I-555 is a number that has been tossed about for the freeway section of US 63 between I-55 and Jonesboro. It was recently disapproved by AASHTO, likely because the I-55 to Marked Tree section still has at-grade crossings. This same section is a Congressionally designated "High Priority Corridor", and so will likely see improvements and possibly an upgrade to full freeway. I suspect that AHTD will petition AASHTO to number it I-555 after this happens.
I take it one step further and extend the freeway from Jonesboro northwest to the proposed US 67 freeway near Walnut Ridge, which I have fictionally designated I-53.
The following is a list of associated state highway renumberings/redesignations I would do along the I-555 corridor:
ASSOCIATED RENUMBERINGS |
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OLD ROUTE | LOCATION | NEW ROUTE |
AR 77 | I-55/US 61 to West Memphis | US 61 |
AR 140 | Lepanto to Marked Tree | AR 14 |
AR 308 | Marked Tree to AR 135 | AR 149 |
EXIT LISTS |
PROPOSED: Turrell, AR to Walnut Ridge, AR |
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Last updated 3/30/00