41-413: [REDACTED] A17 in Sutterton [REDACTED] A52 in Boston [REDACTED] A158 near Partney The A16 road is a principal road of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands region of England , connecting the port of Grimsby and Peterborough , where it meets the A1175 , A47 & A1139 then on to the A1 and the A605 ; the latter, in turn, giving a through route to Northampton and
82-448: A boundary marker for the earlier lands of Crowland Abbey . The village contains a Grade II listed early 19th-century mill, a Church of England primary school, public play area, village hall, a garage, and a village store. On 16 October 2011 work was completed on a new bypass for the A1073 , which previously ran through the village. This new route has been re-designated to form part of
123-508: A former country lane east of Fulbeck. It meets the former route (with access for Pottergate Road to Wellingore , and the A607) and passes across Fulbeck Heath. At Cranwell and Byard's Leap , it re-enters North Kesteven at the line of the north–south Ermine Street (now the Viking Way ). The road used to briefly follow Ermine Street southwards to Byard's Leap with its cafe, and then eastwards to
164-546: A route was agreed, avoiding Cowbit and Crowland and joining the A47 west of Eye , and in 2008 construction work began, originally due to be completed by Autumn 2010. The Northern 8.3 miles (13.4 km) of the new route opened between Spalding and the roundabout south of Crowland in Autumn 2010, with the opening of the Southern 4.8 miles (7.7 km) delayed due to structural problems at
205-514: Is a major landmark along the route and following the river North for half a mile is the port of Sutton Bridge. Just east of the bridge the turning to the left provides access to the "Sir Peter Scott Walk" coastal path and "Snowgoose Trust" bird sanctuary. The road follows an embankment close to the edge of The Wash , and at Walpole Cross Keys it enters Norfolk and the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk . The £3.14 million 6.8-mile (10.9 km) West of Kings Lynn – County Boundary section
246-601: Is a mostly single carriageway road linking Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire , England , to King's Lynn in Norfolk . It stretches for a distance of 62 miles travelling across the flat fen landscapes of southern Lincolnshire and western Norfolk and links the East Midlands with East Anglia . The road is notable for its numerous roundabouts and notoriously dangerous staggered junctions and also for its most famous landmark,
287-513: Is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire , England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,220. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) south from Spalding and 5 miles (8 km) north from Crowland . Cowbit falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board . Cowbit Grade I listed Anglican parish church
328-405: Is dedicated to St Mary . The church was built on a small scale in the 14th century by Prior de Moulton of Spalding. A chancel and Perpendicular tower were added by Bishop Russell of Lincoln in 1487. Restoration was carried out in 1882. A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1842, and rebuilt in 1861. To the south, on the road to the hamlet of Peak Hill , is a stone named after St Guthlac , being
369-503: Is no junction. The Leadenham Bypass had been planned for over thirty years, and had started out as a dual carriageway which would have been the safest option (but more expensive) for the amount of traffic that the road carries. At the point where it crosses the former Grantham to Lincoln Line, it enters South Kesteven , at Fulbeck . There is an embankment as it ascends the rest of the Lincoln Cliff at Fulbeck Hilltop Plantation, and follows
410-555: Is one of only two direct routes which link Norfolk with the A1 , the other being the A47 . The A17 has very few stretches of dual-carriageway (four in total) with the longest being the Sleaford bypass which is 3 miles (4.8 km) long with this section containing the only grade separated junctions on the route with the second-longest at Beckingham which is just 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) long and
451-771: Is sister to the Manor Farm Shop. At Bicker , it meets the A52 at the Bicker Bar Roundabout, next to the Texaco Bicker Bar Service Station and Supreme Inns. The road meets its former route. At Bank House at Wigtoft , there is a right turn for the B1181, for Bicker. Wigtoft itself is bypassed, to the south, by the £4.4 million 3-mile (4.8 km) Wigtoft-Sutterton Bypass, which opened in July 1995. At Sutterton , on
