U.S. Route 40
National Road Victory Highway | |||
Route information | |||
Length | 2,285.74 mi[1] (3,678.54 km) | ||
Existed | November 11, 1926[2]–present | ||
Major junctions | |||
West end | I-80 / US 189 in Silver Summit, UT | ||
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East end | US 322 / Atlantic Avenue / Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ | ||
Location | |||
Country | United States | ||
States | Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey | ||
Highway system | |||
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U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America (a nickname shared with
Starting at its western terminus in
The route was built on top of several older highways, most notably the National Road and the Victory Highway. The National Road was created in 1806 by an act of Congress to serve as the first federally funded highway construction project. When completed it connected Cumberland, Maryland, with Vandalia, Illinois. The Victory Highway was designated as a memorial to World War I veterans and ran from Kansas City, Missouri to San Francisco. Other important roads that have become part of US 40 include Zane's Trace in Ohio, Braddock Road in Maryland and Pennsylvania, part of the Black Horse Pike in New Jersey, part of the Oregon Trail in Kansas, and the Lincoln Highway throughout most of California.
Route description
mi[1] | km
| |
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UT | 174.54 | 280.89 |
CO | 496.44 | 798.94 |
KS | 423.67 | 681.83 |
MO | 255.05 | 410.46 |
IL | 159.99[5] | 257.48 |
IN
|
143.95 | 231.67 |
OH
|
228.37 | 367.53 |
WV | 15.87 | 25.54 |
PA | 82.46 | 132.71 |
MD | 220.88 | 355.47 |
DE | 17.18[6] | 27.65 |
NJ | 64.28[7] | 103.45 |
Utah
The western terminus of US 40 is in
Colorado
US 40 enters
The road passes through downtown Denver on
Kansas
US 40 enters Kansas near the unincorporated community of Weskan. The first sizable town it enters is Sharon Springs, where it intersects K-27. From there it goes northeast to Oakley and follows Eagle Eye Road before merging with I-70 east of town. The two routes remain merged until Topeka, although the prior alignment of US 40, named Old Highway 40, parallels I-70 for most of the way.[9][10] From Ellsworth to Salina, the old alignment of US 40 is signed as K-140.
In Topeka, US 40 leaves I-70 at exit 366, follows the Oakland Expressway concurrent with
before leaving town.US 40 remains merged with US 24 as the two routes travel northeast to the town of
On December 1, 2008, US 40, along with US 24 and US 73, was rerouted south along K-7 west of Kansas City to the intersection with I-70. Before this date, US 40 and US 24 continued along State Avenue to College Parkway before turning right to follow Turner Diagonal for 1⁄2 mile (800 m) where US 40 joined Interstate 70 for the duration of its journey eastward toward Missouri.
In 1951, the State of Kansas designated U.S. Route 40 as a Blue Star Memorial Highway from border to border.
Missouri
US 40 enters
US 40 stays with I-70 until it reaches Boonville, where it leaves at exit 101, along with Business Loop 70. Both designations follow Ashley Road, before US 40 leaves and heads north along Main Street. After crossing the Missouri River in Boonville, US 40 turns east before rejoining I-70 again at exit 121 on the outskirts of Columbia. The two routes remain concurrent until exit 210A in Wentzville.
From Wentzville, US 40 now joins a concurrency with
Until 1926, US 40 in Missouri was Route 2.[13]
On January 2, 2008, five miles (8 km) of the route in St. Louis was closed both eastbound and westbound from
Illinois
The next 159.99 miles (257.48 km) of US 40 lie within the state of Illinois.[5] Except where the route has been re-aligned with Interstate 70, it is an entirely undivided surface route. Formerly a major highway, it has lost most of its non-local traffic to Interstate 70. Some early bypasses of towns were built with the apparent intention of twinning them as a divided highway with access limited to intersections. I-70 uses none of those old bypasses that remain as sections of US 40. The westernmost portion of the historic National Road lies on most of the US 40 alignment in Illinois.
US 40 crosses into Illinois at East St. Louis on the Poplar Street Bridge concurrent with I-55/I-64. The route has a close relationship with I-70 for the remainder of the time it spends in the state, being directly concurrent with or paralleling it throughout Illinois.
