Interstate 240 (North Carolina)
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| Billy Graham Freeway | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 9.14 mi (14.71 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1980 – present | |||
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| West end: |
   I‑26 / I‑40 / US 74 near Asheville
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   US 19 / US 23 / US 74A in Asheville   Future I‑26 / US 19 / US 23 / US 70 in Asheville |
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| East end: |
I‑40 / US 74A in eastern Asheville |
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| Counties: | Buncombe | |||
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Interstate 240 (I-240) is a 9.1-mile (14.6 km) long Interstate Highway loop in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as an urban connector for Asheville and runs in a half-circle around the north of the city's downtown district between exits 53B and 46B of Interstate 40. Between those points, I-40 continues in an east–west direction further south of the city, roughly parallel to the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers. The western segment of I-240 is now being co-signed with I-26 as part of a larger project extending I-26 from its former western terminus at I-40/I-240 to U.S. Route 23 (US 23) near Kingsport, Tennessee.
A planned construction project dubbed the I-26 Connector, intended to build a straighter path of I-26 through Asheville (bypassing the I-240/US 19/23/70 interchange), has recently been lowered in priority by the NC Department of Transportation. A major part of this project would have been the construction of a new interstate-standard bridge across the French Broad River. Additional plans for I-240 in west Asheville call for its expansion from 4 lanes to 8 lanes.
Years prior to the loop's completion, I-240 was known as I-140; however, no signage was ever posted for I-140. The I-140 designation has now been given to a spur route in Wilmington.
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