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".
National Road Victory Highway | |
Route information | |
Length | 2,285.74 mi[1] (3,678.54 km) |
Existed | 1926[2]–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | I-80 near Park City, UT |
I-25 in Denver, CO I-35 in Kansas City, MO | |
East end | US 322 in Atlantic City, NJ |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Highway system | |
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
changeCurrent
change- 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007. DeLorme's Driving Directions and Toggle Measure Tool. Retrieved on June 23, 2007.
- ↑ 1926 United States Numbered Highways (PDF) (Map). ODOT. Retrieved 2007-06-23.