Interstate 40 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Route information | |
| Length | 2,555.10 mi (4,112.03 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  I-15 in Barstow, California |
 I-25 in Albuquerque, NM I-35 in Oklahoma City, OK I-30 in North Little Rock, AR I-55 in West Memphis, AR I-65 in Nashville, TN I-75 in Knoxville, TN I-85 in Greensboro, NC I-95 in Benson, NC |
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| East end |  US 117 in Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Highway system | |
| Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business |
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Interstate 40, or I-40 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It runs from Barstow, California in the west to Wilmington, North Carolina in the east. The route is 2,555.10 miles (4,112.03 km) long. From west to east, it goes throughout the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Some big cities it goes through are Albuquerque, New Mexico; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; Durham, North Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Images for kids
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A sign at the start of I-40 in Barstow, California, showing the distance to the freeway's eastern terminus in Wilmington, North Carolina. This sign has been stolen several times.
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I-40 westbound heading toward Flagstaff
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An at-grade intersection on I-40 in Texas in 2003
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The Hernando de Soto Bridge, where I-40 crosses the Mississippi River into Memphis
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I-40 in Nashville
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The collapsed section of the I-40 bridge, May 31, 2002
See also
In Spanish: Interestatal 40 para niños
