Interstate 49 in Arkansas
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 | It has been suggested that Arkansas Highway 549 be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since January 2014. |
Interstate 49 | |
|---|---|
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| NHS | Entire route |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  I-49 near Doddridge |
 I-30 near Texarkana | |
| North end | I-49 near Bella Vista |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| Highway system | |
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Interstate 49 (I-49) is a planned Interstate Highway in the US state of Arkansas. It will start at Doddridge at the Louisiana state line and run to the Texarkana area before crossing into Texas. The highway is planned to return to Arkansas after passing through Texas and eventually follow I-540 to Missouri.
Route description
The near completed route starts at the Louisiana state line, then, from the US 71 interchange in Doddridge, I-49 follows the former Highway 549 up to I-30 in Texarkana, then heads west and is supposed to follow through the Texas state line for a few hundred feet.
History
Highway 549 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Doddridge–Texarkana |
| Length | 41.94 mi (67.50 km) |
| Existed | 2004–2014 |
The plan for I-49 became official on December 12, 2012 nationwide. It was decided to follow Arkansas Highway 549 as the route was being eliminated. The north extension from I-30 to US 71 / US 59 was finished in May 15, 2013. The unfinished route into the Louisiana border is expected to be open this year. I-540, from Fort Smith to Bentonville, Arkansas, running mostly concurrent with US-71, but, in the future, will be part of I-49. Arkansas Highway 549, from US 71 Doddridge to the Texas state line, ending at US 71, north of Texarkana, but this highway is currently part of I-49.
Exit list
 | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
The entire route is in Miller County.
| Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary gap of I-49, unfinished route continues into Louisiana | |||||||
| Doddridge | 4.32 | 6.95 | 4 |  US 71 – Doddridge | |||
| 7.01 | 11.28 | 6 |  CR 197 | ||||
| Fouke | 16.46 | 26.49 | 16 | US 71 – Fouke | |||
| 18.17 | 29.24 | 18 | North Fouke Road | ||||
| Ferguson | 23.77 | 38.25 | 24 |  CR 10 – Ferguson | |||
| Texarkana | 26.35 | 42.41 | 26 |  AR 237 (Blackman Ferry Road) | |||
| 28.87 | 46.46 | 29A | US 71 – Texarkana | ||||
| 29.49 | 47.46 | 29B |  AR 151 to    I-369 / US 59 / Loop 151 | ||||
| 31 |  AR 196 (Genoa Road) – Genoa | ||||||
| 32 |   US 82 (9th Street) / US 67 – Texarkana, Hope | ||||||
| 35 | US 67 – Texarkana, Hope | ||||||
| 37 | I-30 – Little Rock, Dallas | Split into exits 37A (east) and 37B (west) | |||||
| 41 |  CR 23 (Sanderson Lane) | ||||||
| 42 |  US 71 / US 59 – Texarkana, Ashdown, Fort Smith | TO Interstate 540 Future I-49 | |||||
| Temporary gap of I-49, route continues into Texas then back to Arkansas | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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