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Interstate 40 in Tennessee

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In the state of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In...

, Interstate 40

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 a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Much of the western portion of I-40,...

runs from Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4^th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River....

to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to...

by way of Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state...

and Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007...

. 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

Mississippi embayment

The Mississippi embayment is a physiographic feature in the south-central United States, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is essentially a northward continuation of the fluvial sediments of the Mississippi River Delta to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. The embayment...

along the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....

in West Tennessee

West Tennessee

West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Of the three, it is the most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee River on the east...

, to the Highland Rim

Highland Rim

The Highland Rim is a geographic term for the area in Tennessee surrounding the Central Basin. Nashville is largely surrounded by higher terrain in all directions.Geologicially, the Central Basin is actually opposite, being a dome...

and Nashville Basin

Nashville Basin

The Nashville Basin is a term often used to describe the area surrounding Nashville, Tennessee. The Central Basin was caused by an uplifting known as the Nashville Dome. The Nashville Dome is evidenced by the underlying rock strata that all dip downwards away from Nashville...

of Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee...

, to the Cumberland Plateau

Cumberland Plateau

The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia, part of Tennessee, and a small portion of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia . The terms "Allegheny Plateau" and the "Cumberland Plateau" both refer...

and Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province in East Tennessee

East Tennessee

East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee, one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely...

.

In Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

, I-40 was originally intended to go through the city's Overton Park

Overton Park

Overton Park is a large, 342-acre public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, Memphis College of Art, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, Greensward, and other features...

toward downtown.

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Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities Control city A control city is a city or locality posted on a traffic sign indicating forward destinations on a certain route. These destinations aid motorists using the highway system to reach destinations along the various routes... for signs
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4^th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River.... Jackson, Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 59,643 at the 2000 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area... Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state... Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, east of Nashville. Local residents have also called it "Cedar-City"... Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population is 28,901, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2000 is 55,448. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee Technological... Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007... Asheville, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and continues to grow. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Asheville's population as of 2007 was 73,875...

Interstate 40

runs from Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

by way of Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

and Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

. 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

Mississippi embayment

along the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....

in West Tennessee

West Tennessee

, to the Highland Rim

Highland Rim

and Nashville Basin

Nashville Basin

of Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee...

, to the Cumberland Plateau

Cumberland Plateau

and Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province in East Tennessee

East Tennessee

History

In Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

, I-40 was originally intended to go through the city's Overton Park

Overton Park

toward downtown. Several miles of interstate were actually built within the I-240

Interstate 240 (Tennessee)

Interstate 240 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Running or 31.0 km, it loops southward from Interstate 40 in east Memphis, then turning west at TN 385...

loop; this portion of highway still exists and is in regular use as Sam Cooper Boulevard

Sam Cooper Boulevard

Sam Cooper Boulevard is a six-lane controlled-access parkway/expressway in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.. The more recent western segment of the road follows a parkway design, the older eastern portion which was proposed and constructed as a segment of Interstate 40 is built as an expressway, without...

, reaching the eastern end of Chickasaw Country Club. Environmentalist opposition, combined with a victory in the United States Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate...

by opponents of the Overton Park route (see Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe, 401 U.S. 402 , is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that established the basic legal framework for judicial review of the actions of administrative agencies...

) 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 July 1, 1997, five people were injured when a massive rock slide at the Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In...

and North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...

border closed the interstate

Interstate

Interstate may refer to:*Interstate commerce*Interstate Highway System, a system of high speed, limited access highways in the United States.*New England Interstate Routes, one of the regional precursors of the United States Numbered Highways...

for months.

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

Hernando, Mississippi

Hernando is a city in central DeSoto County, Mississippi. The population was 6,812 at the 2000 census. The 2006 census estimate reflects a population of 10,580. Hernando is the county seat of DeSoto County, the second-most-populous county in the Memphis metropolitan area. US Hwy 51 and the I-55...

; however, Tennessee has signed the extension of the route, although Mississippi has already done so.

SmartFix 40

Until June 12, 2009, a section of I-40 through downtown Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

between James White Parkway

Tennessee State Route 158

Tennessee State Route 158 is a west-to-east highway in Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.The route is 4.5 miles long. Its western terminus is in Knoxville, Tennessee at TN 1. Its eastern terminus is in Knoxville at Interstate 40...

and Hall of Fame Drive was completely closed to all traffic for about 18 months for a massive reconstruction. Through traffic was required to use Interstate 640

Interstate 640

Interstate 640 is a bypass of Interstate 40 running north of Knoxville, Tennessee. For many years only about a two-mile segment of it between State Route 33 and U.S. Highway 25 was open. Finally, the road was completed in anticipation of the traffic which was to be generated by the 1982...

or to use surface streets. The four-lane section, which was quite substandard, congested, and accident-prone, was widened to six lanes to improve traffic flow and safety. Several interchanges along that stretch were also reconstructed.

