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| Aberdeenshire |
A947 |
GNS Macduff branch |
NJ746468 |
NJ743476 |
after 1984 |
Road realigned onto trackbed |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| Aberdeenshire |
A948 |
GNS Boddam branch |
NJ955315 |
NJ961316 |
1999 |
Ellon bypass |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Angus |
A92 |
NBR Montrose and Bervie Railway |
NO711583 |
NO715586 |
after 1984 |
Basin View road in Montrose |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Angus |
A926 |
CR Scottish Midland Junction Railway |
NO442516 |
NO436515 |
after 1984 |
A926 junction with A90, near Forfar, realigned to give staggered crossroads |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Argyll & Bute |
A828 |
CR Ballachulish branch |
NM976439 |
NM977446 |
1999 |
Built on parts of Cregan bridge |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Argyll & Bute |
A828 |
CR Ballachulish branch |
NM911342 |
NM910348 |
1914 & 1966 |
Converted to dual railway/road use in 1914 and road-only in 1966 |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Barnsley |
A6195 |
MR Midland Railway |
SE422054 |
SE417061 |
after 1984 |
Part of Dearne Valley Parkway |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| Bedfordshire |
A505 |
LNWR Leighton Buzzard to Luton |
SP936235 |
SP960231 |
after 1984 |
Part of A505 Leighton Buzzard to A5 link |
1.5 / 2.4 |
| Blackpool |
A5230 |
L&Y & LNW Jt. Blackpool Central line |
SD351335 |
SD340335 |
after 1984 |
From M55 to Yeadon Way |
0.7 / 1.1 |
| Blackpool |
Minor road |
L&Y & LNW Jt. Blackpool Central line |
SD340335 |
SD307357 |
after 1984 |
Yeadon Way & Seaside Way |
2.4 / 4.0 |
| Bournemouth |
A338 |
LSWR Bournemouth West station and approches |
SZ067917 |
SZ076914 |
before 1984 |
Part of Wessex Way |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Bradford |
Minor road |
GN Low Moor branch |
SE168287 |
SE174289 |
1972 |
Transperiance Way/Merrydale road under M606 J2. Submitted by Jim Rayner. |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Bristol |
A4320 |
GWR North Somerset Branch |
ST610722 |
ST612718 |
after 1984 |
St.Phillips Causeway |
0.3 / 0.4 |
| Cambridgeshire |
A1096 |
GE St,Ives to Ely line |
TL317710 |
TL322716 |
before 1984 |
St.Ives bypass |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Cambridgeshire |
A14 |
GN&GE Jt. Huntingdon to St.Ives |
TL233716 |
TL242713 |
before 1984 |
A14 Huntingdon bypass |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Cambridgeshire |
A141 |
GN&GE Jt. St.Ives to March line |
TL386857 |
TL419932 |
before 1984 |
Chatteris bypass and Isle of Ely way |
5.0 / 8.2 |
| Cambridgeshire |
Minor road |
MR Kettering to Huntingdon |
TL196690 |
TL203690 |
before 1984 |
Sliproads for A1 south of Huntingdon, previously A141 |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Carmarthenshire |
A40 |
LNWR Central Wales & Carmarthen Junction Railway |
SN446210 |
SN430211 |
after 1984 |
Part of A40 Carmarthen Bypass |
1.0 / 1.6 |
| Carmarthenshire |
A40 |
GWR Carmarten and Newcastle Emlyn line |
SN430211 |
SN418202 |
after 1984 |
Part of A40 Carmarthen Bypass |
0.9 / 1.5 |
| Carmarthenshire |
A4138 |
GWR St.Davids branch |
SN525003 |
SN547018 |
before 1984 |
Llanelli to M4 J48 link road |
1.6 / 2.7 |
| Cheshire |
A523 |
GC & NS Jt. Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Branch |
SJ919739 |
SJ923758 |
after 1984 |
The Silk Road in Macclesfield |
1.2 / 1.9 |
| Cheshire |
B5079 |
NS Kidsgrove to Sandbach line |
SJ740604 |
SJ737610 |
after 1984 |
Relief for Station Road in Elworth, Sandbach |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Conwy |
A55 |
LNWR North Wales line |
SH848793 |
SH818782 |
1984 |
Former 4-track railway reduced to 2-track and re-aligned to allow A55 to be built through Conwy. See http://www.2d53.co.uk/colwynbay/A55.htm, submitted by Paul Berry. |
1.9 / 3.2 |
| Coventry |
A444 |
