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I-40 Closes In Smoky Mountains After Flooding And Rock Slides Cause Heavy Damage
Mother Nature has brought travel to a halt in the Great Smoky Mountains, where a fresh round of torrential rain triggered both flooding and a rockslide, forcing the closure of a critical stretch of Interstate 40…
Reporting · 1 source · Jun 19, 2025Read itThe journal
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About Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. From west to east, it passes through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. At a length of 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km), it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80.
Everything about Interstate 40 →- Country
- United States
- Inception
- 1957