Interstate 40 marker
Interstate 40
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length1,381.55 mi[1] (2,223.39 km)
Existed1958[2]–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-40 at Carolina National Border
Major intersections

Crossing Trans-Carolina Tunnel

East end US 39 in Charlotte Amalie
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
Highway system
NC 39 NC 41
CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
HaywoodState line0.00.0
I-40 west – Knoxville
Continuation into Tennessee
6.710.87Cold Springs Creek Road – Harmon Den
14.823.815Fines Creek Road
Cove Creek20.533.020
US 276 south – Waynesville, Maggie Valley
24.238.924 NC 209 – Lake Junaluska, Hot Springs
27.343.927
US 19 / US 23 / US 74 west – Clyde, Waynesville
West end of US 74 overlap
Canton31.250.231 NC 215 – Canton
33.253.433Newfound Road – Canton
Buncombe37.460.237Wiggins Road – Candler, East Canton
Asheville44.371.344
US 19 / US 23 / US 74A east – West Asheville, Enka, Candler
45.973.946
A-B
A:
I-26 / US 74 east – Hendersonville, Spartanburg
B:

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
46.775.247 NC 191 – West AshevilleTo Farmers Market
50.280.850 US 25 – South Asheville, Biltmore HouseSigned as exits 50A (south) and 50B (north) westbound
51.382.651 US 25A – Asheville
52.885.053
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)
55.188.755
To US 70 – East Asheville
To VA Hospital
58.894.659Patton Cove Road – Swannanoa
Black Mountain63.8102.764 NC 9 – Black Mountain, Montreat
64.8104.365
US 70 west – Black Mountain
West end of US 70 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
65.7105.766Dunsmore Avenue – Ridgecrest
McDowellOld Fort71.4114.972
US 70 east – Old Fort
East end of US 70 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
72.4116.573Catawaba Avenue – Old Fort
74.8120.475Parker Padgett Road
Marion81.2130.781Sugar Hill Road – Marion
83.4134.283Ashworth Road
84.6136.285 US 221 – Marion, Rutherfordton
86.3138.986 NC 226 – Marion, Shelby
89.8144.590Harmony Grove Road – Nebo, Lake James
Burke94.1151.494Dysartsville Road
95.8154.296Kathy Road
Glen Alpine97.5156.998Causby Road – Glen Alpine
99.5160.1100Jamestown Road / Dixie Boulevard – Glen Alpine
Morganton102.9165.6103 US 64 – Morganton, Rutherfordton
104.1167.5104Enola Road
105.1169.1105 NC 18 – Morganton, Shelby
106.2170.9106Bethel Road
107.4172.8107 NC 114 – Drexel
Valdese110.7178.2111Abees Grove Church Road / Milestone Avenue – Valdese
111.4179.3112Mineral Springs Mountain Road – Valdese
Rutherford College112.3180.7113Rutherford College Road / Malcom Boulevard – Connelly Springs, Rutherford College
Icard116.2187.0116Old NC 10 – Icard
Hildebran117.9189.7118Old NC 10
118.8191.2119Henry River Road / Center Street – Henry River, HildebranSigned as exits 119A (Henry River) and 119B (Hildebran) eastbound
CatawbaLong View120.6194.112133rd Street – Long View
Hickory122.8197.6123
A-B
A:

US 321 south to NC 127 – Lincolnton, Gastonia
B:


