Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     Interstate 40 Westbound - Buncombe County Interstate 40 West The second of five Asheville city interchanges along Interstate 40 is the Exit 51 interchange with U.S. 25 Alternate (Sweeten Creek Road). U.S. 25A parallels U.S. 25 (Hendersonville Road) to the east between Royal Pines (pop. 5,334), Biltmore Forest (pop. 1,440), and southern sections of Asheville (pop. 68,889). Photo taken 08/23/03. Interstate 40 westbound at the Exit 50B ramp for U.S. 25 northbound (Hendersonville Road). The north-south highway transitions into McDowell Street at Biltmore Avenue, eventually becoming Southside Avenue en route to the central business district of the city. Photo taken 08/23/03. The junction between Interstate 40 and U.S. 25 composes a three-quarter cloverleaf interchange. Displayed here is the Exit 50A loop ramp departure for U.S. 25 south. Hendersonville Road travels a short distance to Biltmore Forest and other suburbs in southern Buncombe County. Photo taken 08/23/03. An uninterrupted stretch greets westbound motorists between U.S. 25 and North Carolina 191 (Brevard Road) south of the French Broad River. Displayed is the one mile sign bridge for Exits 47 & 46A. Photo taken 08/23/03. Drawing to within one mile of the Interstate 26, U.S. 74, and North Carolina 191 confluence with Interstate 40. The close placement of the two highways allows for traffic wishing to access Interstate 26 west & Interstate 240 east (Asheville urban loop) to utilize the connection via Brevard Road. North Carolina 191 intersects Interstate 26 & 240 nearby at Exit 1A. Photo taken 08/23/03. Interstate 40 westbound at the Exit 47 folded diamond interchange of Brevard Road. A left-hand off-ramp departs for Interstate 26 & U.S. 74 eastbound in one-half mile. The overlapped tandem link the Asheville metropolitan area with Hendersonville (pop. 10,420) 18 miles to the south. Photo taken 08/23/03. Interstate 40 sees the second of two West Asheville exits with U.S. 19 & 23 (Patton Avenue) at Exit 44. The surface boulevard travels through the Asheville neighborhoods of Enka, Sulphur Springs, and Boswell to the northeast. Photo taken 08/23/03. Nearing the junction with U.S. 19 & 23 on Interstate 40 westbound. The paired routes again interact with Interstate 40 at Exit 37 and indirectly at Exit 27. Featured along the east-west roadway is Hominy and Candler (via North Carolina 151) between here and Exit 37. Photo taken 08/23/03. Westbound Interstate 40 & U.S. 74 at the Exit 44 off-ramp for U.S. 19 & 23 (Patton Avenue) at the community of Acton. A partial-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between the two multiplexes. The freeway passes over an adjacent railroad line alongside U.S. 19 & 23 north otherwise. Photo taken 09/12/04. U.S. 19 & 23 shield assembly at the end of the Exit 44 loop ramp of Interstate 40 westbound. Patton Avenue is to the left and Smoky Park Highway is to the right. The terrain of the area see U.S. 19 & 23 dip below the Interstate 40 overcrossing to the right. Photo taken 08/23/03. The last Buncombe County interchange of Interstate 40 & U.S. 74 serves East Canton via U.S. 19 & 23 (Smoky Park Highway). A diamond interchange exists at Exit 37 with Georges Branch Road. Georges Branch Road extends SR-1200 south from the freeway to U.S. 19 & 23 and Old U.S. 19 & 23 at Coburn. Photo taken 09/12/04. Page Updated November 19, 2007.