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Interstate 630
Interstate 630
	I-630 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-30
	Maintained by ArDOT
Length	7.40 mi (11.91 km)
Existed	September 30, 1985–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-430 / Chenal Parkway / Shackleford Road in Little Rock
	US 70 / AR 365 in Little Rock;
East end	I-30 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 in Little Rock
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Pulaski
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Arkansas Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Business; Spurs; Suffixed; Scenic; Heritage;

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Interstate 630 (I-630) in Arkansas is an east–west connector within Little Rock. It is also known as the Wilbur D. Mills Freeway and starts at I-430 and Shackleford Road as a continuation of Chenal Parkway, traveling east into downtown Little Rock to I-30.^[2]^[3]

Route description

The highway connects burgeoning West Little Rock to the downtown core.^[4] It feeds into I-430, a north–south route which serves western Little Rock.^[2]

History

The project was first conceived in the 1930s and was first planned by the Pulaski County Planning Board in their 1941 report.^[5] After having many higher powers deny their plans, construction was started by the city of Little Rock in the 1960s as the East–West Expressway or 8th Street Expressway and was not originally an Interstate or an Arkansas state highway.^[2] In the 1970s, US Rep. Wilbur D. Mills was responsible for the route's addition to the Interstate System by rounding down the mileage allocations of all other states, then adding the rounding differences to Arkansas's total; this kept the total nationwide allocation within the original limit of 42,500 miles (68,400 km).^[2]

After it was added to the Interstate System, Little Rock initially renamed it for Mills; however, when the Arkansas State Highway Department (AHTD) formally brought it into the state highway system as required by Arkansas law, they removed the name, as their policy at the time prohibited the naming of state highways after individuals.^{[citation needed]} AHTD later changed its policy and readopted the Mills name early in the new millennium. As of autumn 2019, the highway is now named "Gold Star Families Memorial Highway".^{[citation needed]}

Exit list

The entire route is in Little Rock, Pulaski County.

mi^[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
7.40	11.91	–	Chenal Parkway	Continuation west
7.40	11.91	8C	I-430 south / Shackleford Road to Markham Street / Kanis Road	Exit 6A on I-430
7.3	11.7	8	I-430	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 8B (north) and 8A (south); exit 6A on I-430
6.82	10.98	7	Baptist Health Drive	No eastbound exit; access to Baptist Health Medical Center – Little Rock
6.25	10.06	6B	Barrow Road
5.80	9.33	6A	Mississippi Street / Rodney Parham Road	Mississippi Street signed as Mississippi Avenue
5.48	8.82	5	University Avenue	Signed as exits 5B (south) and 5A (north) westbound
5.00	8.05	4	Fair Park Boulevard
3.80	6.12	3B	Cedar Street / UAMS Boulevard / Pine Street
2.43	3.91	3A	Woodrow Street
1.45	2.33	2B	Marshall Street / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive	No eastbound access to Marshall Street
1.10	1.77	2A	Chester Street
0.74	1.19	1B	Center Street / Broadway Street (US 70 / AR 365)	Center Street not signed eastbound; Broadway Street signed as Broadway
0.46	0.74	1A	Center Street / Main Street	Center Street not signed westbound
0.1	0.16	1	15th Street	Eastbound left exit and westbound entrance
0.00	0.00	139	I-30 (US 65 / US 67 / US 167) – North Little Rock, Texarkana, Downtown Little Rock	Eastern terminus; signed as exits 139B (west) and 139A (east); exit nos. correspond to I-30; exit 139B on I-30
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access

References

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^ ^a ^b Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bill Stanton, ed. (Winter 1985). "Final Section of I-630 opens in Little Rock" (PDF). Arkansas Highways. 31. Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: 8. Retrieved October 24, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Route and Section Map, Pulaski County Supplemental Sheet (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved October 24, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Wilbur Mills' wall - Arkansas Times". 26 January 2011.
^ Bill Stanton, ed. (1985). "I-630 History: "A dream becomes a reality"". Arkansas Highways (PDF). Vol. 31 (Winter ed.). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[db-1] Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[wm-2] Bill Stanton, ed. (Winter 1985). "Final Section of I-630 opens in Little Rock" (PDF). Arkansas Highways. 31. Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department: 8. Retrieved October 24, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[supp-3] Route and Section Map, Pulaski County Supplemental Sheet (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Planning and Research Division. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved October 24, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Wilbur Mills' wall - Arkansas Times". 26 January 2011.