Between Pocahontas and Mulberry Grove, US 40 passes through several small towns. In Vandalia, Illinois, the former state capitol, it follows Veterans Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard (with US 51) through town. The Old State House in Vandalia marks the western terminus of the National Road, one of the earliest roads upon which US 40 was designated. From Vandalia, the road continues to the northeast passing through the early German settlement town of Teutopolis and several city streets in Effingham. Beyond Effingham, US 40 passes through many small unincorporated towns before leaving the state near Marshall.[9][16]
Indiana
US 40 enters Indiana from the west at unincorporated Liggett along with I-70. US 40 leaves the interstate at exit 11 and heads north through the east side of Terre Haute with SR 46. The road leaves the city to the northeast upon reaching Wabash Avenue. [9][17]
Upon leaving Terre Haute, US 40 passes through the small towns of
In Plainfield, US 40 is Main Street and passes
East of Indianapolis, US 40 enters Cumberland where it takes the name National Road. Paralleling I-70 at a distance of about 3.5 miles (5.6 km), US 40 continues eastward across Indiana, passing through such communities as Greenfield, Knightstown, Lewisville, Straughn, Dublin, Mount Auburn, and Cambridge City, where it is known by various local names including Washington Street, Main Street, and National Road.[9][17]
Note: Just east of Knightstown, cross the Big Blue River, on the right is part of the old National Road. This section is about 4.3 miles long and rejoins US 40 in Dunreith.[18]
US 40's last stop in Indiana is the city of Richmond. In Richmond, it passes a statue known as Madonna of the Trail, one of a series of twelve statues across the U.S. that memorialize women pioneers who made the trek to settle the western U.S.[19] In 1968, a section of US 40 (Main Street) in Richmond was destroyed by a massive gas explosion. This caused a section of Main Street to be closed to automobile traffic, and US 40 was rerouted along North A Street (westbound) and South A Street (eastbound).[20] Near the Indiana/Ohio border, US 40 crosses I-70 at exit 156B before entering Ohio.[9]
Ohio
US 40 enters Ohio just to the south of New Paris. The road is always close to the newer I-70 eastward toward Dayton. In Vandalia, the road passes to the south of Dayton International Airport and crosses the Dixie Highway and I-75 and the Great Miami River. The road never actually enters Dayton, instead skirting the northern suburbs on the way toward Springfield.[9][21]
The portion of US 40 between Medway-Carlisle Road (
In Springfield, US 40 is split between two one-way streets. North Street carries US 40 West and Columbia Street carries US 40 East. The route then shifts on to East Main Street before leaving town to the east, once again as National Road. From Tuttle Road just east of Springfield to state route 54 in South Vienna US 40 has been designated as the Deputy Matthew Yates Memorial Highway. Yates was killed inside a trailer on July 24, 2022, at Harmony Estates MHP as he responded to a report of a shooting.
In the Columbus metropolitan area, US 40 enters from the west as Broad Street. Among the sites along US 40 in Columbus are the Ohio Statehouse, the Columbus Museum of Art, and LeVeque Tower, the oldest skyscraper in Columbus. In Bexley, the route follows Main Street, using Drexel Avenue to get between Broad and Main. US 40 continues as Main Street through Reynoldsburg before leaving the Columbus area as National Road yet again.[9][21]
East of the Columbus metro area, US 40 parallels I-70 at a distance of about 1-mile (2 km), passing through several small towns, including Kirkersville, and Hebron. In Zanesville, the road becomes Main Street, and at the center of town US 40 begins a concurrency with US 22 that carries it to Cambridge. US 40 crosses the Muskingum River in Zanesville on the famous Y-Bridge. Routes 22 and 40 enter Cambridge from the southwest along John Glenn Highway, and split in town; US 40 follows Wheeling Avenue. In Old Washington, US 40 joins I-70 at Exit 186. It leaves I-70 at exit 201 near Morristown. The two roads cross paths several times before they both leave Ohio on a pair of bridges across the Ohio River at Bridgeport.[9][21]
The now-decommissioned
West Virginia
US 40 is only 16 miles (26 km) long as it passes through West Virginia, mainly through Wheeling, where it briefly runs concurrent with both I-70 and US Route 250. It diverges from I-70 east of the Fort Henry Bridge and into the northern section on the downtown Wheeling area, where it meets with the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, which was the former link for the National Road.
