Interstate 49 North - Louisiana to Texarkana

North

Interstate 49 enters the Natural State following a diamond interchange with LA 168 near Ida, Louisiana.
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Interstate 49 advances north to the diamond interchange with Miller County Route 197 (Spruell Road) at Exit 6.
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Miller County 197 primarily serves as a connector between I-49 and U.S. 71, which runs parallel and directly west of the freeway.
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North of Exit 6, I-49 spans the Sulfer River to Fouke and U.S. 71 (Exit 16). The Sulfer River flows between the Red River and Lake Wright Palman in Texas.
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U.S. 71 meets I-49 two tenths of a mile south of Exit 16, next meeting the freeway 13 miles ahead.
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Exit 18 (North Fouke Road) ties into U.S. 71 north of the town limits.
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Annual traffic counts on the ensuing stretch of I-49 averaged 9600 vehicles in 2020¹.
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I-49 north passes under CR 26 (Lemley Road) one mile in advance of CR 10 (Exit 24)
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Arkansas 237 travels 25.9 miles from Arkansas 160 to U.S. 67 east of Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK).
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AR 237 leads back south to the Miller County Natural Area and AR 160, and north to run along the eastern reaches of Texarkana.
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AR 151 travels west from the upcoming exchange with I-49 to S State Line Avenue and Texas Loop 151.
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AR 151, along with Loop 151, joins I-49 with I-369 and U.S. 59 on the west of Texarkana.
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AR 196 (Genoa Road) meets I-49 in 0.75 miles at a folded diamond interchange.
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Arkansas 196 follows Division Street 1.7 miles west from I-49 into Texarkana and southeast toward Genoa and Garland City.
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Exit 32 connects with U.S. 82 (E 9th Street) and E 19th Street in three quarters of a mile. U.S. 82 leads west into Downtown, where it joins U.S. 71 continuing into the Lone Star State.
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Four States Fair Parkway represents the former alignment of AR 245, which was decommissioned by March 2014².
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Interstate 30 travels 143 miles in Arkansas, joining Texarkana with Hope, Arkadelphia, Benton, and Little Rock.
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A c/d roadway serves Exit 37 to I-30 west to Texarkana and Dallas, and I-30 east to Little Rock.
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I-49 continues north from the exchange with I-30 to Sanderson Lane and U.S. 71. This section of the eastern Texarkana bypass opened to traffic by May 2013.
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Interstate 49 recurves northwest at McKinney Bayou.
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Sanderson Lane meets I-49 at a diamond interchange at Exit 41. The local road extends south to AR 296 (Sugar Hill Road) in northern Texarkana.
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Interstate 49 ends in one mile at U.S. 71 (N State Line Avenue) and the Texas State line.
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Stubs remain in place for the eventual extension of I-49 into Texas. No time table is set for the 5.36 mile³ continuation of the freeway into the Lone Star State.
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U.S. 71 continues north 12.6 miles from the west end of I-49 to Ashdown and ultimately 177 miles to Fort Smith. U.S. 59 follows U.S. 71 between Texarkana and Mena but is not typically acknowledged.
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References:

1. 2020 ADT, Miller County, Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).
2. Highway System Changes dated March 25, 2014, Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).
3. http://www.arkansashighways.com/forums/I-49-Proposed-Mileage.pdf I-49 mileage, Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).

Connect with:

Interstate 30

Highway 151

Page Updated Wednesday October 20, 2021.