Interstate 40 in North Carolina
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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 North Carolina Highway 132 (NC 132) in Wilmington. I-40 is the longest Interstate Highway in North Carolina and is the only Interstate to completely span the state from west to east.
I-40 crossing the Eastern Continental Divide in eastern Buncombe County
Sunflowers along I-40 westbound
I-40/I-85 through Burlington
I-40 westbound at exit 301
Wilmington, North Carolina
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Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 in the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Its metropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 467,337 in 2023.
Image: Wilmington, North Carolina along the Cape Fear River panoramio
Image: City Hall Thalian Hall (Wilmington, NC)
Image: UNCW Clock 2020
Image: Basilica Shrine of St. Mary Wilmington, North Carolina 03