Interstate 40 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 1,381.55 mi[1] (2,223.39 km) | |||
| Existed | 1958[2]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-40 at Carolina National Border | |||
| East end |  US 39 in Charlotte Amalie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood | State line | 0.0 | 0.0 |  I-40 west – Knoxville | Continuation into Tennessee | ||
| | 6.7 | 10.8 | 7 | Cold Springs Creek Road – Harmon Den | |||
| | 14.8 | 23.8 | 15 | Fines Creek Road | |||
| Cove Creek | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20 |   US 276 south – Waynesville, Maggie Valley | |||
| | 24.2 | 38.9 | 24 |  NC 209 – Lake Junaluska, Hot Springs | |||
| | 27.3 | 43.9 | 27 |     US 19 / US 23 / US 74 west – Clyde, Waynesville | West end of US 74 overlap | ||
| Canton | 31.2 | 50.2 | 31 |  NC 215 – Canton | |||
| 33.2 | 53.4 | 33 | Newfound Road – Canton | ||||
| Buncombe | | 37.4 | 60.2 | 37 | Wiggins Road – Candler, East Canton | ||
| Asheville | 44.3 | 71.3 | 44 |   US 19 / US 23 / US 74A east – West Asheville, Enka, Candler | |||
| 45.9 | 73.9 | 46 A-B | A:  I-26 / US 74 east – Hendersonville, SpartanburgB:   I-26 west / I-240 east – Asheville, Johnson City | Signed as exits 46A (east) and 46B (west); east end of US 74 overlap No westbound exit 46B; left exits on both directions | |||
| 46.7 | 75.2 | 47 |  NC 191 – West Asheville | To Farmers Market | |||
| 50.2 | 80.8 | 50 |  US 25 – South Asheville, Biltmore House | Signed as exits 50A (south) and 50B (north) westbound | |||
| 51.3 | 82.6 | 51 |  US 25A – Asheville | ||||
| 52.8 | 85.0 | 53 A-B | A: US 74A east / Blue Ridge Parkway – Bat Cave B: I-240 / US 74A west – East Asheville | Signed as exits 53A (east) and 53B (west) | |||
| 55.1 | 88.7 | 55 |   To US 70 – East Asheville | To VA Hospital | |||
| | 58.8 | 94.6 | 59 | Patton Cove Road – Swannanoa | |||
| Black Mountain | 63.8 | 102.7 | 64 |  NC 9 – Black Mountain, Montreat | |||
| 64.8 | 104.3 | 65 | US 70 west – Black Mountain | West end of US 70 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| | 65.7 | 105.7 | 66 | Dunsmore Avenue – Ridgecrest | |||
| McDowell | Old Fort | 71.4 | 114.9 | 72 | US 70 east – Old Fort | East end of US 70 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 72.4 | 116.5 | 73 | Catawaba Avenue – Old Fort | ||||
| 74.8 | 120.4 | 75 | Parker Padgett Road | ||||
| Marion | 81.2 | 130.7 | 81 | Sugar Hill Road – Marion | |||
| 83.4 | 134.2 | 83 | Ashworth Road | ||||
| 84.6 | 136.2 | 85 |  US 221 – Marion, Rutherfordton | ||||
| 86.3 | 138.9 | 86 |  NC 226 – Marion, Shelby | ||||
| | 89.8 | 144.5 | 90 | Harmony Grove Road – Nebo, Lake James | |||
| Burke | | 94.1 | 151.4 | 94 | Dysartsville Road | ||
| | 95.8 | 154.2 | 96 | Kathy Road | |||
| Glen Alpine | 97.5 | 156.9 | 98 | Causby Road – Glen Alpine | |||
| 99.5 | 160.1 | 100 | Jamestown Road / Dixie Boulevard – Glen Alpine | ||||
| Morganton | 102.9 | 165.6 | 103 |  US 64 – Morganton, Rutherfordton | |||
| 104.1 | 167.5 | 104 | Enola Road | ||||
| 105.1 | 169.1 | 105 |  NC 18 – Morganton, Shelby | ||||
| | 106.2 | 170.9 | 106 | Bethel Road | |||
| | 107.4 | 172.8 | 107 |  NC 114 – Drexel | |||
| Valdese | 110.7 | 178.2 | 111 | Abees Grove Church Road / Milestone Avenue – Valdese | |||
| 111.4 | 179.3 | 112 | Mineral Springs Mountain Road – Valdese | ||||
| Rutherford College | 112.3 | 180.7 | 113 | Rutherford College Road / Malcom Boulevard – Connelly Springs, Rutherford College | |||
| Icard | 116.2 | 187.0 | 116 | Old NC 10 – Icard | |||
| Hildebran | 117.9 | 189.7 | 118 | Old NC 10 | |||
