanes, rebuild bridges, including the bridge over [[Lake Ray Hubbard]], and reconstruct interchanges. Full completion of the project is expected by the end of 2027.<ref>{{cite news |title=Interstate 30 Undergoes $334M Upgrade in Rockwall, Texas : CEG |url=https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/interstate-30-undergoes-334m-upgrade-in-rockwall-texas/61123 |access-date=18 May 2023 |work=www.constructionequipmentguide.com |date=16 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Exit list== | ==Exit list== | ||
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|lspan=2 | |lspan=2 | ||
|mile=0. | |mile=0.0 | ||
|type= | |type= | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|dir1=west|city1=Weatherford|city2=Abilene}}<!--these cities are overhead at I-820--> | |road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|dir1=west|city1=Weatherford|city2=Abilene}}<!--these cities are overhead at I-820--> | ||
|notes=Western terminus; | |notes=Western terminus; Exit 421 (I-20) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|exit=5 | |exit=5 | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|820}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|I|820}} | ||
|notes=Signed as exits 5B ( | |notes=Signed as exits 5B (NORTH) and 5C (SOUTH) eastbound, exits 5A (NORTH) and 5B (SOUTH) westbound; Exits 3A-B (I-820) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=9.1 | |mile=9.1 | ||
|exit=8B | |exit=8B | ||
|road=Ridgmar Boulevard | |road=Ridgmar Boulevard, Ridglea Avenue | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|type=concur | |type=concur | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|377|dir1=south|name1=Camp Bowie Boulevard|road|Horne Street}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|US|377|dir1=south|name1=Camp Bowie Boulevard|road|Horne Street}} | ||
|notes=Western end of US 377 | |notes=Western end of the concurrency with US 377 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
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|mile=12.4 | |mile=12.4 | ||
|exit=12A | |exit=12A | ||
|road=University Drive – City Parks, [[Texas Christian University|TCU]], [[Fort Worth Zoo]] | |road=University Drive – City Parks, [[Texas Christian University|TCU]], [[Fort Worth Zoo|Ft Worth Zoo]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
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|exit=12B | |exit=12B | ||
|type=incomplete | |type=incomplete | ||
|road=Rosedale Street | |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Rosedale Street | ||
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access to Medical City Fort Worth | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
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|mile=13.6 | |mile=13.6 | ||
|exit=13A | |exit=13A | ||
|road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Summit Avenue | |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Summit Avenue, 8th Avenue | ||
|notes=Signed as exit 13 eastbound; access to Harris Methodist Hospital, Cook Children's Medical Center, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, and Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth | |notes=Signed as exit 13 eastbound; access to Harris Methodist Hospital, Cook Children's Medical Center, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, and Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|type=incomplete | |type=incomplete | ||
|espan=2 | |espan=2 | ||
|road={{jct|extra=rail}} Lancaster Avenue | |road={{jct|extra=rail}} Lancaster Avenue, Cherry Street<!--eastbound only--> – [[Fort Worth Convention Center|Convention Center]], [[Downtown Fort Worth|Downtown]] | ||
|notes=Eastbound access via exit 13; access to [[Fort Worth Central Station]] | |notes=Eastbound access via exit 13; access to [[Fort Worth Central Station]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|type=concur | |type=concur | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|35W|US|287|dir2=north|US|377|dir3=north|city1=Denton|city2=Waco}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|I|35W|US|287|dir2=north|US|377|dir3=north|city1=Denton|city2=Waco}} | ||
|notes=Eastern end of US 377 | |notes=Eastern end of the concurrency with US 377; signed as exits 15B (SOUTH) and 15C (NORTH) westbound; Exit 51 (I-35W) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|type=incomplete | |type=incomplete | ||
|road=Riverside Drive | |road=Riverside Drive | ||
|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 16A ( | |notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 16A (SOUTH) and 16B (NORTH) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=17.2 | |mile=17.2 | ||
|exit=16C | |exit=16 (EB)<hr>16C (WB) | ||
|road=Beach Street | |road=Beach Street | ||
|notes=Signed as exit 16 eastbound | |notes=Signed as exit 16 eastbound, 16C westbound | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=19.0 | |mile=19.0 | ||
|exit=18 | |exit=18 | ||
|road=Oakland Boulevard | |road=Oakland Boulevard, Bridge Street | ||
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|mile=21.3 | |mile=21.3 | ||
|exit=21A | |exit=21A (EB)<hr>21B-C | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|820}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|I|820}} | ||
|notes=Signed as exits 21B ( | |notes=Signed as exits 21A eastbound, 21B (NORTH) and 21C (SOUTH) westbound; Exits 28A-B (I-820) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=21.5 | |mile=21.5 | ||