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
125.1201.3125Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard – HickoryTo Lenoir-Rhyne University
126.2203.1126
To US 70 – Hickory, Newton
Conover128.1206.2128Fairgrove Church RoadTo Hickory Motor Speedway
130.2209.5130Old US 70
131.6211.8132 NC 16 – Newton, Conover, Taylorsville
132.6213.4133Rock Barn Road
Claremont134.3216.1135Oxford Street – Claremont
Catawba138.1222.3138
NC 10 west (Oxford School Road) – Catawba
Iredell140.4226.0141Sharon School Road
144.0231.7144Old Mountain Road – West Iredell
145.4234.0146Stamey Farm Road
Statesville147.7237.7148 US 64 / NC 90 – West Statesville, Taylorsville
149.5240.6150 NC 115 – Downtown Statesville, North Wilkesboro
151.2243.3151 US 21 – East Statesville, Harmony
152.0244.6152
A-B
A:
I-77 south – Charlotte
B:
I-77 north – Elkin
Signed as exits 152A (south) and 152B (north)
152.9246.1153 US 64 – StatesvillePermanently closed as of October 1, 2012; was an eastbound exit and westbound entrance[3][4]
153.7247.4154 US 64 (Old Mocksville Road)
161.8260.4162 US 64
DavieMocksville167.8270.0168 US 64 – Mocksville
169.5272.8170 US 601 – Mocksville, Yadkinville
173.5279.2174Farmington Road
179.8289.4180 NC 801 – Bermuda Run, Tanglewood
ForsythClemmons182.1293.1182Harper Road – Tanglewood, Bermuda Run
183.5295.3184Lewisville–Clemmons Road – Lewisville, Clemmons
Winston-Salem187.7302.1188
I-40 BL east / US 421 – Downtown Winston-Salem, Yadkinville, Wilkesboro
No access from I-40 east to US 421 south
188.6303.5189 US 158 (Stratford Road)
189.3304.6190Hanes Mall BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
191.3307.9192 NC 150 (Peters Creek Parkway) – Downtown Winston-Salem
192.5309.8193CSilas Creek Parkway, South Main StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
193.2310.9193
A-B
A:
US 52 / NC 8 south – Lexington
B:
US 52 / US 311 / NC 8 north – Mount Airy
North end of US 311 overlap
Signed as exits 193A (south) and 193B (north)
194.3312.7195 NC 109 / Clemmonsville Road – Thomasville
195.9315.3196

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]
Kernersville200.7323.0201Union Cross Road
203.5327.5203 NC 66 / Regional Road – Kernersville, High Point
Guilford206.4332.2206

I-40 BL west / US 421 north – Kernersville, Downtown Winston-Salem
North end of US 421 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Greensboro207.4333.8208Sandy Ridge Road
209.7337.5210 NC 68 – High Point, Piedmont Triad International Airport
210.7339.1211Gallimore Dairy Road
212.1341.3212
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)
213.0342.8213Guilford College Road
213.8344.1214Wendover AvenueSigned as exits 214A (east) and 214B (west) eastbound
215.3346.5216Patterson StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
216.8348.9217High Point Road, Koury Boulevard
218.2351.2218


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)
219.0352.4219Lua 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
219.3352.9220Randleman Road
219.9353.9221South Elm-Eugene Street – Downtown Greensboro
221.0355.7222Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
221.1355.8223


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
223.3359.4224



To US 29 north / US 220 north / East Lee Street
To Bennett College, UNC Greensboro, A&T University and Greensboro College
225.7363.2226McConnell Road
226.5364.5227

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)
OrangeHillsborough258.3415.7259
I-85 north – Durham
North end of I-85 overlap
260.8419.7261Old NC Highway 86 – Hillsborough
262.9423.1263New Hope Church Road
265.8427.8266 NC 86 – Chapel Hill, Hillsborough
DurhamChapel Hill269.9434.4270
A-B
A:
US 15 / US 501 south – Chapel Hill
B:
US 15 / US 501 north – Durham
Signed as exits 270A (south) and 270B (north)
272.7438.9273 NC 54 – Chapel Hill, DurhamSigned as exits 273A (west) and 273B (east) westbound
Durham274.2441.3274 NC 751 – Jordan Lake
275.6443.5276Fayetteville Road  – Southpoint, North Carolina Central University
277.8447.1278
NC 55 to NC 54 – Apex
279.1449.2279
A-B

A:
NC 147 south (Triangle Expressway) – Morrisville
B:
NC 147 north (Durham Freeway) – Downtown Durham
Signed as exits 279A (Toll NC 147 South) and 279B (NC 147 North)
280.1450.8280Davis Drive
Durham280.8451.9281Miami Boulevard
281.4452.9282Page Road
282.3454.3283