It then turns twice left and passes over I-70 and Wheeling Hill, past
Pennsylvania
US 40 enters Pennsylvania at West Alexander. It closely parallels I-70 from West Virginia until it reaches Washington where it follows Chestnut St, Jefferson Avenue and Maiden Street. In Washington, US 40 passes to the south of Washington & Jefferson College. Following Maiden Street out of town, the road turns southeast toward the town of California. A short limited access highway in California and West Brownsville provides an approach to the Lane Bane Bridge across the Monongahela River. From here, the road continues southeast to Uniontown.[9]
US 40 bypasses Uniontown along a limited access highway that also carries US 119. An old alignment through Uniontown is signed as "Business US 40." Southeast of Uniontown, travellers pass the Fort Necessity National Battlefield. It follows Braddock Road southeast of Uniontown, crossing the Youghiogheny River Lake on a bridge completed in 2006. US 40 leaves Pennsylvania near Addison[9]
Maryland
US 40 enters
East of Cumberland, the old National Pike (formerly US 40) carries the MD 144 designation. The I-68/US 40 roadway passes through a 340-foot (100 m) deep cut in Sideling Hill. Just to the east of the cut is the Sideling Hill Exhibit Center, a museum that highlights Western Maryland geology.[26] At Hancock, where the state of Maryland narrows to less than two miles (3 km) wide, I-68 ends, and US 40 merges onto I-70 at exit 1. The two routes closely follow the course of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Potomac River for several miles before US 40 leaves the Interstate at exit 9. US 40 passes directly through the center of Hagerstown using Washington Avenue (eastbound) and Franklin Street (westbound). Heading southeast out of Hagerstown, US 40 diverges into two separate routes, US 40 and US 40 Alt. US 40 parallels I-70, its longtime travel partner, crossing it at exit 32 near Greenbrier State Park on the Baltimore National Pike alignment. US 40 Alt heads southeast on the Old National Pike alignment through Boonsboro, crossing South Mountain at Turner's Gap. The two routes converge just west of Frederick.[9]
In Frederick, US 40 uses Patrick Street before merging onto the US 15 expressway for a short distance. It leaves US 15 and rejoins I-70 on the outskirts of Frederick. MD 144 once again takes over the old alignment of US 40.[9]
US 40 leaves I-70 for the final time upon entering the western suburbs of Baltimore, once again as Baltimore National Pike. The route passes through
US 40, for the entire length of Pulaski Highway, closely parallels I-95. Pulaski Highway passes through Gunpowder Falls State Park near Joppa and the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Between Havre de Grace and Perryville it crosses the Susquehanna River on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge. US 40 leaves Maryland in Elkton, crossing the border into Delaware.[9][28]
Delaware
US 40 crosses
New Jersey
US 40 enters
US 40 enters the borough of Woodstown as a concurrency with Route 45 along West Avenue; it leaves town heading southeast. In Upper Pittsgrove Township, the road changes names to the Pole Tavern-Elmer Road. Passing through Elmer it becomes Chestnut Street and then the Elmer-Malaga Road. In Malaga, it runs concurrent with Route 47 (Delsea Drive). The route bypasses the city of Vineland to the northeast, and becomes Cape May Avenue in Hamilton Township, where it crosses Route 50 in Mays Landing.
