Interstate 240 (North Carolina)

==Route description==
I-240 begins at an [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Interstate 26 in North Carolina|I-26]] and [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] west of [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]]. I-240 and I-26 travel [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] for {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} along the western section of the routing. I-240 travels almost parallel to the [[French Broad River]] to its east. In the northwestern part of the route, [[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;19]], [[U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;23]], and [[U.S. Route 74A in North Carolina|U.S. Highway&nbsp;74 Alternate]] (US&nbsp;74A) merge onto I-240 to cross the French Broad River. After crossing the river, I-26 proper ends and becomes Future I-26. Future I-26/US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;23 exit off to the north and [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;70]] merges with I-240. The concurrent highways travel through the northern section of downtown Asheville. US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;74A exits off I-240 at Charlotte Street. The Interstate continues through a cut in the mountain before turning back to the south. I-240 cross the [[Swannanoa River]] near [[Asheville Mall]] before terminating at an interchange with I-40 while the roadway continues on as US&nbsp;74A, known locally as Charlotte Highway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-240_nc.html|title=Interstate-Guide: Interstate 240 North Carolina|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2023}}