I-26 exits in Tennessee

Q: How many exits does I-26 have in Tennessee?

I-26 has 27 numbered exits in Tennessee, running a north–south from milepost 1 to milepost 50.

Q: How many rest areas are on I-26 in Tennessee?

There are 3 rest stops on I-26 in Tennessee — 2 official rest areas plus 1 travel plazas and service stops. See the full list with mileposts on our rest areas page.

Q: What's the best exit to stop at on I-26 in Tennessee?

Exit 24 (Elizabethton) is the strongest all-around stop, with 23 places to eat and 9 gas stations. See our full ranking of the best stops on I-26 in Tennessee.

Every exit on I-26 through Tennessee (a north–south run from milepost 1 to 50), with what's actually there — pulled from the same database that powers the Pit Stop app.

27exits

394places to eat

128gas stations

131hotels

112sights

3rest stops

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Worth the stop ♥

Gray Fossil Site and Museum — Exit 13, 1.9 mi off the exit
Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex — Exit 13, 1.9 mi off the exit
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum — Exit 19, 6.0 mi off the exit
Rocky Mount State Historic Site — Exit 20B, 4.6 mi off the exit

Exit-by-exit guide

Exit	Destinations	Gas	Food	Hotels	Sights
Exit 1	West Stone Drive	Sunoco, Kingsport Pit Stop, Exxon +9	Thai Riverside, Tacos el Mariachi, Taipei Investment Group +26	Netherland Inn. South Holston River, Westside inn, Travel Inn Kingsport +1	Car Museum, Pal's Roundhouse, Adventure Time Ballooning +4
Exit 3		Mobil, Exxon, Exxon +3	Meadows Restaurant and Horse Creek Lounge, Arby's, Wendy's +12	Hampton by Hilton, Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels +1	Kingsport Aquatic Center, Observatory Overlook, Cliffside Overlook +3
Exit 4		Exxon, Mobil, Exxon +3	Pizza Plus, Wendy's, Hardee's +12	Choice Hotels, Hampton by Hilton, Choice Hotels +1	Adventure Time Ballooning, Pal's Roundhouse
Exit 4A		Mobil, Exxon, Exxon +3	Arby's, Wendy's, Hardee's +13	Hampton by Hilton, Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels +3	Adventure Time Ballooning, Pal's Roundhouse, Playground
Exit 4B		Exxon, Exxon, Zoomerz 980 +2	Meadows Restaurant and Horse Creek Lounge, Kingsport Tennessee 37664, Pizza Plus +16	Holiday Inn, Hampton, Quality Inn +2	Adventure Time Ballooning, Pal's Roundhouse, Playground
Exit 6	Rock Springs Road	—	Susie's Specialty Wedding Cake, Rmg Lc South Carolina, Llc, Little Caesars Pizza +1	Snuggled Inn Log Cabin Rentals, Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels +4	—
Exit 8A	Knoxville	—	Phil's Dream Pit	Snuggled Inn Log Cabin Rentals, Super 8, Choice Hotels +2	—
Exit 8B	Bristol	—	Phil's Dream Pit	Snuggled Inn Log Cabin Rentals, Super 8, Choice Hotels +2	—
Exit 10	Eastern Star Road	—	Phil's Dream Pit	Snuggled Inn Log Cabin Rentals	Gray Fossil Site
Exit 13	Gray	Shell, bp, Exxon & Mobil Stations +1	Hot Dog Hut Gray, Sunami Japanese Restaurant, Stephen's Pizzeria +25	Sinking Creek Lodge	Gray Fossil Site and Museum, Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex, Boones Creek Historical Trust Museum and Opry +1
Exit 17	JonesboroughOpen 24h	Exxon, Shell, Food City Gas ‘N Go +3	Poblanos Mexican Grill & Bar, Domino's Pizza, Pal's Drivethru 24 +23	Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels, Holiday Inn Express +2	Wallabies Parties & Play, General Shale Brick, Inc., Boones Creek Historical Trust Museum and Opry +1
Exit 19	Bristol	Shell, Blink, Quick Mart And Vape Llc +4	Trigg Enterprises Llc, It's Just Wings, Honeybaked Ham Co And Cafe +26	Staybridge Suites, Baymont by Wyndham Johnson City, Holiday Inn +11	Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum, Jonesborough History Museum, Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum +6
