# Interstate 440 (Arkansas)

Interstate 440 (I-440) forms a partial freeway loop of 14.16 miles (22.79 km) in Arkansas, connecting I-57 and I-40 with I-30 and I-530 in Little Rock. I-440, known as the East Belt Freeway during planning and construction, travels through much of the area's industrial core in the eastern part of the metropolitan area, near Clinton National Airport and the Port of Little Rock. North of I-40, the route continues until it reaches I-57 in Jacksonville. This section is known as the North Belt Freeway.

## Route description

I-440 begins at I-30 at a large interchange with I-530. After this interchange, I-440 intersects Highway 365 (Springer Boulevard) and Bankhead Drive near Clinton National Airport (formerly Little Rock National Airport). The highway continues across Lindsey Road northeast to cross the Arkansas River. I-440 has interchanges with US 165 and US 70 before meeting I-40. On the northside of I-40, I-440 runs northeast to Jacksonville, connecting North Little Rock's easternmost neighborhoods with I-57/US 67/US 167. There are ghost ramps at the terminus. At the time of opening, this segment was designated Highway 440, but was redesignated as I-440 when I-57 was designated along US 67 on November 7, 2024.
To avoid repeating the disturbance of the Fourche Creek floodplain by a causeway section of I-30 (including what is now the I-30/I-440/I-530 interchange), most of I-440 between I-30 and the exit leading to the airport is an extended bridge through the floodplain, crossing Fourche Creek several times.

## History

The idea of I-440 was first proposed in 1941.
I-440 is part of a planned full loop around the metropolitan area, together with I-430. Part of that effort, an extended route from I-440's east end at I-40 to US 67/US 167, opened in 2003 as Highway 440 and is also part of the North Belt Freeway project. However, completing the North Belt Freeway to I-430 has been put on hold after its cost was estimated at over $600 million.

## Exit list

The entire route is in Pulaski County.
| Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Little Rock | 0.00 | 0.00 | | I-30 west (US 67 south) – Hot Springs, Texarkana | Western terminus |
| Little Rock | | | 138 | I-30 east (US 67 north) / I-530 south / US 65 / US 167 – Downtown, Pine Bluff | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 138B (south) and 138A (east); exit nos. correspond to I-30 |
| Little Rock | 1.28 | 2.06 | 1 | AR 365 (Springer Boulevard) | Former US 65 |
| Little Rock | 3.44 | 5.54 | 3 | Bankhead Drive – Clinton National Airport | |
| Little Rock | 3.80 | 6.12 | 4 | Lindsey Road – Little Rock River Port | |
| Little Rock | 5.16 | 8.30 | 5 | Fourche Dam Pike – Little Rock River Port | |
| North Little Rock | 6.97 | 11.22 | 7 | US 165 – England, Scott | |
| North Little Rock | 7.91 | 12.73 | 8 | CR 82 (Faulkner Lake Road) | |
| North Little Rock | 9.55 | 15.37 | 10 | US 70 | |
| North Little Rock | 9.96 | 16.03 | 11 | I-40 – Fort Smith, Memphis | Signed as exits 11B (east) and 11A (west); exits 159A-B on I-40 |
| Jacksonville | 13.40 | 21.57 | 12 | AR 161 north – Rixey | Southern terminus of AR 161 |
| Jacksonville | 14.16 | 22.79 | 13 | I-57 / US 67 / US 167 – Sherwood, North Little Rock, Jacksonville | Current eastern terminus; exit 6 on I-57 |
| Jacksonville | 14.16 | 22.79 | | I-440 north | Proposed continuation north |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Route transition Unopened ||||||