| 118.8 | 191.2 | 119 | Henry River Road / Center Street – Henry River, Hildebran | Signed as exits 119A (Henry River) and 119B (Hildebran) eastbound | |||
| Catawba | Long View | 120.6 | 194.1 | 121 | 33rd Street – Long View | ||
| Hickory | 122.8 | 197.6 | 123 A-B | A:   US 321 south to NC 127 – Lincolnton, GastoniaB:  US 321 north to US 70 / NC 127 – Hickory, Lenoir, Boone | Signed as exits 123A (south) and 123B (north) To Appalachian State University and Hickory Regional Airport | ||
| 125.1 | 201.3 | 125 | Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard – Hickory | To Lenoir-Rhyne University | |||
| 126.2 | 203.1 | 126 | To US 70 – Hickory, Newton | ||||
| Conover | 128.1 | 206.2 | 128 | Fairgrove Church Road | To Hickory Motor Speedway | ||
| 130.2 | 209.5 | 130 | Old US 70 | ||||
| 131.6 | 211.8 | 132 |  NC 16 – Newton, Conover, Taylorsville | ||||
| 132.6 | 213.4 | 133 | Rock Barn Road | ||||
| Claremont | 134.3 | 216.1 | 135 | Oxford Street – Claremont | |||
| Catawba | 138.1 | 222.3 | 138 |  NC 10 west (Oxford School Road) – Catawba | |||
| Iredell | | 140.4 | 226.0 | 141 | Sharon School Road | ||
| | 144.0 | 231.7 | 144 | Old Mountain Road – West Iredell | |||
| | 145.4 | 234.0 | 146 | Stamey Farm Road | |||
| Statesville | 147.7 | 237.7 | 148 |  US 64 / NC 90 – West Statesville, Taylorsville | |||
| 149.5 | 240.6 | 150 |  NC 115 – Downtown Statesville, North Wilkesboro | ||||
| 151.2 | 243.3 | 151 |  US 21 – East Statesville, Harmony | ||||
| 152.0 | 244.6 | 152 A-B | A:   I-77 south – CharlotteB:  I-77 north – Elkin | Signed as exits 152A (south) and 152B (north) | |||
| 152.9 | 246.1 | 153 | US 64 – Statesville | Permanently closed as of October 1, 2012; was an eastbound exit and westbound entrance[3][4] | |||
| 153.7 | 247.4 | 154 | US 64 (Old Mocksville Road) | ||||
| | 161.8 | 260.4 | 162 | US 64 | |||
| Davie | Mocksville | 167.8 | 270.0 | 168 | US 64 – Mocksville | ||
| 169.5 | 272.8 | 170 |  US 601 – Mocksville, Yadkinville | ||||
| | 173.5 | 279.2 | 174 | Farmington Road | |||
| | 179.8 | 289.4 | 180 |  NC 801 – Bermuda Run, Tanglewood | |||
| Forsyth | Clemmons | 182.1 | 293.1 | 182 | Harper Road – Tanglewood, Bermuda Run | ||
| 183.5 | 295.3 | 184 | Lewisville–Clemmons Road – Lewisville, Clemmons | ||||
| Winston-Salem | 187.7 | 302.1 | 188 |    I-40 BL east / US 421 – Downtown Winston-Salem, Yadkinville, Wilkesboro | No access from I-40 east to US 421 south | ||
| 188.6 | 303.5 | 189 |  US 158 (Stratford Road) | ||||
| 189.3 | 304.6 | 190 | Hanes Mall Boulevard | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 191.3 | 307.9 | 192 |  NC 150 (Peters Creek Parkway) – Downtown Winston-Salem | ||||
| 192.5 | 309.8 | 193C | Silas Creek Parkway, South Main Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 193.2 | 310.9 | 193 A-B | A:   US 52 / NC 8 south – LexingtonB:  US 52 / US 311 / NC 8 north – Mount Airy | North end of US 311 overlap Signed as exits 193A (south) and 193B (north) | |||
| 194.3 | 312.7 | 195 |  NC 109 / Clemmonsville Road – Thomasville | ||||
| 195.9 | 315.3 | 196 |  I-74 east / US 311 south – High Point | South end of US 311 overlap | |||
| | I-74 (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway) | Future interchange (unfunded)[5][6] | |||||
| Kernersville | 200.7 | 323.0 | 201 | Union Cross Road | |||
| 203.5 | 327.5 | 203 |  NC 66 / Regional Road – Kernersville, High Point | ||||
| Guilford | | 206.4 | 332.2 | 206 |  I-40 BL west / US 421 north – Kernersville, Downtown Winston-Salem | North end of US 421 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Greensboro | 207.4 | 333.8 | 208 | Sandy Ridge Road | |||
