The route begins at a high volume interchange with
I-30/
I-440/
US 65/
US 67/
US 167 in southeast
Little Rock. This intersection handles over 100,000 vehicles per day on average. I-530 runs south with US 65 and US 167 through marshland, entering Saline County briefly to split with US 167 south (exit 10). 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 with Hensley Road (exit 15, which also connects to
AR 365) before entering
Jefferson County. After an intersection with
AR 256 (Holland Avenue, exit 32), the route runs south to serve as the eastern terminus for
US 270 at exit 34. This exit also contains
Highway 365 Spur (AR 365 Spur) eastbound to White Hall and Sheridan Street. Continuing south to
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 Street, exit 37),
US 79/
U.S. Highway 79 Business (US 79B, South Camden Road, exit 39), and
US 63/AR 463 (South Olive Street, exit 43). The Interstate ends at a very large junction with US 63/US 65/
US 65B/US 79/
US 425/AR 190, after which the roadway continues south as US 65/US 425 toward
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.
I-530 State Scenic Byway I-530 is designated as one of ten
Arkansas Scenic Byways for from AR 256 northwest of
White Hall to
US 65 in southern
Pine Bluff. 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 • Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame •
Arkansas Railroad Museum •
Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District ==History==