US 40 merges with US 322 and the Black Horse Pike in McKee City. The two routes enter Atlantic City along Albany Avenue and pass the Atlantic City Airport. US 40 and US 322 both reach their eastern terminus at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Ventnor Avenue.[9][31]
History
Early roads
US 40's history can be traced back several centuries. Several well established Native American footpaths, including
Early in the history of the U.S., the State of Maryland established a network of turnpikes for long-distance travel. Three of these would later serve as part of US 40: the Baltimore and Havre de Grace Turnpike, the Baltimore and Frederick Turnpike, and Bank Road.[35] Colonel Ebenezer Zane (for whom Zanesville, Ohio was named) blazed some of the first trails across the Ohio wilderness in the last years of the 18th century. Zane's Trace, as his road was called, stretched from Wheeling, West Virginia, to Maysville, Kentucky. With some minor alignment differences, US 40 closely matches the segment from Wheeling to Zanesville.[36]
Between the cities of Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas, US 40 follows the path of the Oregon Trail. During the 19th century, the Oregon Trail served as a major thoroughfare for people emigrating to the Pacific Northwest. Between 1850 and 1852, some 65,000–70,000 people traveled the trail.[11]
National Road
In 1806, Thomas Jefferson signed into law an act of Congress establishing a National Road to connect the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the Ohio River. The law mentions Baltimore as its eastern terminus; but the route used established Maryland turnpikes east of Cumberland. A new road was constructed from Cumberland to Wheeling, West Virginia, and later extended across the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Segments of the National Road used Braddock's Road and Zane's Trace. Plans to extend the road to Missouri were never completed. The farthest western terminus for the National Road was the Old State House in Vandalia, Illinois.[37]
The National Road was absorbed into the National Old Trails Ocean-to-Ocean highway, a route from
Victory Highway
Most of the western section of US 40 follows the former route of Victory Highway, a road that once linked Kansas City to San Francisco. The road was named as a memorial to fallen World War I veterans. Other than two sections (one in California and one in Kansas/Colorado) most of the original route of US 40 west of Kansas City used Victory Highway.[38][39] According to a 1926 guide published about the Victory Highway, it was the fastest route between San Francisco and Salt Lake City, allowing travellers to complete the 784-mile (1,262 km) trip "comfortably and in high gear in from 3 to 4 days."[40] Controversy over the routing of US 40 over the Victory Highway led to a "divided route", with US 40S following the Victory Highway and US 40N taking a more northerly route.[39]
Evolution
US 40 was one of the original 1926 U.S. Highways.[citation needed]
The route was a cross-country, east–west route, as most routes with a "0" number were defined. In 1926, the road had a total mileage of 3,228 miles (5,195 km). Though the eastern terminus was planned for
From 1926 to 1935 the route split in Manhattan, Kansas, into "40N" and "40S" routes; the two routes met again in Limon, Colorado. The "40S" route continued on to Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1935, the split routes were eliminated. US 40N between Manhattan and Limon and then US 40S from Limon to Grand Junction was replaced by U.S. Route 24, the remainder was renumbered as simply US 40.[42]
New alignments for the road were designated in Maryland in 1948 and in Utah in 1950. California's segment of the highway was decommissioned in 1964. By 1966, the western terminus moved to Reno, Nevada. The road shortened again in 1975, to its current western end at Silver Creek Junction, Utah. In 1998, the California segment was given a sort of rebirth with the designation of Historic Route 40 through that state. Further realignments occurred in Utah where the highway was re-routed for the Jordanelle Reservoir in the mid 1990s, and Kansas City, Kansas, in 1999 to make way for the Kansas Speedway. On December 1, 2008, a further realignment in Kansas City rerouted US 40 away from State Avenue and the Turner Diagonal and onto K-7 and Interstate 70.
"In 1998 [Eddie Lange] persuaded the California legislature to designate Route 40 between Reno and San Francisco as Historic Route 40."[43] Together with Trish Gray, the duo designed the signs and a program where local businesses could donate funds to have a sign erected near their business along the route. The signs can now be found throughout the California route and is a popular route for motorcycle clubs and other travel enthusiasts.[citation needed]
Historical route
California
The former route of US 40 in California generally runs parallel to modern Interstate 80.
- In Contra Costa County it is San Pablo Avenue, now signed as State Route 123(SR 123).
- Portions of Historic Route 40 exist in Vallejo, along 5th Street, Alameda Street and Broadway.
- North of Vallejo the route goes up American Canyon[44]
- In Cordelia and Suisun City, the original route is along Cordelia Road. It is also signed as a historic route. An older alignment runs north of Cordelia Road on Pittman Road, across I-80 where it turns into Suisun Valley Road and then turns east on Rockville Road where it crosses I-80 again and turns into N. Texas Street.
- The original route is preserved as Texas Street in Fairfield.
- The original alignment between Fairfield and Vacaville can be found on Cherry Glen Road.
- In Vacaville the highway is preserved as Monte Vista Avenue.
- An older alignment goes north from Vacaville to Midway Road on Browns Valley Rd, then east before turning northeast into Dixon on Porter Road, then along an old bypass of downtown Dixon north, N. Adams Street, then north along 1st Street, across I-80 onto Currey Road, then east on Sievers Road to Pedrick Road, then north on Pedrick Road to Russell Boulevard.
