A40 road in London

A40 shield
A40
Route information
HistoryConstructed 1920s–1992
Major junctions
East endCity of London
Major intersections A1
A201
A4
A5200
A4200
A401
A400
A4201
A41
A4202
A402
A5
A501
A404
A3220
A219
A4000
A406
A4127
A312
A4180
A437
M40
West endDenham Roundabout
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
Primary
destinations

M40
M25
Road network

The A40 is a major trunk road connecting London to Fishguard, Wales. The A40 in London starts in the City of London and passes through six London Boroughs: Camden, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Hillingdon, to meet the M40 motorway junction 1 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.

The road has been re-routed several times in the last 100 years – part of the route of the London section of the A40 was laid out in the 1920s and 1930s when Western Avenue was built – now most of it is grade-separated, dual carriageway (divided highway). In the 1960s Westway was constructed, easing traffic access to and from the centre of the city. The A40 links the City of London and the West End to the M40 motorway and M25 motorway. The route is called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in legal documents and acts.