| 209.7 | 337.5 | 210 |  NC 68 – High Point, Piedmont Triad International Airport | ||||
| 210.7 | 339.1 | 211 | Gallimore Dairy Road | ||||
| 212.1 | 341.3 | 212 |  I-73 / US 421 south / To Bryan Boulevard – Asheboro | East end of US 421 overlap; signed as exits 212A (Bryan Boulevard) and 212B (I-73/US 421) | |||
| 213.0 | 342.8 | 213 | Guilford College Road | ||||
| 213.8 | 344.1 | 214 | Wendover Avenue | Signed as exits 214A (east) and 214B (west) eastbound | |||
| 215.3 | 346.5 | 216 | Patterson Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 216.8 | 348.9 | 217 | High Point Road, Koury Boulevard | ||||
| 218.2 | 351.2 | 218 |     US 220 south to I-85 BL south / Freeman Mill Road – Asheboro | West end of US 220 overlap; signed as exits 218A (US 220) and 218B (Freeman Mill Road) | |||
| 219.0 | 352.4 | 219 | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). | South end of US 29/I-85 Bus. and west end of US 70 overlap | |||
| 219.3 | 352.9 | 220 | Randleman Road | ||||
| 219.9 | 353.9 | 221 | South Elm-Eugene Street – Downtown Greensboro | ||||
| 221.0 | 355.7 | 222 | Martin Luther King Jr. Drive | ||||
| 221.1 | 355.8 | 223 |  US 29 north / US 70 east / US 220 north – Reidsville | North end of US 29//US 220 and east end of US 70 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
| 223.3 | 359.4 | 224 | To US 29 north / US 220 north / East Lee Street | To Bennett College, UNC Greensboro, A&T University and Greensboro College | |||
| 225.7 | 363.2 | 226 | McConnell Road | ||||
| 226.5 | 364.5 | 227 |  I-85 south to US 70 – Charlotte | South end of I-85 and north end of I-85 Bus. overlap; hidden north I-785 and west I-840 | |||
| I-40 overlaps with Interstate 85 (exits 131 to 163) | |||||||
| Orange | Hillsborough | 258.3 | 415.7 | 259 | I-85 north – Durham | North end of I-85 overlap | |
| 260.8 | 419.7 | 261 | Old NC Highway 86 – Hillsborough | ||||
| 262.9 | 423.1 | 263 | New Hope Church Road | ||||
| 265.8 | 427.8 | 266 |  NC 86 – Chapel Hill, Hillsborough | ||||
| Durham | Chapel Hill | 269.9 | 434.4 | 270 A-B | A:   US 15 / US 501 south – Chapel HillB: US 15 / US 501 north – Durham | Signed as exits 270A (south) and 270B (north) | |
| 272.7 | 438.9 | 273 |  NC 54 – Chapel Hill, Durham | Signed as exits 273A (west) and 273B (east) westbound | |||
| Durham | 274.2 | 441.3 | 274 |  NC 751 – Jordan Lake | |||
| 275.6 | 443.5 | 276 | Fayetteville Road – Southpoint, North Carolina Central University | ||||
| 277.8 | 447.1 | 278 |  NC 55 to NC 54 – Apex | ||||
| | 279.1 | 449.2 | 279 A-B |   A:  NC 147 south (Triangle Expressway) – MorrisvilleB: NC 147 north (Durham Freeway) – Downtown Durham | Signed as exits 279A (Toll NC 147 South) and 279B (NC 147 North) | ||
| | 280.1 | 450.8 | 280 | Davis Drive | |||
| Durham | 280.8 | 451.9 | 281 | Miami Boulevard | |||
| 281.4 | 452.9 | 282 | Page Road | ||||
| 282.3 | 454.3 | 283 |    I-540 east / NC 540 west to US 1 / US 70 – North Raleigh | Signed westbound as exits 283A (East I-540) and 283B (West NC 540) | |||
| Wake | Morrisville | 283.5 | 456.2 | 284 | Airport Boulevard – RDU International Airport | Signed eastbound as exits 284A (west) and 284B (east) | |
| Cary | 284.7 | 458.2 | 285 | Aviation Parkway – Morrisville, RDU International Airport | |||
| 287.0 | 461.9 | 287 | Harrison Avenue – Cary | ||||
| Raleigh | 288.6 | 464.5 | 289 |   To I-440 / US 1 north / Wade Avenue – Downtown Raleigh | To PNC Arena, Carter–Finley Stadium, State Fairgrounds, NCSU Veterinary College, and NC Museum of Art | ||