- In Davis, the highway is now Russell Boulevard, then B Street to 1st Street, then Richards Ave. to Olive Drive. A segment of the eastbound lanes of the old US 40 expressway are accessible east of Davis on County Road 32A.
- In Sacramento the highway followed the routes of modern Capitol Avenue, SR 160 and Auburn Boulevard.
- Between Roseville and Auburn, the highway is known Pacific Street through Rocklin, then Taylor Road to northeast of Newcastle, and then Ophir Road to its junction with I-80 just south of Auburn.
Through the
- Applegate Road in Applegate
- Hampshire Rocks Road in a rural area near Cisco
- Donner Pass Road over Donner Pass and into Truckee
Between Truckee and the Nevada state line, the former route of US 40 is mostly visible from the freeway, but not drivable as a contiguous route. Portions accessible include Glenshire Drive, Hirshdale Road, and Floriston Way.
From 1954 to 1964, an alternate route US 40 was available, especially during winter, to avoid Donner Pass. Donner Pass, elevation 7,056 ft (2,151 m), might be closed in winter. This alternate route used Beckwourth Pass, elevation of 5,221 ft (1,591 m). Since Beckwourth Pass is nearly 2,000 ft (610 m) lower than Donner Pass, it could be kept open longer.
Alt. US 40 departed from the main track of US 40 near
- From Woodland, Alt. US 40 ran north along SR 24 through Knights Landing and Robbins into Yuba City. Most of the section from Woodland to Yuba City is now signed as SR 113.
- From Yuba City, Alt. US 40 ran east through Marysville, then north through Oroville.
- Continuing north and northeast, Alt. US 40 reached Paxton, then turned south and southeast to Quincy and Beckwourth.
- East of Beckwourth Pass, Alt. US 40 descended to meet US 395 at what is now Hallelujah Junction, and followed US 395 into Reno to meet mainline US 40.[45]
The section from Marysville to US 395 was then still an extension of SR 24, but is now signed as SR 70, although much of the old highway was moved further west before Lake Oroville was dammed and flooded in 1968.
Nevada
In Nevada, US 40 was also directly replaced by I-80. All of the
Utah
In
Two routes existed through Salt Lake City. West of
Major intersections
- Utah
- Silver Creek Junction. US 40/US 189 have a hidden concurrency to Heber City.
- US 191 in Duchesne. The highways travel concurrently to Vernal.
- Colorado
- US 34 in Granby
- I-70 / US 6 east of Empire. The highways travel concurrently to east of Idaho Springs, and intersect again in Golden. There are numerous intersections and overlaps of US 40 and I-70 between here and Maryland.
- US 287 in Denver. The highways travel concurrently to east of Kit Carson.
- I-25 / US 6 / US 85 / US 87 in Denver
- I-225 in Aurora
- I-70 / US 36 in Aurora. I-70/US 40 travels concurrently to Limon. US 36/US 40 travel concurrently to Byers.
- US 24 west-northwest of Limon. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Limon.
- US 385 in Cheyenne Wells. The highways travel concurrently to east of Cheyenne Wells.
- Kansas
- US 83 in Oakley. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 283 in WaKeeney
- US 183 in Hays
- US 281 south of Russell
- I-135 / US 81 northwest of Salina
- US 77 in Junction City
- I-470 / US 75 in Topeka. US 40/US 75 travels concurrently through the city.
- US 59 in Lawrence. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 24 / US 59 in Lawrence. US 24/US 40 travels concurrently to Kansas City, Missouri.
- US 73 on the Kansas City–Bonner Springs city line. The highways travel concurrently into Bonner Springs proper.
- I-70 / US 73 in Bonner Springs. I-70/US 40 travels concurrently to Kansas City, Missouri.
- I-435 on the Edwardsville–Kansas City city line
- I-635 in Kansas City
- US 69 in Kansas City. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-670 in Kansas City
- US 69 / US 169 in Kansas City. US 40/US 169 travels concurrently to Kansas City, Missouri.
- Missouri
- I-35 in Kansas City. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-29 / I-35 / I-70 / US 24 / US 71 in Kansas City. US 40/US 71 travels concurrently through Kansas City.
