64-426: The East Hamilton Avenue Historic District encompasses a 20th-century residential area of Wynne, Arkansas , reflective of its growth between about 1920 and 1940. It extends along East Hamilton Avenue, between North Falls Boulevard and Killough Road, and includes properties on Eldridge Court. East Hamilton Avenue, representing the best-preserved area of development from this period, was developed gradually beginning in
128-572: A 10-lane (five in each direction) facility replaced the former I-40 Crosstown Bridge ; the former I-40 alignment will be replaced with an urban boulevard currently designated as Oklahoma City Boulevard. I-40 enters the west-central part of the state and runs for 285 miles (459 km) in Arkansas. The route passes through Van Buren , where it intersects the southbound I-540 / US 71 to Fort Smith . The route continues east to Alma to intersect I-49 north to Fayetteville, Arkansas . Running through
192-641: A bridge foundation member near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma , causing a 580-foot (180 m) section of the I-40 bridge to plunge into the Arkansas River . Automobiles and semitrailers fell into the water, killing 14 people. On May 11, 2021, the Hernando de Soto Bridge carrying I-40 over the Mississippi River was closed when inspectors discovered a crack on a tie girder. A subsequent investigation revealed that
256-450: A household in the city was $ 30,125, and the median income for a family was $ 35,714. Males had a median income of $ 30,506 versus $ 20,567 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,800. About 17.9% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over. Wynne has a public school system that consists of four different schools. The first school
320-687: A more east–west alignment upon merging with US 74 at the eastern terminus of the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway . From there, the highway passes through Asheville , Hickory , and Statesville before reaching the Piedmont Triad . Just east of the Triad City of Greensboro, North Carolina , it merges with I-85 , and the two roads split again just west of the Research Triangle area, passing through Durham and Raleigh . From
384-443: A number of Native American trails existed within the vicinity of what is now Interstate 40. In 1857, an expedition led by Edward Fitzgerald Beale was tasked with establishing a trade route along the 35th parallel north from Fort Smith, Arkansas , to Los Angeles . This route, which became known as Beale's Wagon Road , was constructed by a team of about 100 men and 22 camels led by Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale . Completed in 1859, it
448-476: A plan to extend I-40 from Research Triangle Park to I-95 , a distance of 41 miles (66 km), at a cost of $ 75 million (equivalent to $ 432.36 million in 2023 ). Most of the highway would be four lanes, though six lanes were likely near Raleigh , where I-40 would extend the Beltline . Several routes were being considered, but, at the time, the most likely route would have ended north of Smithfield . When
512-646: A reconstruction, the expressway was renamed Salem Parkway and redesignated as part of US 421 . The " Big I " interchange in Albuquerque between I-40 and I-25 was reconstructed between 2000 and 2002 in a project that eliminated left-hand entrance ramps and added lanes. This project was given an honorable mention by the United States Department of Transportation and the FHWA for excellence in urban highway design in 2002. The Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway
576-494: Is Wynne Primary School which is for children in grades Kindergarten through second grade. The second school is Wynne Intermediate School which is for children in grades 3–5. The third school is Wynne Junior High School which is for grades 6–8. The fourth school, Wynne High School is for grades 9–12. Wynne also has a branch of the East Arkansas Community College located on Falls Boulevard. The New Hope School
640-502: Is a part of the larger Mississippi Alluvial Plain ), and Crowley's Ridge, a distinct rise marking the New Madrid Fault Line . U.S. Route 64 passes through the northern side of the city, leading east 37 miles (60 km) to Marion and west 58 miles (93 km) to Searcy . Arkansas Highway 1 leads north 25 miles (40 km) to Harrisburg and south 14 miles (23 km) to Interstate 40 at Forrest City . According to
704-469: Is at the head of Tijeras Canyon east of Albuquerque at approximately 7,040 feet (2,150 m). Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas are the five states where I-40 has a speed limit of 75 mph (121 km/h) instead of the 70 mph (110 km/h) limit in California, Tennessee, and North Carolina. In the west Texas panhandle area, there are several ranch roads connected directly to
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#1732854864469768-617: Is four lanes for the entirety of its length in the state. A sign in California showing the distance to Wilmington, North Carolina , has been stolen several times. I-40 is a main route to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon , with the exits leading into Grand Canyon National Park in Williams and Flagstaff. I-40 covers 359 miles (578 km) in Arizona. Just west of exit 190, west of Flagstaff,
832-593: Is generally considered the first federal highway in the Southwestern United States. In the early 20th century, a number of auto trails were established by private organizations to aid motorists in traveling between major cities. Among these was the National Old Trails Road , which roughly followed the western part of present-day I-40 to Albuquerque, and the Lee Highway , which followed much of
