National Highway 40 (India)

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. It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa .

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.

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

Junctions

 NH 44 Terminal near Kurnool.
 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.