Future

The Tennessee Department of Transportation

Tennessee Department of Transportation

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in aviation, public transit, waterways and railroads...

officially announced the I-40/I-81 Corridor Feasibility Study on July 27, 2007. The intent of this study is to assess deficiencies along I-40 & I-81

Interstate 81 in Tennessee

Interstate 81 is an long expressway stretching from Dandridge, Tennessee northward to the Thousand Islands Bridge at the United States-Canada border near Fishers Landing, New York...

in Tennessee and to develop upgrade proposals for the existing corridor. This study will be completed in 2008.

Exit list

Exits are numbered from west to east, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.

County	Location	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Destinations	Notes
Shelby Shelby County, Tennessee Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis....	Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4^th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River....	Hernando de Soto Bridge Hernando de Soto Bridge The Hernando de Soto Bridge is a through arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. It is often called the "M Bridge" as the arches resemble the letter M... over the Mississippi River Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
		1	Riverside Drive, Front Street
		1A	2nd Street, 3rd Street (SR-3/SR-14 Tennessee State Route 14 State Route 14 is a south-north route from the Mississippi border in Memphis, Tennessee to intersect with State Route 54 in Tipton County.- Route description :... )	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		1B		Signed as exits 1C (south) and 1D (north) westbound
		West end of I-69 overlap
		1E	Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County , but the city also contains areas in Madison and Rankin Counties...
		1F		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		2	Chelsea Avenue, Smith Avenue
		2A		Future continuation of I-69 north
		East end of I-69 overlap
		3	Watkins Street
		5	Hollywood Street
		6	Warford Street
		8		Signed as exits 8A (north) and 8B (south) westbound
		10
		12A
		12B	Sam Cooper Boulevard Sam Cooper Boulevard Sam Cooper Boulevard is a six-lane controlled-access parkway/expressway in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.. The more recent western segment of the road follows a parkway design, the older eastern portion which was proposed and constructed as a segment of Interstate 40 is built as an expressway, without...
		12C
		12	Sycamore View Road
		14	Whitten Road
		15	Appling Road	Signed as exits 15A (south) and 15B (north) eastbound
		16		Signed as exits 16A (south) and 16B (north) westbound
	Lakeland Lakeland, Tennessee Lakeland is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb of Memphis. The population was 6,862 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeland is located at ....	18
		20	Canada Road — Lakeland
	Arlington Arlington, Tennessee Arlington is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2000 census and approximately 9,700 in 2009. It is one of seven municipalities in Shelby County.-Early History:...	24		Signed as exits 24A (west) and 24B (east); future Interstate 269 Interstate 269 Interstate 269 is a partially-built outer beltline around the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and its adjacent suburban areas in northern Mississippi. The sections of the route which are currently open are designated as State Route 385 and Mississippi Highway 304...
		25
Fayette Fayette County, Tennessee Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 28,806. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 34,458 . It was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolution. Its county seat is Somerville....		35
		42
Haywood Haywood County, Tennessee Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2000, its population was 19,797. For 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population was 19,656. Its county seat is Brownsville.-Geography:According to the U.S...		47
		52
	Brownsville Brownsville, Tennessee Brownsville is a city in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Haywood County. The city is named after Jacob Jennings Brown, an officer who served during The War of 1812...	56
		60
		66
Madison Madison County, Tennessee Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee, Metropolitan Statistical Area, As of 2000, the population was 91,837. Its county seat is Jackson.-Geography:According to the U.S...		68
		74	Lower Brownsville Road
		76	McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is a public airport located four miles west of the central business district of Jackson, a city in Madison County, Tennessee, USA. The airport covers and has two runways...
	Jackson Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 59,643 at the 2000 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...	79
		80		Signed as exits 80A (south) and 80B (north)
		82		Signed as exits 82A (south) and 82B (north)
		83	Campbell Street
		85	Christmasville Road, Dr. F.E. Wright Drive - Jackson Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 59,643 at the 2000 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
		87
		93
Henderson Henderson County, Tennessee Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 25,522. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 26,425 . Its county seat is Lexington.-Geography:According to the U.S...		101
		108
		116
Carroll Carroll County, Tennessee Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 29,475. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 29,121 . Its county seat is Huntingdon. It was named for Governor William Carroll.-Geography:...		116
Decatur Decatur County, Tennessee Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 11,731. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 11,686 . Its county seat is Decaturville.This county is named after war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr....		126
Benton Benton County, Tennessee Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 16,537. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 16,467 . Its county seat is Camden....		133
