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{{short description|Highway in Arkansas}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AR
|route=530
|type=I
|map={{maplink-road |from1=Interstate 530.map |from2=Arkansas Highway 530.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=I-530 highlighted in red, AR&nbsp;530 in blue; future section in pink
|length_mi=46.65
|length_round=2
|length_ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/?redirect|title=Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref>
|established=August 2, 1999<ref>{{cite book |title= Historical review volume two: Arkansas State Highway Commission and Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, 1913-2003 |date= April 2004 |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |page= 157 |chapter= The 90s }}</ref>
|spur_type=I
|spur_of=30
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=AR|US|63|US|79|US|65B|US|65|US|425|dab3=Pine Bluff|AR|190}} in [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]
|junction={{Plainlist|
*{{jct|state=AR|US|270|AR|365S}} in [[White Hall, Arkansas|White Hall]]
*{{jct|state=AR|US|167}} near [[East End, Arkansas|East End]]
}}
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=AR|I|30|US|65|US|67|US|167|I|440}} in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]
|counties=[[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson]], [[Grant County, Arkansas|Grant]], [[Saline County, Arkansas|Saline]], [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]]
|browse={{ar browse|previous_type=AR|previous_route=463|route=I-530<br>AR&nbsp;530|next_type=I|next_route=540}}
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;530''' ('''I-530''') in [[Arkansas]] is a [[spur route]] of the [[Interstate highway]] system, traveling {{convert|46.65|mi|km}} from [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]] north-northwest to [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] at an [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] of [[Interstate 30 in Arkansas|I-30]] and [[Interstate 440 (Arkansas)|I-440]].<ref name="db">"[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. [http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Arkansas_Roadlog_2009.zip Database.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707161957/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Arkansas_Roadlog_2009.zip |date=2011-07-07 }} Retrieved May 25, 2011.</ref> The highway also travels through the cities of [[Redfield, Arkansas|Redfield]] and [[White Hall, Arkansas|White Hall]]. In the future, I-530 will be extended south to [[Interstate 69 in Arkansas|I-69]] west of [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]]. A short section near the future I-69 alignment has been signed as [[Arkansas Highway 530|Highway&nbsp;530]].

==Route description==
[[File:Interstate 530, Pulaski County, Arkansas.jpg|left|thumb|I-530/US&nbsp;167 in Pulaski County]]

The route begins at a high volume interchange with [[Interstate 30 in Arkansas|I-30]]/[[Interstate 440 (Arkansas)|I-440]]/[[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;65]]/[[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;67]]/[[U.S. Route 167 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;167]] in southeast [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]].<ref name="pul" >{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PulaskiCounty.pdf |edition=Pulaski County |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707162427/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PulaskiCounty.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> This intersection handles over 100,000&nbsp;vehicles per day on average.<ref>{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Map, Little Rock, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/TrafficCountyMaps/2010ADT/TrafficCountMaps/Little_Rock.pdf |edition=2010 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328190853/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/TrafficCountyMaps/2010ADT/TrafficCountMaps/Little_Rock.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> I-530 runs south with US&nbsp;65 and US&nbsp;167 through marshland, entering Saline County briefly to split with US&nbsp;167 south (exit&nbsp;10).<ref name="sal" >{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/SalineCounty.pdf |edition=Saline County |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126203424/https://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/SalineCounty.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> At exit 10, the junction can only accessed by southbound I-530. Northbound I-530 must take exit 9 then come back southbound to access exit 10. After returning to Pulaski County, I-530 has an exit at [[Hensley, Arkansas|Hensley]] with Hensley Road (exit&nbsp;15, which also connects to [[AR 365]]) before entering [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson County]].<ref name="pul" />

