Interstate 40 West - Black Mountain to Asheville

I-40/U.S. 70 pass through the community of Ridgecrest west from the Blue Ridge Mountains.

10/24/15

A diamond interchange (Exit 66) joins I-40/U.S. 70 with Dunsmore Avenue (SR 2531) in Ridgecrest.

06/10/17

U.S. 70 parts ways with Interstate 40 west at Exit 65 for E State Street into the town of Black Mountain.

10/24/15

06/10/17

NC 9 ties into Interstate 40 south from U.S. 70 (State Street) and Downtown Black Mountain at the succeeding exit.

10/24/15

U.S. 70 separates from I-40 west at a wye interchange (Exit 65).

06/10/17

NC 9 constitutes a scenic route south across the Blue Ridge Mountains to U.S. 64/74A west of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure.

06/10/17

Montreat is a town along NC 9 northeast of Black Mountain.

10/24/15

NC 9 south connects with U.S. 64/74A at Bat Cave. The state route combines with the two routes east to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure.

10/24/15

NC 9 is part of a multi state route with S.C. 9 south to Spartanburg.

10/24/15

I-40 advances west from the town of Black Mountain, north of Jesses High Top and Lytle Cove in the Swannanoa Mountains to Exit 59 for Patton Cove Road (SR 2740).

06/10/17

Pattons Cove Road (SR 2740) stems 0.33 miles south from U.S. 70 to the diamond interchange with I-40. South of Exit 59, SR 2740 comprises a 1.08 mile long residential loop.

06/10/17

Exit 55 links I-40 with parallel U.S. 70 (Tunnel Road) near Oteen in east Asheville.

06/10/17

Porters Cove Road (SR 2838) spurs south from U.S. 70 to the diamond interchange at Exit 55 and Porter Cove north of Little Cedar Mountain.

06/10/17

Continuing west from Porters Cove Road (SR 2838), I-40 straddles the north slopes of the Swannanoa Mountains by Little Cedar Mountain.

05/26/21

Westbound I-40 enters the Asheville city limits at the Blue Ridge Parkway over crossing. U.S. 70 and U.S. 74 Alternate (Charlotte Highway) connect the freeway with the route maintained by the National Park Service.

05/26/21

Downtown Asheville lies seven miles to the northwest via Interstate 240. Knoxville, Tennessee is 123 miles to the west along I-40.

05/26/21

Interstate 240 branches north from Exit 53A just ahead of the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 53B) with U.S. 74 Alternate (Charlotte Highway).

05/26/21

I-240 connects with Future I-26 west beyond Downtown Asheville in 5.49 miles. Interstate 26 runs north to UNC Asheville, Mars Hill College and the Tri-Cities region in northeastern Tennessee.

05/26/21

U.S. 74 Alternate parallels I-240 west to NC 81 (Swannanoa Road) and U.S. 70 by Asheville Mall. U.S. 70/74A combine ahead of the Beaucatcher Tunnel into Downtown.

05/26/21

U.S. 74A overlaps with U.S. 64 east to Chimney Rock, Lake Lure and Rutherfordton.

05/26/21

Exit 53B leaves Interstate 40 west for I-240/U.S. 74 Alternate. Both routes travel from Haw Creek and Oakley to Beautcatcher Mountain before entering the central business district.

05/26/21

I-240 splits with I-40 west at a wye interchange (Exit 53B).

10/23/15

U.S. 74A leads southeast from Exit 53A to Reynolds, Fairview and U.S. 64 at Bat Cave.

06/10/17

Interstate 40 curves west from U.S. 74A by the Oakley community.

10/24/15

The second of five exits for the city of Asheville joins Interstate 40 with U.S. 25 Alternate (Sweeten Creek Road).

10/23/15

U.S. 25A (Sweeten Creek Road) constitutes an 8.57 mile route looping east from U.S. 25 (Hendersonville Road) between Biltmore Village north of Exit 51 and Royal Pines to the south.

10/23/15

Advancing west from the folded diamond interchange (Exit 51) with U.S. 25A, I-40 converges with U.S. 25 (Hendersonville Road) in a half mile.

04/22/17

Exit 50 B departs I-40 west for U.S. 25 (Hendersonville Road) north to Biltmore Estate Drive west and the Biltmore Village Historic Village.

04/22/17

U.S. 25 runs along the Biltmore Forest town line to Skyland in south Asheville. U.S. 25 combines with I-26 from Fletcher to Hendersonville.

06/10/17

Continuing west three miles to the exchange with I-26/240, Interstate 40 weaves through northern reaches of Biltmore Forest and the Biltmore Estate.

10/23/15

The succeeding exit is with NC 191 (Brevard Road) by the WNC Farmers Market. A Breezewood connection joins I-40 west with I-26 west / I-240 east via NC 191 north.

06/10/17

Left Exit 46A follows NC 191 (Brevard Road) for I-26/U.S. 74 east to Hendersonville and Spartanburg, South Carolina. I-26 overlaps with I-240 southwest from Downtown Asheville.

06/10/17

Interstate 40 spans the French Broad River on a pair of bridges dating back to 1967.

10/23/15

NC 191 heads north to U.S. 19-23 (Haywood Road) in west Asheville and south to I-26/U.S. 74 near the Asheville Outets retail center. I-26/U.S. 74 combine south 18 miles to Hendersonville and 35 miles to Columbus.

06/10/17

Interstate 40 crosses Hominey Creek leading into the three-wye interchange (Exit 47) with I-26, I-240 east and U.S. 74 east.

10/23/15

Interstate 26 travels southeast to Spartanburg, Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. The route was extended north to Johnson City, Tennessee in 2003 and to Kingsport in 2005.

06/10/17

$42.9 million in construction expanded I-40/U.S. 74 to eight overall lanes from I-26/240 to U.S. 19/23 (Exit 44) at Enka. Completed by May 2008, the work was a design-build project, where the same contractor handled both aspects of the construction.¹

10/23/15

U.S. 19/23 (Smokey Park Highway) head out of West Asheville to meet Interstate 40 at Exit 44.

03/14/22

U.S. 19/23 (Smokey Parkway Highway) constitute a five lane boulevard west from Exit 44 to NC 151 (Pisgah Highway) through the communities of Enka and Candler.

03/14/22

A parclo interchange (Exit 44) connects I-40/U.S. 74 with U.S. 19/23 (Smokey Park Highway) southwest of Sulphur Springs in Asheville.

03/14/22

U.S. 19/23 parallel I-40/U.S. 74 to the south from Enka west to the Great Smoky Mountain Expressway (Exit 27) at Clyde.

10/23/15

I-40/U.S. 74 wind west 14 miles to Holland Mountain and the city of Canton. Knoxville, Tennessee is 108 miles to the northwest.

03/14/22

A westbound side weigh station lies one mile ahead along I-40 near Justice Ridge and Candler Heights.

03/14/22

Dogwood Road (SR 1220) crosses over I-40 just east of the weigh station.

03/14/22

A diamond interchange (Exit 37) joins I-40/U.S. 74 with Wiggins Road (SR 1200) at East Canton in 1.25 miles.

03/14/22

Wiggins Road (SR 1200) links I-40/U.S. 74 with adjacent U.S. 19/23 (Smoky Park Highway).

03/14/22

Wiggins Road (SR 1200) forms a loop at Coburn north from Old U.S. 19/23 (SR 1130) to U.S. 19/23 west of Exit 37.

03/14/22

A truck climbing lane extends along westbound Interstate 40 onto Holland Mountain.

03/14/22

I-40/U.S. 74 cross into Haywood County south of Grassy Top on Holland Mountain.

03/14/22