Interstate 40 North Carolina - West

Expansion of I-40 included the addition of overhead signs for the lane drop at Exit 44 to U.S. 19/23 at Mars Hill. 08/23/03

Westbound I-40 at Exit 44 for U.S. 19/23, Patton Avenue east and Smoky Park Highway west. 09/12/04

U.S. 19/23 shield assembly at the end of the loop ramp at Exit 44. This ramp was eventually expanded with four overall turn lanes. 08/23/03

I-40 splits with U.S. 74 at Exit 27 north of Clyde. 08/13/04

U.S. 74 shifts onto the Great Smoky Mountain Expressway southwest from Exit 27. 09/12/04