DELAWARE TRIP
Interstate 40 Tennessee

A transcontinental route spanning over 2,700 miles from Barstow, California to Wilmington, North Carolina, Interstate 40 goes through eight states along its journey. It passes through varied landscapes, from the deserts of California, Arizona, and New Mexico, to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina. On Day Nine of the Delaware Trip, I drove Interstate 40 from Interstate 81 to Jackson, Tennessee, where I stopped for the night, and on the tenth and final day of the trip, I drove Interstate 40 from Jackson to Interstate 240 near Oklahoma City.

Interstate 81 to Jackson
Pictures taken March 21, 2003

	Interstate 40 West at Exit 417 - TN 92 - Dandridge/ Jefferson City.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 415 - U.S. 25W/70 - Dandridge.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 412 - Deep Springs Rd./ Douglas Dam.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 407 - TN 66 - Gatlinburg/ Sevierville/Pigeon Forge.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 402 - Midway Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 398 - Strawberry Plains Pk.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 393 - Interstate 640 West/TO North U.S. 25W/Interstate 75 - 3/4 mile.
	Sign on Interstate 40 West warning trucks carrying hazardous cargo to use Interstate 640 in lieu of Interstate 40 through downtown Knoxville.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 393 - 1/4 mile. Of course I ran out of disk space with this picture, so I was unable to get a picture of the actual exit!
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 392B - U.S. 11W North - Rutledge Pike.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 392A - U.S. 11W South - Rutledge Pike/Knoxville Zoo Dr.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 390 - Cherry St.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 389A - U.S. 441 North - Broadway, in Knoxville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 389B - Fifth Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 388A - TO U.S. 441 South - James White Pky./Downtown/Univ. of Tenn.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 387A - Interstate 275 North - 1/2 mile. Interstate 275 runs along what was Interstate 75 through downtown Knoxville before that highway was rerouted along the western half of Interstate 640.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 387A - Next Right.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 387A - Interstate 275 North - Lexington.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 387 - CR-62 - 17th Street/ Western Ave. Hmm, Western Ave., that street runs right by my house! Am I home yet? NO! Not even close. Still have 387 miles left before I even enter Arkansas!
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 386B - U.S. 129.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 386B - U.S. 129/Alcoa Hwy. - Airport/Smoky Mts.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 385 - Interstate 75 North/Interstate 640 East - 1 mile.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 385 - 1/2 mile.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 385 - Interstate 75 North/ Interstate 640 East - Lexington.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 383 - Papermill Dr.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 380 - U.S. 11/70 - West Hills.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 379A - Gallaher View Rd.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 379 - Walker Springs Rd./Bridgewater Rd.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exits 378A-B - Cedar Bluff Rd.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South approaching Exit 376 - Interstate 140 East/TN 162 North - 3/4 mile.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South approaching Exit 376 - 1/4 mile.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 376 - Interstate 140 East/TN 162 North - Maryville/Oak Ridge.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South c/d lane at Exit 376A - TN 162 North - Oak Ridge.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South c/d lane at Exit 376B - Interstate 140 East - Maryville.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 374 - CR- 131 - Lovell Rd.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 373 - Campbell Station Rd. - Farragut.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South approaching Exit 368 - Interstate 75 South - 2 miles.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 369 - Watt Rd.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South approaching Exit 368 - 1 mile.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 75 South at Exit 368 - Interstate 75 South - Chattanooga.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 364 - U.S. 321/TN 95 - Lenoir City/Oak Ridge.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 360 - Buttermilk Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 356A - TN 58 North - Oak Ridge.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 356B - SOUTH Gallaher Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 355 - Lawnville Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 350 - CR-29 - Harriman/ Midtown.
	Interstate 40 West approaching the Frozen Head State Park on Exit 347. This joins Toad Suck Park from the Bayous & Blues Trip (and the final day of this trip) and the Hungry Mother State Park from earlier on this day as some of the oddest named state parks I have ever seen.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 347 - U.S. 27 - Harriman/ Rockwood.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 340 - CR-299 North - Airport Rd. This is the final westbound exit in the Eastern Time Zone. There is a green sign (barely visible here) just past the overpass that indicates the change in time zone.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 338 - CR-299 South - Westel Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 329 - U.S. 70 - Crab Orchard.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 322 - CR-101/Peavine Rd. - Crossville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 320 - CR-298/Genesis Rd. - Crossville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 317 - U.S. 127 - Crossville/ Jamestown.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 311 - Plateau Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 301 - U.S. 70N/TN 84 - Monterey/Livingston.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 300 - U.S. 70N/TN 84 - Monterey/Livingston. Wait, isn't that the exact same description at Exit 301 one mile back?