I-530 continues south, passing through forested land and [[Clearcutting|clear cut]] areas, also running parallel to AR&nbsp;365. I-530 intersects [[AR 46]] (exit&nbsp;20) in [[Redfield, Arkansas|Redfield]] before entering [[White Hall, Arkansas|White Hall]].<ref name="jef" >{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=General Highway Map |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/JeffersonCounty.pdf |edition=Jefferson County |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-date=May 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508202700/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/JeffersonCounty.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> After an intersection with [[Arkansas Highway 256|AR&nbsp;256]] (Holland Avenue, exit&nbsp;32), the route runs south to serve as the eastern terminus for [[U.S. Route 270 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;270]] at exit&nbsp;34. This exit also contains [[Arkansas Highway 365 Spur|Highway 365 Spur]] (AR&nbsp;365 Spur) eastbound to White Hall and Sheridan Street. Continuing south to [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]], I-530 serves as a [[beltway]] around the city. I-530 skirts the city to the southwest, including exits for [[AR 190]] (West 19th&nbsp;Street, exit&nbsp;37), [[U.S. Route 79 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;79]]/[[U.S. Route 79 Business (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)|U.S. Highway&nbsp;79 Business]] (US&nbsp;79B, South Camden Road, exit&nbsp;39), and [[U.S. Route 63 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;63]]/AR 463 (South Olive Street, exit&nbsp;43).

The Interstate ends at a very large junction with US&nbsp;63/US&nbsp;65/[[U.S. Route 65 Business (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)|US&nbsp;65B]]/US&nbsp;79/[[U.S. Route 425 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;425]]/AR&nbsp;190, after which the roadway continues south as US&nbsp;65/US&nbsp;425 toward [[Dumas, Arkansas|Dumas]].

This Interstate Highway is unusual in that its exit number increase south rather than north. However, the standard for spurs is to increase from the beginning at the parent.{{Citation needed|reason=Other national examples of N-S spurs going south off parent route, like I-110 in Florida, I-110 in Mississippi, and I-505 in California, all decrease from parent and southward, as is traditional. Please cite why this route is granted such exception, or maybe reword this to be more accurate.|date=July 2021}}

===I-530 State Scenic Byway===
I-530 is designated as one of ten [[Arkansas Scenic Byways]] for {{convert|15|mi|km}} from AR&nbsp;256 northwest of [[White Hall, Arkansas|White Hall]] to [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;65]] in southern [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]].<ref>"Interstate 530 State Scenic Byway." Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. [http://www.arkansas.com/things-to-do/scenic-drives/530.aspx Drive Profile.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210203105/http://arkansas.com/things-to-do/scenic-drives/530.aspx |date=2010-02-10 }} Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref> The route passes over [[Bayou Bartholomew]] and the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain]]. The southern portion was formerly a wetland preserve, but now the land is being developed.

====Points of interest====
*[http://www.arkansasentertainershalloffame.com Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame]
*[[Arkansas Railroad Museum]]
*[[Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District]]

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2023}}
The current route was formerly designated as [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;65]]. Today, I-530 and US&nbsp;65 run [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] as a four-lane [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] spur. The route formally gained the I-530 designation after a full [[Interstate standard|Interstate-grade]] bypass of Pine Bluff (known locally as the [[Wiley A. Branton|Wiley Branton]] Highway) replaced an [[limited-access road|expressway]] section of US&nbsp;65 through Pine Bluff that contains at-grade intersections. This segment (known locally as the Martha Mitchell Expressway) was redesignated US&nbsp;65B; US&nbsp;65 was rerouted to the bypass before gaining the I-530 codesignation.