LNWR Gosford Green loop |
SP349792 |
SP340825 |
after 1984 |
Part of the A444 "Phoenix Way" in Coventry |
2.1 / 3.4 |
| Cumbria |
A593 |
FR Coniston branch |
SD283941 |
SD277937 |
after 1984 |
Torver bypass. Submitted by Toby Speight |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Cumbria |
A66 |
CK&PR Penrith to Cockermouth |
NY232245 |
NY145298 |
before 1984 |
A66 relief along Bassenthwaite Lake and around Keswick |
6.2 / 10.2 |
| Cumbria |
A66 |
LNWR Cockermouth to Workington |
NY100310 |
NY063299 |
before 1984 |
A66 Cockermouth to Great Clifton Improvement |
2.4 / 3.9 |
| Cumbria |
A66 |
NE Kirkby Stephen to Penrith line |
NY670217 |
NY681214 |
before 1984 |
Part of Appleby bypass |
0.7 / 1.1 |
| Cumbria |
A66 |
NE Kirkby Stephen to Penrith line |
NY645245 |
NY639250 |
before 1984 |
A66 realigned onto trackbed north-east of Appleby |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Cumbria |
A685 |
NE Durham & Lancashire Union Branch |
NY616048 |
NY699053 |
before 1984 |
Tebay to Newbiggin road. Submitted by Richard Warwick |
5.1 / 8.3 |
| Darlington |
A1(M) |
NER Barton branch |
NZ255162 |
NZ217081 |
1965 |
Part of A1(M) Darlington bypass. Submitted by Ryan Drion. |
5.5 / 8.9 |
| Denbighshire |
A494 |
LNWR Denbigh to Corwen line |
SJ126581 |
SJ125585 |
after 1984 |
Upgraded Station road in Ruthin |
0.3 / 0.4 |
| Derbyshire |
A514 |
MR Swadlincote loop |
SK281194 |
SK294197 |
after 1984 |
William Nadin Way in Swadlincote |
0.8 / 1.3 |
| Derbyshire |
A61 |
GCR Chesterfield Loop |
SK386729 |
SK386707 |
after 1984 |
Chesterfield Inner Relief road. Submitted by Richard Warwick |
1.3 / 2.2 |
| Devon |
A361 |
GWR Taunton to Barnstaple line |
SS721270 |
SS698282 |
after 1984 |
North Devon link road |
1.6 / 2.6 |
| Devon |
A361 |
GWR Taunton to Barnstaple line |
SS689291 |
SS566327 |
after 1984 |
North Devon link road |
7.8 / 12.8 |
| Devon |
A376 |
GWR Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton branch |
SX999814 |
SY002816 |
after 1984 |
Marine Way in Exmouth |
0.2 / 0.4 |
| Devon |
A38 |
GWR Ashburton Branch |
SX745665 |
SX749689 |
before 1984 |
A38 between Ashburton & Buckfastleigh |
1.5 / 2.4 |
| Devon |
A38 |
GWR Heathfield line |
SX842769 |
SX857790 |
before 1984 |
A38 around Chudleigh |
1.6 / 2.6 |
| Devon |
A382 |
GWR Moreton Hampstead branch |
SX816771 |
SX810784 |
after 1984 |
Part of Bovey Tracy bypass |
0.9 / 1.4 |
| Devon |
A386 |
GWR Tavistock, Launceston branch |
SX485745 |
SX487746 |
after 1984 |
short stretch of A386 over the river Tavy |
0.1 / 0.2 |
| Devon |
A396 |
GWR Exe Valley line |
SS952098 |
SS949114 |
? |
Unclear if road has been widened onto railway or if they are just very close |
1.0 / 1.6 |
| Devon |
A396 |
GWR Exe Valley line |
SS952122 |
SS964129 |
after 1984 |
Tiverton central bypass |
0.8 / 1.4 |
| Dorset |
A338 |
LSWR Ringwood to Christchurch |
SU132008 |
SZ133980 |
before 1984 |
Part of Bournmouth link road |
1.7 / 2.8 |
| Dorset |
A35 |
GWR Bridport branch |
SY471928 |
SY466917 |
after 1984 |
Part of the A35 Bridport bypass |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
A745 |
GSW Castle Douglas and Dumfies Railway |
NX776628 |
NX788626 |
Unknown |
Road realignment east of Castle Douglas |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Durham |
A6072 |
NE Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland line |
NZ202271 |
NZ207276 |
after 1984 |
Link road to the A688 |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Durham |
A66 |
NE Kirkby Stephen to Barnard Castle |
NY980133 |
NY995137 |
before 1984 |
A66 widened onto trackbed and also Bowes bypass |
0.9 / 1.6 |
| Durham |
A689 |
NE Bishop Auckland to Durham line |
NZ209296 |
NZ205305 |
after 1984 |
Bishop Auckland relief road |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Durham |
A690 |
NER Durham Branch |
NZ302444 |
NZ282428 |
1969? |
A1(M) link to Durham. Submitted by Ryan Drion |
1.6 / 2.6 |
| Durham |
