37-750: B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads . See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme for the rationale behind the numbers allocated. The second use was from the A43 north of Stanion to the A427 in Corby. Upgraded to Class I status as the A6116 in 1935; the section east of Corby is now part of the A6086 and the remainder unclassified. Next used between Humberstone and Thurmaston. The central section
74-760: A late 1930s map. Became a portion of the A610 by the 1950s, and is now part of the B6441/B6179 one-way system. Originally ran from the A414 (now A1057) at St Albans to the A1 at Water End. The A1(M) split off the eastern end in the 1970s with the section between Colney Heath and Water End becoming the B197; the entire route is now the C174. Originally ran along Reedyford Road in Nelson. Renumbered as an extension of
111-849: A northern extension of the B6194 in 1935; the eastern end is now unclassified due to rerouting of the A663. Originally ran along Hutton Lane in Bolton, connecting the A58 to the A579. Upgraded to Class I status as the A6145, probably due to construction of the M61. Originally ran along King Street in Accrington, between the A679 and A680. Due to road improvement, much of the route is now unclassified, although
148-563: Is "not advised". Exceptions to this are known in the forms of numbers on signs and past use of prefixes H and V on signs in Milton Keynes where main roads have a regular grid system . These designations are used when planning officers deal with certain planning applications , including the creation of a new vehicular access onto a highway. The letter Q is used for many important unclassified roads in Fife . In London, Cycleways are using
185-745: Is a main road in Cumbria , that runs between the A596 in Maryport and the A595 on the outskirts of Cockermouth . Its total length is around 6 miles (9.7 km). The inner ring road in Leicester is also numbered as the A594 . The original route of the A594 was from Maryport to Penrith via Cockermouth, Keswick , Threlkeld , Penruddock and Greystoke . This route is now mostly parts of
222-541: Is based on a radial pattern centred on London . In Scotland the same scheme is centred on Edinburgh . In both cases the main single-digit roads normally define the zone boundaries. The exception is between Zones 1 and 2, where the River Thames defines the boundary so that all of Kent is in Zone 2. The first digit in the number of any road should be the number of the furthest-anticlockwise zone entered by that road. For example,
259-545: Is denoted by the colour of the sign border and direction arrow, and can be summarised as follows: Roads and lanes with yet lower traffic densities are designated as unclassified roads commonly using C , D and U prefixes but, while these are numbered, in general this is done for use by the local authorities who are responsible for maintaining them and the non-unique numbering is in a local series which usually does not appear on road signs; use of local numbers on signs in England
296-645: Is now unclassified after the A1 was upgraded to motorway status (this moved the A1(M)/A6055 junction further south). Originally ran in Stockport, likely along Prince's Street linking the A6 to the A626. Renumbered to a portion of the B5423 in 1935. Now downgraded and mostly pedestrianized, although a small section still has Class II status. Originally ran from Rochdale to Shaw. Renumbered as
333-675: Is part of the A563 Leicester northern bypass and the remainder unclassified. Originally ran from Ossett Street Side to Chidswell. Declassified around 1935 when the B6129 was extended along a parallel route. Originally ran from Knaresborough to Boroughbridge. Shortened slightly in the 1960s after the A1 Boroughbridge Bypass was built; the remainder was upgraded to Class I status as the A6055 around 1972. The entire original section north of Minskip
370-785: The A34 in Warwickshire became the A3400 after the M40 was built), and the remainder were downgraded to B or unclassified roads (e.g. the A38 , which was replaced by the M5 between Tiverton and Exeter ). Occasionally, the new motorway would take the name of the old A road rather than having its own number. The most notable example of that is the A1(M) . In England and Wales the road numbering system for all-purpose (i.e. non-motorway) roads
407-628: The A38 road , a trunk road running from Bodmin to Mansfield starts in Zone 3, and is therefore numbered with an A3x number, even though it passes through Zones 4 and 5 to end in Zone 6. Additionally, the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne has moved twice. Originally along the Great North Road, it then moved to the Tyne Tunnel , causing some of the roads in Zone 1 to lie in Zone 6. The designated A1 later moved to
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#1733085616534444-548: The A66 , A591 , A5271 and the B5288 roads. The road number changed to coincide with the opening of the M6 motorway through what is now Cumbria. 54°41′48″N 3°26′10″W / 54.69667°N 3.43611°W / 54.69667; -3.43611 This England road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Cumbria location article
481-579: The C prefix and marked using pale green signs. There are also some CS prefixes for Cycle Superhighways, marked using magenta signs, but these are being phased out. Despite numerous large roads in Great Britain being part of the International E-road network , no road that forms part of this network is signposted as such and only the road's national designation is shown. The same is true in Northern Ireland. A594 road (Cumbria) The A594
518-535: The Ministry of Transport was formed in 1919 and given authority to classify highways and to allocate funding for road maintenance, authority for which was granted by section 17 (2) of the Ministry of Transport Act 1919 . A classification system was created in 1922, under which important routes connecting large population centres, or for through traffic, were designated as Class I, and roads of lesser importance were designated as Class II. The definitive list of those roads
