U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is a federal highway from Park City, Utah to Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is 2,286 miles long and passes through twelve states. It used to go from Park City to Reno, Nevada and San Francisco, California, but that route is now part of Interstate 80. Much of the eastern part of U.S. Route 40, from Vandalia, Illinois to Cumberland, Maryland (or from St. Louis, Missouri to Baltimore) was part of the National Road. This part has been around since 1839. Part of U.S. Route 40 was also called the "Lincoln Highway".
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| Route information | |
| Length | 2,285.74 mi[2] (3,678.54 km) |
| Existed | 1926[1]–present |
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U.S. Route 40 passes or passed through many cities. Some of these are:
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.
Cities
Current
- Park City, Utah
- Vernal, Utah
- Craig, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado
- Oakley, Kansas
- Hays, Kansas
- Salina, Kansas
- Topeka, Kansas
- Lawrence, Kansas
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Warrensburg, Missouri
- Columbia, Missouri
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Vandalia, Illinois
- Effingham, Illinois
- Terre Haute, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Richmond, Indiana
- Dayton, Ohio
- Springfield, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Zanesville, Ohio
- Wheeling, West Virginia
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Cumberland, Maryland
- Hagerstown, Maryland
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Atlantic City, New Jersey
Former
U.S. Route 40 Media
The western terminus of US 40 at I-80 in Silver Creek Junction
Colfax Avenue carries US 40 through Denver
US 40 crossing the Great Plains in Kansas
US 40 West in Blue Springs, Missouri
The Daniel Boone Bridge carries US 40 across the Missouri River.
The Old State House in Vandalia, and its Madonna of the Trail sculpture, marks the western terminus of the National Road, a precursor to US 40.
The Indiana Statehouse lies along the former US 40 alignment (Washington Street) in downtown Indianapolis
US 40 monument along Washington Street, highlighting the major cities along the original Route 40
U.S. 40 viewed from the Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio
The Forty Motel in Columbus
References
- ↑ ODOT. 1926 United States Numbered Highways [map]. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
- ↑ DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007. DeLorme's Driving Directions and Toggle Measure Tool. Retrieved on June 23, 2007.
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