- I-470 in Independence
- US 65 south of Marshall
- US 63 in Columbia
- US 54 in Kingdom City
- I-64 / I-70 / US 61 in Wentzville. I-64/US 40 travels concurrently to East St. Louis, Illinois. US 40/US 61 travels concurrently to the Frontenac–Ladue city line.
- I-270 in Town and Country
- US 61 / US 67 on the Frontenac–Ladue city line
- I-170 in Richmond Heights
- I-44 / I-55 in St. Louis. I-55/US 40 travels concurrently to Troy, Illinois.
- Illinois
- I-64 / I-70 in East St. Louis. I-70/US 40 travel concurrently to Troy.
- I-255 in Collinsville
- US 51 in Vandalia. The highways travel concurrently to east of Vandalia.
- US 45 in Effingham. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- Indiana
- US 41 / US 150 in Terre Haute
- US 231 north-northwest of Cloverdale
- I-74 / I-465 / US 36 in Indianapolis. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-69 in Indianapolis. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-65 in Indianapolis
- I-74 / US 421 in Indianapolis. US 40/US 421 travels concurrently through the city.
- US 52 in Indianapolis. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 27 in Richmond
- Indiana–Ohio line
- I-70 / US 35 in Richmond, IN, and Jefferson Township, OH
- Ohio
- US 127 in Monroe Township
- I-75 in Vandalia
- US 68 west of Springfield
- US 42 in Lafayette
- I-270 in Lincoln Village
- US 23 / US 33 / US 62 in Columbus. US 40/US 62 travels concurrently through the city.
- I-71 in Columbus
- I-270 in Columbus
- US 22 in Zanesville. The highways travel concurrently to Cambridge.
- I-77 in Cambridge Township
- US 250 in Bridgeport. The highways travel concurrently to Wheeling, West Virginia.
- West Virginia
- I-70 / US 250 in Wheeling
- Pennsylvania
- US 19 in Washington. The highways travel concurrently to South Strabane Township.
- I-79 in Amwell Township
- US 119 in Uniontown. The highways travel concurrently to South Union Township.
- Maryland
- I-68 / US 219 in Keysers Ridge. I-68/US 40 travels concurrently to Hancock. US 40/US 219 travels concurrently to east-southeast of Grantsville.
- US 220 in Cumberland. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-68 / I-70 / US 522 north-northwest of Hancock. I-70/US 40 travels concurrently to Indian Springs. US 40/US 522 travels concurrently to Hancock.
- I-81 in Hagerstown
- US 11 in Hagerstown
- US 15 in Frederick. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 15 / US 340 in Frederick
- I-70 / I-270 in Frederick. I-70/US 40 travels concurrently to West Friendship. Between Colorado and here, I-70 has numerous intersections and overlaps with US 40.
- US 29 in Ellicott City
- I-695 in Catonsville
- I-895 in Baltimore
- I-95 in Baltimore
- I-695 in Rosedale
- Delaware
- US 13 in State Road. The highways travel concurrently to Wilmington Manor.
- US 202 in Wilmington Manor
- I-295 / US 13 in Wilmington Manor. I-295/US 40 travels concurrently to Pennsville Township, New Jersey.
- New Jersey
- US 130 in Pennsville Township
- US 322 in Hamilton Township. The highways travel concurrently to Atlantic City.
- US 9 in Pleasantville
- Atlantic Avenue / Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City
See also
- National Road
- All-American Road
- U.S. Route 140 (decommissioned 1980)
- U.S. Route 240 (decommissioned 1971)
- U.S. Route 340
- Special routes of U.S. Route 40
Notes
- ^ The current capitals are Denver, Topeka, Indianapolis, and Columbus. Vandalia was a former capital of Illinois, Zanesville was a former capital of Ohio, and Wheeling was a former capital of West Virginia. Prior to truncation the route served Sacramento, Salt Lake City and the former capital of California, Vallejo.
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Further reading
- Vale, Thomas R. & Vale, Geraldine (1983). US 40 Today: Thirty Years of Landscape Change in America. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-8371-6655-1. (There was also a 1973 reprint, the "First Greenwood Reprinting".)
External links
- Endpoints of U.S. Highway 40
- Schlereth, Thomas J. (1985). US 40: A roadscape of the American experience. Indiana Historical Society.