    APD-40 | ||||||||||
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| Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||||||||
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| Length | 9.22 mi[1] (14.84 km) | |||||||||
| Existed | 1965 as ADHS Corridor K–present | |||||||||
| History | Completed in 1975 | |||||||||
| Component highways |      US 64 Byp. / US 74 / SR 311 / SR 60 | |||||||||
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| South end |  I-75 in Cleveland | |||||||||
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| North end |  US 11 / SR 60 in Cleveland | |||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||
| State | Tennessee | |||||||||
| Counties | Bradley | |||||||||
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APD-40 or APD 40 is a road composed of the U.S. Route 64 Bypass (US 64 Byp.) and a section of State Route 60 (SR 60) which forms a partial beltway around the business district of Cleveland, Tennessee. The route takes its name from its part of Corridor K of the Appalachian Development Highway System and is sometimes called Appalachian Highway or simply the Cleveland Bypass.[2] The route is also designated as Veterans Memorial Highway. The US 64 Byp. section of the road is multiplexed with unsigned State Route 311 (SR 311) and US 74. The road is a four-lane divided highway its entire length, and parts are controlled-access. The bypass is an east–west route, and the state route runs north–south.
APD-40 runs 9.22 miles (14.84 km) counterclockwise from Interstate 75 (I-75) in southwest Cleveland around the business district to US 11 near the geographic center of the city. The route arose out of an effort to relieve congestion around downtown Cleveland, and the first section was constructed along with I-75 as a spur into the city, opening in 1966. The remainder of the route was constructed in three sections between 1970 and 1975. Since then, the growth of the city of Cleveland has resulted in traffic volumes that have placed considerable congestion and safety hazards on parts of the route.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USDOTwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Appalachian Regional Commission (September 30, 2012). "ADHS Approved Corridors and Termini". Appalachian Regional Commission. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.