I-57 Approved

[abqtraveler]

I haven't checked this thread in a while but I did notice that it wasn't signed as I-57 over the White River about a month ago. I didn't get any pictures of this. I-555 had a similar thing happen when it was initially granted IH status back in 2017 across the drainage ditch/Right Hand Chute Little River between exits 14-18.

I think they're waiting for a Congressional exemption to allow farm vehicles to use the bridge over the White River before they can sign that stretch as I-57. The bridge itself and the roadway on either side are all up to interstate standards, but because farmers use that stretch to get to their fields on either side of the river, it needs the Congressional exemption to allow farm vehicles. Same thing happened when they were trying to designate US-41 in Wisconsin as I-41.

[cjk374]

Is the bridge over the White River signed as US 67?

I wasn't paying too much attention to the shields there, but I don't think so? GSV seems to confirm that too, as there's some April 2025 imagery showing I-57 shields near Bradford, but not north of there.

The 2025 Arkansas official highway map shows the stretch between exits 69 and 74 as solo US 67.

With all of the many examples of Arkansas not signing US highways worth two hoots in hell when concurrent with an interstate, they might as well put all of the US highways back on their original 2-lane paths (marked as "AR 3[former US highway number]) where possible. I hate the gaps ARDOT creates in US routes.

[The Ghostbuster]

It will probably take quite a while to replace all the US 64/67/167 signage with Interstate 57 signage.

[Road Hog]

Is the bridge over the White River signed as US 67?

I wasn't paying too much attention to the shields there, but I don't think so? GSV seems to confirm that too, as there's some April 2025 imagery showing I-57 shields near Bradford, but not north of there.

The 2025 Arkansas official highway map shows the stretch between exits 69 and 74 as solo US 67.

With all of the many examples of Arkansas not signing US highways worth two hoots in hell when concurrent with an interstate, they might as well put all of the US highways back on their original 2-lane paths (marked as "AR 3[former US highway number]) where possible. I hate the gaps ARDOT creates in US routes.

That will be problematic in Cabot because the state turned AR 367 over to the city. Thereby creating another gap.

[CoreySamson]

It will probably take quite a while to replace all the US 64/67/167 signage with Interstate 57 signage.

Quite a lot of it has already been done, and very quickly at that! All the sections that ArDOT has signed on their map as I-57 that I have seen already have prevalent I-57 signage.

[74/171FAN]

AR 440 is officially now I-440.

[The Ghostbuster]

Has any Interstate 440 signage gone up along AR 440 yet? Personally, I think AR 440 should have been Interstate 440 to begin with. Since the North Belt Freeway is dead, 440 won't be going any further.

[cenarkbizowner]

I'm curious about two things concerning the designation of highway 440 to I-440......One-I was under the impression that it became I-440 once the I-57 occurred last November, and Two-How long will it take for the signs to start popping up?

[TBKS1]

Has any Interstate 440 signage gone up along AR 440 yet? Personally, I think AR 440 should have been Interstate 440 to begin with. Since the North Belt Freeway is dead, 440 won't be going any further.

I drove by this today and it hasn't yet. It'll probably take some time (although it shouldn't take quite as long as it did between the I-57 designation meeting and signs actually going up).

[capt.ron]

I'm curious about two things concerning the designation of highway 440 to I-440......One-I was under the impression that it became I-440 once the I-57 occurred last November, and Two-How long will it take for the signs to start popping up?

As per ARDOT, the designation of I-440 from I-40 to I-57 has been formally approved. It's on their facebook page and the information release was dated 08/19/2025. So we should be seeing new signage soon.