	Bridge over the Tennessee River Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley...
Humphreys Humphreys County, Tennessee Humphreys County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 17,929. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 18,212. Its county seat is Waverly.-Geography:According to the U.S...
		137	Cuba Landing
		143
Hickman Hickman County, Tennessee Hickman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 22,295. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 23,793 . Its county seat is Centerville....		148
		152
Dickson Dickson County, Tennessee Dickson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 43,156. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 45,894 . Its county seat is Charlotte. Its largest city is Dickson....		163
	Dickson Dickson, Tennessee Dickson is a city in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dickson is located at ....	172
		176
Williamson Williamson County, Tennessee Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 126,638, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates its population as of 2005 to be 153,595. Its county seat is Franklin, and it is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Mufreesboro–Franklin...		182
Cheatham Cheatham County, Tennessee Cheatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 35,912. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 38,603 . Its county seat is Ashland City....		188
Davidson Davidson County, Tennessee Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 569,891. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 619,626...		192	McCrory Lane - Pegram Pegram, Tennessee Pegram is a town in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pegram is located at ....
		196
		199
	Nashville	201		Signed as exits 201A (east) and 201B (west)
		204		Signed as exits 204A (north) and 204B (south) westbound
		205	51st Avenue, 46th Avenue - West Nashville
		206
		207	28th Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		207	Jefferson Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		208		West end of I-65 overlap; signed as exit 208B eastbound
		209		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		209A	Church Street, Charlotte Avenue	Signed as exit 209 westbound
		209B		Signed as exit 209A westbound
		209B	Demonbreun Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		210		East end of I-65 overlap; signed as exit 210B westbound
		210C
		211B		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		East end of I-24 overlap
		213		No eastbound exit (use exit 213A)
		215		Signed as exits 215A (south) and 215B (north) eastbound
		216A	Nashville International Airport Nashville International Airport Nashville International Airport is a joint civil-military airport in southeastern Nashville, Tennessee. The IATA Airport Code BNA is descended from one of the city's early aviation facilities—Berry Field, NAshville, which was the name of the current facility until 1988, when the name was...	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		216		Signed as exits 216B (south) and 216C (north) eastbound
		219	Stewarts Ferry Pike - J. Percy Priest Dam J. Percy Priest Dam J. Percy Priest Dam is a dam in north central Tennessee at mile 6.8 of the Stones River, a tributary of the Cumberland. Its is located about ten miles east of downtown Nashville. The reservoir behind the dam is Percy Priest Lake....
		221		Signed as exits 221A (north) and 221B (south) eastbound
Wilson Wilson County, Tennessee Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 88,809. Its county seat is Lebanon and largest city is Mt. Juliet....		226		Signed as exits 226A (south) and 226B (north) eastbound
		229	Beckwith Road	Signed as exits 229A (south) and 229B (north) eastbound
	Lebanon Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, east of Nashville. Local residents have also called it "Cedar-City"...	232		Signed as exits 232A (south) and 232B (north) eastbound
		235
		236	South Hartmann Drive - Lebanon Municipal Airport
		238
		239		Signed as exits 239A (east) and 239B (west) eastbound
		245	Linwood Road
Smith Smith County, Tennessee Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 17,712. Its county seat is Carthage.Smith County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...		254
		258
Putnam Putnam County, Tennessee Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 62,315, a 21 percent increase from 1990. The was 66,000...		268
		273		West end of SR-56 overlap
		276	Old Baxter Road
	Baxter Baxter, Tennessee Baxter is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,279 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.Though this is a small town it had its few minutes of fame when the little family store was featured in "Coal Miner's...	280		East end of SR-56 overlap
	Cookeville Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population is 28,901, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2000 is 55,448. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee Technological...	286
		287
		288
		290
	Monterey Monterey, Tennessee Monterey is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Monterey is located at ....	300
		301
Cumberland Cumberland County, Tennessee Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is situated in the East Grand Division of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 46,802. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 51,346 . Its county seat is Crossville....		311	Plateau Road
	Crossville Crossville, Tennessee Crossville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 8,981 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crossville is located at...	317
		320
		322
		329
		338		West end of SR-299 overlap
		340		East end of SR-299 overlap
Roane Roane County, Tennessee Roane County is a U.S. county of the U.S. state of Tennessee , United States. Its population was 51,910 at the 2000 United States census. Its county seat is at Kingston. The U.S...	Harriman Harriman, Tennessee Harriman is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, primarily in Roane County, with a small extension into Morgan County. It is the principal city of and is included in the Harriman Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Roane County and is a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La...	347
