Interstate 40 in Tennessee
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| Interstate 40 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Maintained by Tennessee DOT | |||||||||
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| Length: | 455.28 mi (732.70 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: | .svg/20px-I-40_(AR).svg.png){kind=small} I-40 at Arkansas state line |
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| Major junctions: |
  I-69 / I-240 in Memphis I-440 in Nashville I-65 in Nashville I-24 in Nashville  I-75 / I-640 in Knoxville I-275 in Knoxville I-81 in Dandridge |
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| East end: |  I-40 at North Carolina state line |
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| Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs |
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In the state of Tennessee, Interstate 40 runs from Memphis to Great Smoky Mountains National Park by way of Nashville and Knoxville. Interstate 40 travels across Tennessee for 455 miles (730 km), allowing the driver to see most of Tennessee's physiographical provinces, from the Mississippi Embayment along the Mississippi River in West Tennessee, to the Highland Rim and Nashville Basin of Middle Tennessee, to the Cumberland Plateau and Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province in East Tennessee.
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[edit] History
In Memphis, I-40 was originally intended to go through the city's Overton Park toward downtown. Several miles of interstate were actually built within the I-240 loop; this portion of highway still exists and is in regular use as Sam Cooper Boulevard, reaching the eastern end of Chickasaw Country Club. Environmentalist opposition, combined with a victory in the United States Supreme Court by opponents of the Overton Park route (see Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe) forced abandonment of the original plans, and the road never reached the park. For over 20 years, I-40 signage existed on the dead-end route toward Overton Park. Eventually, the northern portion of the I-240 loop was redesignated as I-40.
On January 18, 2008, the Federal Highway Administration authorized the states of Mississippi and Tennessee to extend I-69 from the I-40/TN 300 interchange in north Memphis to the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando, Mississippi; however, Tennessee has not yet signed the extension of the route, although Mississippi has already done so.[1]
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As of May 2008, a section of I-40 through downtown Knoxville near the Malfunction Junction is completely closed to all traffic for about 18 months for a massive reconstruction. Through traffic is required to use Interstate 640 or to use surface streets. The section is currently four lanes wide and quite substandard and congested, with many accidents.[2].
[edit] Future
The Tennessee Department of Transportation officially announced the I-40/I-81 Corridor Feasibility Study on July 27, 2007.[3] The intent of this study is to assess deficiencies along I-40 & I-81 in Tennessee and to develop upgrade proposals for the existing corridor.[4] This study will be completed in 2008.
[edit] Exit list
Exits are numbered from west to east, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.
| County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Shelby | Memphis | Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Mississippi River | |||
| 1 | Riverside Drive, Front Street | ||||
| 1A | 2nd Street, 3rd Street (SR-3/SR-14) | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 1B |  US-51 (Danny Thomas Boulevard, SR-1, SR-4) |
Signed as exits 1C (south) and 1D (north) westbound | |||
| West end of I-69 overlap | |||||
| 1E | I-69 south / I-240 south / Madison Avenue - Jackson, Mississippi |
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| 1F |  SR-14 (Jackson Avenue) |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 2 | Chelsea Avenue, Smith Avenue | ||||
| 2A | To US-51 (SR-300 to SR-3) – Millington |
Future continuation of I-69 north | |||
| East end of I-69 overlap | |||||
| 3 | Watkins Street | ||||
| 5 | Hollywood Street | ||||
| 6 | Warford Street | ||||
| 8 | SR-14 (Jackson Avenue, Austin Peay Highway) |
Signed as exits 8A (north) and 8B (south) westbound | |||
| 10 |  SR-204 (Covington Pike) |