Minor road |
NE Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland line |
NZ196268 |
NZ202271 |
after 1984 |
Industrial estate road south-west of Bishop Auckland |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| East Ayrshire |
A71 |
G&SW Kilmarnock & Troon railway |
NS410367 |
NS440364 |
|
Kilmarnock southern bypass |
1.8 / 3.0 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
A8006 |
NBR Campsie Branch |
NS657735 |
NS656738 |
|
Part of A8006 route through Kirkintilloch |
0.2 / 0.3 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
A645 |
NER Goole to Selby line |
SE701239 |
SE668247 |
after 1984 |
Goole to Drax road |
2.1 / 3.4 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
B1232 |
H&B Hull & Barnsley railway |
TA023301 |
TA018307 |
after 1984 |
Beverley Road, Willerby, to the west of Hull |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
M62 |
H&B Hull & Barnsley railway |
SE861312 |
SE835304 |
before 1984 |
M62 west of junction 38 |
1.7 / 2.7 |
| East Sussex |
A267 |
LBSCR Eridge to Polegate line |
TQ580278 |
TQ578266 |
after 1984 |
Mayfield bypass |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Edinburgh |
Minor road |
CR Approaches to Princes Street station |
NT245733 |
NT237724 |
1974 |
Edinburgh Western Approach Road |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Essex |
A414 |
GE Maldon Branch |
TL839056 |
TL851076 |
after 1984 |
Maldon bypass |
1.4 / 2.3 |
| Essex |
B1256 |
GE Witham to Bishops Stortford line |
TL633214 |
TL623216 |
before 1984 |
Great Dunmow bypass |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Falkirk |
A9 |
NBR Grangemouth Railway |
NS880809 |
NS900816 |
|
Part of A9 Falkirk bypass |
1.3 / 2.1 |
| Fife |
A919 |
NBR Edinburgh & Northern Line |
NO453214 |
NO450209 |
after 1984 |
Part of A919 Leuchars relief road |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Gloucestershire |
A40 |
M&SWJ Andoversford to Andover line |
SP025191 |
SP023198 |
before 1984 |
Andoversford bypass |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Gloucestershire |
A417 |
GWR Cirencester Branch |
SP022013 |
SP019016 |
before 1984 |
Circenster bypass |
0.3 / 0.4 |
| Gloucestershire |
A419 |
MR Nailsworth branch |
SO816044 |
SO809046 |
after 1984 |
Ebley bypass |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Gloucestershire |
A430 |
MR High Orchard branch |
SO834177 |
SO828178 |
after 1984 |
Trier Way, Gloucester |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Gloucestershire |
A430 |
MR Tuffley loop |
SO834179 |
SO837182 |
after 1984 |
Bruton Way, Gloucester |
0.3 / 0.4 |
| Gloucestershire |
A48 |
GWR Severn Bridge line |
SO640021 |
SO647025 |
after 1984 |
Part of Lydney bypass |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Gwynedd |
A4086 |
LNWR Llanberis branch |
Sh550629 |
SH561618 |
after 1984 |
Improvement at the north end of Llanberis lake |
0.9 / 1.6 |
| Gwynedd |
A4086 |
LNWR Llanberis branch |
SH575607 |
Sh581599 |
before 1984 |
Llanberis bypass |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Gwynedd |
A470 |
GWR Dolgelly Branch |
SH734180 |
SH715182 |
before 1984 |
Dolgellau relief road. Submitted by Toby Speight |
1.2 / 1.9 |
| Gwynedd |
A494 |
GWR Ruabon and Dolgelly line |
SH813226 |
SH817229 |
after 1984 |
A494 realigned onto railway near Dolgellau |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Gwynedd |
Minor road |
LNWR Caernarfon to Afonwen |
SH479626 |
SH478629 |
1999 |
Caernarfon tunnel reused for inner relief road |
0.2 / 0.3 |
| Halton |
A557 |
LNWR St.Helens to Widnes line |
SJ523883 |
SJ513848 |
after 1984 |
A557 through Widnes |
2.2 / 3.6 |
| Hampshire |
A30 |
LSWR Romsey to Andover line |
SU358350 |
SU360355 |
before 1984 |
A30 on the east side of Stockbridge |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Hampshire |
A3057 |
LSWR Romsey to Andover line |
SU362452 |
SU360459 |
before 1984 |