		350
	Bridge over the Clinch River Clinch River The Clinch River rises in Southwest Virginia near Tazewell, VA and flows southwest through the Great Appalachian Valley, gathering various tributaries including the Powell River before joining the Tennessee River in East Tennessee.-Course:...
	Kingston Kingston, Tennessee Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, Tennessee, United States, and is adjacent to Watts Bar Lake. Kingston, with a population of 5,264 at the 2000 United States census, is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area....	352		West end of SR-58 overlap
		355	Lawnville Road
		356		East end of SR-58 overlap; signed as exits 356A (north) and 356B (south) westbound
		360	Buttermilk Road
Loudon Loudon County, Tennessee Loudon County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 39,086 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Loudon...		364
		368
	West end of I-75 overlap
Knox Knox County, Tennessee Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its 2007 population was estimated at 423,874 by the United States Census Bureau. Its county seat is Knoxville, as it has been since the creation of the county. The county is at the geographical center of the Great Valley of East Tennessee...		369	Watt Road
		373	Campbell Station Road - Farragut Farragut, Tennessee Farragut is a town in Knox and Loudon counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and is a suburb of nearby Knoxville. Farragut's population was 17,720 at the 2000 census. It is included in the "Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area"...
	Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007...	374
		376		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
		383	Papermill Drive (SR-332)
		East end of I-75 overlap
		385
		386A	University Avenue, Middlebrook Pike (SR-169 Tennessee State Route 169 State Route 169 is a west-to-east secondary highway in Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.The route is 11.7 miles long. Its western terminus is in west Knox County at Tennessee State Route 131 . Its eastern terminus is in Knoxville at Tennessee State Route 62... )	Westbound exit is part of exit 386B
		386B	McGhee Tyson Airport McGhee Tyson Airport McGhee Tyson Airport is a joint civil-military public airport serving the Knoxville metropolitan area and located approximately 10 miles south of the central business district of Knoxville, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport...
		387
		387A
		388		No westbound exit or eastbound entrance
		388A		West end of SR-158 overlap
		389		East end of SR-158 overlap
		390	Cherry Street
		392		Signed as exits 392A (south) and 392B (north)
		393		West end of US-25W/SR-9 overlap
		394		East end of US-25W/SR-9 overlap
	Bridge over the Holston River Holston River The Holston River is a major river system of southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee. The three major forks of the Holston rise in southwestern Virginia and have their confluence near Kingsport, Tennessee...
		398	Strawberry Plains Pike
		402	Midway Road
Sevier Sevier County, Tennessee Sevier County is a U.S. county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Its population was 71,170 at the 2000 United States Census. It is included in the Sevierville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical...	Sevierville Sevierville, Tennessee Sevierville is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 11,757 at the 2000 United States Census; in 2004 the estimated population was 14,101. Sevierville is the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee.-Geography:Sevierville is located at...	407		West end of SR-66 overlap
Jefferson Jefferson County, Tennessee Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Together with Grainger and Hamblen counties, it is part of the Morristown, Tennessee, Metropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined...		412	Deep Springs Road - Douglas Dam Douglas Dam Douglas Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the French Broad River in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority , which built the dam in record time in the early 1940s to meet emergency energy demands at the height of World War II...
	Dandridge Dandridge, Tennessee Dandridge is a town in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.Dandridge is the second oldest city in Tennessee, behind only Jonesborough...	415		East end of SR-66 overlap
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	Bridge over the French Broad River French Broad River The French Broad River flows from near Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Tennessee. Its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville, Tennessee is considered to be the headwaters of the Tennessee River. It was originally named for being one of two broad rivers in western North...
Cocke Cocke County, Tennessee Cocke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county forms the Newport, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was...	Newport Newport, Tennessee Newport is a city in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,242 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cocke County.-Geography:...	432A
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		443	Foothills Parkway Foothills Parkway The Foothills Parkway is a national parkway which, if completed, will traverse the foothills of the northern Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The 71-mile parkway will ideally connect U.S... - Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to...
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		451	Waterville Road	This exit is immediately to the west of the boundary with North Carolina. There are no advance notification signs for this exit on westbound I-40 that inform drivers of the distance to the exit. The only sign for this exit is a sign immediately preceding the exit located in Tennessee that indicates the exit is to the right of I-40.