OKRoads -- Interstate 40 Arkansas - Eastbound

Eastbound
	As Interstate 40 enters Conway County, U.S. 64 continues to closely parallel the interstate less than one mile to the south. The first Conway County exit, Exit 101, serves the city of Blackwell, located along U.S. 64. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 101 - Blackwell. The northern beginning of Arkansas 113 is located east of Blackwell. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The next two exits serve the Conway County seat of Morrilton. Home to 6,550 people, the city is served by Interstate 40, U.S. 64, Arkansas 9, and Arkansas 95. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 107 - Arkansas 95 - 1 mile. The state highway begins at U.S. 64 in Morrilton and travels northward 43.5 miles to U.S. 65 in Clinton. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 107 - Arkansas 95 - Morrilton. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The other Morrilton interchange is Exit 108, Arkansas 9, 3/4 mile. The overpass ahead is Arkansas 95. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Arkansas' first state park, Petit Jean State Park, is located on Arkansas 154 12 miles west of Arkansas 9. Take Arkansas 9 South for nine miles to Arkansas 154. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The University of Arkansas has a two-year college located in Morrilton. For more information, please visit the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton website. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 108 - Arkansas 9 - Morrilton. The state highway begins at U.S. 79 near Camden and extends northward to U.S. 63 in Mammoth Spring, located on the Arkansas-Missouri border. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 112 - Arkansas 92 North - 1 mile. Plumerville is located on U.S. 64. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 112 - Arkansas 92 North. Springield is 11 miles north of Plumerville. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 117 - Menifee - 1 mile. You guessed it - Menifee is another U.S. 64 town. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 117 - Menifee. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The next four exits serve the city of Conway, a city of over 43,000 people. U.S. 64 and U.S. 65 intersect here, and Interstate 40 finally departs from the shadow of U.S. 64. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 124 - Arkansas 25 North - 1 mile. The ramp ahead is the only one at the interchange. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 124 - Arkansas 25 North - Conway. One should actually use U.S. 64 East (which this off-ramp connects to) to get to Conway. Arkansas 25 goes northeastward to U.S. 63 and U.S. 412 in Black Rock, which is near Hoxie. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The next exit serves U.S. 65 North and the original route of the federal highway through Conway. The Buffalo National River covers 135 miles of the 150-mile river. Greers Ferry Lake is located near Heber Springs via U.S. 65 North and Arkansas 92 North. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 125 - U.S. 65 North/U.S. 65B South - 1/2 mile. Interstate 40 and U.S. 65 will duplex between Exit 127 and Exit 153, when U.S. 65 joins Interstate 30. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 125 - U.S. 65 North/U.S. 65B South - Conway/Greenbrier/Harrison. A 107 mile drive separates Conway from Harrison, located along a U.S. 62/U.S. 65/U.S. 412 triplex. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The next exit is Exit 127 for U.S. 64. It is the final time that Interstate 40 travelers will see U.S. 64 until Memphis, when U.S. 64 shares a secret multiplex with the interstate. Use U.S. 64 and Arkansas 160 West directly into downtown Conway. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East and U.S. 65 South approaching Exit 127 - U.S. 64 - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Use U.S. 64 West to Central Baptist College, a missionary Baptist college offering Associates and Bachelors degrees. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 127 - U.S. 64 - Conway/Vilonia/Beebe. Vilonia is 12 miles to the east, and Beebe is 32 miles east at the intersection of the U.S. 67/U.S. 167 freeway and U.S. 64. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	View near the end of the Exit 127 off-ramp. On this early July day, gas was right at $2/gallon. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 129 - U.S. 65B/Arkansas 286 - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The Conway Regional Medical Center is located near downtown Conway at the intersection of College Avenue and Donaghey Avenue. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Conway is also home to the University of Central Arkansas. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The strangely-named Toad Suck Park is located off of Arkansas 60 west of Conway. Use U.S. 65B North to Arkansas 60 West. The park is actually a lock and dam along the Arkansas River. Conway is also the home of Toad Suck Daze, which happens each April. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 129 - U.S. 65B/Arkansas 286. The state highway extends east seven miles to a county road near Lake Conway in Saltillo. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Mileage sign on Interstate 40 East just south of Conway. The highway runs north-south parallel to Arkansas 365, which is the original U.S. 65 route. Little Rock is just 27 miles away. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 135 - Arkansas 89/Arkansas 365 - 1 mile. Arkansas 89 does not connect to another highway on either end - its western terminus is at a point five miles west of Mayflower, and its eastern terminus is 11 miles east of Interstate 40 and U.S. 65. