Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. At a length of 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km), it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80 .

Dec 20, 2024 · The stretch of Interstate 40 along the Pigeon River Gorge heading into Tennessee won’t reopen as planned in the new year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Friday. Originally, the section was expected to reopen with one lane in each direction early in 2025, following catastrophic damage from landslides during Hurricane Helene.

11 hours ago · A multi-year reconstruction plan for Interstate 40. To stabilize and reopen a portion of I-40 has taken NCDOT months. To fully repair I-40 at the gorge, it will take years, according to Uchiyama.

The I-40 Interstate 40 Highway is a major automotive & trucking transportation corridor and interstate highway that travels generally in a east-west direction across a large part of the southern-middle United States.

11 hours ago · A multiyear reconstruction plan for Interstate 40. To stabilize and reopen a portion of I-40 has taken NCDOT months. To fully repair I-40 at the gorge, it will take years, according to Uchiyama.

Dec 21, 2024 · WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday.

The interstate extends from Barstow in California state and runs through Mojave Desert located in San Bernardino County. It goes through Arizona on the southwestern side of Kingman all the way to Wilmington in the North Carolina where its journey ends.

Spanning eight states Interstate 40 is a major cross country freeway connecting the Desert Southwest with the Southeastern United States. Starting in Barstow, California, the freeway generally follows the alignment of Historic U.S. 66 across the Mojave Desert into the high desert.

I-40 runs for 455.28 miles (732.70 km) through Tennessee, making it the second-longest stretch of Interstate Highway within a single state east of the Mississippi River. [1] It is the only Interstate Highway to pass through all three of the state's Grand …

Interstate 40 (I-40) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that travels 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km) from Barstow, California, to Wilmington, North Carolina. In North Carolina , I-40 travels 420.21 miles (676.26 km) across the entirety of the state from the Tennessee state line along the Pigeon River Gorge to U.S. Highway 117 (US 117) and ...