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| 12A |    US-64 (Summer Avenue, SR-1) / US-70 / US-79 / White Station Road |
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| 12B | Sam Cooper Boulevard | ||||
| 12C | I-240 west - Jackson, MS |
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| 12 | Sycamore View Road | ||||
| 14 | Whitten Road | ||||
| 15 | Appling Road | Signed as exits 15A (south) and 15B (north) eastbound | |||
| 16 |  SR-177 – Germantown |
Signed as exits 16A (south) and 16B (north) westbound | |||
| Lakeland | 18 | US-64 (SR-15) – Somerville, Bolivar, Bartlett |
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| 20 | Canada Road - Lakeland | ||||
| Arlington | 24 |  SR-385 – Millington |
Signed as exits 24A (west) and 24B (east); future Interstate 269 | ||
| 25 |  SR-205 – Arlington, Collierville |
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| Fayette | 35 |  SR-59 – Covington, Somerville |
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| 42 |  SR-222 – Stanton, Somerville |
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| Haywood | 47 |  SR-179 (Stanton-Dancyville Road) |
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| 52 |  To SR-76 / SR-179 / Koko Road – Whiteville |
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| Brownsville | 56 | SR-76 – Brownsville, Somerville |
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| 60 |  SR-19 (Mercer Road) |
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| 66 | US-70 (SR-1) – Brownsville, Ripley |
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| Madison | 68 |  SR-138 (Providence Road) |
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| 74 | Lower Brownsville Road | ||||
| 76 |  SR-223 south  McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport |
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| Jackson | 79 |   US-412 (SR-20) to I-155 – Jackson, Alamo, Dyersburg |
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| 80 |   US-45 Byp. (SR-186) – Jackson, Humboldt |
Signed as exits 80A (south) and 80B (north) | |||
| 82 | US-45 (SR-5) – Jackson, Milan |
Signed as exits 82A (south) and 82B (north) | |||
| 83 | Campbell Street | ||||
| 85 | Christmasville Road, Dr. F.E. Wright Drive - Jackson | ||||
| 87 | US-70 (SR-1) / US-412 east (SR-20) – Huntingdon, McKenzie, Jackson |
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| 93 |  SR-152 (Law Road) – Lexington |
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| Henderson | 101 |  SR-104 |
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| 108 |  SR-22 – Parkers Crossroads, Lexington, Huntingdon |
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| 116 |  SR-114 – Natchez Trace State Park |
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| Carroll | |||||
| Decatur | 126 |   US-641 / SR-69 – Camden, Paris, Parsons |
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| Benton | 133 |  SR-191 (Birdsong Road) |
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| Bridge over the Tennessee River | |||||
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| 137 | Cuba Landing | ||||
| 143 |  SR-13 – Linden, Waverly |
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| Hickman | 148 |   SR-50 to SR-229 – Centerville |
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| 152 |  SR-230 – Bucksnort |
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| Dickson | 163 |  SR-48 – Centerville, Dickson |
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| Dickson | 172 |  SR-46 – Centerville, Dickson |
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| 176 |  SR-840 east |
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| Williamson | 182 |  SR-96 – Franklin, Fairview, Dickson |
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| Cheatham | 188 |  SR-249 – Kingston Springs, Ashland City |
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| Davidson | 192 | McCrory Lane - Pegram | |||
| 196 |  US-70S (SR-1) – Bellevue, Newsom Station |
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| 199 |  SR-251 (Old Hickory Boulevard) |
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| Nashville | 201 | US-70 (Charlotte Pike, SR-24) |
Signed as exits 201A (east) and 201B (west) | ||
| 204 |   SR-155 (Briley Parkway, White Bridge Road) / Robertson Avenue |
Signed as exits 204A (north) and 204B (south) westbound | |||
| 205 | 51st Avenue, 46th Avenue - West Nashville | ||||
| 206 | I-440 east – Knoxville |
