Massachusetts Route 40

Route 40 marker
Route 40
Map
Route 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length10.46 mi[1] (16.83 km)
Existedlate 1940s–present
Major junctions
West end Route 119 / Route 225 in Groton
Major intersections US 3 in Chelmsford
East end Route 3A in Chelmsford
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesMiddlesex
Highway system
Route 39 Route 41
MA Route 40 eastbound in Groton

Route 40 is a 10.46-mile-long (16.83 km) east–west state route located in northeastern Massachusetts, entirely within Middlesex County. The short highway connects Groton and Chelmsford. Its western end is at an intersection with Massachusetts Route 119 and Massachusetts Route 225 in Groton, and its eastern end is at Route 3A in North Chelmsford. The route has existed since the late 1940s.

U.S. Route 3 has an interchange with Route 40, at exit 33.