Editing Interstate 40 (section)

===North Carolina===
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|caption1      = A sign displaying the distance to Barstow near Wilmington. This sign is no longer posted by NCDOT due to the frequency of its theft.<ref>{{cite web |author = Star News Staff Reports |title = I-40 Barstow, Calif., sign gone for good |url = https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20091112/News/605066511/WM |website = StarNews Online |publisher = StarNews |access-date = October 15, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211018200805/https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20091112/News/605066511/WM/ |archive-date = 18 October 2021 }}</ref>
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|caption2      = The beginning of I-40 west, near Wilmington
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{{Main|Interstate 40 in North Carolina}}

In [[North Carolina]], I-40 travels {{convert|420|mi|km}}. It enters the state as a winding mountain freeway through the [[Great Smoky Mountains]], which frequently closes due to landslides and weather conditions. It enters the state on a mostly north–south alignment, turning to a more east–west alignment upon merging with [[U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;74]] at the eastern terminus of the [[Great Smoky Mountains Expressway]]. From there, the highway passes through [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]], and [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]] before reaching the [[Piedmont Triad]]. Just east of the Triad City of [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], it merges with [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|I-85]], and the two roads split again just west of the [[Research Triangle]] area, passing through [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]. From the Triangle to its eastern terminus in [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]], it once again takes a more north–south alignment.

A standard distance sign existed near the start of the westbound section of I-40 in Wilmington that indicated the distance to Barstow, California, as {{convert|2554|mi|km}}. In 2009, NCDOT said it would not be replaced after [[street sign theft|frequent thefts]].<ref>{{cite web |title = I-40 Barstow, Calif., sign gone for good |url = https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20091112/News/605066511/WM |website = Star News Online |location = Wilmington, North Carolina |date = Nov 12, 2009 |access-date = May 10, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210814025001/https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20091112/News/605066511/WM |archive-date = August 14, 2021 }}</ref>
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