| 290.5 | 467.5 | 290 | NC 54 – Cary | ||||
| 291.4 | 469.0 | 291 | Cary Towne Boulevard – Cary | ||||
| 292.6 | 470.9 | 293 A-B | A: US 1 south / US 64 west – Cary, Asheboro B: I-440 east / US 1 north – Raleigh, Wake Forest | West end of US 64 overlap; signed as exits 293A (south/west) and 293B (north/east) | |||
| 295.0 | 474.8 | 295 | Gorman Street | ||||
| 297.1 | 478.1 | 297 | Lake Wheeler Road | ||||
| 298.0 | 479.6 | 298 A-B | A:   US 70 east / US 401 south / NC 50 east (S. Saunders Street South) – GarnerB: US 70 west / US 401 north / NC 50 west – Downtown Raleigh | Signed as exits 298A (east/south) and 298B (west/north) | |||
| 298.8 | 480.9 | 299 | Hammond Road, Person Street | ||||
| 300.3 | 483.3 | 300 | Rock Quarry Road | Signed as exits 300A (south) and 300B (north) westbound | |||
| 301.1 | 484.6 | 301 | I-440 west / US 64 east – Knightdale | East end of US 64 overlap; Eastbound exit is a left exit | |||
| | 303.5 | 488.4 | 303 | Jones Sausage Road | |||
| Garner | 305.6 | 491.8 | 306 |  US 70 west / US 70 Bus. east – Garner, Clayton | West end of US 70 overlap; signed as exits 306A (west) and 306B (east) westbound | ||
| 309.6 | 498.3 | 309 | US 70 east – Smithfield, Goldsboro | East end of US 70 overlap | |||
| Johnston | | 311.8 | 501.8 | 312 |  NC 42 – Clayton, Fuquay-Varina | ||
| | 318.6 | 512.7 | 319 |  NC 210 – Smithfield, Angier | |||
| Benson | 325.4 | 523.7 | 325 |   NC 242 south to US 301 – Benson | |||
| 327.8 | 527.5 | 328 A-B | A:  I-95 south – Benson, FayettevilleB: I-95 north – Rocky Mount, Smithfield | Signed as exits 328A (south) and 328B (north) | |||
| | 333.6 | 536.9 | 334 |  NC 96 – Meadow | |||
| Sampson | Newton Grove | 341.0 | 548.8 | 341 |  NC 50 / NC 55 to US 13 – Newton Grove | ||
| 343.3 | 552.5 | 343 |  US 701 – Clinton, Newton Grove | ||||
| | 348.0 | 560.1 | 348 | Suttontown Road | |||
| | 355.4 | 572.0 | 355 |  NC 403 – Faison | |||
| Duplin | Warsaw | 364.5 | 586.6 | 364 |  NC 24 west / NC 24 Bus. east to NC 50 – Warsaw, Clinton | West end of NC 24 overlap | |
| 369.6 | 594.8 | 369 |  US 117 – Warsaw | ||||
| | 372.9 | 600.1 | 373 |  NC 24 east / NC 903 – Magnolia, Kenansville, Beulaville | East end of NC 24 overlap | ||
| Rose Hill | 380.0 | 611.6 | 380 | Charity Road – Rose Hill | |||
| | 384.1 | 618.1 | 384 |  NC 11 – Wallace, Greenevers | |||
| | 385.4 | 620.2 | 385 |  NC 41 – Wallace, Beulaville | |||
| Pender | | 390.2 | 628.0 | 390 | US 117 – Wallace | ||
| Burgaw | 398.5 | 641.3 | 398 |  NC 53 – Burgaw, Jacksonville | |||
| Rocky Point | 408.1 | 656.8 | 408 | NC 210 – Rocky Point | To Moores Creek National Battlefield | ||
| New Hanover | Castle Hayne | 414.5 | 667.1 | 414 | Holly Shelter Road – Castle Hayne | ||
| Murraysville | 416.9 | 670.9 | 416 |    I-140 west / US 17 / NC 140 – Shallotte, Myrtle Beach, Topsail Island, Jacksonville | Signed as exits 416A (south) and 416B (north) | ||
| Wilmington | 419.9 | 675.8 | 420 |  US 117 / NC 132 / Gordon Road – Castle Hayne | Signed as exits 420A (Gordon Road) and 420B (US 117/NC 132) westbound | ||
| 423.6 | 681.7 | 423 | US 74 / US 17 Bus. – Wrightsville Beach, Jacksonville | ||||
| 425.2 | 684.3 | 425 |  US 76 – Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington | ||||
| Trans-Carolina Tunnel Crossing Into East Virginia | |||||||
| Conway | Blue Harbour | 743.6 | 1,196.7 | 1 |    I-51 / I-540 / US 78 Byp. – Blue Harbour, Bristol | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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