I-26 North Carolina - West


Replaced overhead posted within the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 49) with U.S. 64 on I-26/U.S. 25-74 north. The new assembly installed by 2010 included the removal of overhead lighting. 05/31/07

This Exit 40 sign was replaced by 2010. Oddly the right aligned exit tab was shifted to the center. 05/31/07

What may have been an original shield for Interstate 26, posted after the NC 280 on-ramp. The assembly was replaced by 2007. 07/16/05

I-26/US 74 west at the diamond interchange with NC 146 prior to the conversion into a SPUI. 05/31/07

Continuing northwest along I-26/US 74 from before the construction of Biltmore Square shopping center and the redesign of Exit 37 into a SPUI. 05/31/07

This reassurance marker for I-26 west posted north of NC 146 was removed after 2008 during construction and not replaced. 05/31/07

Congestion signs and flashers were added between 2004 and 2005 to I-26 leading north into Asheville. This assembly was removed by 2013. 07/16/05

A second congestion sign operated at the entrance ramp from NC 191. It was replaced with a Traffic Info radio advisory sign by 2008. 05/31/07

Previous overheads for I-40/240 on I-26 west, still not referencing the 2003 extension through Asheville. 05/31/07

Arrow per lane signs replaced this set of signs leading westbound into the exchange with I-40/240. 12/31/13

Former supplemental sign referencing U.S. 19-23-70, which follow Future I-26 north from I-240. 12/31/13

This diagrammatic sign was posted when Interstate 26 ended at I-40 /240. Exit 31A was formerly Exit 1A. 06/23/00
Photos by AARoads, Carter Buchanan (06/23/00, 07/18/04, 08/13/04)
Page Updated Friday January 24, 2025.