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U.S. 25/70 combine with Future I-26/U.S. 19-23 south from Weaverville.
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Confirming markers for Future I-26/U.S. 70 east and U.S. 19/23 south after the entrance ramp from Riverside Drive (NC 251) in north Asheville.
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Future I-26 advances south alongside Riverside Drive (SR 1477) through the Montford Hills area of Asheville to join Interstate 240 west.
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Interstate 26 converges with I-240 at Patton Avenue west of Downtown Asheville.
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I-26 and U.S. 19/23 overlap with I-240/U.S. 74A west across the French Broad River.
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Interstate 240 is an urban loop north from I-40 between West Asheville and Oteen.
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Future I-26/U.S. 19-23-70 shift east through a half diamond interchange with Riverside Drive and Hill Street into the exchange with I-240/U.S. 74A at Patton Avenue east.
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Traffic separates for single lane ramps to I-26/240 to West Asheville, Patton Avenue to Downtown Asheville and I-240/U.S. 70 east across Beaucatcher Mountain.
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The three-level interchange joining I-26/240 will be demolished as part of the I-26 Connector project started in 2022. The French Broad River bridge will be repurposed as a local route along Patton Avenue.
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Motorists bound for I-40 east to Hickory and west to Pigeon River Gorge are directed onto separate directions of I-240. U.S. 74 Alternate follows Patton Avenue west from I-26/240 to Sand Hill and east to Carolina Street in Downtown.
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I-240 shield posted on the westbound entrance ramp from I-26. The I-26 Connector project will realign I-240 onto an arc northward to a two-wye interchange with Interstate 26 across the French Broad River.
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The flyover for I-240/U.S. 70-74A east splits with the exit ramp for Patton Avenue east to the Grove Arcade and Downtown Asheville.
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U.S. 70/74A accompany I-240 east 1.17 miles to Carolina Street. The two parallel I-240 through the Beaucatcher Tunnel out of Downtown.
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I-26/240 span the French Broad River across the Captain Jeff Brown Bridge between Patton Avenue at Downtown Asheville and Exit 3 B for Westgate Resort Drive.
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The substandard bridge across the French Broad River will be bypassed by a new 2.6 mile long alignment for I-26/240 to the north. The I-26 Connector project will also reconstruct the western 4.3 miles of I-240.
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Exit 3 B connects with an adjacent service road west to Patton Avenue. U.S. 19/23/74A separate from I-26/240 at the ensuing exit to overtake Patton Avenue.
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Two lanes separate at Exit 3A as I-26/240 turn southward through West Asheville. U.S. 19-23-74A (Patton Avenue) quickly transition into a commercial arterial beyond the trumpet interchange.
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U.S. 19/23 Business overlap with I-26 east / I-240 west to Exit 2 with Haywood Road. Haywood Road takes the pair west through West Asheville.
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Reassurance marker posted ahead of the modified diamond interchange (Exit 2) with Haywood Road.
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Haywood Road continues east of I-26/240 to cross the French Broad River toward Downtown via Clingman Avenue. Haywood Road was formerly a part of NC 191 west to Brevard Road and east to Riverside Drive.
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I-26-240 turn southwest at a forthcoming wye interchange (Exit 1C on eastbound) with Amboy Road.
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NC 191 (Brevard Road) heads from U.S. 19/23 Business to a diamond interchange (Exit 1B) with I-26/240. The state route was formerly the designation for I-240 from Patton Avenue to I-40.
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NC 191 substitutes for the missing ramps at the nearby exchange of I-26/240 and I-40. The state route provides access to I-40 east from just south of Exit 1B.
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NC 191 (Brevard Road) winds southward from Exit 1B by an industrial park area to meet I-26 again at the subsequent exit south of I-40. The state route travels 24 miles overall between West Asheville and Hendersonville.
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Angling west I-26/240 lead into the three-wye interchange (Exit 31 B) with Interstate 40.
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Bear Creek Road spans I-26/240 ahead of Exit 31B for Interstate 40 and U.S. 74 west.
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Exit 31B separates at Hominey Creek for I-40/U.S. 74 west to Canton, the Great Smoky Mountains and Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Interstate 26 east continues southward toward Hendersonville and Spartanburg, South Carolina as I-240 ends.
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Photo Credits:
- 07/16/05 by AARoads.
- 12/31/13 by AARoads and Carter Buchanan.
- 10/25/15 by AARoads.
- 05/26/21 by AARoads.
Connect with:
Interstate 40
Interstate 240
U.S. 19
U.S. 23
U.S. 25
U.S. 70
U.S. 74
Page Updated 01-27-2023.