Interstate 530 (I-530) in Arkansas is a

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of the

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system, traveling from Pine Bluff north-northwest to Little Rock at an interchange of I-30/ I-440/ U.S. Highway 65 (US 65)/ US 67/ US 167." rkansasState Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division
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Retrieved May 25, 2011. The highway also travels through the cities of Redfield and

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. In the future, I-530 will be extended to I-69 west of Monticello. A short section near the future I-69 alignment has been signed as Highway 530 (AR 530).

Route description

Interstate 530, Pulaski County, Arkansas

The route begins at a high volume interchange with I-30/ I-440/ US 65/ US 67/ US 167 in southeast Little Rock. This intersection handles over 100,000 vehicles per day on average. I-530 runs south with US 65 and US 167 through marshland, entering Saline County briefly to split with US 167 south (exit 10). At exit 10, the junction can only accessed by southbound I-530. Northbound I-530 must take exit 9 then come back southbound to access exit 10. After returning to Pulaski County, I-530 has an exit at Hensley with Hensley Road (exit 15, which also connects to

AR 365 Arkansas Highway 365 (AR 365 and Hwy. 365) is a north–south state highway in Central Arkansas. The route of runs from US 65B/ US 79B in Pine Bluff north through Little Rock to US 65B/ AR 60 in Conway. The route is a redesignation of for ...

) before entering Jefferson County. I-530 continues south, passing through forested land and clear cut areas, also running parallel to AR 365. I-530 intersects

AR 46 Highway 46 (AR 46, Ark. 46, and Hwy. 46) is a state highway in South Arkansas. The route begins at AR 9 and runs east to White Bluff Road near Redfield. The highway was created during the 1926 Arkansas highway numbering and extended throu ...

(exit 20) in Redfield before entering

. After an intersection with AR 256 (Holland Avenue, exit 32), the route runs south to serve as the eastern terminus for US 270 at exit 34. This exit also contains Highway 365 Spur (AR 365 Spur) eastbound to White Hall and Sheridan Street. Continuing south to Pine Bluff, I-530 serves as a beltway around the city. I-530 skirts the city to the southwest, including exits for AR 190 (West 19th Street, exit 37), US 79/ U.S. Highway 79 Business (US 79B, South Camden Road, exit 39), and US 63/ US 63B (South Olive Street, exit 43). The Interstate ends at a very large junction with US 63/US 65/ US 65B/US 79/ US 425/AR 190, after which the roadway continues south as US 65/US 425 toward Dumas. This Interstate Highway is unusual in that its exit number increase south rather than north. However, the standard for spurs is to increase from the beginning at the parent.

I-530 State Scenic Byway

I-530 is designated as one of ten Arkansas Scenic Byways for from AR 256 northwest of

to US 65 in southern Pine Bluff. The route passes over Bayou Bartholomew and the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The southern portion was formerly a wetland preserve, but now the land is being developed.

Points of interest

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame
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Arkansas Railroad Museum Arkansas Railroad Museum is located on Port Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at the former Cotton Belt (SSW) yard. The former SSW shops are occupied by the historic collection of railroad equipment. This museum is about an hour's drive from Little R ...

* Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District

History

The current route was formerly designated as US 65. Today, I-530 and US 65 run concurrently as a four-lane freeway spur. The route formally gained the I-530 designation after a full Interstate-grade bypass of Pine Bluff (known locally as the Wiley Branton Highway) replaced an

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section of US 65 through Pine Bluff that contains at-grade intersections. This segment (known locally as the Martha Mitchell Expressway) was redesignated US 65B; US 65 was rerouted to the bypass before gaining the I-530 codesignation.

Exit list

Future

Arkansas Highway 530

A planned extension of the route pushes the Interstate south to US 278 in Wilmar. The first segment of the extension from US 278 north to

AR 35 Arkansas Highway 35 is a northwest–southeast state highway in southeast Arkansas. The route runs from Dewey near the Mississippi River northwest to Arkansas Highway 5 in Benton. Route description The route begins in Dewey at Macon Lake R ...

opened as a two-lane expressway designated Arkansas Highway 530 (AR 530) on June 6, 2006. This extension is intended to connect to the proposed southern extension of I-69; US 278 at Wilmar also provides four-lane access to the future I-530 from the larger cities of Warren and Monticello, thus allowing both to champion its completion. Though sufficient right-of-way was provided and grading done for interchanges at both ends as well as two additional lanes, this segment presently has stop signs at both ends and an intersection with Bradley County Road 96 (CR 96)/Barkada Road. The second segment of the extension opened in September 2013. It connects the I-530 interchange in Pine Bluff with

AR 11 Arkansas Highway 11 (AR 11 and Hwy. 11) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One segment of runs from US Route 63 (US 63) at Pansy to Huff Island Public Use Area near Grady. A second segment of begins just across the Ar ...

in Lincoln County and is in length. Currently, the segment is two lanes until further funding is available. The remaining segments between AR 35 and Pine Bluff will also be built as a two-lane expressway, similar to the existing AR 35–US 278 segment and Pine Bluff intersection to

AR 114 Highway 114 (AR 114, Ark. 114, and Hwy. 114) is a state highway in the Lower Arkansas Delta. The route of runs from Highway 35 to US Highway 65 (US 65) in Gould. The route is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDO ...

segment. Initially, the only full interchange will be with the present I-530 at Pine Bluff; grade crossings will be built at other planned interchanges, but the stretches between grade crossings will be true two-lane freeways with grade separations and service roads where needed. The route includes sufficient right-of-way to build interchanges and two additional lanes later; the Pine Bluff interchange will be a full freeway-to-freeway facility designed for the future four-lane freeway. On August 18, 2015, the next segment—AR 114 to AR 11—was opened to traffic. The segment from AR 11 to AR 35 is not yet built. Eventually, the route will connect Pine Bluff and Little Rock to I-69.

Exit list

References

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