Andover inner ring road |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Hampshire |
A34 |
DN&SR Newbury to Winchester line |
SU491330 |
SU487326 |
before 1984 |
Kingsworthy |
0.3 / 0.6 |
| Hampshire |
A34 |
DN&SR Newbury to Winchester line |
SU461500 |
SU462549 |
before 1984 |
Litchfield |
3.0 / 4.9 |
| Hampshire |
A340 |
Basingstoke & Alton light rail Basingstoke & Alton light railway |
SU626510 |
SU623521 |
before 1984 |
Basingstoke ring road |
0.7 / 1.1 |
| Hampshire |
Minor road |
DN&SR Newbury to Winchester line |
SU486287 |
SU487291 |
after 1984 |
Winchester |
0.3 / 0.4 |
| Hampshire |
Minor road |
LSWR Southampton to Dorchester mainline |
SU150047 |
SU154047 |
after 1984 |
Castleman Way, built on site of Ringwood station |
0.2 / 0.4 |
| Hampshire |
Minor road |
LSWR Southampton to Dorchester mainline |
SU231007 |
SU250000 |
before 1984 |
Minor road from A35 to Brockenhurst |
1.2 / 2.0 |
| Herefordshire |
A44 |
GWR Leominster and New Radnor line |
SO301569 |
SO286570 |
before 1984 |
Kington bypass |
0.9 / 1.5 |
| Highland |
A82 |
HR West Highlands line |
NN104742 |
NN099737 |
1975 |
Railway cut back to allow A82 Fort William bypass to be built |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Highland |
A82 |
CR Ballachulish branch |
NN053593 |
NN082585 |
before 1984 |
Part of Ballachulish bridge approach, widened A82 and Ballachulish bypass |
1.8 / 3.0 |
| Isle of Wight |
A3020 |
IWC Isle of Wight Central Railway |
SZ503881 |
SZ503887 |
|
Newport (Isle of Wight) bypass |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Kent |
A2 |
SECR Rochester line |
TQ739690 |
TQ743687 |
1970 |
Disused Ex-SECR railway bridge over the Medway in Rochester converted to road bridge |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Kent |
A2260 |
SEC Gravesend West banch |
TQ628733 |
TQ639742 |
after 1984 |
End of this is a local road, not the A2260 |
0.9 / 1.4 |
| Kent |
M25 |
SECR Westerham branch |
TQ487564 |
TQ459553 |
before 1984 |
|
1.8 / 3.0 |
| Lancashire |
A582 |
L&Y Preston to Southport line |
SD526277 |
SD517268 |
after 1984 |
Penwortham Way in Preston |
0.8 / 1.3 |
| Lancashire |
A585 |
L&Y & LNW Jt. Fleetwood branch |
SD327460 |
SD334474 |
after 1984 |
Amounderness Way in Fleetwood |
1.0 / 1.6 |
| Lancashire |
A589 |
MR Morecombe to Lancaster (Green Ayre) line |
SD473624 |
SD478621 |
1969 |
Greyhound Bridge Way over the River Lune on former railway bridge. |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Lancashire |
A65 |
LNWR Kirkby Lonsdale branch |
SD641758 |
SD638762 |
Late 1980s |
Approaching Cowan Bridge |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Lancashire |
A681 |
L&Y East Lancashire Railway |
SD810225 |
SD819226 |
after 1984 |
Rawtenstall bypass. Submitted by Andrew Ashworth |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Lancashire |
B5312 |
L&Y Ormskirk to St.Helens line |
SD463064 |
SD466057 |
1969 ?? |
B5312 now called "Railway Road". Alignment (including a cutting and footbridge) is wide enough for dual carriageway, but only a single carriageway was built. Submitted by Peter Courtenay. |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Lancashire |
M55 |
L&Y & LNW Jt. Blackpool Central line |
SD370337 |
SD351335 |
1976 |
Last section upto J4 |
1.2 / 1.9 |
| Leeds |
A660 |
NER Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway |
SE210450 |
SE195449 |
before 1984 |
Otley bypass. Submitted by Richard Warwick |
0.9 / 1.5 |
| Leeds |
M621 |
GN Hunslet East and Beeston Junction Railway |
SE307306 |
SE317306 |
1972 |
M621 J6 to J7 |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Lincolnshire |
A16 |
GN Peterborough to Boston line |
TF258267 |
TF324420 |
after 1984 |
A16 Spalding to Boston improvement |
10.2 / 16.7 |
| Lincolnshire |
A17 |
M&GN Jt. Bourn & Lynn Jt. Railway |
TF502199 |
TF481210 |
before 1984 |
Kings Lynn to Sutton bridge improvement |
1.4 / 2.4 |
| Lincolnshire |
Minor road |
M&GN Jt. Bourne to Wynmondham line |
