Interstate 40

Interstate 40

Route information
Length2,556.61 mi[1] (4,114.46 km)
ExistedAugust 14, 1957[2]–present
NHSEntire route
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

  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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