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U.S. Route 340 is a spur of U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40 is an east-west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States....
. It currently runs for 156 miles (251 km) from Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland

Frederick is a city in west-central Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, the largest county by area in the State of Maryland....
 at U.S. Highway 40 to Greenville, Virginia
Greenville, Virginia

Greenville is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 886 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Staunton, Virginia–Waynesboro, Virginia Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan area....
 at U.S. Highway 11. It passes through the states of Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
, West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, and Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. In West Virginia and Virginia, it is signed north-south. In Maryland it is signed east-west.

Route description
Virginia and West Virginia
After crossing the Potomac River, U.S. 340 briefly enters Virginia before entering West Virginia near Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, then re-entering Virginia on the way to its terminus with U.S.






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U.S. Route 340 is a spur of U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40 is an east-west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States....
. It currently runs for 156 miles (251 km) from Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland

Frederick is a city in west-central Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, the largest county by area in the State of Maryland....
 at U.S. Highway 40 to Greenville, Virginia
Greenville, Virginia

Greenville is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 886 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Staunton, Virginia–Waynesboro, Virginia Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan area....
 at U.S. Highway 11. It passes through the states of Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
, West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, and Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. In West Virginia and Virginia, it is signed north-south. In Maryland it is signed east-west.

Route description


Virginia and West Virginia


After crossing the Potomac River, U.S. 340 briefly enters Virginia before entering West Virginia near Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, then re-entering Virginia on the way to its terminus with U.S. Highway 11. This stretch of U.S. 340 between Harpers Ferry and Charles Town is designated the William L. Wilson Freeway
William L. Wilson Freeway

The William L. Wilson Freeway is a portion of U.S. Route 340 located in West Virginia between Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and Charles Town, West Virginia....
, although it does not share the same characteristics as a traditional freeway
Freeway

A freeway is a type of road designed for Road safety#Motorway high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections....
 and includes traffic lights and at-grade interchanges. The northern entrance to Shenandoah National Park via Skyline Drive is found just south of Front Royal. The short segment in Virginia on the Potomac is called Jefferson Pike. This name carries over into Maryland on MD 180
Maryland Route 180

Maryland Route 180 is an east-west road in western-central Maryland....
, the road U.S. 340 bypassed. In West Virginia it served as the main business route through Charles Town, but was later placed on a bypass. When it re-enters Virginia, the highway is called Lord Fairfax Highway and is one of the main routes through Berryville, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia

Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 United States Census....
.

Maryland


South of Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland

Frederick is a city in west-central Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, the largest county by area in the State of Maryland....
 U.S. 340 overlaps U.S. Highway 15 for about five miles (8 km). The two routes separate north of Jefferson, Maryland
Jefferson, Maryland

Jefferson is an unincorporated area community located in Frederick County, Maryland, Maryland, established in 1774, incorporated as a town in 1831....
, destined for separate crossings of the Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
. Continuing in Maryland U.S. 340 is called the Jefferson National Pike.