National Highway 40 (India)

National Highway 40
National Highway 40
	Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length	411 km (255 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: 30 km (19 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. It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa & between Rayachoty-Ranipet.