Knoxville to Asheville: 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.

• 435 Newport · Gatlinburg Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Newport · 47 mi from Knoxville 45 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 Asheville
• Winston-Salem to Asheville
• Knoxville to Cookeville
• Knoxville to Nashville
• Knoxville to Jackson
• Knoxville to Memphis
• Nashville to Asheville
• Cookeville to Asheville