Interstate 40

Interstate 40 is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. Its western terminus is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern terminus is at North Carolina State Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Table of contents

1 Number of Miles 2 Major Cities Along the Route 3 Intersections with other Interstates 4 Spur Routes 5 Notes

Number of Miles

2547

• California - 157 miles
• Arizona - 359.22 miles
• New Mexico - 368 miles
• Texas - 177 miles
• Oklahoma - 330 miles
• Arkansas - 284 miles
• Tennessee - 452 miles
• North Carolina - 420 miles

Major Cities Along the Route

• Barstow, California
• Flagstaff, Arizona
• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Amarillo, Texas
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Knoxville, Tennessee
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Greensboro, North Carolina
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Wilmington, North Carolina

Intersections with other Interstates

• Interstate 15 in Barstow, California
• Interstate 17 in Flagstaff, Arizona
• Interstate 25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Interstate 27 in Amarillo, Texas
• Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Interstate 30 in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Interstate 55 in Memphis, Tennessee
• Interstate 24 in Nashville, Tennessee
• Interstate 65 in Nashville, Tennessee
• Interstate 75 near Pine Top, Tennessee. They stay merged until Knoxville, Tennessee.
• Interstate 81 near Dandridge, Tennessee
• Interstate 26 in Asheville, North Carolina
• Interstate 77 in Statesville, North Carolina
• Interstate 73 in Greensboro, North Carolina
• Interstate 85 in Greensboro, North Carolina. They stay merged until Durham, North Carolina.
• Interstate 95 in Benson, North Carolina

Spur Routes

• I-240 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• I-540 - Spurs to Fort Smith, Arkansas and Bentonville, Arkansas
• I-440 - Little Rock, Arkansas
• I-240 - Memphis, Tennessee
• I-440 - Nashville, Tennessee
• I-140 - Farragut, Tennessee
• I-640 - Knoxville, Tennessee
• I-240 - Asheville, North Carolina
• I-840 - Greensboro, North Carolina
• I-540 - Raleigh, North Carolina
• I-140 - Wilmington, North Carolina

Notes

• At each end of I-40 there is a sign giving the distance to the other end.

• The Government of California has submitted Highway 58 between Barstow, California and Bakersfield, California for I-40 extension potential.

• Future Interstate 840 around Nashville, Tennessee was once planned to completely surround the city. But in October 2003, Tennessee DOT discontinued plans for a northern loop around the city. Currently the Highway is signed as Tennessee 840.

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