US 40

U.S. Route 40 (US 40) is an east–west US Highway crossing northeastern Utah, northwestern and eastern Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri in American Truck Simulator. The route is separated into five sections: The first section runs from Interstate 80 and US 189 in Silver Summit to Interstate 70 west of Denver. The second section runs from Limon to Kit Carson. The third runs within Cheyenne Wells. The fourth spans most of central Kansas from Oakley to Topeka. The fifth crosses Missouri, running from Kansas City to the outskirts of St. Louis. In real life, US 40 runs 2285 miles (3678 km) between Silver Summit, UT, and Atlantic City, NJ.

Course

US 40 begins in Silver Summit, UT, at its junction with Interstate 80 in the Wasatch Mountains. Running concurrent with US 189, the highway descends past the Jordanelle Reservoir (over which is a westbound rest stop) to Heber City, where the 189 breaks away to Provo. Winding through the forested mountains, the highway crosses Daniels Pass (7995 ft), where it leaves the Great Basin and enters the Uinta Basin, the northernmost region of the Colorado Plateau. As the foliage thins, the highway passes a rest area and crosses the Starvation Reservoir (which features an overlook) before reaching the town of Duchesne, where it begins a concurrency with US 191. The highway proceeds through the basin, past the Northern Ute Veterans Monument and Fort Duchesne (where there are travel services and access to Gallon Oil fracking sites, which feature a viewpoint) to Vernal, all the while with the Uinta Mountains standing prominently to the north (the Uintas contain Kings Peak, which is the highest point of Utah). At Vernal the 191 heads north to Wyoming, while the 40 continues on to cross the Green River, followed soon by the state line.

Soon after entering Colorado, the 40 passes through the town of Dinosaur, where it intersects with CO 64, providing access to Rangely and Grand Junction (the latter via CO 139). After passing the entrance to the Canyon Area of Dinosaur National Monument, the highway runs through a large, dry region, which includes the town of Maybell. At Craig the highway meets CO 13, which provides access to the Craig Power Station to the south (an HMS Machinery depot) and future access to Wyoming to the north. Out of Craig the highway runs along the Yampa River at the southern edge of the Elkhead Mountains (a subrange of the Park Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains) to Steamboat Springs, where, to the south of town, CO 131 heads south to a Deepgrove logging site. The 40 then traverses Rabbit Ears Pass, which divides the Central Park Range to the north and the Gore Range to the south; at the summit, at 9426 feet, the highway crosses the Great Continental Divide, which is crossed again on the eastbound descent, which runs below Rabbit Ears Mountain, the pass' namesake. The highway then runs along the edge of the Rabbit Ears Range, where Whitely Peak towers over the road. After meeting with US 34 at its western terminus in Granby, the 40 passes alongside the ski resort town of Winter Park, and then proceeds to traverse the Central Front Range via Berthoud Pass, which features many tight switchbacks and steep grades, as is typical in the mountains of Colorado; the summit, at 11,307 feet, offers a rest area, and it is here at the highways highest point where it crosses the Great Divide a third and final time. The highway then descends from the summit to Interstate 70, where the rendered section ends.

US 40 resumes at Limon, where it breaks from Interstate 70 and runs concurrent with US 287 past the ghost town of Wild Horse to Kit Carson, where the concurrency ends. There is presently a gap in the highway between Kit Carson and Cheyenne Wells, where the highway runs concurrent with US 385 for a very short distance before reaching its eastern terminus in Colorado.

The route continues its course starting in Oakley, Kansas at the intersection with US 83. Exiting the town, US 40 joins Interstate 70, running concurrently with it past WaKeeney, Hays, Salina, and Junction City before ending at the junction with I-670 in eastern Topeka. After a short gap, US 40 resumes for a short distance in Kansas City before entering Missouri.

After entering Missouri, US 40 continues its concurrency with Interstate 70 through the state, passing through the city of Columbia and past Kingdom City before leaving Interstate 70 at the junction with US 61 on the northern outskirts of St. Louis. US 40 makes one final appearance in downtown St. Louis, where signs along Interstate 44 point towards it continuing east into Illinois. This section is currently inaccessible, but is likely to be expanded with the Illinois DLC.

