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Exit 73 — I-40 in North Carolina

Old Fort · Milepost 58.8 · Open 24hOpen late · 23 places at this exit.

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Gas · 3

Place	Off the ramp
BP	at the exit · fuel	call
Amoco	at the exit · gas station
Shell	at the exit · fuel	call

Food & restaurants · 13

Place	Off the ramp
Taco Bell	at the exit · fast food restaurant
Hardee's	at the exit · burger	call
McDonald's	at the exit · burger	call
Mustard’s Last Stand	at the exit · american restaurant	call
Deb's Diner	at the exit · diner	call
Subway	0.3 mi · sandwich	call
Old Fort Ride House	0.3 mi · cafe
Whistle Stop Pizza & Subs	0.4 mi · pizza
Black Beary's Cafe	0.4 mi · restaurant	call
Catawba Vale Business HUB	0.4 mi · coffee_shop
The Davis Country Store and Cafe	0.5 mi · cafe	call
Gogo's	0.5 mi · restaurant	call
Headwaters Kitchen	1.5 mi · restaurant	call

Hotels & stays · 4

Place	Off the ramp
Joppa Lodge 401	0.3 mi · lodge	call
Mountain Appalachian Inn	0.4 mi · motel
Railway Rest	1.1 mi · hotel	call
Wunderland Resort and Campground	2.2 mi · resort	call

Things to see · 3

Place	Off the ramp
Mountain Gateway Museum	0.3 mi · museum	call
McDowell Tourism Authority	0.3 mi · attraction
Old Fort Railroad Museum	0.4 mi · museum	call

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