I-40rest stops and exits
Interstate 40 · 1,069 miles · 3 states
State by state
Standout stops
Likely-clean stops spread along the drive eastbound, travel centers first. Estimates, until drivers review them.
Good to know
13 mi Longest stretch without a stop, eastbound: from Exit 202 (Biscoe, AR) to Exit 216 (Brinkley · Cotton Plant, AR).
14 Rest areas and plazas83 Exits with a truck stop103 Exits with EV chargingRest areas eastbound
- Erick Rest Area mile 9
- Check Station mile 13
- Rest Area mile 111
- Rest Area mile 196
- Information Center mile 315
- Arkansas Welcome Center mile 333
- Ozark Rest Area – Eastbound mile 366
- Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound mile 398
- White River Rest Area - Eastbound mile 529
- Forrest City Rest Area - Eastbound mile 565
- Rest area mile 787
- Tennessee Visitor Center mile 884
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area mile 942
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area mile 1037
Chains on I-40
Every location of the chains drivers plan around, in order along the highway.
Drives on I-40
Where to stop between cities, about every 45 minutes, and the long stretches without a likely-clean restroom.
- Elk City to Oklahoma City
- Elk City to Fort Smith
- Oklahoma City to Fort Smith
- Oklahoma City to Little Rock
- Fort Smith to Little Rock
- Fort Smith to Memphis
- Fort Smith to Jackson
- Little Rock to Memphis
- Little Rock to Jackson
- Little Rock to Nashville
- Memphis to Nashville
- Memphis to Cookeville
- Memphis to Knoxville
- Jackson to Nashville
- Jackson to Cookeville
- Jackson to Knoxville
- Nashville to Knoxville
- Cookeville to Knoxville