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Autovía A-40

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Autovía A-40
Autovía de Castilla-La Mancha
Route information
Length89 km (55 mi)
Major junctions
FromÁvila
ToTeruel
Location
CountrySpain
Highway system

The Autovía A-40 is an autovía (motorway) in Castile, Spain, serving as a gradual upgrade of the N-400. The road runs from Toledo to Cuenca.[1]

After junction 73 of Autovía A-42 the road as N-400 heads east along the south bank of the Rio Tajo. At Aranjuez it crosses the Autovías A-4 and R-4. It follows the A-4 before branching east after Ocaña. At Tarancón the road crosses the Autovía A-3 before heading east into the Sierra de Altomira and a bridge over the Canal de Trasvase Tajo Segura. The new AVE line from Madrid to Alicante and Valencia is to the south of the road. The road is Autovía grade as it passes through the Altos de Cabrejas and over the Puerto de Cabrejas (1,150m) before reaching Cuenca and the junctions with the N-320, N-420.

References

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  1. ^ "Jefatura del Estado" (PDF). boe.es. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2023.