[5] Bill Stanton, ed. (1985). "I-630 History: "A dream becomes a reality"". Arkansas Highways (PDF). Vol. 31 (Winter ed.). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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-'''Interstate&nbsp;630''' ('''I-630''') in [[Arkansas]] is an east&ndash;west connector within [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]. It is also known as the '''Wilbur D. Mills Freeway''' and starts at [[Interstate 30 in Arkansas|I-30]], [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway&nbsp;65]] (US&nbsp;65), [[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;67]], and [[U.S. Route 167 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;167]], traveling west through downtown Little Rock to [[I-430]] and Chenal Parkway.<ref name="wm"/><ref name="supp">{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Route and Section Map, Pulaski County Supplemental Sheet |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/County%20RAS/RAS%20Maps%20PDF/mpula_minset_ras.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |access-date=October 24, 2011 }}</ref>
+'''Interstate&nbsp;630''' ('''I-630''') in [[Arkansas]] is an east&ndash;west connector within [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]. It is also known as the '''Wilbur D. Mills Freeway''' and starts at [[Interstate 430|I-430]] and Shackleford Road as a continuation of Chenal Parkway, traveling east into downtown Little Rock to [[Interstate 30 in Arkansas|I-30]].<ref name="wm"/><ref name="supp">{{Cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Route and Section Map, Pulaski County Supplemental Sheet |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/County%20RAS/RAS%20Maps%20PDF/mpula_minset_ras.pdf |cartography=Planning and Research Division |format=PDF |access-date=October 24, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+==Route description==
+The highway connects burgeoning West Little Rock to the downtown core.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2011/01/26/wilbur-mills-wall |title = Wilbur Mills' wall - Arkansas Times| date=26 January 2011 }}</ref> It feeds into I-430, a north&ndash;south route which serves western Little Rock.<ref name="wm" />
 ==History==
-The project was first conceived in the 1930s and was first planned by the Pulaski County Planning Board in their 1941 report.<ref>{{ cite book |title=Arkansas Highways |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |volume=31 |editor=Bill Stanton |edition=Winter |year=1985 |chapter=I-630 History: "A dream becomes a reality" |page=10 |location=Little Rock, Arkansas|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/historic_bridge/Early%20Arkansas%20Highway%20Magazines/1980-89%20Volumes%2026-35%20pdfs/Volume%2031%20%E2%80%93%201985/Vol.%2031,%20Winter%201985,%20No.%204.pdf |access-date=October 24, 2011 }}</ref> After having many higher powers deny their plans, construction was started by the city of Little Rock in the 1960s as the '''east&ndash;west Expressway''' or '''8th&nbsp;Street Expressway''' and was not originally an [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate]] or an [[List of Arkansas state highways|Arkansas state highway]].<ref name="wm" /> In the 1970s, US Rep. [[Wilbur D. Mills]] was responsible for the route's addition to the Interstate System by rounding down the mileage allocations of all other states, then adding the rounding differences to Arkansas's total; this kept the total nationwide allocation within the original limit of {{convert|42500|mi|km}}.<ref name="wm" />
+The project was first conceived in the 1930s and was first planned by the Pulaski County Planning Board in their 1941 report.<ref>{{cite book |title=Arkansas Highways |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |volume=31 |editor=Bill Stanton |edition=Winter |year=1985 |chapter=I-630 History: "A dream becomes a reality" |page=10 |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/historic_bridge/Early%20Arkansas%20Highway%20Magazines/1980-89%20Volumes%2026-35%20pdfs/Volume%2031%20%E2%80%93%201985/Vol.%2031,%20Winter%201985,%20No.%204.pdf |access-date=October 24, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013054933/http://www.arkansashighways.com/historic_bridge/Early%20Arkansas%20Highway%20Magazines/1980-89%20Volumes%2026-35%20pdfs/Volume%2031%20%E2%80%93%201985/Vol.%2031%2C%20Winter%201985%2C%20No.%204.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> After having many higher powers deny their plans, construction was started by the city of Little Rock in the 1960s as the '''East&ndash;West Expressway''' or '''8th&nbsp;Street Expressway''' and was not originally an [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate]] or an [[List of Arkansas state highways|Arkansas state highway]].<ref name="wm" /> In the 1970s, US Rep. [[Wilbur D. Mills]] was responsible for the route's addition to the Interstate System by rounding down the mileage allocations of all other states, then adding the rounding differences to Arkansas's total; this kept the total nationwide allocation within the original limit of {{convert|42500|mi|km}}.<ref name="wm" />
 After it was added to the Interstate System, Little Rock initially renamed it for Mills; however, when the [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department|Arkansas State Highway Department]] (AHTD) formally brought it into the state highway system as required by Arkansas law, they removed the name, as their policy at the time prohibited the naming of state highways after individuals.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} AHTD later changed its policy and readopted the Mills name early in the new millennium. As of autumn&nbsp;2019, the highway is now named "Gold Star Families Memorial Highway".{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}
-The highway connects burgeoning West Little Rock to the downtown core.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2011/01/26/wilbur-mills-wall |title = Wilbur Mills' wall - Arkansas Times| date=26 January 2011 }}</ref> It feeds into I-430, a north&ndash;south route which serves western Little Rock.<ref name="wm" />
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v t e Auxiliary routes of Interstate 30
Arkansas 130¹ 430 530 630 730¹
¹Cancelled