Interstate 40 (Arkansas)

Interstate 40
Route of I-40 in red
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Length:	284.69 mi (458.16 km)
Major junctions
West end:	I‑40 at Oklahoma state line
	I-540 / US 71 in Van Buren I-49 in Alma I-430 in North Little Rock I-30 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 in North Little Rock I-440 / AR 440 in North Little Rock I-55 / US 61 / US 63 / US 64 in West Memphis
East end:	I-40 at Tennessee state line
Highway system
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Interstate 40 (I-40) is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a 284.69-mile (458.16 km) section in the U.S. state of Arkansas connecting sections in Oklahoma to Tennessee. The route enters Arkansas from the west just north of the Arkansas River near Dora. It travels eastward across the northern portion of the state connecting the cities of Fort Smith, Clarksville, Russellville, Morrilton, Conway, Little Rock, Forrest City, and West Memphis. I-40 continues into Tennessee heading through Memphis. The highway has major junctions with Interstate 540 at Van Buren (the main highway connecting to Fort Smith), Interstate 49 at Alma (the main highway connecting to Fayetteville and Bentonville), Interstate 30 in Little Rock (the Interstate linking south to Texarkana and Dallas, Texas) and Interstate 55 to Blytheville.