Interstate 40 West - Wallace to Warsaw

The second of three Wallace area interchanges joins Interstate 40 with NC 41 near the sprawling River Landing golf course development.

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NC 41 travels northeast 11 miles to Chinquapin, where it combines with NC 111 north another six miles to Beulaville.

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Interstate 40 curves west through the diamond interchange (Exit 385) with NC 41. NC 41 west enters Downtown Wallace via Southerland Street from Tin City and NC 11.

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NC 11 leaves Tin City and meets Interstate 40 at a diamond interchange (Exit 384) ahead of the town of Greenevers.

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Staying east of Interstate 40, NC 11 parallels the freeway north from Exit 384 to Kenansville.

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Exit 384 leaves Interstate 40 west for NC 11 south 2.06 miles to Tin City on the east side of Wallace. NC 11 travels 196 miles overall between U.S. 74/76 at Freeman and Murfreesboro.

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Interstate 40 advances north through timberland between the town of Teachey and settlement of Murphey.

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Charity Road (SR 1102) meets Interstate 40 at the succeeding exit outside the town of Rose Hill.

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Rose Hill lies along U.S. 117, 1.41 miles miles west of Exit 380. Charity Road (SR 1102) travels east 2.89 miles to NC 11 at Greenevers.

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Interstate 40 west at the diamond interchange (Exit 380) with Charity Road (SR 1102).

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Continuing north from Rose Hill, I-40 winds through a series of subtle S-curves beyond Island Creek.

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Approaching Exit 373 and the Kenansville area on Interstate 40 westbound. Kenansville is the Duplin County seat.

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Passing under the JB Stroud Road (SR 1922) overpass, one mile south of the diamond interchange (Exit 373) with NC 24/903. NC 903 connects with I-40 from U.S. 117 and the town of Magnolia, located 2.24 miles to the west.

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NC 24 east / NC 903 north combine for 5.86 miles along the Kenansville Bypass on the east side of town. NC 24 east comprises a four lane corridor east to U.S. 258, Jacksonville and Morehead City. NC 903 combines with NC 11 northeast from Kenansville to Kornegay.

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NC 24 runs concurrently with Interstate 40 northwest for 8.36 miles to bypass Warsaw.

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Warsaw, a town of around 3,000, lies just east of Interstate 40 along U.S. 117 in eight milts. Benson, located at the crossroads of U.S. 301 and NC 50, is 47 miles to the northwest.

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U.S. 117 again crosses Interstate 40 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 369) adjacent to a CSX Railroad.

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U.S. 117 leads 3.18 miles south from Exit 369 into Magnolia. North from I-40, the US highway progresses 0.43 miles to Carroll and and 3.77 miles to NC 24 Business (College Street) in Downtown Warsaw.

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Exit 369 is the final meeting between U.S. 117 and I-40.

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This reassurance assembly for I-40/NC 24 west appears west of U.S. 117 ahead of the SR 1107 (Beasley Torrans Road) over crossing.

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Distance sign posted 43 miles from Benson and 72 miles from the capital city.

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NC 24 splits with Interstate 40 west at the ensuing exit in two miles. The state route resumes along its original course west to Turkey, Elliott and Clinton.

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An off freeway rest area for Interstate 40 lies within the median at the diamond interchange (Exit 364) for NC 24 west and NC 24 Business east.

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NC 24 Business follows College Street 3.03 miles east from Exit 364 to NC 50 (Memorial Drive). The two routes overlap southeast from Warsaw to Kenansville.

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Exit 364 departs from Interstate 40 west for the continuation of NC 24 west to Clinton and College Street east to U.S. 117 and NC 50 north to Faison.

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Interstate 40 spans a CSX Railroad line ahead of this confirming marker beyond NC 24.

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Interstate 40 remains rural through pine forest and crosses the Sampson County line west of Bowdens.

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