555-645: The Scottish Office (Scottish Government after 1999), the decision was taken to adopt a scheme whereby motorways took the numbers of the all-purpose routes they replaced. As a result, there is no M7 (as no motorway follows the A7 ), and when the A90 was re-routed to replace the A85 south of Perth , the short M85 became part of the M90 . In England and Wales, the six single-digit numbers reflect
592-538: The apparently anomalous numbers of the M48 and M49 motorways as spurs of the M4, and M271 and M275 motorways as those of the M27 . This numbering system was devised in 1958–59 by the then Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation , and applied only in England and Wales. It was decided to reserve the numbers 7, 8 & 9 for Scotland. In Scotland, where roads were the responsibility of
629-400: The A road designation, for example A3(M) , A329(M) , A38(M) , A48(M) and A627(M) . B roads are numbered distributor roads , which have lower traffic densities than the main trunk roads, or A roads. This classification has nothing to do with the width or quality of the physical road, and B roads can range from dual carriageways to single track roads with passing places. B roads follow
666-592: The A6068. Originally ran from High Cross to Oxton, acting as an eastern bypass of Lauder for A697 traffic. Renumbered as a spur of the A697 in the 1940s. B roads in Great Britain In Great Britain , there is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads. Each road is given a single letter (representing a category) and a subsequent number (between one and four digits). Though this scheme
703-672: The A6108 in the late 1920s. Next used in Rochdale, from The Esplanade to the A627 Blackwater Street. Swapped with the A58 when it was built north of Rochdale. Originally ran from Brampton to Alston. Became an extension of the A689 in 1971; the section within the A69 Brampton bypass is unclassified. Originally ran from west of Belsay to Whittle Dene. Renumbered as a portion of an extended B6309 by
740-533: The advent of the A-road numbering event, and as a result required a new numbering system. They were given an M prefix, and in England and Wales a numbering system of their own not coterminous with that of the A-road network, though based on the same principle of zones. Running clockwise from the M1 the zones were defined for Zones 1 to 4 based on the proposed M2 , M3 and M4 motorways . The M5 and M6 numbers were reserved for
777-816: The associated single digit route. For example, the A10 (London to King's Lynn) is the first main route clockwise from the A1, the A11 (London to Norwich) is the next, then the A12 (London to Lowestoft) and the A13 (London to Shoeburyness); the next radial is the A2 , followed by the A20 (London to Dover), and so on. These roads have been numbered either outwards from or clockwise around their respective hubs, depending on their alignment. The system continues to three and four digit numbers which further split and criss-cross
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#1733085616534814-472: The early years of the system, because it was a period of rapid expansion of the network and some numbered routes did not follow the most usual routes taken. The Trunk Roads Act 1936 gave the Ministry direct control of major routes and a new classification system was created to identify these routes. Originally, those numbers beginning in T were to be made public, but that was eventually deemed unnecessary. With
851-494: The eastern section is part of the A679. Originally ran along Deepdale Road from Preston to Fulwood. Renumbered to a portion of the A6063 in the 1980s; the northern section is part of the current B6241. Originally ran from Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen. Renumbered as a northern extension of the A683 in the late 1950s. First used from Ripon to Masham. Upgraded to Class I status as a portion of
888-568: The end of the 1920s. Originally ran from Kenton Bar to Gosforth; now part of an extended A191. Originally ran from Elginhaugh to Portobello and is the highest numbered road in Zone 6 in the 1922 Road Lists. Upgraded to the A6106 early on, probably by 1925. The northernmost section is now part of the A199 and the southernmost section is now unclassified. Originally followed Grosvenor Street in Ripley, only shown on
925-462: The government committed to implementing in 2017, with the aim of better targeting road funding. Some A roads are designated trunk roads , which implies that central government rather than local government has responsibility for them. A more recent classification is that of primary routes , the category of recommended routes for long-distance traffic. Primary routes include both trunk and non-trunk roads. Some sections of A roads have been improved to
962-506: The growing number of motorists. As the Board needed to work out which roads should be funded, upgraded or replaced, its secretary, William Rees Jeffreys , appointed Henry Maybury , one of the Board's senior engineers, to devise a classification system and then assign numbers to the highways for identification purposes. The work was interrupted by the First World War . It did not resume until
999-550: The introduction of motorways in the late 1950s, a new classification of "M" was introduced. In many cases the motorways duplicated existing stretches of A road, which therefore lost much of their significance and were in some cases renumbered. There was no consistent approach to the renumbering – some A roads retained their existing number as non-primary roads (e.g. the A40 running alongside the M40 ), others were given "less significant" numbers (e.g.
