National Highway 40 (India)

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National Highway 40
Map
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length408 km (254 mi)
Major junctions
North endKurnool
Major intersections
South endRanipettai
Location
CountryIndia
StatesAndhra Pradesh: 381 km (237 mi) Tamil Nadu: 27 km (17 mi)
Primary
destinations
Nandyal - Cuddapah -Pileru -Chittoor
Highway system
NH 44 NH 48

National Highway 40 (NH 40), a combination of previous national highways 4 and 18, is a national highway in India. It starts at National Highway 44 junction at Kurnool and passes through Kadapa and Chittoor and terminates at Ranipet in Tamil Nadu.[1][2] It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa .

  1. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.