National Highway 40 (India)

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National Highway 40
National Highway 40 (India)
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length408 km (254 mi)
Major junctions
North end Kurnool
Major intersections
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
NH44-IN.svg NH 44 NH48-IN.svg 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 .

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Route

It starts at Kurnool and passes through Nandyal, Allagadda, Mydukur, Kadapa, Rayachoti, Pileru, Chittoor and ends at Ranipet. The 408-km highway runs for a distance of 381.00 km (236.74 mi) in Andhra Pradesh and 27.00 km (16.78 mi) in Tamil Nadu. [2] [3]

Kurnool ↔ Nandyal ↔ Allagadda ↔ Mydukur ↔ Kadapa ↔ Rayachoti ↔ Pileru ↔ Chittoor ↔ Ranipet

Junctions

NH44-IN.svg NH 44 Terminal near Kurnool. [4]
NH340C-IN.svg NH 340C near Kurnool
NH544D-IN.svg NH 544D near Nandyal
NH67-IN.svg NH 67 near Mydukur
NH716-IN.svg NH 716 near Kadapa bypass
NH340-IN.svg NH 340 near Rayachoti
NH71-IN.svg NH 71 near Pileru
NH140-IN.svg NH 140 near Puthalapattu
NH69-IN.svg NH 69 near Chittoor
NH48-IN.svg NH 48 Terminal near Ranipet.

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References

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