SK932191 |
SK944192 |
before 1984 |
Access road for A1 near South Witham |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Merton |
A24 |
LBSCR & LSWR Jt. Merton Park to Tooting Jn. |
TQ257697 |
TQ267699 |
after 1984 |
Merantum Way on Merton, South London |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Monmouthshire |
A40 |
GWR Ross to Little Mill Jn. |
SO504116 |
SO426081 |
before 1984 |
Between Monmouth and A449, continues on A449 |
5.2 / 8.5 |
| Monmouthshire |
A449 |
GWR Ross to Little Mill Jn. |
SO426081 |
SO416036 |
before 1984 |
From A40, until north of Usk. |
2.8 / 4.6 |
| Monmouthshire |
A466 |
GWR Wye Valley branch |
SO537011 |
SO531018 |
before 1984 |
Road widened onto course of railway |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Norfolk |
A1066 |
GE Bury to Thetford line |
TL880828 |
TL871836 |
before 1984 |
Hurth Way & part of Mundford road in Thetford |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Norfolk |
A12 |
N&S Jt. Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth line |
TG525033 |
TG516064 |
after 1984 |
Gorleston & Yarmouth bypass |
2.0 / 3.2 |
| Norfolk |
A12 |
M&GN Jt. Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth line |
TG516064 |
TG518084 |
after 1984 |
Yarmouth bypass |
1.2 / 2.0 |
| Norfolk |
A1243 |
GE East Suffolk line |
TG515065 |
TG520073 |
after 1984 |
Pasteur Road in Great Yarmouth |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Norfolk |
A143 |
GE Tivetshall to Beccles line |
TM258844 |
TM337905 |
after 1984 |
Part of Harleston to Beccles improvement |
6.1 / 10.0 |
| Norfolk |
A148 |
M&GN Jt. Cromer to Melton Constable line |
TG093392 |
TG076383 |
before 1984 |
Holt bypass |
1.2 / 1.9 |
| Norfolk |
A148 |
M&GN Jt. Eastern & Midlands Railway |
TF771255 |
TF726256 |
before 1984 |
A148 around Hillington, this make not be a conversion, the A148 may just be running very close to the railway |
2.7 / 4.5 |
| Norfolk |
A149 |
M&GN Jt. Eastern & Midlands Railway |
TG421184 |
TG370250 |
before 1984 |
Bastwick to Stalham improvement |
5.1 / 8.3 |
| Norfolk |
A149 |
M&GN Jt. Eastern & Midlands Railway |
TG306274 |
TG278304 |
before 1984 |
North Walsham improvement |
2.5 / 4.1 |
| Norfolk |
A17 |
M&GN Jt. Bourn & Lynn Jt. Railway |
TF607187 |
TF502199 |
before 1984 |
Kings Lynn to Sutton bridge improvement |
6.4 / 10.6 |
| Norfolk |
A47 |
GE Dereham to Swaffham line |
TF977123 |
TF927131 |
1976 |
Part of Dereham bypass and A47 Swaffham to Dereham improvements |
3.1 / 5.1 |
| Norfolk |
A47 |
M&GN Jt. Eastern & Midlands Railway |
TF615181 |
TF607187 |
before 1984 |
Kings Lynn southern bypass crossing the river |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Norfolk |
B1145 |
M&GN Jt. Norfolk & Suffolk Jt. |
TG278304 |
TG285314 |
before 1984 |
North Walsham improvement |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Norfolk |
B1354 |
M&GN Jt. Eastern & Midlands Railway |
TG005334 |
TF992335 |
before 1984 |
rerouted near junction with A148 at Thursford |
0.8 / 1.3 |
| Norfolk |
Minor road |
M&GN Jt. Eastern & Midlands Railway |
TG198277 |
TG206280 |
after 1984 |
Link road from Aylsham to A140 |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| Norhamptonshire |
A43 |
LNWR Northampton to Blisworth link |
SP727587 |
SP721549 |
after 1984 |
A43 improvement south of Northampton & M1 J15A |
2.3 / 3.8 |
| North East Lincolnshire |
A16 |
GN Grimsby to Louth line |
TA272090 |
TA281057 |
after 1984 |
A16 south out of Grimsby |
2.1 / 3.4 |
| North Lanarkshire |
A725 |
NBR Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway |
NS730618 |
NS733622 |
|
Part of Bellshill bypass |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| North Yorkshire |
A170 |
NER Pickering to Gilling line |
SE702859 |
SE708858 |
before 1984 |
Kirkby Mills improvement |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| North Yorkshire |
A19 |
NER East Coast Main line, Selby to York |