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#1732859440296492-660: Is the only substantial section of dual-carriageway on the route, and the main opportunity to overtake caravans and lorries. There is the grade-separated Bone Mill Junction with the A153 , which shares the route from Holdingham, and the B1517 for Sleaford. It crosses the Peterborough to Lincoln Line , then the River Slea and the Spires and Steeples Trail . East of here to the road's eastern terminus,
533-614: The A151 on a newly built £5.4 million roundabout which opened in December 2017, and there is also a roundabout for the B1168 (the former route through Holbeach). At Fleet it passes a Hawker Hunter installed near the road, and meets the B1515, the former route from Holbeach, west of Fleet Hargate . At Gedney it meets the former route, with St Mary Magdalene Church, Gedney seen to the south. The A17 meets
574-464: The A16 . Cowbit previously had a railway station on Spalding to March line; the line is no longer in use. Cowbit Wash lies to the west of the village, extends 8 miles (13 km) from north to south, and is nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) broad. Mainly arable land, it is a flood plain for the navigable River Welland , separated from Cowbit by an earth bank, Barrier Bank, that carries an unclassified road,
615-576: The A46 at a roundabout, with access to the A1 . This section passes over the former RAF Winthorpe (now Newark Air Museum , and there is a roundabout for Newlink Business Park. It meets the former route from Coddington at the Coddington Moor roundabout. From College Plantation to Beckingham Bridge over the River Witham , the road follows the boundary between Lincolnshire (to the north) and Nottinghamshire (to
656-755: The Cross Keys Bridge at Sutton Bridge close to the Lincolnshire / Cambridgeshire / Norfolk borders which carries the road over the River Nene . The A17 is a major route for large goods vehicles (LGV) accessing Lincolnshire and Norfolk from northern England and the Midlands and is also a major holiday route particularly in the summer months for cars and caravans making their way from the north of England to East Anglian seaside resorts of Hunstanton , Wells-next-the-Sea , Sheringham , Cromer and Great Yarmouth as it
697-549: The Lincoln Cliff seen in the distance. Leadenham is built on the side of the Lincoln Cliff, which the road no longer passes through, which gives access to the A607 . In March 1995, the £3.3 million bypass was opened and the route passes through Leadenham Park to the south of the village. It ascends the Lincoln Cliff as a three lane road ( 2+1 road ), and passes under the A607 where there
738-544: The River Nene at Sutton Bridge . This bridge retains its swing function necessary for access to Wisbech port for pleasure craft and small coasters. It was constructed as a shared road/rail bridge with the single line rail crossing on the west side. With the closure of the line the A17 was increased to two lanes but this bridge remains a congestion point to this day. To the south is the Sutton Bridge Power Station which
779-539: The River Welland at Fosdyke Bridge, entering the district of South Holland a few hundred yards south of the bridge near the Ship Inn. This was built as a swing bridge in 1911 but replaced in 1989 with the current fixed span. The loss of swing stranded the coaster, JonSue, on the landward side. In March 1991 the ship was holed and sank when, on a falling tide, she settled on a dislodged limestone boulder used to reinforce
820-491: The supermarket distribution system to the south. An upgrade to the route had been under discussion for many years. The main hold-up was arguments over funding between the administrative counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and the Department for Transport , exacerbated by the actions of a former Leader of Lincolnshire County Council who went to jail for seeking to influence the route to his own financial advantage. Eventually
861-672: The A1 and passing through Coddington as Beckingham Road then Sleaford Lane. On the former section in Newark, when the Beacon Hill Bridge over the East Coast Main Line was replaced, the explosion to demolish the old bridge on 12 November 1961 put four construction workers in hospital. The western end begins in Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire , on the eastern side of the Newark bypass, where it meets
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#1732859440296902-620: The B1359 (for Gedney Drove End ) at a roundabout. The Long Sutton-Sutton Bridge bypass was opened in 1989. It passes Long Sutton , Little Sutton and Sutton Bridge . It meets the B1390, for Sutton St James , at a roundabout. It meets the B1359 (for Long Sutton), and the A1101, for Wisbech , at a roundabout. There are two roundabouts where it changes direction abruptly and crosses the Cross Keys swing bridge over