896-778: Is in Barstow, California . Known as the Needles Freeway, it heads east from Barstow across the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County to Needles , before it crosses the Colorado River into Arizona southwest of Kingman . I-40 covers 155 miles (249 km) in California. Some signs show the control city for I-40 westbound to be Los Angeles , where drivers would follow I-15 south from its western terminus in Barstow. The highway
960-573: Is in Knoxville, concurrent with I-75 , which has an annual average daily traffic volume of more than 210,000 vehicles. The lowest traffic volumes are found on rural stretches in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, where the freeway carries fewer than 15,000 vehicles per day. I-40 in California crosses through the lightly populated northern part of the Inland Empire region of the state. Its western end
1024-584: Is its highest elevation along I-40 in the US, as the road crosses just over 7,330 feet (2,230 m) at the Arizona Divide near milepost 190. I-40 also passes through the Navajo Nation , the largest Indian reservation in the US. Like California's segment, the highway is four lanes for the entirety of its length in the state. I-40 covers 374 miles (602 km) in New Mexico. As in other states it parallels or overrides
1088-499: Is published weekly. KWYN is the main broadcasting station in the city of Wynne. They operate 92.5 FM which is primarily country music and 1400 AM which is primarily news and sports. These stations are part of the East Arkansas Broadcasters, Incorporated. Interstate 40 Interstate 40 ( I-40 ) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of
1152-429: The 2020 United States Census , there were 8,314 people, 3,104 households, and 2,052 families residing in the city. According to the census of 2000, there were 8,615 people, 3,245 households, and 2,323 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,056.5 inhabitants per square mile (407.9/km ). There were 3,476 housing units at an average density of 426.3 per square mile (164.6/km ). The racial makeup of
1216-771: The Arkansas Delta and Crowley's Ridge , Wynne is the closest city to the second-largest state park in Arkansas, Village Creek State Park . Wynne was named for Captain Jesse Watkins Wynne, a Texan who achieved the rank of captain in the Civil War at the age of just 21. He was famed for leading a group of his captors up to the Confederate lines, where he then marched them to headquarters as his own prisoners. In 1867, Captain Wynne moved to St. Francis County, Arkansas , and joined
1280-512: The Mississippi River on the Hernando de Soto Bridge and enters Memphis, Tennessee . The State of Tennessee has the longest segment of I-40 at 455 miles (732 km). The Interstate goes through all of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee and its three largest cities: Memphis , Nashville , and Knoxville . Jackson , Lebanon , Cookeville , Crossville , and Newport are other notable cities through which I-40 passes. Before leaving
1344-586: The Ozark Mountains , I-40 serves Ozark , Clarksville , Russellville , Morrilton , and Conway . The route turns south after Conway and enters North Little Rock , which brings high volume interchanges with I-430 , I-30 / US 65 / US 67 / US 167 , and I-440 / Highway 440 (AR 440). The Interstate continues east through Lonoke , Brinkley , and West Memphis on the eastside. I-40 briefly overlaps I-55 in West Memphis before it crosses
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#17328548644691408-522: The United States Census Bureau , Wynne has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.0 km ), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km ), or 0.12%, is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wynne has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of
1472-615: The 2025. In Oklahoma City, the designation I-440 had been given to a stretch of Interstate Highway from I-240 to US 66. It was a part of Grand Boulevard that had been built in compliance with Interstate Highway standards . In 1982, as part of Oklahoma's "Diamond Jubilee", I-44's western terminus was moved from the I-35/I-44 junction to the Texas–Oklahoma state line via the Belle Isle Freeway (connecting I-440 with I-35); I-440,
1536-569: The Interstate. I-40 goes through the heart of the state, passing through many Oklahoma cities and towns, including Erick , Sayre , Elk City , Clinton , Weatherford , El Reno , Yukon , Oklahoma City , Del City , Midwest City , Shawnee , Okemah , Henryetta , Checotah , Sallisaw , and Roland . I-40 covers 331 miles (533 km) in Oklahoma. In Downtown Oklahoma City , I-40 was rerouted one mile (1.6 km) south of its former alignment and
1600-561: The Interstate. The only major city in Texas that is directly served by I-40 is Amarillo , which connects with I-27 that runs south toward Lubbock . I-40 also connects to US 287 that runs southeast to Dallas–Fort Worth and US 87 /US 287 north to Dumas and then on into Oklahoma. I-40 has only one welcome center in the state, which is located in Amarillo at the exit for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport , serving both sides of
1664-572: The Pigeon River Gorge section along the Tennessee and North Carolina border. Here, the roadway was cut into the slopes of several steep mountains. Accidents on the winding road are also common especially during bad weather. On October 25, 2009, I-40 was closed at the North Carolina and Tennessee border due to a landslide at milemarker 2.6 just east of the Tennessee state line. All traffic