SE629328 |
SE622386 |
after 1984 |
Barlby & Riccall improvement |
3.6 / 5.8 |
| North Yorkshire |
A61 |
NE Leeds Northern Railway |
SE320704 |
SE319709 |
after 1984 |
Ripon bypass. Submitted by Toby Speight |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| North Yorkshire |
A645 |
NER Goole to Selby line |
SE668247 |
SE668259 |
after 1984 |
Goole to Drax road |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| North Yorkshire |
Minor road |
NE Harrogate railway |
SE330545 |
SE327538 |
Unknown |
Access road for Harrogate showground. Submitted by Paul Berry |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Northamptonshire |
A14 |
MR Kettering to Huntingdon |
SP890759 |
SP916765 |
after 1984 |
Part of A14 trunk road between Burton Latimer and Thrapston |
1.6 / 2.7 |
| Northamptonshire |
A14 |
MR Kettering to Huntingdon |
SP934770 |
SP987779 |
after 1984 |
Part of A14 trunk road between Burton Latimer and Thrapston |
3.3 / 5.4 |
| Northamptonshire |
A605 |
LNWR Peterborough to Northampton |
TL046886 |
TL046849 |
after 1984 |
Oundle Bypass |
2.3 / 3.7 |
| Northumberland |
A698 |
NER Kelso Branch |
NT983517 |
NT974514 |
before 1984 |
Bypass of East Ord, east of Tweedmouth |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Nottingham |
A6011 |
MR Nottingham to Melton Mowbray line |
SK586383 |
SK584388 |
1978 |
Former Trent Bridge railway bridge, renamed Lady Bay Bridge on conversion to road use. Submitted by Peter Courtenay. |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Nottinghamshire |
Minor road |
GCR Gotham Branch |
SK538293 |
SK542295 |
|
Part of Gotham bypass |
0.3 / 0.4 |
| Oxfordshire |
A417 |
GWR Farringdon branch |
SU295945 |
SU292947 |
before 1984 |
Link road to Faringdon bypass |
0.2 / 0.4 |
| Oxfordshire |
B4009 |
GWR Watlington branch |
SU714973 |
SU721977 |
1973/74 |
Lewknor bypass and M40 J6 |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Oxfordshire |
B4449 |
GWR Fairford branch |
SP438089 |
SP430088 |
before 1984 |
Eynsham bypass |
0.5 / 0.8 |
| Perth and Kinross |
A827 |
HR Aberfeldy Branch |
NN971519 |
NN977521 |
before 1984 |
Road took over route over River Tummel, but unclear if bridge reused |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Perth and Kinross |
A9 |
CR Bankfoot branch |
NO083326 |
NO071347 |
before 1984 |
Bankfoot bypass |
1.5 / 2.4 |
| Perth and Kinross |
A94 |
CR Scottish Midland Junction Railway |
NO224400 |
NO218396 |
after 1984 |
Coupar Angus bypass |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Perth and Kinross |
M90 |
NBR Glenfarg line |
NO135159 |
NO149149 |
1980 |
M90 between J8 & J9. Submitted by Niall Wallace. |
1.0 / 1.7 |
| Perth and Kinross |
M90 |
NBR Glenfarg line |
NO142120 |
NO146086 |
1977 |
M90 between J8 & J9. Submitted by Niall Wallace. |
2.1 / 3.4 |
| Peterborough |
A47 |
M&GN Jt. Peterborough, Wisbech & Sutton bridge branch |
TF231032 |
TF209023 |
after 1984 |
Eye bypass |
1.4 / 2.4 |
| Peterborough |
A47 |
M&GN Jt. Peterborough, Wisbech & Sutton bridge branch |
TF185017 |
TF174013 |
before 1984 |
Stoke Parkway in Peterborough |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Plymouth |
A374 |
GWR Sutton Harbour branch |
SX498546 |
SX490542 |
after 1984 |
Gdynia Way, Plymouth |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| Poole |
A31 |
S&D Somerset & Dorset original route to Wimborne Minster |
SY997990 |
SZ016984 |
1981 |
Part of A31 Wimborne bypass. Since this line was closed in the 1930s, the bypass obliterated all signs of the railway, but it is not clear if the bypass is actually built on the railway. |
1.2 / 2.0 |
| Poole |
A349 |
LSWR Broadstone to Poole |
SZ004938 |
SZ008930 |
1991 |
Part of Broadstone relief road |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| Poole |
Minor road |
LSWR Broadstone to Poole |
SZ003958 |
SZ004938 |
1991 |
Part of Broadstone relief road in Poole |
1.2 / 2.0 |
| Powys |
A470 |
