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I-240
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I-240 9 miles

The Road:

Begins at I-26/40 near West Asheville (Buncombe County) and ends at I-40/US 74-A near Oteen (Buncombe County).

Towns and Attractions:

Buncombe Co.: West Asheville, Asheville

History:

I-240 first showed up as a dotted line on the 1977 official map inset of Asheville. It did appear on commercial maps such as AAA in 1976 (albeit misidentified as I-140).
I-240 was assigned to its entirety all at once in November 1980 (NCDOT):

over existing unnumbered route from I-26/40 to NC 191 (posted EB as TO US 70)
replaced NC 191 from Brevard Rd to Haywood Rd
added to US 19-23 Business north to Patton Ave (freeway from I-40 to Patton Ave was built about 1969)
Added to US 19-23 across the French Broad River
Added to US 70 east to NC 694 (this section was built in 1961)
New construction east to I-40/US 74 (now 74-A) near Oteen

Exit List:
EXIT 1A: I-26 EAST, I-40
EXIT 1B: NC 191
EXIT 1C (EB only): SR 3556 Amboy Rd
EXIT 2: US 19 Bus SOUTH, US 23 Bus SOUTH
EXIT 3: US 19 SOUTH, US 23 SOUTH, US 74-A WEST
EXIT 4A (EB only): SR 3548 Patton Ave
EXIT 4B: I-26 WEST, US 19 NORTH, US 23 NORTH, US 70 WEST
EXIT 4C: Montford Ave
EXIT 5A: US 25
EXIT 5B: US 70 EAST, US 74-A EAST
EXIT 6: US 70, US 74-A
EXIT 7: US 70
EXIT 8: US 74-A WEST
EXIT 9: I-40, US 74-A EAST

1977 Official I-240 first appears
1977 Official 1981 Official I-240 assigned to everything
1981 Official

Comments:

I-240 has an impressive cut through Beaucatcher Mountain, literally next to the tunnel carrying US 70/74-A.
In the late 1980s there was still a US 25 cutout on I-240 WB. Also, on the freeway between I-26/40 you could see the backside of NC 191 and US 70 cutouts that had been covered by I-240 shields.

Last Update: 2 November 2013

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