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 290 - U.S. 70N - Cookeville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 288 - TN 111 - Livingston/ Sparta.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 287 - CR-136 - Cookeville/ Sparta.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 286 - CR-135 - South Willow Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 280 - TN 56 North - Baxter/ Gainesboro.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 276 - Old Baxter Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 273 - TN 56 South - Smithville/ McMinnville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 268 - CR-96/Buffalo Valley Rd. - Center Hill Dam.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 258 - TN 53 - Carthage/ Gordonsville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 254 - CR-141 - Alexandria.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 245 - Linwood Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 239 - U.S. 70 - Lebanon/ Watertown.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 238 - U.S. 231 - Lebanon.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 236 - South Hartmann Dr.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 235 - TN 840 West - Next Right. When completed, TN 840 will become Interstate 840, an outer beltway of the Nashville area.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 235 - TN 840 West - Murfreesboro.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 232 - TN 109 - Gallatin.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 226 - CR-171 - Mt. Juliet.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 221 - CR-45/Old Hickory Rd. - The Hermitage.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 219 - Stewarts Ferry Pike/ J Percy Priest Dam.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 216 - CR-255/Donelson Pike - Int'l Airport.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 215 - TN 155 - Briley Pky./ Opryland.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 213A-B - Interstate 24/440 - 1 mile.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 213A-B - 1/2 mile.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 213 - U.S. 41/Spence Lane/ Murfreesboro Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 213A - Interstate 24 East/ Interstate 440 West - Chattanooga/Memphis.
	Interstate 24/40 West approaching Exit 211 - Interstate 24 West/TO North Interstate 65 - 1 mile.
	Interstate 24/40 West at Exit 212 - Hermitage Ave.
	Interstate 24/40 West approaching Exit 211 - 1/4 mile.
	Interstate 24/40 West at Exit 211 - Interstate 24 West/ TO Interstate 65 North - Clarksville/Louisville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 210C - U.S. 31A/41A South - 2nd Ave./4th Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 210B - Interstate 65 South - Huntsville.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 65 North at Exit 209B - Demonbreun St.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 65 North at Exit 209A - U.S. 70/70S/431 - Broadway.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 65 North at Exit 209 - Church St./Charlotte Ave.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 65 North approaching Exit 208 - Interstate 65 North - 1/2 mile.
	Interstate 40 West/Interstate 65 North at Exit 208 - Interstate 65 North - Louisville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 207 - 28th Ave.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 206 - Interstate 440 East - 1/4 mile.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 206 - Interstate 440 East - Knoxville.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 205 - 46th Ave./ West Nashville - 1/4 mile.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 205 - 46th Ave./West Nashville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 204 - TN 155/Briley Pky. - White Bridge Rd./Robertson Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 201 - U.S. 70 - Charlotte Pike.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 196 - U.S. 70S - Bellevue/ Newsom Station.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 192 - McCrory Lane/Pegram.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 188 - CR-249 - Kingston Springs/Ashland City.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 182 - TN 96 - Fairview/ Dickson.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 176 - TN 840 East - 1/2 mile.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 176 - TN 840 East - Local Traffic.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 172 - TN 46 - Centerville/ Dickson.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 163 - CR-48 - Centerville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 152 - CR-230 - Bucksnort.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 148 - CR-50 - Centerville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 143 - TN 13 - Linden/ Waverly.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 137 - Cuba Landing.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 126 - TN 69/U.S. 641 - Camden/Paris/Parsons.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 116 - CR-114 - Natchez Trace State Park.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 108 - TN 22/Parkers Crossroads - Lexington/Huntingdon.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 101 - CR-104.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 93 - CR-152 - Law Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 87 - U.S. 70 - Jackson.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 85 - Christmasville Rd./Dr. FE Wright Drive/Jackson.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 82B - U.S. 45 North - Milan.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 82A - U.S. 45 South - Jackson.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 80B - U.S. 45 By-Pass North - Humboldt.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 80A - U.S. 45 By-Pass South - Jackson.