|exit=21B (EB)< | |exit=21B (EB)<hr>21A (WB) | ||
|road=Bridgewood Drive | |road=Bridgewood Drive | ||
|notes=}} | |notes=}} | ||
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{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
|mile=27.4 | |mile=27.4 | ||
|exit=27A | |exit=27A (EB)<hr>27 (WB) | ||
|road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Lamar Boulevard | |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Lamar Boulevard, Cooper Street | ||
|notes=Signed as exit 27 westbound; access to Arlington Memorial Hospital | |notes=Signed as exit 27 eastbound, 27 westbound; access to Arlington Memorial Hospital | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
|mile=27.8 | |mile=27.8 | ||
|exit=27B (EB)< | |exit=27B (EB)<hr>28 (WB) | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|157|name1=Collins Street|road|Center Street}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|157|name1=Collins Street|road|Center Street}} | ||
|notes=Signed as exits 28A (Center Street) and 28B (FM 157) westbound | |notes=Signed as exits 28A (Center Street) and 28B (FM 157) westbound | ||
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|exit=28 | |exit=28 | ||
|type=incomplete | |type=incomplete | ||
|road=Nolan Ryan Expressway | |road=Nolan Ryan Expressway, Baird Farm Road, AT&T Way | ||
|notes=No westbound exit | |notes=No westbound exit | ||
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|mile= | |mile= | ||
|exit=♦ | |exit=♦ | ||
|road=AT&T Way | |road=AT&T Way, Baird Farm Road | ||
|notes=[[HOV]] access only; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |notes=[[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV]] access only; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
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|exit=29 | |exit=29 | ||
|road=Ballpark Way | |road=Ballpark Way, AT&T Way, Baird Farm Road | ||
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|exit=30 | |exit=30 | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|360|extra=airport|location1=[[DFW Airport]]}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|360|extra=airport|location1=[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|DFW Airport]]}} | ||
|notes=[[Stack interchange]]; signed as exits 30B ( | |notes=[[Stack interchange]]; signed as exits 30B (SOUTH) and 30C (NORTH) | ||
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|exit=32 | |exit=32 | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|Toll|PGBT|SH|161}} | |road={{jct|state=TX|Toll|PGBT|SH|161}} | ||
|notes=Signed as exits 32A ( | |notes=Signed as exits 32A (NORTH) and 32B (SOUTH) | ||
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|exit=42 | |exit=42 | ||
|road=Hampton Road | |road=Hampton Road | ||
|notes=Signed as exits 42A ( | |notes=Signed as exits 42A (SOUTH) and 42 (NORTH) eastbound | ||
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|mile=44.1 | |mile=44.1 | ||
|type=incomplete | |type=incomplete | ||
|road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Beckley Avenue | |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Beckley Avenue, Riverfront Boulevard | ||
|notes=No westbound exit; access to Methodist Medical Center of Dallas | |notes=No westbound exit; access to Methodist Medical Center of Dallas | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|exit=46A | |exit=46A | ||
|type=closed | |type=closed | ||
|road=Griffin Street | |road=Griffin Street, Cadiz Street | ||
|notes=Closed; now part of exit 45B; was eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |notes=Closed; now part of exit 45B; was eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=48.1 | |mile=48.1 | ||
|exit=47C | |exit=47C | ||
|road= | |road=First Avenue<!--westbound only-->, 2nd Avenue<!--eastbound only--> – [[Fair Park]] | ||
|notes=Signed as exit 47 eastbound; signed for 1st Avenue westbound, 2nd Avenue eastbound | |notes=Signed as exit 47 eastbound; signed for 1st Avenue westbound, 2nd Avenue eastbound | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=48.6 | |mile=48.6 | ||
|exit=48A | |exit=48A | ||
|road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Haskell Avenue<!--eastbound only--> | |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Haskell Avenue<!--eastbound only-->, Peak Street<!--eastbound only-->, Carroll Avenue | ||
|notes=Access to [[Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas]]; Haskell | |notes=Access to [[Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas]]; Haskell Avenue and Peak Street not signed westbound | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
|mile=49.2 | |mile=49.2 | ||
|exit=48B | |exit=48B | ||
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|78|name1=East Grand Avenue<!--eastbound only-->|road|Barry Avenue | |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|78|name1=East Grand Avenue<!--eastbound only-->|road|Barry Avenue, Munger Boulevard|location1=[[Fair Park]]}} | ||
|notes= | |notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=none | |mile=none | ||
|exit=54 | |exit=54 | ||
|road=Big Town Boulevard | |road=Big Town Boulevard | ||
|notes= | |notes=Additional ramp from US 80 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=56.3 | |mile=56.3 | ||
