I-40 West - Knoxville - Tennessee - 4K Highway Drive

I-40 westbound through the Knoxville, TN Area.
Filmed: June 2021

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From Wikipedia:
At exit 368, about 20 miles (32 km) west southwest of downtown Knoxville, I-40 merges with I-75, which continues to the southwest to Chattanooga. The two routes turn east northeast, carrying six through lanes, and cross into Knox County a short distance later. Throughout this concurrency, exits are numbered according to I-40's mileage. The two interstates pass through several of the western suburbs of Knoxville, including Farragut, and have interchanges with multiple surface streets. At exit 374 (SR 131/Lovell Road), the highway widens to eight lanes and at the next exit, about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) later, is an interchange with the Pellissippi Parkway (SR 162 westbound, I-140 eastbound), which connects to Oak Ridge and Maryville, respectively.

Continuing through West Knoxville, the two routes have interchanges with additional surface streets, before reaching an interchange with a connector to US 11/70 4 miles (6.4 km) later near the West Hills neighborhood. two miles (3.2 km) later is an interchange with SR 332 (Northshore Drive), and the separate Papermill Drive and Weisgarber Road. This segment of I-40 and I-75 is the most heavily traveled section of highway in Tennessee, with an annual average daily traffic (AADT) volume of more than 210,000 vehicles. 2 miles (3.2 km) later is an interchange with the western terminus of I-640, a beltway which passes northwest of downtown Knoxville. Also at this exit, I-75 splits off from I-40 onto a concurrency with I-640, splitting off a few miles later and heading towards Lexington, Kentucky. The route then enters downtown Knoxville, containing a minimum of six through lanes, as well as several short segments of auxiliary lanes between exits.

Passing near the main campus of the University of Tennessee, as well as several residential neighborhoods, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) past I-640 is an interchange with the northern terminus of US 129 (Alcoa Highway), which is a controlled-access highway that provides access to McGhee Tyson Airport and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Just under 1 mile (1.6 km) later is an interchange with SR 62 (Western Avenue), and a mile beyond this point is a three-level interchange, known locally as "Malfunction Junction," with the southern terminus of I-275. About 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) later, the eastbound lanes of I-40 have an interchange with US 441 southbound (Henley Street). I-40 then crosses a long viaduct over a railyard, before reaching a directional T interchange 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) later with SR 158 (James White Parkway) westbound, a controlled-access highway that provides access to downtown Knoxville to the south.

I-40 then curves sharp north, and about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) later, sharp east again before coming to an interchange with a connector to US 441. I-40 then has an interchange with a surface street before reaching a parclo interchange with US 11W (Rutledge Pike) about 3 miles (4.8 km) later. The highway then enters a predominantly residential area, passing next to the Knoxville Zoo, before coming to an interchange with the eastern terminus of I-640 and leaving Knoxville less than 1 mile (1.6 km) later. Also at this interchange, I-40 begins a brief (unsigned) concurrency with US 25W, which splits off a little over 1 mile (1.6 km) later at an interchange with US 11E/70 (Asheville Highway). Leaving Knoxville, I-40 crosses the Holston River about 2 miles (3.2 km) later.