Between
1926-1935, there existed a rather curious split in Route
40's alignment. From east to west, the split began at
Junction City, Kansas. Route 40S follows the path that
we today know as Route 40. Route 40N went northwest
and continued on to Limon, Colorado.
Route 40N and Route S joined momentarily
in Limon,, Colorado. From there, Route 40S continued
on to Colorado Springs and eventually Grand Junction.
Route 40N was 449 miles in length while
Route 40S clocked in at 884 miles.
Route 24 replaced the designation of
Route 40N between Junction City and Limon, as well as
Route 40S west of Limon,
