Interstate 440 (Tennessee)

Interstate 440
Four-Forty Parkway
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length:	7.64 mi[1] (12.30 km)
Existed:	1987[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-40 in Nashville
	I-65 in Nashville
East end:	I-24 / I-40 in Nashville
Location
Counties:	Davidson
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 438 US 441 →

Interstate 440 (abbreviated I-440 and known locally as the Four-Forty Parkway) in Tennessee is a 7.64-mile-long (12.30 km) loop which connects I-24, I-40, and I-65, while bypassing downtown Nashville to the south.

Route description

I-440 near the US-431 interchange

West of downtown Nashville, I-440 heads south from I-40 and goes on to meet U.S. Route 70S before turning due east. I-440 then intersects U.S. Route 431 and later, I-65 south of downtown Nashville. I-440 then turns northeast and meets with U.S. Route 31A/U.S. Route 41A before terminating at I–24, west of the Nashville International Airport.^[3]

History

The section between I-24 and I-65 was completed in 1986, and the section between I-65 and I-40 was completed in 1987. It was the most expensive road, per mile, built in Tennessee at the time. The interstate is one of the most congested rush-hour highways in the state, with three lanes in each direction, a speed limit set at 55 mph, and an AADT of 106,219,^[4]

Exit list

The entire route is in Nashville, Davidson County.

mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
		—	I-40 – Memphis, Nashville	Western terminus; I-40 exit 206
		1	Murphy Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		1A	US 70S (West End Avenue)	Signed as exit 1 westbound
		3	US 431 (21st Avenue South, Hillsboro Pike)
		5	I-65 – Nashville, Huntsville	Only four-level stack interchange in Tennessee; I-65 exit 80
		6	US 31A / US 41A (Nolensville Pike)
		—	I-24 / I-40 – Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga	Connection to Nashville International Airport; eastern terminus; I-24 exit 53; I-40 exit 213A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2". FHWA. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
2. Interstate 440
3. Google (September 16, 2011). "Overview map of I-440 in Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
4. TDOT 2008 AADT Book