National Highway 40 (India)

For the old National Highway 40, see National Highway 40 (India)(old numbering).

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 .

National Highway 40
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length	408 km (254 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Kurnool
Major intersections	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
← NH 44 → NH 48

Route

It starts at Kurnool and passes through Nandyal, Allagadda, Mydukur, Kadapa, Rayachoti, Pileru, Chittoor and ends at Ranipet. It 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

NH 44 Terminal near Kurnool.^[4]

NH 340C near Kurnool

NH 544D near Nandyal

NH 67 near Mydukur

NH 716 near Kadapa bypass

NH 340 near Rayachoti

NH 71 near Pileru

NH 140 near Puthalapattu

NH 69 near Chittoor

NH 48 Terminal near Ranipet.

See also

• List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
• National Highways Development Project

References

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.
3. "The List of National Highways in India" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
4. "State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.11.2018". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

External links

• NH 40 on OpenStreetMap