National Highway 40 (India)

National Highway 40
National Highway 40
	Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length	408 km (254 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Kurnool
	List NH 44 in Kurnool; NH716 in Kadapa Junction; NH 340 in Rayachoti; NH 71 in Pileru; NH 140 in Thenepalle; NH 69 in Chittoor; NH 48 in Ranipet;
South end	Ranipettai
Location
Country	India
States	Andhra Pradesh: 381 km (237 mi) Tamil Nadu: 27 km (17 mi)
Primary; destinations	Nandyal - Cuddapah -Pileru -Chittoor
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian;

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 .

^ "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.
^ "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.

[renumber-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.

[distance-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.

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