1728-566: The Triangle to its eastern terminus in Wilmington , it once again takes a more north–south alignment. A standard distance sign existed near the start of the westbound section of I-40 in Wilmington that indicated the distance to Barstow, California, as 2,554 miles (4,110 km). In 2009, NCDOT said it would not be replaced after frequent thefts . During the colonial and westward expansion eras,
1792-469: The US government considered a plan, part of Project Plowshare , to use atomic bombs to excavate a path for I-40 through California. The project was canceled largely due to the cost of developing the explosives and due to the unavailability of a "clean bomb". The first sections of I-40 reused freeways that had been constructed prior to the Interstate Highway System or were under construction at
1856-605: The United States. At a length of 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km), it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80 . From west to east, it passes through California , Arizona , New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , Tennessee , and North Carolina . Its western terminus is at I-15 in Barstow, California , while its eastern terminus is at a concurrency with U.S. Route 117 (US 117) and North Carolina Highway 132 (NC 132) in Wilmington, North Carolina . Major cities served by
1920-554: The city was 75.91% White , 22.32% Black or African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.27% from other races , and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,245 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who
1984-512: The community . Four people died and 26 people were injured. Numerous homes and businesses, including Wynne High School, were damaged or destroyed. The tornado was on the ground for 73 miles, dissipating in Tipton County, Tennessee . Wynne lies in south-central Cross County along the boundary between two distinct geographical areas of Arkansas: the fertile farmland of the Arkansas Delta (which
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2048-455: The crack had existed since at least May 2019, and reports later surfaced that the crack had likely existed since August 2016. An emergency contract to repair the beam was awarded six days after the closure, and the bridge reopened on July 31, 2021, to eastbound traffic, and to westbound traffic on August 2, 2021. The highway was badly damaged during Hurricane Helene in September 2024, with
2112-568: The eastern portion of the route. When the state governments established the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926, two of these most important highways, US 66 and US 70 were established within the present-day I-40 corridor. US 66, which followed the route from its western terminus to Oklahoma City, became arguably the most famous highway in the United States and has been recognized multiple times in popular culture. US 70, which roughly follows
2176-584: The finance company of Dennis & Beck. At that time, the Dennis & Beck company held savings for other companies and for individuals, but eventually, it became the Bank of Eastern Arkansas, and Wynne became its first president. From 1880 to 1885, as the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad was under construction, active steamboat riverports like Wittsburg , at that time the county seat of Cross County, were deserted for
2240-454: The first sections of I-40. The stretch between Memphis and Nashville, completed on July 24, 1966, was the first major stretch of interstate highway completed in Tennessee. On June 30, 1972, the final stretch of I-40 entirely within Arkansas, located between Clarksville and Ozark was opened; the last section to open in the state was the Hernando de Soto Bridge , which opened on August 2, 1973. The last segment in California to be completed
2304-658: The highway that became I-40 was included in a plan released on August 2, 1947, by the Public Roads Administration of the now-defunct Federal Works Agency . The Interstate was officially authorized between Barstow and Greensboro by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 , which created the Interstate Highway System. The numbering was subsequently approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on August 14, 1957, along with most of
2368-546: The historic U.S. Route 66 . East of Oklahoma City, the route generally parallels US 64 and US 70 . I-40 was established by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 , and the numbering was subsequently approved on August 14, 1957, along with most of the rest of the system. The eastern terminus was initially planned to be located at I-85 in Greensboro, but the Federal Highway Administration later approved extending
2432-473: The interstate include Flagstaff, Arizona ; Albuquerque, New Mexico ; Amarillo, Texas ; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ; Little Rock, Arkansas ; Memphis , Nashville , and Knoxville in Tennessee; and Asheville , Winston-Salem , Greensboro , Durham , Raleigh , and Wilmington in North Carolina. I-40 begins in the Mojave Desert in California, and then proceeds through the Colorado Plateau in Arizona and
2496-409: The last portion of I-40, connecting Wilmington to Raleigh, was dedicated on June 29, 1990, CBS journalist Charles Kuralt stated: Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything. In Memphis , I-40 was originally planned to pass through the city's Overton Park , a 342-acre (138 ha) public park. Following a public announcement of