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 135 - Arkansas 89/Arkansas 365 - Mayflower. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The Clearview font has debuted in Arkansas, as this one mile advance sign for Exit 142 tells us. The upcoming diamond interchange marks a point where Arkansas 365 crosses from the west side of the interstate to the east side. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 142 - Arkansas 365 - Morgan/Maumelle. This is the final exit before the highway enters the Little Rock area. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 147 - Interstate 430 South - 1 1/4 miles. The speed limit lowers from 70 to 60 here. At the time this picture was taken, this also was the western end of a resurfacing/widening project in the northwest reaches of the Little Rock metro area. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East and U.S. 65 South at Exit 147 - Interstate 430 South - Texarkana. This is the only time that Interstate 40 and U.S. 65 are seen cosigned. Interstate 430 is 13 miles long, and Texarkana is 129 miles to the southwest of the southern terminus of Interstate 430. Put those two together, and we get a 142 mile drive from here to Texarkana. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Gore point signage at Exit 147 for Interstate 430 South. The first Interstate 430 exit is one mile ahead at Arkansas 100. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 148 - Arkansas 100 - 1/2 mile. Arkansas 100 runs between Interstate 40 and the Arkansas River between Exits 142 and 148. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 148 - Arkansas 100 - Crystal Hill Road. The flyover ramp pictured connects Interstate 430 North to Interstate 40 West and U.S. 65 North. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The next exit serves Burns Park. Unfortunately, our picture at the actual exit turned out blurry, but we got this advance signage for the interchange. The Camp Robinson training facility is just a short drive to the north from Exit 150. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Damaged 3/4 mile advance signage for Exit 152 at Arkansas 365. The state highway meets its southern terminus at U.S. 70 near Alltel Arena in North Little Rock. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Little Rock is located in Pulaski County. Pulaski Technical College is located on the Arkansas River to the west of Arkansas 365. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Use Arkansas 365 South to the Alltel Arena. The facility hosts the University of Arkansas-Little Rock basketball team, the Arkansas Twister Arena Football 2 team, and various events. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Arkansas 365 was left off of the final sign in place at the time we were in the area. Arkansas 176, a spur to Camp Robinson, begins just north of the interstate. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 153A - Arkansas 107 - 1/2 mile. The highway is 28.2 miles long and connects Interstate 40 to U.S. 64 near Vilonia. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Arkansas 107 is also known as John F. Kennedy Boulevard through North Little Rock. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 153A - Arkansas 107 North/John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Interstate 30, just one-quarter mile ahead, gets its first mention here. This may be only temporary, however, due to the construction. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East and U.S. 65 South split at Exit 153B - Interstate 30 West and U.S. 65 South. Unsigned here but also part of the Exit 153B interchange are U.S. 67 and U.S. 167 South. Interstate 40, U.S. 67, and U.S. 167 share a short unsigned triplex between Exit 153B and Exit 155. Interstate 40 does not actually enter Little Rock - use Interstate 30 West to the capital city and home of 183,133 people. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Still within the Interstate 30 interchange, the first signage for the next exit appears. Exit 154 connects to North Hills Boulevard. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East widens to four lanes temporarily after being joined by U.S. 67 and U.S. 167 North. Exit 154 is one-quarter mile ahead. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East reaches the eastbound-only Exit 154 to Lakewood and North Hills Boulevard. The two left lanes will depart for U.S. 67 and U.S. 167 North in one-half mile. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East, U.S. 67 North, and U.S. 167 North approaching Exit 155 - U.S. 67/U.S. 167 North. The two federal highways duplex along a freeway for 55 miles before splitting in Bald Knob. From there, U.S. 67 continues northeastward for 30 more miles as a freeway to Arkansas 18 in Newport. Construction is underway to extend the freeway further northward to Arkansas 37. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	U.S. 67 and U.S. 167 split from Interstate 40 at Exit 155 after a short marriage. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 156 - Springhill Drive - 1/2 mile. The interchange was completed in November 1998 and connects Interstate 40 to McCain Boulevard. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 156 - Springhill Drive. The North Little Rock campus of the Baptist Health Medical Center is just north of the interstate. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 157 - Arkansas 161 - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East gains an extra lane for those bound for Arkansas 161 as the interstate passes underneath Springhill Drive. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 157 - Arkansas 161. Prothro Junction is the name for the intersection of U.S. 70 and Arkansas 161, which is one mile south of Interstate 40. You guessed it - Interstate 40 and U.S. 70 will closely parallel each other from here to Memphis. Even through Tennessee and most of North Carolina, the two highways are rarely too far apart. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The speed limit on Interstate 40 increases from 60 mph to 65 mph after the Arkansas 161 junction. The next interchange is the eastern terminus of Interstate 440. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 159 - Interstate 440/Arkansas 440 - 1 mile. Arkansas 440 was completed in 2003 between Interstate 40 and U.S. 67/U.S. 167 and provides a freeway connection between the two freeways. It is the preferred route to Jacksonville from the south and east. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Use Interstate 440 West to Exit 5 for the Port of Little Rock and Exit 3 for the Little Rock National Airport. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 159 - Interstate 440/Arkansas 440 - Jacksonville/Texarkana. Interstate 440 connects Interstate 30 in south Little Rock to Interstate 40 here. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	A collector/distributor system is in place for the Exit 159 movements in both directions. In this view, traffic bound for Interstate 440 West departs. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East c/d lane at Arkansas 440 East. Although Arkansas 440 runs mostly north-south, it continues to be signed east-west as its interstate counterpart is. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 161 - Arkansas 391 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Now that we have left the Little Rock metropolitan area, the speed limit increases to 70 and will remain that way until approximately mile marker 275. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 161 - Arkansas 391 - Galloway. The state highway is just three miles long and connects U.S. 165, U.S. 70, and Interstate 40. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Mileage sign on Interstate 40 East near mile marker 162. Memphis is 127 miles ahead. The terrain between Little Rock and Memphis is much flatter than between Fort Smith and Little Rock. This also means that the interstate is a lot straighter, which can equal to a boring ride when compared to western Arkansas. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 165 - Kerr Road - 1 mile. The road connects U.S. 70 to Interstate 40. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 165 - Kerr Road. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 169 - Arkansas 15 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Use Arkansas 15 North to Arkansas 89 North to Cabot. The city is 13 miles north of Interstate 40. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 169 - Arkansas 15 - Remington Road. Keo is 14 miles south along U.S. 165 and Arkansas 15. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 175 - Arkansas 31 - 1 mile. Beebe was added to Exit 175 guide signs during 2003. Guess their city leaders wanted their city to be known from Interstate 40. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Arkansas State University, based in Jonesboro, has a campus in Beebe. For more information on the Arkansas State University at Beebe, visit their homepage. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 175 - Arkansas 31 - Lonoke/Beebe. Lonoke is the seat of, well, Lonoke County, and Beebe is 19 miles north of Lonoke in southern White County. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 183 - Arkansas 13 - 1 mile. Carlisle is another city located along U.S. 70. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 183 - Arkansas 13 - Carlisle. The state highway will intersect Arkansas 38 15 miles to the north in Hickory Plains. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East approaching Exit 193 - Arkansas 11/U.S. 63 - 1 mile. U.S. 63 was extended southward in 1999 to Ruston, Louisiana, along Interstate 55 from its Exit 23 to Interstate 40, then Interstate 40 between Exits 193 and Interstate 55 (Exit 277), and Arkansas highways 11 and 15, plus duplexes with two other U.S. highways. For more detail on the U.S. 63 routing, visit Jeff Morrison's "spiel" on the highway. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	The Prairie County Museum is located in Des Arc, which is accessed via a 14 mile drive on Arkansas 11 North. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Stuttgart (pop. 9,745) is 22 miles south on U.S. 63 where U.S. 63, U.S. 79, and U.S. 165 meet. DeValls Bluff, the seat of Prairie County, is 9 miles away via U.S. 63 South and U.S. 70 East. Finally, Clarendon (the seat of Monroe County) is 28 miles away via U.S. 63 South, U.S. 70 East, Arkansas 33 South, and U.S. 79 North. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
	Interstate 40 East at Exit 193 - Arkansas 11/U.S. 63 - Hazen/Des Arc. U.S. 63 will silently duplex with interstates for the next 100 miles. (Photo taken 7/5/05)
Scenes Related to Interstate 40
	U.S. 64 East at Interstate 40 East in Conway. After closely paralleling each other since Warner, Oklahoma, this is the final time the two highways meet until West Memphis. Interstate 40 heads to the south along with U.S. 65. (Photo taken 7/5/05)

Highway Information
Miles	284.69
Counties Traveled Through	Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Faulkner, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, St. Francis, Crittenden
Cities	Ft. Smith, Russellville, Morriton, Conway, Little Rock, Forrest City, Memphis
Major Junctions	Interstate 540 (Exit 7 & Exit 12) Interstate 430 (Exit 147) Interstate 30 (Exit 153B) U.S. 67 (Exit 155) Interstate 440 (Exit 159) Interstate 55 (Exit 277 & Exit 279B)
OKRoads Coverage
Miles Driven by OKRoads (Percentage)	285 (100%)
Western End of Interstate Driven	Oklahoma State Line
Eastern End of Interstate Driven	Tennessee State Line