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| 207 | 28th Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 207 | Jefferson Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 208 | I-65 north to I-24 west - Louisville, Clarksville |
West end of I-65 overlap; signed as exit 208B eastbound | |||
| 209 | US-70 (Charlotte Avenue, SR-24) |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 209A | Church Street, Charlotte Avenue | Signed as exit 209 westbound | |||
| 209B |  US-70 / US-70S / US-431 (Broadway, SR-1, SR-24) / Demonbreun Street |
Signed as exit 209A westbound | |||
| 209B | Demonbreun Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 210 | I-65 south - Huntsville |
East end of I-65 overlap; signed as exit 210B westbound | |||
| 210C |   US-31A south / US-41A south (4th Avenue, SR-11 south) / 2nd Avenue |
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| 211B | I-24 west to I-65 north – Clarksville, Louisville |
West end of I-24 overlap, formerly the point where I-24, I-40, and I-65 met | |||
| 212 | Hermitage Avenue (US-70, SR-24) | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 212 | Fesslers Lane | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 213A | I-24 east / I-440 west – Chattanooga, Memphis |
East end of I-24 overlap | |||
| 213 |  To US-41 (Murfreesboro Road, US-70S, SR-1) / Spence Lane |
No eastbound exit (use exit 213A) | |||
| 215 | SR-155 (Briley Parkway) – Opryland |
Signed as exits 215A (south) and 215B (north) eastbound | |||
| 216A | Nashville International Airport |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 216 |  SR-255 (Donelson Pike) – Nashville International Airport, Air Cargo |
Signed as exits 216B (south) and 216C (north) eastbound | |||
| 219 | Stewarts Ferry Pike - J. Percy Priest Dam | ||||
| 221 |  SR-45 north (Old Hickory Boulevard) – Hermitage |
Signed as exits 221A (north) and 221B (south) eastbound | |||
| Wilson | 226 |  SR-171 (Mount Juliet Road) – Mount Juliet |
Signed as exits 226A (south) and 226B (north) eastbound | ||
| 229 | Beckwith Road | ||||
| Lebanon | 232 |  SR-109 – Gallatin |
Signed as exits 232A (south) and 232B (north) eastbound | ||
| 235 | SR-840 west – Murfreesboro |
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| 236 | South Hartmann Drive - Lebanon Municipal Airport |
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| 238 |  US-231 (SR-10) – Lebanon, Murfreesboro |
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| 239 | US-70 (SR-26) – Watertown, Lebanon |
Signed as exits 239A (east) and 239B (west) eastbound | |||
| 245 | Linwood Road | ||||
| Smith | 254 |  SR-141 – Alexandria |
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| 258 |   SR-53 – Carthage, Gordonsville |
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| Putnam | 268 |  SR-96 (Buffalo Valley Road) – Center Hill Dam |
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| 273 |  SR-56 south – Smithville, McMinnville |
West end of SR-56 overlap | |||
| 276 | Old Baxter Road | ||||
| Baxter | 280 | SR-56 north – Baxter, Gainesboro |
East end of SR-56 overlap | ||
| Cookeville | 286 |  SR-135 (South Willow Avenue) – Cookeville |
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| 287 |  SR-136 – Cookeville, Sparta |
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| 288 |  SR-111 – Livingston, Sparta |
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| 290 |  US-70N – Cookeville |
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| Monterey | 300 |  US-70N (SR-24) / SR-84 – Monterey, Livingston |
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| 301 | US-70N (SR-24) to SR-84 – Monterey, Jamestown, Livingston |
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| Cumberland | 311 | Plateau Road | |||
| Crossville | 317 |  US-127 (SR-28) – Crossville, Jamestown |
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| 320 |  SR-298 (Genesis Road) – Crossville |
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| 322 |  SR-101 (Peavine Road) – Crossville |
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| 329 | To US-70 (SR-1) – Crab Orchard |
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| 338 |  SR-299 south (Westel Road) – Rockwood |
West end of SR-299 overlap | |||
| 339 | SR-299 north (Airport Road) |
East end of SR-299 overlap | |||
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| Harriman | |||||
| 347 |  US-27 (SR-61) – Harriman, Rockwood, Roane State Community College |
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| 350 |  To SR-29 – Harriman, Midtown |