2560-554: The late 19th century, and grew from west (near Wynne's downtown) to east. The oldest house in the district, the Giboney-Robertson-Stewart House , is a Queen Anne Victorian built c. 1895. Most of the houses were built after 1920, and are predominantly Craftsman , Colonial Revival , and Tudor Revival in character. There are a few Spanish (Mediterranean) Revival houses, and a few early ranch houses , which were generally built between 1940 and 1950. The district
2624-482: The northern bypass route. The redesigned section now has additional lanes in each direction, is less congested, and has fewer accidents. In North Carolina , I-40 travels 420 miles (680 km). It enters the state as a winding mountain freeway through the Great Smoky Mountains , which frequently closes due to landslides and weather conditions. It enters the state on a mostly north–south alignment, turning to
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2688-408: The north–south line near the boxcar, and the name "Wynne Junction" became well known in the area. On May 28, 1888, the "Junction" part of the name was dropped, and the town of Wynne was formed. By the 1890s, the railroad traffic and the resulting activity in Wynne made it a more vibrant town than the town of Vanndale , which had been the county seat since 1886. In 1903, the county seat of Cross County
2752-516: The post 1937 Route 66 route through the state. Notable cities along I-40 include Gallup , Grants , Albuquerque , Santa Rosa , and Tucumcari . I-40 also travels through several Indian reservations in the western half of the state. It reaches its highest point in the state of 7,275 feet (2,217 m) at the Continental Divide (Campbell Pass) in western New Mexico between Gallup and Grants. The last place that I-40 tops 7,000 feet (2,100 m)
2816-481: The railroads. The location of the settlement of Wynne was first chosen in 1882, when a train derailed, leaving one boxcar without wheels and off the tracks. That boxcar was then turned upright as a building, and as a compliment to Captain Wynne, it was designated the "Wynne Station". On September 27, 1882, the Wynne Station Post Office was opened. When the east–west railroad line was completed, it crossed
2880-491: The remainder of the Interstate, was also one of the most important highways for east−west travelers, and was considered part of the "Broadway of America" highway between California and New York . An east−west trans-continental freeway to serve the south-central United States was proposed in multiple plans throughout the 1930s and 1940s for what later became the Interstate Highway System . The general alignment for
2944-461: The road closed in multiple locations across western North Carolina due to landslides. The worst damage was seen near North Carolina's border with Tennessee, where a large portion of the highway was washed into the Pigeon River following a mudslide, resulting in it being indefinitely closed in both directions. On November 5, it was announced that the highway could reopen as early as the beginning of
3008-405: The route to its current eastern terminus in Wilmington. As a result, this was the last segment of I-40 to be completed upon its dedication in 1990. I-40 is the third-longest freeway in the United States, spanning 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km) across the southern half of the country. The longest stretch of the highway is in Tennessee, and the shortest is in California. The busiest stretch of I-40
3072-439: The route, eliminated several interchanges, added frontage roads, and reconstructed the congestion-prone cloverleaf interchange with I-75, which had earned the nickname "Malfunction Junction", into a three-level stack interchange. This was conducted as part of a larger $ 250 million (equivalent to $ 668 million in 2023 ) road improvement project in the Knoxville area in preparation for the 1982 World's Fair . Originally, I-40
3136-510: The routing, a group of community activists opposed to the routing founded an organization called Citizens to Preserve Overton Park in 1957, and collected 10,000 signatures in their support. After Secretary of Transportation John Volpe authorized the state to solicit bids for the construction of the interstate through the park in 1969, the organization filed a lawsuit, which culminated in the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe in 1971, which ruled that
3200-832: The southern tip of the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico. It then traverses the Great Plains through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma, and passes south of the Ozarks in Arkansas. The freeway crosses the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina, before terminating in the Atlantic Coastal Plain near the Atlantic Ocean . Much of the western part of I-40, from Barstow to Oklahoma City , parallels or overlays
3264-429: The state highway department had not adequately explored alternative routes for the interstate. This case is considered to have established the modern process of judicial review of infrastructural projects, and eventually resulted in the state rerouting the alignment of I-40 through the park onto a section of I-240 in 1981. Between May 1980 and March 1982, a major project was conducted on I-40 in Knoxville that widened
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#17328548644693328-493: The state, I-40 enters the Great Smoky Mountains toward North Carolina . The section of I-40 which runs between Memphis and Nashville is often referred to as the Music Highway . During reconstruction, a short section of I-40 through downtown Knoxville near the central Malfunction Junction was completely closed to traffic from May 1, 2008, and not reopened until June 12, 2009, with all traffic redirected via I-640 ,
