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U.S. Route 40 (US 40) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Silver Summit, Utah, to Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 40 is a major east–west route. It crosses the Rocky Mountains, passing over the Continental Divide at Berthoud Pass before descending to the Front Range.
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America (a nickname shared with U.S. Route 66), [3] [4] is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, US 40 once traversed the entire ...
US 40 in Granby: US 34 near Wray: 1939: current US 36: 224.718 [5] 361.649 US 34 at Deer Ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park: US 36 near Idalia: 1926: current US 38 — — Greeley: US 38 at the Nebraska state line 1926: 1931 Became part of US 6 and US 34 US 40: 486.924 [6] 783.628 US 40 west of Dinosaur: US 40 east of Arapahoe
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Rabbit Ears Pass (el. 9426 ft, 2873 m) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States, where U.S. Route 40 crosses the Continental Divide. North of the summit is Rabbit Ears Peak which has the shape of rabbit ears, which displays two large columns of basalt rock formations from the second volcanic episode.
The numbered state highway system covers approximately 3,135 miles of road in Colorado, subtracting the total miles of Interstate and US Highways from 9,100 miles of the state highway system. [1] These are maintained using state funds which are collected by state and federal gas tax and a portion of vehicle registration fees. [ 2 ]
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