Interstate 30

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Interstate 30
Basic data
Length: 366 mi / 590 km
States: Texas
Arkansas
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Route of Interstate 30

The Interstate 30 , just I-30 , is an interstate highway in the southern United States . It begins on Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth , Texas and ends after 350 miles on Interstate 40 near Little Rock , Arkansas . In Dallas, the interstate runs parallel to US Highway 67 , which was once part of I-20.

Lengths

miles km Country
223 360 Texas
143 230 Arkansas
366 590 Total

Important cities

General

  • There is an option to extend Interstate 30 along US Highway 67 from Little Rock. There are also plans for an Interstate 730 along Arkansas State Route 226 Jonesboro following a possible expansion .
  • The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is named the Tom Landry Freeway in honor of the long-time coach of the Dallas Cowboys . Although Interstate 30 runs south of Texas Stadium , the previous stadium for the Cowboys. The new stadium will be in Arlington , closer to I-30.
  • In Dallas, Interstate 30 is known as the RL Thornton Freeway between downtown and the suburb of Mesquite . The name was taken from the I-35E at the Mixmaster hub.
  • The I-30 is the shortest two-digit interstate that ends in a zero. In general, these are the longest east-west highways. This is also the second shortest major interstate , where the last digit is a 0 or 5, after Interstate 45 .

Feeders and bypasses

Web links

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