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The first inter-urban new road built in the UK was the East Lancs Road, which was built between 1929 and 1934 at a cost of £8 million. [51] [63] For the first time since the Roman occupation, the Ministry of Transport took direct control of the core road network through the Trunk Roads Act 1936. [64]
Map of the proposed Major Road Network (blue) and existing Strategic Road Network (green) The Major Road Network (MRN) is a classification of local authority roads in England. It incorporates the National Highways-controlled Strategic Road Network (SRN) and the more major local authority controlled A roads. This network accounts for around 4 ...
List of primary destinations on the United Kingdom road network; List of road projects in the UK; Great Britain. The numbering zones for A & B roads in Great Britain.
A double-sided map designed for long-distance road users, covering the whole of Great Britain. Road (1:250,000): A series of eight sheets covering Great Britain, designed for road users. These, along with fifteen Tour maps, were discontinued during January 2010 as part of a drive for cost-efficiency. The Road series was reintroduced in ...
Directional sign showing primary destinations only. Primary destinations are locations that appear on route confirmation signs in the United Kingdom. Most are important settlements or conurbations, but some are bridges and tunnels, or even villages that are important junctions, e.g. Scotch Corner or Crianlarich.
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved. Also included is additional data on the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
Forms part of a ring road of Manchester. Also known as the Mancunian Way. Greater Manchester: 90,785 2.0 3.2 A58(M) Forms the western part of the Leeds inner ring road. West Yorkshire: 81,647 2.0 3.2 A627(M) A south-north motorway linking Rochdale to Oldham. Greater Manchester: 55,749 3.5 5.6 A64(M) Forms the eastern part of the Leeds inner ...
A radial road network totals 29,145 miles (46,904 km) of main roads, 2,173 miles (3,497 km) of motorways and 213,750 miles (344,000 km) of paved roads. The National Rail network of 10,072 route miles (16,116 km) in Great Britain carries over 18,000 passenger and 1,000 freight trains daily. Urban rail networks and bus networks connecting cities ...