|exit=56A (EB)<br>57 (WB) | |exit=56A (EB)<br>57 (WB) | ||
|road=Gus Thomasson Road | |road=Gus Thomasson Road, Galloway Avenue | ||
|notes= | |notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=59.2 | |mile=59.2 | ||
|exit=59 | |exit=59 | ||
|road=[[Belt Line Road (Texas)|Belt Line Road]] | |road=[[Belt Line Road (Texas)|Belt Line Road]], Broadway Boulevard | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|exit=67A | |exit=67A | ||
|type=incomplete | |type=incomplete | ||
|road=Village Drive | |road=Village Drive, Horizon Road | ||
|notes=Westbound access via exit 67 | |notes=Westbound access via exit 67 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|mile=92.1 | |mile=92.1 | ||
|exit=92 | |exit=92 | ||
|road=Monty Stratton Parkway | |road=Monty Stratton Parkway, Sayle Street<!--westbound only--> | ||
|notes=Sayle Street not signed eastbound | |notes=Sayle Street not signed eastbound | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{TXint|exit | {{TXint|exit | ||
|location= | |location=Victory City | ||
|mile=212.7 | |mile=212.7 | ||
|exit=212 | |exit=212 | ||
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|mile=219.3 | |mile=219.3 | ||
|exit=219 | |exit=219 | ||
|road=University Avenue | |road=University Avenue, Pecan Street<!--eastbound only--><!--what's greened out eastbound?--> | ||
|notes=Pecan Street not signed westbound | |notes=Pecan Street not signed westbound | ||
}} | }} | ||
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Interstate 30 (I-30Template:Refn) is a major Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels Template:Convert from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The highway parallels U.S. Route 67 (US 67) except for the portion west of Downtown Dallas (which was once part of I-20).[1] Between the termini, I-30 has interchanges with I-35W, I-35E, and I-45. I-30 is known as the Tom Landry Freeway between I-35W and I-35E, within the core of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Route description
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The largest metropolitan areas that I-30 travels through include the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the Texarkana metropolitan area, and the Little Rock metropolitan area.
Texas
The western end and zero mile point of I-30 in Texas is at its interchange with I-20 in Parker County near Aledo. It then travels near Downtown Fort Worth on a new routing further south than the now removed Lancaster Elevated section of the freeway.[3] The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Highway in honor of the longtime Dallas Cowboys coach. This section was previously known as the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate System.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The section from Downtown Dallas to Arlington was widened to over 16 lanes in some sections by 2010.
In Dallas, I-30 is known as East R.L. Thornton Freeway between Downtown Dallas and the eastern suburb of Mesquite. I-30 picks up the name from I-35E south at the Mixmaster interchange. The Mixmaster is scheduled to be reconstructed as part of the Horseshoe project,[4] derived from the larger Pegasus Project.[5][6] The section from Downtown Dallas to State Highway Loop 12 (Loop 12, Buckner Boulevard) is eight lanes plus an HOV lane. This section will be reconstructed under the East Corridor project to 12 lanes by 2025–2030.[7] From Rockwall to a point past Sulphur Springs, I-30 runs concurrently with US 67. Through Greenville, I-30 is known as Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway.[8] I-30 continues northeasterly through East Texas until a few miles from the Oklahoma state line, when the route turns east toward Arkansas.
Arkansas
I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas at Texarkana.[9]Template:Self-published inline I-30 intersects I-49,[9] after which it travels northeast. I-30 then passes through Hope,[9] Prescott, Gurdon, Arkadelphia, and Malvern. At Malvern, drivers can use US 70 or US 270 to travel into historic Hot Springs or beyond into Ouachita National Forest. There, US 70 and US 67 join I-30 and stay with the interstate into the Little Rock city limits. Northeast of Malvern, I-30 passes through Benton before reaching the Little Rock city limits.[10] From Benton to its end at I-40, I-30 is a six-lane highway with up to 85,000 vehicles per day.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". As I-30 enters Little Rock, I-430 leaves its parent route to create a western bypass of the city. Just south of downtown, I-30 meets the western terminus of I-440 and the northern terminus of another auxiliary route in I-530. I-530 travels Template:Convert south to Pine Bluff. At this three-way junction of Interstates, I-30 turns due north for the final few miles of its route. Here, I-30 passes through the capitol district of Little Rock.[11] I-30 also creates one final auxiliary route in I-630, or the Wilbur D. Mills Freeway, which splits Downtown Little Rock in an east–west direction before coming to its other end at I-430 just west of downtown. After passing I-630, I-30 crosses the Arkansas River into North Little Rock and comes to its eastern terminus,[12] despite facing north, at I-40. At its end, I-30 is joined by US 65, US 67, and US 167. US 65 joins I-40 westbound, while US 67 and US 167 join I-40 eastbound from I-30's eastern terminus.
