Interstate 240 (North Carolina)
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| Interstate 240 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 9.14 mi[1] (14.71 km) | ||||
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| Formed: | Mid-1970s[2] | ||||
| West end: |   I-40/26 in west Asheville, NC |
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| Major junctions: |
   US 19/23/74 in Asheville, NC I-26/US 19/23/70 in Asheville, NC |
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| East end: | I-40 in east Asheville, NC |
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Interstate 240 (abbreviated I-240) is a 9-mile long interstate highway loop in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as an urban connector encircling the heart of Asheville. Interstate 40 runs in an east-west direction south of downtown, paralleling the French Broad River, while I-240 runs in a half-circle around to the north. The western segment of I-240 is now being renumbered as Interstate 26 as part of a larger project extending I-26 from its former western terminus at I-40/I-240 to I-81 near Kingsport, Tennessee.
A construction project dubbed the I-26 Connector is currently underway to build a straighter path of I-26 through Asheville, bypassing the I-240/US 19/23/70 interchange. A major part of this project will be constructing a new interstate-standard bridge across the French Broad River. Additionally, current plans call for I-240 in west Asheville to be expanded from 4 lanes to 8 lanes[2].
Years prior to the loop's completion, I-240 was known as Interstate 140; however, no signage was ever posted for I-140. The I-140 designation has now been given to a spur route in Wilmington.
[edit] Nearby points of interest
[edit] References
- ^ Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2
- ^ a b Kurumi - I-240
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