Memphis to Cookeville: 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.

• 42 Stanton · Somerville Mixedest. Pilot 43 mi from Memphis 45 min in
• 83 Campbell Street Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Jackson · 84 mi from Memphis 1 hr 15 min in
• 172 Centerville · Dickson Likely cleanest. QuikTrip 173 mi from Memphis 2 hr 45 min in
• 201A Charlotte Pike Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Nashville · 202 mi from Memphis 3 hr in
• 239B Lebanon Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Lebanon · 240 mi from Memphis 3 hr 45 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 61 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 20 (TN) to Exit 82 (TN). Stop before it if you can.
• 90 miles, about 1 hr 30 min: from Exit 83 (TN) to Exit 172 (TN). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-40

• Knoxville to Cookeville
• Memphis to Little Rock
• Memphis to Fort Smith
• Memphis to Nashville
• Memphis to Knoxville
• Jackson to Cookeville