The Autovía A-40 is an autovía (

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) in Castile,

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, serving as a gradual upgrade of the

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. The road runs from Toledo to Cuenca. After junction 73 of Autovía A-42 the road as N-400 heads east along the south bank of the Rio Tajo. At Aranjuez it crosses the Autovías A-4 and R-4. It follows the A-4 before branching east after Ocaña. At Tarancón the road crosses the

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before heading east into the Sierra de Altomira and a bridge over the Canal de Trasvase Tajo Segura. The new

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line from

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and

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is to the south of the road. The road is Autovía grade as it passes through the Altos de Cabrejas and over the Puerto de Cabrejas (1,150m) before reaching Cuenca and the junctions with the N-320, N-420.

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