943-886: The Jolly Scotchman (on the B1518 – the former route). There is the Sleaford Little Chef , the Sleaford Travelodge , and the TOTAL Holdingham Service Station. On the former route to Sleaford there is a McDonald's and the Texaco Hockmeyer Motors. Sleaford was bypassed by the A17 on 27 March 1975, when opened by Joseph Godber . The section from the A15 to the A153 had earlier been opened on 14 November 1973. It
984-489: The Welland channel and was cut up on site later the same year. The Macmillan Way crosses the river via this bridge also. At Moulton , there is a right turn for the B1357 for Moulton Seas End . At Whaplode as Washway Road, it passes Saracen's Head. At this point the former road passed through Saracen's Head, Holbeach and Fleet Hargate . The bypass, New Washway Road from Saracen's Head to Laurel Lodge Farm, opened in 1989. It meets
1025-531: The bypass, it meets the B1397 Spalding Road at staggered crossroads, for Gosberton , and Sutterton, which is the former A16 (Spalding to Boston). At Sutterton Roundabout, near Algarkirk , it meets the A16 , which is built on the former Lincolnshire Loop Line , and there is the BP Service Station and Sutterton Little Chef on the left hand side. It passes Fosdyke to the west, where it crosses
1066-623: The corridor for the Boston Distributor Road. There are multiple crashes on the A16, especially near Louth and Crowland. The route of the A16 changed following the completion of the new Spalding-Peterborough link road. The section between Spalding to the south of Crowland only, opened in August 2010; the remainder was completed in October 2011. The new route has taken the number A16, effectively linking
1107-565: The current route at the B1429 junction. The road now passes slightly further to the north, with a right turn for the B6403 , and a left turn for the B1429 for RAF Cranwell . In North Rauceby , it passes along the southern edge of the airfield. There is a crossroads for Cranwell , to the left, and North Rauceby, to the south. The A17 meets the north–south A15 at the Holdingham Roundabout, near
1148-717: The district boundary. At the Holland Dike, it enters the borough of Boston (the former Kesteven / Holland boundary). At Swineshead Bridge there is a left turn for the A1121, for Boston , and the road is crossed by the Poacher Line at a level crossing next to the Barge Inn and Swineshead railway station . Swineshead was bypassed in 1985, and the former route leaves at the High Bridge Junction], passing The Ivy farm shop, which
1189-474: The embankment at Car Dyke Bridge. On completion of remedial repairs and the opening of the Southern portion on 16 October 2011, the new road was renumbered to form part of the A16; the original A1073 alignment between Spalding and Eye Green became an unclassified local road . A17 road (Great Britain) [REDACTED] A52 near Swineshead [REDACTED] A16 in Sutterton The A17 road
1230-528: The former Spalding to South Lynn , part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN), which closed on 2 March 1959. Whilst the A17 has a chequered accident record, not a single passenger was killed on this former railway. It meets the A47 at the start of the King's Lynn bypass at what's known as the "Pullover Roundabout". Download coordinates as: Cowbit Cowbit (locally pronounced Cubbit )
1271-563: The former A1073. Previously Welland overflow regularly flooded the Wash, the water freezing-over during winter allowing for ice skating and skating championships. A relief channel (Coronation Channel) for the Welland at Spalding made Cowbit Wash obsolete for many decades following its construction but during the winter of 2023-24 following months of heavy rainfall and Storm Henk the River Welland breached its banks near Crowland subsequently flooding
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1312-463: The landscape is flat. At Kirkby la Thorpe it meets the former route from Sleaford, near the Queens Head. The former route has a 13 ft 9in low (railway) Boston Road Bridge, another important reason for building the bypass. From here to Swineshead , the road follows the railway from Sleaford to Boston. There is a left turn for Asgarby , and a right turn for Burton Pedwardine . At Heckington ,
1353-597: The oncoming traffic allow. In the summer there are many caravans travelling to Great Yarmouth and the north Norfolk coast. The main meeting points at the roundabouts of the A52, A15, and A16 routinely cause long queues. The section through South Holland is also heavily used by tractors. The western end of the road formerly began at the former A46 junction in Newark-on-Trent where Queens Road met North Gate (former A46). It then followed Sleaford Road and Beacon Hill Road, meeting
