Cookeville to Winston-Salem: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• 320 Crossville · Genesis Road Likely cleanest. Buc-ee's Crossville · 32 mi from Cookeville 30 min in
• 398 Exit 398 Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel 110 mi from Cookeville 1 hr 45 min in
• 435 Newport · Gatlinburg Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Newport · 147 mi from Cookeville 2 hr 15 min in
• 44 West Asheville · Enka · Candler Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel 208 mi from Cookeville 3 hr 15 min in
• 103 Morganton · Rutherfordton Likely cleanest. Chick-fil-A Morganton · 267 mi from Cookeville 4 hr in
• 125 Hickory · Lenoir-Rhyne College Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Hickory · 289 mi from Cookeville 4 hr 30 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 61 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 435 (TN) to Exit 44 (NC). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-40

• Raleigh to Winston-Salem
• Cookeville to Jackson
• Cookeville to Memphis
• Cookeville to Knoxville
• Cookeville to Asheville
• Knoxville to Winston-Salem
• Asheville to Winston-Salem