The original planned alignment took I-40 across the city, using Sam Cooper Boulevard, a partially completed freeway/boulevard spur from the east toward Overton Park. Through Memphis, I-40 follows the northern arc of the inner beltway the southern half is I-240. A short concurrency with I-55 precedes the Hernando DeSoto Bridge taking I-40 across the Mississippi River. 70 east from the capital city to West Memphis. Entering Arkansas, Interstate 40 trends southeast from Fort Smith along the Oklahoma state line to Little Rock.
66 at Oklahoma City, remaining generally eastward while U.S. Advancing east across New Mexico, the freeway spans the width of the state, converging with Interstate 25 in Albuquerque.Ĭontinuing to Amarillo, Interstate 40 transitions into the Great Plains in eastern New Mexico, leading into the Texas Panhandle. Spanning the Colorado River west of Kingman, I-40 gains elevation on a course south of the Grand Canyon to the city of Flagstaff. 66 across the Mojave Desert into the high desert. Starting in Barstow, California, the freeway generally follows the alignment of Historic U.S.
Spanning eight states Interstate 40 is a major cross country freeway connecting the Desert Southwest with the Southeastern United States.