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| Bridge over Clinch River | |||||
| Kingston | |||||
| 352 |  SR-58 south – Kingston |
West end of SR-58 overlap | |||
| 355 | Lawnville Road | ||||
| 356 | SR-58 north (Gallaher Road, SR-326 south) – Oak Ridge |
East end of SR-58 overlap; signed as exits 356A (north) and 356B (south) westbound | |||
| 360 | Buttermilk Road | ||||
| Loudon | 364 |   US-321 (SR-73) / SR-95 – Lenoir City, Oak Ridge |
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| 368 | I-75 south – Chattanooga |
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| West end of I-75 overlap | |||||
| Knox | |||||
| 369 | Watt Road | ||||
| 373 | Campbell Station Road - Farragut | ||||
| Knoxville | 374 |  SR-131 (Lovell Road) |
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| 376 |   I-140 east / SR-162 north – Oak Ridge, Maryville |
Signed as exits 376A (north) and 376B (east) | |||
| 378 | Cedar Bluff Road | Signed as exits 378A (south) and 378B (north) westbound | |||
| 379 | Bridgewater Road, Walker Springs Road | ||||
| 379A | Gallaher View Road | Eastbound exit is via exit 379 | |||
| 380 |  US-11 (SR-1) / US-70 – West Hills |
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| 383 | Papermill Drive (SR-332) | ||||
| East end of I-75 overlap | |||||
| 385 | I-75 north / I-640 east - Lexington |
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| 386A | University Avenue, Middlebrook Pike (SR-169) | Westbound exit is part of exit 386B | |||
| 386B |  US-129 (Alcoa Highway, SR-115) – Smoky Mountains McGhee Tyson Airport |
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| 387 |  SR-62 (Western Avenue) / 17th Street, 21st Street |
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| 387A | I-275 north - Lexington |
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| 388 |  US-441 south (Henley Street, SR-33 south) – Downtown Knoxville |
No westbound exit | |||
| 388A | To US-441 south (SR-33 south) / James White Parkway (SR-158 west) – Downtown Knoxville, University of Tennessee |
West end of SR-158 overlap | |||
| 389 | To US-441 north (Hall of Fame Drive, SR-158 east to SR-33 north) / 5th Avenue |
East end of SR-158 overlap | |||
| 390 | Cherry Street | ||||
| 392 |  US-11W (Rutledge Pike, SR-1) / Knoxville Zoo Drive |
Signed as exits 392A (south) and 392B (north) | |||
| 393 |  I-640 west / US-25W north (SR-9 north) to I-75 north - Lexington |
West end of US-25W/SR-9 overlap | |||
| 394 |  US-11E / US-25W south / US-70 (Asheville Highway, SR-9 south, SR-168) |
East end of US-25W/SR-9 overlap | |||
| Bridge over Holston River | |||||
| 398 | Strawberry Plains Pike | ||||
| 402 | Midway Road | ||||
| Sevier | Sevierville | 407 |  SR-66 south – Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge |
West end of SR-66 overlap | |
| Jefferson | 412 | Deep Springs Road - Douglas Dam | |||
| Dandridge | 415 | US-25W (SR-9, SR-66 north) / US-70 – Dandridge |
East end of SR-66 overlap | ||
| 417 |  SR-92 – Dandridge, Jefferson City |
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| 421 | I-81 north – Bristol |
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| 424 |  SR-113 – Dandridge, White Pine |
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| Bridge over the French Broad River | |||||
| Cocke | Newport | 432A |  US-411 south (US-25W north, US-70 west, SR-9 north) – Sevierville |
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| 432B | US-25W south (SR-9 south) / US-70 east – Newport |
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| 435 |  US-321 north / SR-32 – Newport, Gatlinburg |
West end of US-321 overlap | |||
| 440 |   US-321 south / SR-73 (Wilton Springs Road) – Gatlinburg |
East end of US-321 overlap | |||
| 443 | Foothills Parkway - Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park | ||||
| 447 | Hartford Road | ||||
| 451 | Waterville Road | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Capka, J. Richard (FHWA Administrator), Letter to Paul D. Degges (TDOT) dated January 18, 2008, retrieved May 28, 2008.
- ^ SmartFix - I-40/James White Parkway/Hall of Fame Drive - Tennessee Department of Transportation
- ^ http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/news/2007/072707.htm I-40/I-81 Corridor Feasibility Study Press Release
- ^ http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/i40corridor/default.htm I-40/I-81 Corridor Feasibility Study Project Home Page
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