Cities

Utah

• Salt Lake City (via Interstate 80)

• Heber City
• Duchesne

• Vernal

Colorado

• Rangely (via SH 64)

• Dinosaur
• Maybell
• Craig

• Steamboat Springs

• Granby

• Denver (via Interstate 70)

• Limon
• Wild Horse
• Kit Carson
• Cheyenne Wells

Kansas

• Oakley
• WaKeeney

• Hays
• Salina
• Junction City
• Topeka
• Kansas City

Missouri

• Kansas City
• Columbia

• Kingdom City

Junction list

Utah

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	0	0	ISUT80 I-80 East – Cheyenne ISUT80 I-80 West – Salt Lake City		Western terminus; western terminus of US 189 concurrency
	14	23	Rest stop		Westbound only
Heber City	27	43	US189 US 189 West – Provo		Eastern terminus of US 189 concurrency
	28	45	Gallon Oil truck stop
	34	55	Weigh station
	76	122	Rest stop
	94	151	Viewing Area
Duchesne	104	167	NAF truck stop
	107	172	US191 US 191 South (Center Street) – Price		Western terminus of US 191 concurrency
	149	240	Minor road – Pelican Lake		Access to Gallon Oil oil drilling site
	155	249	Minor road – Pelican Lake		Access to Gallon Oil storage
Vernal	166	267	Minor road		Access to Chemso chemical plant
	166	267	Home Store market
	167	269	US191 US 191 North (Vernal Avenue) – Flaming Gorge, Rock Springs		Eastern terminus of US 191 concurrency
	168	270	Peterbilt truck dealer
	168	270	HMS Machinery depot
	173	278	NAF truck stop		Eastern terminus in the Utah DLC

Colorado

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Dinosaur	194	312	CO64 SH 64 South – Rangely		Western terminus in the Colorado DLC
Maybell	239	385	SH 318 North – Sunbeam		Inaccessible
	254	409	Rest stop
Craig	273	439	CO13 SH 13 South – Meeker		Western terminus of SH 13 concurrency; access to HMS Machinery depot
	279	449	CO13 SH 13 North – Baggs		Eastern terminus of SH 13 concurrency
Steamboat Springs	312	502	Elk River Road		AI Automotive warehouse
	313	504	13th Street
	313	504	Gallon Oil gas station
	314	505	Mount Werner Road		Access to Plaster & Sons building construction site and Shop Town market
	315	507	CO131 SH 131 South – Oak Creek		Access to Deepgrove timber harvest site
Granby	388	624	US34 US 34 East – Grand Lake, Estes Park
	457	735	Rest stop
	491	790	ISCO70 I-70 East – Denver ISCO70 I-70 West – Grand Junction		I-70 exit 232; access to Bitumen depot
End of first section; start of second section
Limon	491	790	ISCO70 I-70 East – Burlington ISCO70 I-70 West – Denver		Western terminus of I-70 BL and US 287 concurrencies; I-70 exit 359
	491	790	US24 US 24 South – Colorado Springs		TOTSO; western terminus of US 24 concurrency; US 24 southbound is inaccessible
	492	792	E Avenue		Inaccessible
	493	793	CO71 SH 71 North
	507	816	ISCO70 I-70 East – Burlington ISCO70 I-70 West – Denver		Eastern terminus of I-70 BL and US 24 concurrencies; I-70 exit 363
Kit Carson	551	887			Eastern terminus of US 287 concurrency; road continues as US 287
End of second section; start of third section
Cheyenne Wells	551	887	US385 US 385 North – Business District, Burlington		Western terminus of US 385 concurrency; US 40 continues west inaccessibly
	553	890	US385 US 385 South – Sheridan Lake		Eastern terminus in the Colorado DLC; eastern terminus of US 385 concurrency; US 40 continues east inaccessibly
End of third section

