Route information | |
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Maintained by ArDOT | |
Length | 185 mi (298 km) |
Status | One section (Monticello Bypass) open with 2 lanes of traffic (signed as US 278 Byp.);[1] remainder of route in various stages of design and land acquisition |
Major junctions | |
South end | I-69 at Louisiana state line |
North end | I-69 / US 278 at Mississippi state line |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
Highway system | |
Interstate 69 (I-69) is a proposed Interstate Highway that will pass through the southeastern part of the US state of Arkansas. Signs indicating the corridor of the Interstate have been placed at various highways throughout the state. The only section of Future I-69 that is currently open to traffic is the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) eastern leg of the Monticello Bypass. This section of the Monticello Bypass is currently two lanes and signed as US Highway 278 Bypass (US 278 Byp.). As of March 2023[update], a second section between the eastern end of the Monticello Bypass and Arkansas Highway 293 (AR 293) is currently under construction.