Jackson to Arkansas State Line
Pictures taken March 22, 2003

	Interstate 40 West at Exit 79 - U.S. 412 TO Interstate 155 - Alamo/Dyersburg.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 76 - CR-223 South - McKellar Sipes Regional Airport.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 68 - CR-138 - Providence Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 66 - U.S. 70 - Brownsville/ Ripley.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 60 - CR-19 - Mercer Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 56 - TN 76 - Brownsville/ Somerville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 52 - CR-179/TN 76/Koko Rd. - Whiteville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 47 - CR-179 - Stanton/ Dancyville Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 42 - CR-222 - Stanton/ Somerville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 35 - TN 59 - Covington/ Somerville.
	Interstate 40 West at Exits 24-25 - CR-205/TN 385 - Arlington/Collierville/Millington.
	Interstate 40 West c/d lane at Exit 25 - CR-205 - Arlington/Collierville.
	Interstate 40 West c/d lane at Exit 24 - TN 385 West - Millington.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 20 - Canada Rd./Lakeland.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 18 - U.S. 64 - Bartlett.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 16B - CR-177 North.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 16A - CR-177 South - Germantown.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 15 - Appling Rd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 14 - Whitten Rd.
	"Interstate 240 West Trucks Over 13'-6" Prohibited" sign on Interstate 40 West, about three miles east of Interstate 240.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 12 - Sycamore View Rd.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exits 10A-B - West Interstate 240/West Interstate 40 - 1 1/2 miles.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exits 10A-B - 1 mile.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exits 10A-B - 1/2 mile.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 10B - Interstate 40 West/ Little Rock. Notice the Interstate 40 shield is missing. This could cause confusion for those unfamiliar with the area. But if you take Interstate 240 West, you will still get to Interstate 40 again, just via a different route.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 10 - CR-204 - Covington Pike. Exit numbers on Interstate 40 in Memphis are the exit numbers on the beltway, so this is actually a couple miles north of Exit 10B.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 8A - TN 14 North/Austin Peay Hwy./Jackson Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 8B - TN 14 South - Jackson Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 6 - Warford St.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 5 - Hollywood St.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 3 - Watkins St.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 2A - U.S. 51 - Millington.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 2 - Smith Ave./Chelsea Ave.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exits 1F-1G - TN 14 - 1 mile, and Exit 1E - Interstate 40 West - 1 1/2 miles.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1G - TN 14 West - Jackson Ave.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1F - TN 14 East - Jackson Ave.
	Interstate 40 West approaching Exit 1E - Interstate 40 West - 1/2 mile. The mainline highway becomes Interstate 240 South.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1E - Interstate 40 West - Little Rock. The exit numbers for the Memphis beltway reset as the next exit for Interstate 240 South is Exit 30.
	One more exit sign on the ramp to Interstate 40 West. It looks like the blank space would have had an Interstate 40 East exit sign if the highway had been routed through Memphis instead of around it.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1D - U.S. 51 North - Danny Thomas Blvd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1C - U.S. 51 South - Danny Thomas Blvd.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1A - Second St./Third St. The Pyramid arena is visible in the background.
	Interstate 40 West at Exit 1 - Riverside Dr./ Downtown Memphis. This is the final exit in the state of Tennessee before the interstate crosses the Mississippi into Arkansas.
	A view of the Mississippi River bridge and a direction tab on Interstate 40 West. The Interstate 40 shield has fallen off the post.

Roadtrip pages:

Oklahoma City to Delaware:
Oklahoma: Interstate 35 | Interstate 44
Missouri: Interstate 44 | Interstate 55
Illinois: Interstate 70
Indiana: Interstate 70
Ohio: Interstate 70
West Virginia: Interstate 70
Pennsylvania: Interstate 70
Maryland: Interstate 70 | Interstate 695 | Interstate 97 | U.S. 50/301 | MD 404
Delaware: DE 404 | U.S. 13

Side trip pages:
Washington, DC Interstates
Maryland Highway Guides
Delaware Highway Guides
Delaware State Highway Terminus Gallery & Guides
Philadelphia Interstates

Delaware to Oklahoma City:
Maryland: DE/MD 54 | U.S. 50 | Interstate 495
Virginia: Interstate 495 | Interstate 66 | Interstate 81
Tennessee: Interstate 81 | Interstate 40
Arkansas: Interstate 40
Oklahoma: Interstate 40 | Interstate 240

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Trip Summary Pages:
Days 1-4 (Oklahoma City to Delaware)
Days 5-7 (Side Trips while in Delaware)
Days 8-10 (Delaware to Oklahoma City)

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