Kansas

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Oakley	553	890	US83 US 83 North – Oberlin		Western terminus in the Kansas DLC; western terminus of US 83 concurrency; US 40 continues west inaccessibly
	555	893	US83 US 83 South – Garden City		Eastern terminus of US 385 concurrency
	558	898	WP truck stop
	561	903	ISKS70 I-70 West – Denver		Western terminus of I-70 concurrency; I-70 exit 76
WaKeeney	601	967	US283 US 40 Bus. / US 283 – WaKeeney, Ness City		I-70 exit 127; US 40 Bus. is inaccessible
Hays	636	1,024	US183 US 183 North – Phillipsburg US183 US 183 South – Hays, Kinsley		I-70 exit 159
	678	1,091	Rest stop
	691	1,112	KS156 K-156 – Ellsworth, Great Bend		I-70 exit 225
	721	1,160	US81 US 81 North – Belleville ISKS135 US81 I-135 / US 81 South – Wichita		I-70 exits 250A-B
Salina	731	1,176	KS143 K-143 (9th Street)		I-70 exit 252
Junction City	760	1,223	US77 KS18 US 77 / K-18 – Marysville, Herington		I-70 exit 295
	795	1,279	Weigh station
Topeka	811	1,305	ISKS470 US75 I-470 / US 75 South		Western terminus of US 75 concurrency; I-70 exit 355
	820	1,320	US75 US 75 North – Fairview		Eastern terminus of US 75 concurrency; I-70 exit 358
	844	1,358	ISKS470 I-470 South – Wichita		Eastern terminus of I-70 concurrency; I-70 exit 366; road continues as I-70
End of fourth section; start of fifth section
Kansas City	844	1,358	ISKS635 I-635 North – Missouri ISKS635 I-635 South – Kansas City ISKS70 I-70 West – Topeka		Western terminus of I-70 and US 24 concurrencies; I-70 exits 418A-B
	854	1,374	Fairfax Trafficway		I-70 exit 423B
	857	1,379	Minnesota Avenue, Washington Boulevard		Westbound only; I-70 exit 423A; inaccessible

Missouri

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Kansas City	863	1,389	ISMO35 I-35 South – Wichita		Eastern terminus in the Kansas DLC; western terminus of I-35 concurrency; I-70 exit 2A
	876	1,410	ISMO29 ISMO35 US71 I-29 / I-35 / US 71 North – St. Joseph, Des Moines, Independence Avenue		Western terminus in the Missouri DLC; Independence Avenue is inaccessible; eastern terminus of I-35 concurrency; western terminus of US 71 concurrency; I-70 exits 2B-C
	882	1,419	US71 US 71 South – Joplin ISMO670 I-670 West – I-35, Wichita		Eastern terminus of US 71 concurrency; I-70 exits 2D-E
	899	1,447	Weigh station
	911	1,466	MO13 Route 13 – Higginsville, Warrensburg		I-70 exit 49
	936	1,506	US65 US 65 North – Marshall US65 US 65 South – Sedalia		I-70 exits 78A-B; US 65 northbound is inaccessible
	952	1,532	Taylor building construction site		Eastbound only
Columbia	972	1,564	MO740 MOE Route 740 / Route E (Stadium Boulevard) – Columbia		I-70 exit 124
	984	1,584	US63 US 63 – Jefferson City, Macon		I-70 exit 128
Kingdom City	1,001	1,611	US54 US 54 – Jefferson City, Auxvasse		I-70 exit 148
	1,045	1,682	Weigh station
	1,062	1,709	US61 US 61 North – Hannibal ISMO70 I-70 East – St. Louis		Eastern terminus in American Truck Simulator; TOTSO; eastern terminus of I-70 concurrency; I-70 exits 210A-B; US 40 continues east inaccessibly

Release History

• In the initial version of the Utah map expansion DLC, the section of US 40 from I-80 to Vernal was added.
• In the initial version of the Colorado map expansion DLC, the sections of US 40 from Vernal to I-70, from Limon to Kit Carson, and within Cheyenne Wells were added.
• In the initial version of the Kansas map expansion DLC, the sections of US 40 from Oakley to Topeka and within Kansas City were added.
• In the initial version of the Missouri map expansion DLC, the section of US 40 from Kansas City to US 61 was added.

See also

• Information about U.S. Route 40 in real-life