1394-574: The other two stretches are at roundabouts in Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge both of which are under 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) long. In addition, there are several stretches of dual carriageway at junctions. It is one of two main routes for residents of East Anglia to get to the north of England (and vice versa). The other is the A47 via Peterborough, which is a longer route but has more dual carriageway, particularly around Peterborough, though it too remains mostly single carriageway. The A17
1435-709: The route with Peterborough, with the current road from Spalding to Stamford becoming the A1175 . This new section replaced the A1073 road, a road that ran between the former A16 at 52°45.5262′N 0°9.6174′W / 52.7587700°N 0.1602900°W / 52.7587700; -0.1602900 0.81 miles (1.3 km) south of Spalding in Lincolnshire and the A47 between Eye and Eye Green at 52°36.7206′N 0°11.1378′W / 52.6120100°N 0.1856300°W / 52.6120100; -0.1856300 near Peterborough. The A1073 route had become increasingly dangerous over
1476-526: The south), slightly to the north. The road also enters North Kesteven . It crosses the River Witham as part of the dual-carriageway Beckingham Bypass which was built in 1972 at a cost of £600,000, where there is a left turn for Carlton-le-Moorland . It returns to its former route and passes cross-roads for access to Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe. This is one of the most accident-prone junctions in Lincolnshire. It passes across Leadenham Low Fields, with
1517-1234: The west, and south west of England. Its length is 78 miles (126 km). The road was "de-trunked", with responsibility largely returned to Lincolnshire County Council from the Highways Agency in 2002. From north to south its route is: The road is a Primary Route for its entire length. Most of the A16 is single carriageway . The 1-mile (1.6 km) £1.2 million Ludborough Bypass opened on 25 October 1992. The 1-mile (1.6 km) Fotherby Bypass opened in 2004. 3-mile (4.8 km) £6.6 million Louth Bypass opened in August 1991. The 1-mile (1.6 km) Partney Bypass opened in August 2005. The 1-mile (1.6 km) £1 million Stickford Bypass opened in October 1992. The £1.4 million Boston Inner Relief Road opened in early 1978. The 6-mile (9.7 km) £11.5 million Boston- Algarkirk Diversion opened in October 1991. The 11-mile (18 km) £23 million Spalding- Sutterton Improvement (the Spalding Bypass) opened in August 1995. There are demands for Boston to be bypassed. Therefore, Lincolnshire County Council have 'safeguarded'
1558-542: The years because traffic usage had increased. It was narrow with many blind corners and slopes, and much of it was on an embankment with deep ditches either side and no run-off areas. There were dangerous junctions, particularly with the B1443 between Peakirk and Thorney , which formed a staggered crossroads . The road was a principal route servicing the food-processing industry in Spalding, bringing in supplies and moving products to
1599-593: The £2.5 million 2.8-mile (4.5 km) bypass was opened on 14 December 1982 by Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey . The former route is the B1394, and meets the A17 east of the village at the point where it is crossed by a 400 kV pylon line. A mile east of Heckington, it crosses the Car Dyke . There is a left turn for the B1395, for South Kyme , and the road forms the parish boundary between Heckington and Great Hale until
1640-425: Was formerly a trunk road, but was reclassified as a principal road (maintained by the local authority) in 2002. The A47 retains trunk road status as far as its junction with the A1. The road carries more traffic than it was designed to carry. It also carries many goods vehicles that must travel at or below 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) on the stretches of single carriageway. Impatient drivers take risks when gaps in
1681-564: Was opened on 14 December 1982 by Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey . In Terrington St Clement , there is a crossroads at Balsam Field, for Tilney High End to the right, at which there is the African Violet Centre with a cafe. From this point all the way to the A47 junction, the road is the parish boundary between Clenchwarton to the north, and Tilney All Saints to the south. The former route passed through Terrington St Clement, Clenchwarton and West Lynn . The improved follows