1036-465: The other two planned long distance motorways. The Preston Bypass , the UK's first motorway section, should have been numbered A6(M) under the scheme decided upon, but it was decided to keep the number M6 as had already been applied. The first full-length motorway in the UK was the M1 motorway . Shorter motorways typically take their numbers from a parent motorway in contravention of the zone system, explaining
1073-623: The radials. Lower numbers originate closer to London than higher numbered ones. As roads have been improved since the scheme commenced, some roads with 3 or 4 digit numbers have increased in significance, for example the A127 , A1079 and A414 . New routes have also been allocated 3 or 4 digit numbers, for example the Edinburgh City Bypass is the A720 . The Major Road Network is a proposed classification of major local-authority controlled A roads that
1110-474: The road network. These radials are supplemented by two-digit codes which are routes that may be slightly less important, but may still be classified as trunk routes, although many of these routes have lost a lot of their significance due to motorway bypasses, or the upgrading of other A-roads (such as the A38 (M) ). These routes are not all centred on London, but as far as possible follow the general principle that their number locates them radially clockwise from
1147-854: The same number; for example, the Leicester Ring Road and a road in Cumbria are both designated A594. This scheme applies only to England , Scotland and Wales ; a separate system using similar conventions is used in Northern Ireland , as well as outside the United Kingdom in the Isle of Man , Jersey and British Overseas Territories . Work on classification began in 1913. The Road Board had been established in 1909 to administer Vehicle Excise Duty - money raised by taxation to pay for new road construction and for repair of damage done to existing roads by
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1184-496: The same numbering scheme as A roads, but almost always have 3- and 4-digit designations. Many 3-digit B roads outside the London area are former A roads which have been downgraded owing to new road construction; others may link smaller settlements to A roads. B roads in the county of Devon have further sub-classifications according to their accessibility. This is due to the rural nature of Devon's topology making some roads unsuitable for certain types of vehicle. The classification
1221-405: The same standard as motorways, but do not completely replace the existing road; they form a higher standard part of the route for those which are not excluded. These sections retain the same number but are suffixed with (M), for example the A1(M) and A404(M) . There have been occasions where this designation has been used to indicate motorway bypasses of an existing road, but the original retains
1258-460: The traditionally most important radial routes coming out of London. Starting with the A1 which heads due north, numbers were allocated sequentially in a clockwise direction, thus: Similarly, in Scotland, important roads radiating from Edinburgh have single-digit numbers, thus: While these routes remain the basis for the numbering of the A road network, they are no longer necessarily major roads, having been bypassed by motorways or other changes to
1295-405: The western bypass around the city, and roads between the two found themselves back in Zone 1. For the most part the roads affected retained their original numbers throughout. Elsewhere when single-digit roads were bypassed, roads were often re-numbered in keeping with the original zone boundaries. A few roads are anomalously numbered . Motorways first came to Britain over three decades after
1332-510: Was introduced merely to simplify funding allocations, it soon became used on maps and as a method of navigation. There are two sub-schemes in use: one for motorways , and another for non-motorway roads. While some of Great Britain's major roads form part of the international E-road network , no E-routes are signposted in the United Kingdom. Due to changes in local road designation, in some cases roads are numbered out of zone. There are also instances where two unrelated roads have been given exactly
1369-440: Was published on 1 April 1923, following consultations with local authorities . Government funding towards the repairs of these roads were set at 60% for the former and 50% for the latter. Shortly after this, the numbers started to appear in road atlases and on signs on the roads themselves, making them a tool for motorists in addition to their use for determining funding. The numbers of the roads changed quite frequently during
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