3392-751: The system. In 1957, the California Department of Highways, the predecessor agency to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), proposed that the route be renumbered to I-30 instead because of the already existing US 40 in the state. This route was decommissioned in the state in 1964 as a part of a major revamping of California's overall highway numbering system. The California state government also submitted State Route 58 (SR 58) between Barstow and Bakersfield for I-40 extension potential in 1956 and 1968, but both of these requests were rejected. From 1963 to 1966,
3456-400: The tank. The leaking gas ignited in a massive fireball, and the tank was propelled 125 yards (114 m) from the crash site into a nearby duplex apartment. The incident killed six motorists and three occupants of nearby structures, and provided momentum for the eventual reconstruction of the interchange. The I-40 bridge disaster occurred on May 26, 2002, when a barge collided with
3520-541: The time of the authorization of the system. The first stretch in Tennessee reused a short freeway in Knoxville called the Magnolia Avenue Expressway, which was opened in two segments in 1952 and 1955. The first stretches in North Carolina were a short controlled-access sections of US 421 in Winston-Salem, and from Kernersville , constructed between 1955 and 1958. By 1957, most states had begun construction on
3584-444: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09. The age distribution of the population shows 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 woman age 18 and over, there were 80.4 men. The median income for
3648-574: Was a short stretch in Needles, opened on August 13, 1973. The last original planned stretch of the highway in Tennessee, located east of Knoxville, was partially opened on December 20, 1974, and fully opened on September 12, 1975. The last section of I-40 in Oklahoma, a 17-mile (27 km) stretch near Erick near the western end of the state, opened on June 2, 1975. In 1971, the North Carolina State Highway Commission approved
3712-521: Was accomplished in three phases between January 2001 and December 2016. A $ 203.7 million two-phase project dubbed "SmartFix 40" resulted in a complete closure of a short stretch of I-40 through Knoxville between May 1, 2008, and June 12, 2009. This was done in order to accelerate the construction timeline, and during this time, through traffic was required to use I-640 . Both phases of the project won an America's Transportation Award from AASHTO in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Landslides are common in
3776-423: Was constructed through downtown Winston-Salem , and it continued to follow that route until a new urban bypass route was built. After the bypass was completed around 1992, I-40 was relocated to the new freeway. The old highway was then redesignated as Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.), establishing a business route that was actually an expressway for its entire length, a rarity among business routes. Following
3840-456: Was detoured via I-26 and I-81, and non-heavy-load traffic via US 25 and US 70. The roadway was reopened on April 25, 2010, with some remaining limitations on westbound traffic. On December 23, 1988, a tanker truck hauling liquefied propane overturned on a ramp in the interchange between I-40 and I-240 in the Midtown neighborhood of Memphis, rupturing a small hole in the front of
3904-586: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. This article about a property in Cross County, Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wynne, Arkansas Wynne is the county seat and largest city of Cross County, Arkansas , United States. The population was 8,314 at the 2020 Census . Nestled between
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#17328548644693968-595: Was moved to Wynne. With the advent of the U.S. Highway System in the 1920s and 30s, U.S. Route 64 was built west from Memphis , through Wynne, and to points west. Also, the north–south Arkansas Highway 1 was built through Wynne, making it an important highway crossroads for several decades, in addition to being a railroad town. Since the advent of the Interstate Highway System , Interstate 40 has largely diverted long-distance travel away from Wynne. On Friday, March 31, 2023, shortly after 4:30 P.M., an intense EF3 tornado with winds reaching 150 miles per hour struck
4032-627: Was one of the original buildings constructed to serve students of District 25. It was donated in 2007 to the Cross County Historical Society where it was restored to its original appearance. In 2008, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . The Wynne Progress is the main newspaper in the city of Wynne. The Wynne, Arkansas Progress is in the Memphis, Tennessee DMA. It serves both Wynne and Cross County. It has been in publication for over 100 years. The Wynne Progress
4096-460: Was relocated and replaced with a new wider alignment in two phases between May 2002 and October 2012. The old alignment was replaced with Oklahoma City Boulevard , and at-grade thoroughfare. In Memphis, the cancellation of the Overton Park stretch of I-240, along with increased traffic volumes and safety hazards, rendered both interchanges with I-240 unable to effectively handle unplanned traffic patterns, thus necessitating their reconstruction. This
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