Idaho State Highway 40 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in Bannock County

Bannock County, Idaho

Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census...

, Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

. SH-40 is 2.737 miles (4.4 km) long and runs from its western terminus at Interstate 15 west of Downey

Downey, Idaho

Downey is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the 'Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 613 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 91

U.S. Route 91

U.S. Route 91 is a north–south United States highway. The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the Salt Lake and Idaho Falls population centers. Prior the mid-1970s, U.S. 91 was an international commerce route from Long Beach, California...

 in Downey. The highway is maintained by the Idaho Transportation Department

Idaho Transportation Department

The Idaho Transportation Department is the State of Idaho governmental organization responsible for the current transportation infrastructure. This includes ongoing operations and maintenance; as well as planning for future needs of the state and its citizens...

.

Route description

SH-40 begins at Exit 31 on Interstate 15; the road continues as Treasure Lane west of the exit. The highway is known locally as Woodland Road on the western part of its route. It heads east through rural Bannock County, passing a truck stop

Truck stop

A truck stop is a commercial facility predicated on providing fuel, parking, and often food and other services to motorists and truck drivers...

. The highway meets a local road, which is known as Olson Road to the south of SH-40 and Race-Track Road to the north. SH-40 passes a farm to the north and an Idaho Transportation Department maintenance yard to the south. It intersects Dans Road before entering Downey

Downey, Idaho

Downey is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the 'Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 613 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

. It terminates at U.S. Route 91

U.S. Route 91

U.S. Route 91 is a north–south United States highway. The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the Salt Lake and Idaho Falls population centers. Prior the mid-1970s, U.S. 91 was an international commerce route from Long Beach, California...

 in Downey; a railroad parallels US 91 to the east at the terminus.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Bannock Bannock County, Idaho Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census...		0.000
	Downey Downey, Idaho Downey is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the 'Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 613 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	2.737