Cambrian Moat Lane Jn. to Talyllyn line |
SN972854 |
SN951830 |
after 1984 |
Llanidloes bypass |
1.9 / 3.2 |
| Powys |
A483 |
|
SJ240085 |
SJ227065 |
after 1984 |
Welshpool bypass. Railway realigned and road built on original course. Submitted by Paul Berry |
1.5 / 2.4 |
| Powys |
B4355 |
GWR Presteign Branch |
SO321634 |
SO313642 |
before 1984 |
Presteign relief road |
0.7 / 1.1 |
| Powys |
B4560 |
Cambrian Moat Lane Jn. to Talyllyn line |
SO153339 |
SO150334 |
before 1984 |
Talgarth |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Powys |
B4594 |
GWR Leominster and New Radnor line |
SO261581 |
SO250582 |
after 1984 |
Burlingjobb bypass |
0.7 / 1.1 |
| Powys |
Minor road |
Cambrian Moat Lane Jn. to Talyllyn line |
SO090438 |
SO106472 |
after 1984 |
South of Builth Wells, near Erwood, minor road opposite of river from A470 |
2.3 / 3.8 |
| Reading |
A33 |
GWR Reading central goods |
SU712721 |
SU712728 |
after 1984 |
A33 link road into town centre |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Scottish Borders |
A6091 |
NBR Edinburgh & Hawick Railway |
NT531341 |
NT574339 |
|
Melrose bypass |
2.6 / 4.3 |
| Scottish Borders |
A68 |
NBR Berwickshire Railway |
NT575354 |
NT571380 |
Unknown |
Road realigned onto parts of railway |
1.6 / 2.6 |
| Scottish Borders |
A698 |
NBR Waverley route |
NT505149 |
NT504152 |
2001 |
Road realignment in Hawick |
0.2 / 0.3 |
| Scottish Borders |
A698 |
NBR Kelso Branch |
NT735335 |
NT724327 |
after 1984 |
Kelso bypass |
0.8 / 1.4 |
| Scottish Borders |
A7 |
NBR Selkirk & Galashiels Railway |
NT491329 |
NT476300 |
before 1984 |
A7 improvement between Galashiels and Selkirk |
2.0 / 3.3 |
| Sefton |
Minor road |
CLC Southport Branch |
SD310106 |
SD330171 |
before 1984 |
Coastal Road between Ainsdale and Southport. Submitted by Andrew Ashworth |
4.1 / 6.8 |
| Shropshire |
A4139 |
GWR Much Wenlock Branch |
SJ637029 |
SJ635023 |
after 1984 |
Former B4378 realigned onto railway when reclassified as A4139 |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Shropshire |
A5112 |
GWR Potteries Loop |
SJ503121 |
SJ506125 |
after 1984 |
Bage Way in Shrewsbury |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Shropshire |
A53 |
GWR Wellington to Nantwich line |
SJ650334 |
SJ659339 |
1970s ?? |
Part of Market Drayton bypass. Submitted by Tim Stevens. |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Shropshire |
Minor road |
S&M Criggion Branch |
SJ334163 |
SJ326157 |
after 1984 |
Realignment of minor road near Melverley, west of Shrewsbury (NOTE: Also partially in Powys) |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Somerset |
A3088 |
GWR Yeovil to Langport |
ST480189 |
ST530157 |
before 1984 |
Yeovil to A303 link road |
3.6 / 5.9 |
| Somerset |
A358 |
GWR Chard branch |
ST338123 |
ST341131 |
before 1984 |
|
0.5 / 0.9 |
| Somerset |
A358 |
GWR Chard branch |
ST293214 |
ST289218 |
after 1984 |
|
0.3 / 0.6 |
| Somerset |
A371 |
GWR Cheddar Valley Railway |
ST423549 |
ST440546 |
after 1984 |
Axbridge bypass |
1.1 / 1.7 |
| Somerset |
A371 |
GWR East Somerset Railway |
ST545451 |
ST550450 |
after 1984 |
Wells inner bypass |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Somerset |
A39 |
S&D Somerset & Dorset Highbridge branch |
ST511405 |
ST492389 |
after 1984 |
Glastonbury bypass |
1.5 / 2.5 |
| Somerset |
A39 |
GWR Cheddar Valley Railway |
ST542457 |
ST545451 |
after 1984 |
Wells inner bypass |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Somerset |
B3227 |
GWR Taunton to Barnstaple line |
ST125261 |
ST114270 |
before 1984 |
Milverton bypass |
0.9 / 1.4 |
| Somerset |
Minor road |
GWR Yeovil to Langport |
ST530157 |
ST536155 |
after 1984 |
|
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Somerset |
Minor road |
S&D Somerset & Dorset Highbridge branch |
ST309480 |
ST304487 |
after 1984 |
Marine Drive in Burnham |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| South Lanarkshire |
A71 |
