U.S. Route 40

U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
Place road Q409496

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🏷️ Also known as
en US 40 en U.S. Route 40 fa جاده ۴۰ ایالات متحده آمریکا fr US 40 fr U.S. Highway 40 ja 国道40号線 (アメリカ合衆国) ko 국도 제40호선 th ทางหลวงสหรัฐอเมริกาหมายเลข 40 tr US 40 tr US-40 tr U.S. Highway 40 uk Автошлях США 40 zh 美国国道40
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VIAF cluster ID
315526458
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85141045
AARoads Wiki article ID
5522
Freebase ID
/m/028dt5
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007565793205171
OpenStreetMap relation ID
82010
Topic's main category
Category:U.S. Route 40

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Summary

U.S. Route 40 is a road[1].

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Geography

Located in include Utah[2], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1896[28]; Colorado[3], an U.S. state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1876[31]; Kansas[4], an U.S. state[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34]; Missouri[5], an U.S. state[35], in United States[36], founded in 1821[37]; Illinois[6], an U.S. state[38], in United States[39], founded in 1818[40]; and Indiana[7], an U.S. state[41], in United States[42], founded in 1816[43], headquartered in Indianapolis[44].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 40's length is recorded as {'amount': '+2285.74'}[45].

History and Context

1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 40[46]. Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation[23], a state department of transportation of the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1917[49]; Illinois Department of Transportation[24], a state department of transportation of the United States[50], in United States[51], founded in 1972[52], headquartered in Springfield[53]; Indiana Department of Transportation[25], a state department of transportation of the United States[54], in United States[55]; Kansas Department of Transportation[56], a state department of transportation of the United States[57], in United States[58], headquartered in Topeka[59]; Ohio Department of Transportation[60], a state department of transportation of the United States[61], in United States[62], founded in 1905[63], headquartered in Columbus[64]; and Missouri Department of Transportation[65], a state department of transportation of the United States[66], in United States[67], founded in 1907[68], headquartered in Jefferson City[69].

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  1. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: united-states-highway-40, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965976|united states highway 40 (#289965976)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
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