==Exit list==
{{jcttop|exit|length_ref=<ref name="db" /> }}
{{ARint|exit
|type=concur
|county=Jefferson|cspan=16
|location=Pine Bluff|lspan=2
|mile=46.63
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|65|dir1=south|name1=[[US 425 (AR)|US 425]] south<!--not signed here-->|city1=Dumas|city2=McGehee|city3=Lake Village}}
|notes=Continuation south; southern end of US 65 concurrency
}}
{{ARint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=46.63
|mile2=46.32 |exit=46
|mspan=
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|63|dir1=north|US|79|dir2=north|US|65B|dab3=Pine Bluff|dir3=north|AR|190|dir4=west|name4=Harding Avenue|location1=[[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Downtown Pine Bluff]]}}
|notes=Southern end of US 63/US 79 concurrency; signed for Harding Avenue southbound, Downtown northbound
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile2=43.87|mile=44.03 |exit=44
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|530|dir1=south|city1=Star City|city2=Monticello}}
|notes=Future I-530 south
}}
{{ARint|exit
|type=concur
|location=Pine Bluff|lspan=4
|mile=42.99 |exit=43
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|63|dir1=south|AR|463|nolink2=yes|dir2=north|city1=Warren|city2=El Dorado}}
|notes=Northern end of US 63 concurrency; southern terminus of AR 463
}}
{{ARint|exit
|mile=41.97 |exit=42
|road=Hazel Street
}}
{{ARint|exit
|mile=40.85 |exit=41
|road=Old Warren Road
}}
{{ARint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=39.46 |exit=39
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|79|dir1=south|US|79B|dab2=Pine Bluff|dir2=north|city1=Rison|city2=Fordyce|city3=Camden}}
|notes=Northern end of US 79 concurrency; southern terminus of US 79B
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=37.53 |exit=37
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|190|name1=West 13th Street}}
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=36.57 |exit=36
|road=Princeton Pike
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=White Hall
|lspan=3
|mile=35.33|mile2=35.14|exit=35
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|65B|dab1=Pine Bluff|dir1=south|city1=Pine Bluff<!--also Downtown-->}}
|notes=Northern terminus of US 65B
}}
{{ARint|exit
|mile=33.67 |exit=34
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|270|AR|365S|dab2=White Hall|dir1=west|dir2=east|city1=White Hall|city2=Sheridan}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of US 270; western terminus of AR 365S
}}
{{ARint|exit
|mile=31.74 |exit=32
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|256|city1=White Hall|location2=[[Pine Bluff Arsenal]]|dir1=east}}
|notes=Western terminus of AR 256
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=29.78 |exit=30
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|104}}
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=26.53 |exit=27
|road={{Jct|state=AR|CR|4|county1=Jefferson|name1=Gravel Pit Road}}
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=23.69 |exit=24
|road=[[Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson]], [[National Center for Toxicological Research]]
|notes=Access via Stagecoach Road
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=19.94 |exit=20
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|46|city1=Redfield}}
}}
{{ARint|exit
|county=Pulaski
|location=none
|mile=14.96 |exit=15
|road=[[Hensley, Arkansas|Hensley]]
|notes=Access via Hensley Road
}}
{{ARint|exit
|county=Saline
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=11.63 |exit=12
|road=[[Woodson, Arkansas|Woodson]]
|notes=Access via Woodson Lateral Road
}}
{{ARint|exit
|type=concur<!--and incomplete-->
|location=none
|mile=9.96 |exit=10
|road={{Jct|state=AR|US|167|dir1=south|city1=Sheridan|city2=Fordyce|city3=El Dorado}}
|notes=Southern end of US 167 concurrency; no northbound exit
}}
{{ARint|exit
|county=Pulaski
|cspan=5
|location=none
|mile=8.77 |exit=9
|road=Bingham Road
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=6.57 |exit=7
|road=145th Street / Pratt Road
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=none
|mile=2.71 |exit=3
|road={{Jct|state=AR|AR|338|name1=Dixon Road}}
}}
{{ARint|exit
|location=Little Rock
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|exit=1
|road={{Jct|state=AR|I|30|dir1=west|I|440|dir2=east|name1={{jct|state=AR|noshield=yes|US|67|dir1=south}}|extra=airport|city4=Texarkana|location1=[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]|location2=[[St. Louis]]|location3=[[Clinton National Airport|Airport]]}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 1B (west) and 1A (east); exit 138A on I-30; western terminus of I-440
}}
{{ARint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=AR|I|30|dir1=east|US|65|dir2=north|US|167|dir3=north|name3={{jct|state=AR|noshield=yes|US|67|dir1=north}}|city1=Downtown Little Rock}}
|notes=Northern terminus; northern end of US 65/US 167 concurrency
}}
{{Jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete}}

