History
Since the beginning of its construction in 1935, the route has changed several times. On 24 November 2004 the Argentine national directorate of highways (Dirección Nacional de Vialidad) promulgated Resolution 1.748/04 which changed the milestone markings and placed the "zero" kilometer stone at the new southernmost extreme of the road, at Cabo Virgenes, near the Straits of Magellan. Since as of January 2009 there was no actual roadway constructed between the new marker location at Cabo Virgenes and Punta Loyola (near Río Gallegos) the provisional driving starting point as of early 2009 was at the KM 100 location. Before 2004, Route 40 was divided into "Ruta 40 Sur" (south) and "Ruta 40 Norte"(north) with the earlier "traditional" zero-km starting point at the intersection of San Martín and Garibaldi streets in the city of Mendoza, in Mendoza province. That zero-km marker was subsequently moved to the eastern access point of that city, at the intersection of Route 7 and Gob Avenue. Ricardo Videla (also known as Avenida Costanera). The intent of new legislation and remarking of roadways will move the traditional northern terminus of Route 40 to the frontier with Bolivia near the location of Ciénaga de Paicone.
Read more about this topic: National Route 40 (Argentina)
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