History
The very first fully controlled-access part of what is now I-30 was the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike, a Template:Convert controlled-access tollway in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Completed by 1957, it operated as a toll road between 1957 and 1977, afterward becoming a nondescript part of I-20 and then I-30. The road, three lanes in each direction but later widened, is the only direct connection between Downtown Fort Worth and Downtown Dallas. In October 2001, the former turnpike was named the Tom Landry Highway, after the late Dallas Cowboys coach.[13]
The proposed expressway was studied as early as 1944 but was turned down by the state engineer due to the expense.[14]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". However, in 1953, the state legislature created the Texas Turnpike Authority, which, in 1955, raised $58.5 million (equivalent to $Template:Inflation million in Template:Inflation/yearTemplate:Inflation/fn) to build the project. Construction started later that year. On August 27, 1957, the highway was open to traffic,[15] but the official opening came a week later on September 5.[16] The turnpike's presence stimulated growth in Arlington and Grand Prairie and facilitated construction of Six Flags Over Texas. At the end of 1977, the bonds were paid off, and the freeway was handed over to the state Department of Transportation, toll collection ceased, and the tollbooths were removed in the first week of 1978.[17]
The existing US 67 route was already in heavy use in the early 1950s, at which point it was twinned from just east of Dallas to Rockwall and also a rural section near Greenville and a few miles in Hopkins County. There were still a few at-grade crossings on these two sections into the 1980s. The twinned US 67 routes were upgraded to Interstate Highway standards beginning in 1961, forming the R.L. Thornton Freeway. By the mid-1960s, much of I-30 was under construction outside the metroplex as well. The majority of the route was completed by 1965, but a Template:Convert stretch through rural areas built on a new alignment well away from US 67 between Mount Pleasant and New Boston remained unfinished. This remaining segment was finally built and opened to traffic in 1971, completing I-30.[18]Template:Self-published inline
Originally, the west end of I-30 was at the current intersection of I-30 and US 80 near the border of Mesquite and Dallas. I-20 went into Downtown Dallas and across the former turnpike through Downtown Fort Worth and to points west. Later, I-20 took its current southerly route around Dallas and Fort Worth, and I-30 assumed the former I-20 route from US 80 to Western Fort Worth, and later to the current interchange with I-20 near Aledo.[19] I-30 was proposed to be extended along the US 67 freeway from Little Rock. However, this conflicted with the Missouri Department of Transportation's plan to extend I-57, which is also planned to use US 67.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In April 2016, a provision designating US 67 from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, as "Future I-57" was added to the federal fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The provision would also give Arkansas the ability to request any segment of the road built to Interstate Highway standards be officially added to the Interstate Highway System as I-57.[20]
If I-30 had been extended, there were plans to upgrade AR 226 to Interstate standards and designate it as I-730. This would eventually become part of US 78 in 2023.[21][22]
I-130 was a proposed auxiliary route of I-30 that was planned to be concurrent with I-49. Once the eastern segment of the Texarkana Loop had been upgraded to Interstate standards, I-130 was to have been signed; however, it is now part of I-49.[23]
Future
The Texas Department of Transportation is currently upgrading a Template:Convert section of I-30 between exit 62 in Garland to exit 77 at the Rockwall-Hunt county line. The work will widen the interstate from six to eight lanes, rebuild bridges, including the bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard, and reconstruct interchanges. Full completion of the project is expected by the end of 2027.[24]
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Business routes
I-30 formerly had two business routes, both of which were in Arkansas. There are currently no business routes of I-30.
Benton
Interstate 30 Business (I-30 Bus.) was a business route in Benton, Arkansas. It ran from exit 116 to exit 118 on I-30 from approximately 1960 to 1975, concurrently with US 70C.[25]
Little Rock
Interstate 30 Business (I-30 Bus.) was a business route in Little Rock, Arkansas. The route started at exit 132 on I-30 and followed US 70B nearly its entire route. In North Little Rock, the route remained concurrent with US 70 and terminated at exit 141B on I-30.[26]
See also
Notes
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