Cal. Coalburn Branch |
NS768480 |
NS749462 |
|
Most of the A71 Stonehouse bypass |
1.6 / 2.6 |
| St.Helens |
Minor road |
LNWR Rainford to St.Helens line |
SJ509977 |
SJ514970 |
Unknown |
Scafell Road in St.Helens |
0.5 / 0.9 |
| St.Helens |
Minor road |
GCR St.Helens Branch |
SJ565977 |
SJ561973 |
after 1984 |
Piele Road in Haydock |
0.3 / 0.6 |
| Staffordshire |
A500 |
NS Jamage Branch |
SJ818520 |
SJ848508 |
before 1984 |
Part of A500 around A34 and A527 junctions |
2.0 / 3.2 |
| Staffordshire |
B5030 |
NS Uttoxeter to Rocester line |
SK098382 |
SK106394 |
before 1984 |
Part of Rocester bypass |
0.9 / 1.4 |
| Stirling |
A85 |
CR Dunblane to Crianlarich line |
NN443273 |
NN434270 |
Unknown |
Road realigned onto trackbed, near Loch Lubhair |
0.6 / 0.9 |
| Stirling |
A9 |
NBR Forth and Clyde Junction Railway |
NS797941 |
NS794945 |
|
Part of A9 Stirling bypass |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
B5045 |
NS Stoke-on-Trent to Market Drayton line |
SJ867462 |
SJ862462 |
before 1984 |
Part of Shelton New Road in Stoke-on-Trent |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| Suffolk |
A14 |
GE Sudbury, Melford & Bury line |
TL858650 |
TL862640 |
before 1984 |
Bury St.Edmunds bypass, previously A45 |
0.7 / 1.1 |
| Suffolk |
A143 |
GE Bury to Thetford line |
TL856653 |
TL856660 |
before 1984 |
Compeigne Way in Bury St.Edmunds |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Sunderland |
A1231 |
NE Washington to Southwick branch |
NZ349574 |
NZ381583 |
before 1984 |
** Not confirmed ** - Wessington Way going into Sunderland. Road follows route of railway and no other trace can be found. |
2.0 / 3.3 |
| Sunderland |
A1290 |
NE Washington to South Sheilds line |
NZ337587 |
NZ340597 |
before 1984 |
Looks like realignment as part of dualling of A19 |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Sunderland |
A1290 |
NE Washington to Southwick branch |
NZ389583 |
NZ395580 |
before 1984 |
Kier Hardie Way in Sunderland |
0.4 / 0.7 |
| Surrey |
A31 |
LSWR Aldershot cutoff |
SU858475 |
SU875482 |
after 1984 |
|
1.1 / 1.8 |
| Surrey |
M25 |
GWR Staines branch |
TQ028736 |
TQ031746 |
before 1984 |
|
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Telford and Wrekin |
A442 |
LNWR Coalport branch |
SJ702092 |
SJ690119 |
after 1984 |
Part of Queensway in Telford |
1.8 / 3.0 |
| Telford and Wrekin |
A518 |
LNWR Stafford to Wellington line |
SJ719154 |
SJ698135 |
after 1984 |
Part of New Trench Road north-eastwards out of Telford |
1.7 / 2.8 |
| Trafford |
Minor road |
LNWR Warrington to Altrincham line |
SJ754890 |
SJ766892 |
2000 ?? |
George Richards Way north of Altrincham. Note - new road that does not yet appear on some maps. |
0.7 / 1.2 |
| Warwickshire |
A4390 |
SMJ LMS |
SP205536 |
SP196540 |
after 1984 |
Stratford-upon-Avon inner relief road |
0.6 / 1.0 |
| Warwickshire |
A4390 |
GWR Stratford branch |
SP195540 |
SP196545 |
after 1984 |
Stratford-upon-Avon inner relief road |
0.3 / 0.5 |
| West Berkshire |
A34 |
DN&SR Newbury to Winchester line |
SU460618 |
SU447659 |
after 1984 |
Part of Newbury bypass |
2.6 / 4.3 |
| West Lothian |
B8028 |
NBR Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railway) |
NS951708 |
NS949710 |
|
Link road to A801 |
0.2 / 0.3 |
| West Sussex |
A22 |
LBSCR Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells West line |
TQ400379 |
TQ388382 |
after 1984 |
East Grinstead inner bypass "Beeching Way" |
0.8 / 1.2 |
| West Sussex |
A283 |
LBSCR Shoreham to Christs Hospital |
TQ187102 |
TQ181115 |
before 1984 |
Part of the A283 Steyning bypass |
0.9 / 1.4 |
| Wigan |
A579 |
LNWR Bolton, Leigh & Kenyon Railway |
SJ644973 |
SD663030 |
after 1984 |
Atherliegh Way near Leigh, Wigan. Submitted by Mike Amberry |
3.7 / 6.0 |
| Wiltshire |
B4040 |
M&SWJ Andoversford to Andover line |
SU099932 |
SU094935 |
after 1984 |
Cricklade |
0.4 / 0.6 |
| Wirral |
Minor road |
Wirral Secombe line |
SJ291915 |
S |