Exit 20	Roan Street	Quick Mart And Vape Llc, Sunoco Gas Station, Shell +5	Peerless Steakhouse Grill, Hound Dogs, Captain D's +20	Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Johnson City, Super 8 by Wyndham, Bravo Inn +10	General Shale Brick, Inc., Wallabies Parties & Play, Johnson City Railroad Experience +3
Exit 20A	Roan Street	Quick Mart And Vape Llc, Sunoco Gas Station, Shell +5	Rainbow Asian Cuisine, Captain D's, Hound Dogs +14	Holiday Inn, Bravo Inn, Baymont by Wyndham Johnson City +9	General Shale Brick, Inc., Wallabies Parties & Play, Johnson City Railroad Experience +3
Exit 20B	Roan Street	Sunoco Gas Station, Quick Mart And Vape Llc, bp +8	Crazy Tomato, Ho Hing Inc, Cafe One 11 +26	Red Roof, Motel 6 Headingley / Winnipeg West, Econo Lodge Inn & Suites +8	Rocky Mount State Historic Site, General Shale Brick, Inc., Wallabies Parties & Play +5
Exit 22	Unaka Avenue;Watauga Avenue	Exxon, Marathon Gas, Marathon +9	Everyone's Pizza, Kings Wings N Things, Isaho Llc +16	Coffee Ridge, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Choice Hotels +7	Johnson City Railroad Experience, Hands On! Regional Museum, Carillon +6
Exit 23	Main Street	Exxon, Exxon, Scotchman Convenience Store +6	The Main Street Pizza Company, Jdd Enterprises Inc, Dairy Queen +26	Coffee Ridge, Choice Hotels, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel +5	Hands On! Regional Museum, Downtown Square Breezeway, Johnson City Sign +8
Exit 24	ElizabethtonOpen 24h	BP, Exxon, Exxon +6	Broaster Chicken, Fox's Pizza Den, Righi Innovations Llc +20	Choice Hotels, Coffee Ridge, Carnegie Hotel +2	Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit, Tipton-Haynes Historic Site, Hands On! Regional Museum +7
Exit 27	Okolona Road	Shell, BP	The Dogwood Cafe At 27	Thompson Community Center	Tipton-Haynes Historic Site, Unicoi History Group, Laural Falls , Hampton Tennessee +3
Exit 32	Unicoi Road	Murphy USA, Shell	Hunt Brothers Pizza, Clarence's Drive-In, Unicoi Grill +5	Unicoi Masonic Lodge #681 F&AM	Unicoi History Group, Unicoi County Heritage Players
Exit 34	Tinker Road	Shell, Murphy USA	Los Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant, Mozarino's Inc, Primo's Italian Cuisine and Catering +5	Erwin Elks Lodge, Unicoi Masonic Lodge #681 F&AM	Unicoi County Heritage Players, Unicoi History Group
Exit 36	Erwin	Shell, BP, Exxon	Wendy's, Azteca, Don Manuel Mexican Restaurant +18	Erwin Elks Lodge, Super 8 by Wyndham Erwin	Clinchfield Railroad Museum, Unicoi County Heritage Museum, Unicoi County Heritage Players +1
Exit 37	Erwin;JonesboroughOpen 24h	bp, Marathon, Marathon Gas +3	Pal's Church Hill, Huddle House, Steel Rails Coffee House +19	Best Southern Motel, Super 8	Unicoi County Heritage Players, Playground, Playground +1
Exit 40	Erwin	Marathon, Marathon Gas, BP +1	A&W Restaurant, Long John Silver's, River's Edge Restaurant +6	Erwin Place Bed & Breakfast, Best Southern Motel, Mountain Inn & Suites	—
Exit 43	Temple Hill Road	—	Engle's Roadside Restaurant	—	—
Exit 46	Clear Branch Road	—	—	—	Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park, Whitehouse Cliffs, Benzel's Art Gallery Of Flag Pond
Exit 50	Flag Pond Road	—	—	—	Benzel's Art Gallery Of Flag Pond, Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park

Quick answers

How many exits does I-26 have in Tennessee?

I-26 has 27 numbered exits in Tennessee, running a north–south from milepost 1 to milepost 50.

How many rest areas are on I-26 in Tennessee?

There are 3 rest stops on I-26 in Tennessee — 2 official rest areas plus 1 travel plazas and service stops. Full list with mileposts →

What's the best exit to stop at on I-26 in Tennessee?

Exit 24 (Elizabethton) is the strongest all-around stop, with 23 places to eat and 9 gas stations. See the full ranking →

I-26 in other states

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