==Arkansas Highway 530==
{{update|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox road small
|state=AR
|route=530
|type=AR
|alternate_name=Future I-530<br>SIU 28 of [[Interstate 69]]
|established=October 22, 1986
|location=[[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]&ndash;[[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]]
}}
{{See also|Interstate 69 in Arkansas}}
A planned extension of the route pushes the Interstate south to [[U.S. Route 278 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;278]] in [[Wilmar, Arkansas|Wilmar]]. The first segment of the extension from US&nbsp;278 north to [[Arkansas Highway 35|Highway 35]] opened as a [[two-lane expressway]] designated '''Arkansas Highway&nbsp;530''' ('''AR&nbsp;530''') on June&nbsp;6, 2006.<ref>[http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=29435 New Arkansas Highway To Be Dedicated | todaysthv.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This extension is intended to connect to the proposed southern extension of [[Interstate 69 in Arkansas|I-69]]; US&nbsp;278 at Wilmar also provides four-lane access to the future I-530 from the larger cities of [[Warren, Arkansas|Warren]] and [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]], thus allowing both to champion its completion.  Though sufficient right-of-way was provided and grading done for interchanges at both ends as well as two additional lanes, this segment presently has stop signs at both ends and an intersection with Bradley County Road&nbsp;96 (CR&nbsp;96)/Barkada Road.

The second segment of the extension opened in September&nbsp;2013. It connects the I-530 interchange in Pine Bluff with [[Arkansas Highway 11|Highway 11]] in Lincoln County and is {{convert|18|mi|km}} in length. Currently, the segment is two lanes until further funding is available.<ref name="Pine Bluff Commercial">{{cite web|url=http://pbcommercial.com/sections/news/region/new-state-highway-530-opens.html|title=New State Highway 530 opens|publisher=Pine Bluff Commercial}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-07 |title=Arkansas 530 stretch is officially dedicated |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/sep/07/arkansas-530-stretch-officially-dedicated-20130907/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Arkansas Online |language=en}}</ref>

The remaining segments between Highway 35 and Pine Bluff will also be built as a two-lane expressway, similar to the existing Highway 35–US&nbsp;278 segment and Pine Bluff intersection to [[Arkansas Highway 114|Highway 114]] segment. Initially, the only full interchange will be with the present I-530 at Pine Bluff; grade crossings will be built at other planned interchanges, but the stretches between grade crossings will be true two-lane freeways with grade separations and service roads where needed. The route includes sufficient right-of-way to build interchanges and two additional lanes later; the Pine Bluff interchange will be a full freeway-to-freeway facility designed for the future four-lane freeway. On August&nbsp;18, 2015, the next segment—Highway 114 to Highway 11—was opened to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-15 |title=Road projects near Star City create bypass |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/aug/15/road-projects-near-star-city-create-byp/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Arkansas Online |language=en}}</ref> The segment from AR&nbsp;11 to AR&nbsp;35 is not yet built. Eventually, the completed route will extend 88 miles from Little Rock to I-69 near Monticello.

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{{ARint
|location=none
|county=Drew|cspan=3
|type=future
|road={{jct|state=AR|I|69|city1=Monticello}}
|notes=Proposed southern terminus
}}
{{ARint
|type=incomplete
|location=none
|road={{jct|state=AR|US|278|city1=Monticello|city2=Wilmar|city3=Warren}}
|notes=Current southern terminus; [[at-grade intersection]]
}}
{{ARint
|type=incomplete
|location=none
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|35|to2=to|US|63|US|425|city1=Rye}}
|notes=Current northern terminus; at-grade intersection
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{ARint
|type=incomplete
|county=Lincoln|cspan=3
|location=none
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|11}}
|notes=Current southern terminus; incomplete diamond interchange
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|114|city1=Star City|city2=Monticello|location3=Palmyra}}
|notes=At-grade intersection
}}
{{ARint
|location=none
|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|212|to2=to|AR|54|city1=Star City}}
|notes=At-grade intersection
}}
{{jctco|state=AR|county=Cleveland}}
{{ARint
|county=Jefferson
|location=none
|road={{jct|state=AR|I|530|nolink1=yes|US|65|name2=[[U.S. Route 63 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;63]] / [[U.S. Route 79 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;79]]<!--not signed-->|city1=Little Rock|city2=Dumas|city3=McGehee|city4=Lake Village}}
|notes=Northern terminus; exit 44 on I-530
}}
{{Jctbtm|col=7|keys=incomplete,unbuilt}}

==References==
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{{Reflist|30em}}

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[[Category:Auxiliary Interstate Highways|30-5]]
[[Category:Interstate 30|5]]
[[Category:Interstate Highways in Arkansas|30-5]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 65]]
[[Category:Interstate 69|530]]
[[Category:Transportation in Jefferson County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Little Rock, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Pulaski County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Redfield, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Saline County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Arkansas Scenic Byways]]