Interstate 40

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Interstate 40

Map
Route information
Length2,556.61 mi[1] (4,114.46 km)
ExistedAugust 14, 1957[2]–present
Major junctions
West end I-15 in Barstow, CA
Major intersections
East end US 117 in Wilmington, NC
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesCalifornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina
Highway system

Interstate 40, or I-40 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It runs from Barstow, California in the west to Wilmington, North Carolina in the east. The route is 2,555.10 miles (4,112.03 km) long.[1] From west to east, it goes throughout the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Some cities it goes through are Albuquerque, New Mexico; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; Durham, North Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] It's a really neat interstate, even featured in Cars, the Movie.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Starks, Edward (May 6, 2019). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2018". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. American Association of State Highway Officials (August 14, 1957). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved March 27, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Google Maps



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