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)
WakeMorrisville283.5456.2284Airport Boulevard – RDU International AirportSigned eastbound as exits 284A (west) and 284B (east)
Cary284.7458.2285Aviation Parkway  – Morrisville, RDU International Airport
287.0461.9287Harrison Avenue – Cary
Raleigh288.6464.5289


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
290.5467.5290 NC 54 – Cary
291.4469.0291Cary Towne Boulevard – Cary
292.6470.9293
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)
295.0474.8295Gorman Street
297.1478.1297Lake Wheeler Road
298.0479.6298
A-B
A:


US 70 east / US 401 south / NC 50 east (S. Saunders Street South) – Garner
B:


US 70 west / US 401 north / NC 50 west – Downtown Raleigh
Signed as exits 298A (east/south) and 298B (west/north)
298.8480.9299Hammond Road, Person Street
300.3483.3300Rock Quarry RoadSigned as exits 300A (south) and 300B (north) westbound
301.1484.6301

I-440 west / US 64 east – Knightdale
East end of US 64 overlap; Eastbound exit is a left exit
303.5488.4303Jones Sausage Road
Garner305.6491.8306


US 70 west / US 70 Bus. east – Garner, Clayton
West end of US 70 overlap; signed as exits 306A (west) and 306B (east) westbound
309.6498.3309
US 70 east – Smithfield, Goldsboro
East end of US 70 overlap
Johnston311.8501.8312 NC 42 – Clayton, Fuquay-Varina
318.6512.7319 NC 210 – Smithfield, Angier
Benson325.4523.7325

NC 242 south to US 301 – Benson
327.8527.5328
A-B
A:
I-95 south – Benson, Fayetteville
B:
I-95 north – Rocky Mount, Smithfield
Signed as exits 328A (south) and 328B (north)
333.6536.9334 NC 96 – Meadow
SampsonNewton Grove341.0548.8341
NC 50 / NC 55 to US 13 – Newton Grove
343.3552.5343 US 701 – Clinton, Newton Grove
348.0560.1348Suttontown Road
355.4572.0355 NC 403 – Faison
DuplinWarsaw364.5586.6364



NC 24 west / NC 24 Bus. east to NC 50 – Warsaw, Clinton
West end of NC 24 overlap
369.6594.8369 US 117 – Warsaw
372.9600.1373
NC 24 east / NC 903 – Magnolia, Kenansville, Beulaville
East end of NC 24 overlap
Rose Hill380.0611.6380Charity Road – Rose Hill
384.1618.1384 NC 11 – Wallace, Greenevers
385.4620.2385 NC 41 – Wallace, Beulaville
Pender390.2628.0390 US 117 – Wallace
Burgaw398.5641.3398 NC 53 – Burgaw, Jacksonville
Rocky Point408.1656.8408 NC 210 – Rocky PointTo Moores Creek National Battlefield
New HanoverCastle Hayne414.5667.1414Holly Shelter Road – Castle Hayne
Murraysville416.9670.9416
I-140 west / US 17 / NC 140 – Shallotte, Myrtle Beach, Topsail Island, Jacksonville
Signed as exits 416A (south) and 416B (north)
Wilmington419.9675.8420 US 117 / NC 132  / Gordon Road – Castle HayneSigned as exits 420A (Gordon Road) and 420B (US 117/NC 132) westbound
423.6681.7423
US 74 / US 17 Bus.  – Wrightsville Beach, Jacksonville
425.2684.3425 US 76 – Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington
Trans-Carolina Tunnel
Crossing Into East Virginia
ConwayBlue Harbour743.61,196.71
I-51 / I-540  / US 78 Byp. – Blue Harbour, Bristol
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ Staff (October 31, 2002). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "I-40 Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Vieser, Dave (September 24, 2012). "I-40 Exit Will Close as Part of Interchange Improvements". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 1, 2012.[dead link]
  4. ^ Spencer, Preston (September 19, 2012). "Part of Greenway Trail to Close until 2015; Exit 153 Eliminated". Statesville Record & Landmark. Retrieved October 1, 2012.[dead link]
  5. ^ "SPOT ID: H129625-AB" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  6. ^ U-2579 Project Breakdown (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 26, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.