Interstate 40

Interstate 40 Is A Major East-West Interstate Highway Running Through The South-Central Portion Of The United States Generally North Of Interstate 10 And Interstate 20 But South Of Interstate 70. The Western End Is At Interstate 15 In Barstow, California, It's Eastern End Is At A Concurrency Of U.S. Route 117 And North Carolina Highway 132 In Wilmington, North Carolina. It Is The Third Longest Interstate Highway In The United States, Behind Interstate 80 And Interstate 90. Much Of The Western Part Of Interstate 40, From Oklahoma City To Barstow, Parrallels Or Overlays The Historic U.S. Route 66, East Of Oklahoma City The Route Generally Parallels U.S. Route 64 And U.S. Route 70. The Interstate Highway Runs Through Many Major Cities Including Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville And Raleigh.

In California
Interstate 40 Begins On The West At It's Interchange With Interstate 15 In Barstow. Sometimes Called The Needles Freeway, It Is A Major East-West Highway Of The Interstate Highway System That Goes All The Way To Wilmington, North Carolina. The Interstate Highway Goes East From Barstow Across The Mojave Desert In San Bernardino County Past The Clipper Mountains To Needles, Before It Crosses Over The Colorado River Into Arizona East Of Needles. All 155 Miles Of Interstate 40 In California Are In San Bernardino County.

Route Information
Length: 2,555.10 Miles

Existed: 1957 - Present

In California
Defined By Streets And Highways Code 340

Maintained By Caltrans

Length: 154.623 Miles

Existed: August 7, 1947 By FHWA

Major Junctions
West End: Interstate 15 In Barstow, California

Interstate 25 In Albuquerque, New Mexico

Interstate 27 In Amarillo, Texas

Interstate 35 In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Interstate 30 In North Little Rock, Arkansas

Interstate 55 In West Memphis, Arkansas

Interstate 65 In Nashville, Tennessee

Interstate 75 From Farragut To Knoxville, Tennessee

Interstate 81 In Dandridge, Tennessee

Interstate 85 From Greensboro To Hillsborough, North Carolina

Interstate 95 In Benson, North Carolina

East End: U.S. Route 117 In Wilmington, North Carolina

In California
West End: Interstate 15 In Barstow

U.S. Route 95 In Needles

East End: Interstate 40 At Arizona State Line