Interstate 49 Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Interstate 49
Route of completed sections of I-49 as of 2014 in red
Route information
Length	528.02 mi (849.77 km)
Existed	1984–present
Original segment
South end	I-10 / US 167 in Lafayette, LA
North end	I-20 in Shreveport, LA
Northern Louisiana–southern Arkansas segment
South end	LA 3194 in Shreveport, LA
Major junctions	AR 151 in Texarkana, AR I-30 in Texarkana, AR
North end	US 71 / US 59 in Texarkana, AR
Northern Arkansas segment
South end	I-40 / US 71 in Alma, AR
North end	US 71 / AR 549 in Bella Vista, AR
Missouri segment
South end	US 71 in Pineville, MO
Major junctions	I-44 near Joplin, MO
North end	I-435 / I-470 / US 50 / US 71 in Kansas City
Location
States:	Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri

Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business

Interstate 49 is an Interstate Highway in the state of Louisiana in the United States. It goes from Lafayette north to Kansas City. The route is 208.25 miles (335.15 km) long.

Images for kids

I-49 near Chopin, Louisiana (2009)
I-49 rises into the Ozark Mountains south of Fayetteville.
Former ghost ramp which serves as the northern end of the Bella Vista Bypass was opened on October 1, 2021.
I-49 milepost marker south of Carthage, Missouri, temporarily turned so as not to be visible to traffic.
First reassurance marker on AR 549 north of US 71 near Texarkana
Ray LaHood (center) addresses attendees at the Bella Vista Bypass groundbreaking ceremony on June 8, 2011
New location of AR 72 near Hiwasse, Arkansas, in order to accommodate an interchange with the future Bella Vista Bypass (to the right)
Future corridor I-49 sign in Lafayette, Louisiana