Английская Википедия:Idaho State Highway 40

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State Highway 40 (SH-40) is a Шаблон:Convert state highway in Bannock County, Idaho, United States, that serves the city of Downey. The highway travels due east from an interchange with Interstate 15 (I-15) to an intersection with U.S. Route 91 (US-91) in Downey.

Route description

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SH-40 at its western terminus, an interchange with Interstate 15, July 2007

SH-40 begins at a diamond interchange on I-15 (Exit 31) in rural Bannock County, about Шаблон:Convert north of Malad City and about Шаблон:Convert south of Pocatello. (The road continues due west from the interchange as East Treasure Lane for about Шаблон:Convert to end at a T intersection with South Marsh Valley Road.) From its western terminus SH-40, known locally as Woodland Road,Шаблон:Citation needed travels due east towards Downey and immediately passes the just north of the Flags West Truck Stop.

About Шаблон:Convert along its course through agricultural area, SH-40 has an intersection with two dirt roads, South Race Track Road (which heads north) and South Olson Road (which heads south). Just beyond the intersection SH-40 passes along the north side of an Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) maintenance yard. The highway then connects with the north end of Barnes Lane (a short gravel road. A little farther on, SH-40 finally enters the city limits of Downey, just before reaching its eastern terminus at a T Intersection with US-91. (Two sets of Union Pacific Railroad tracks run along the east side of US-91 though Downey.)

Traffic

Every year, the ITD conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of average annual daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2018, ITD calculated that 1,400 vehicles traveled the on highway. The highest traffic section is the first approximately Шаблон:Convert east of I-15, which would include traffic between I-15 and the Flags West Truck Stop. The lowest traffic section was the eastern end (from the intersection with South Race Track Road/South Olson Road to the US-91), which had an AADT of only 550 vehicles. The posted speed limit for the entire length of the highway is Шаблон:Convert.

See also

• List of state highways in Idaho