A6003 road

A6003
Junction of Danesholme Road and A6003
Route information
Length	21 mi (34 km)
Major junctions
South end	A14 road near Kettering 52°22′31″N0°41′01″W / 52.3752°N 0.6835°W / 52.3752; -0.6835 (A6003 road (southern end))
Major intersections	A6 A14 → Junction 10 A6098 A509 A6900 A4300 A6013 A43 A6183 A6014 A427 A6116 A47 A606
North end	Oakham 52°40′02″N0°42′48″W / 52.6672°N 0.7134°W / 52.6672; -0.7134 (A6003 road (northern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Kettering, Corby, Uppingham, Oakham
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← A6002 → A6004

The A6003 links Kettering and Corby in Northamptonshire, with Oakham in Rutland, via Leicestershire. The road forms the principal link between Rutland and Northamptonshire.

Route

The road starts at junction 10 of the A14, heading past Wicksteed Park and into Kettering. Through the town it is a single carriageway until crossing the A43 at a signal- controlled roundabout. From here it passes an industrial development and heads north towards Corby. The stretch between the A43 and the A6014 road in Corby is the only length of dual carriageway on the route. A bypass has been constructed from Barford Bridge on the A6003 to the A43 west of Stanion to relieve the traffic on the single carriageway passing through Geddington on the A43. ^{[1] [2]} Skirting the edge of Corby, the road passes the Eyebrook Reservoir before crossing the River Welland; the narrow bridge over the Welland at Caldecott is controlled by traffic lights. It passes through Uppingham before meeting the A47 at a roundabout . North of here it passes Rutland Water before arriving at Oakham, where a new bypass has been constructed.

External links

• A picture of the A6003 where it forms the Oakham Bypass, from the Rutland County Council website. ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

References

1. Department for transport A14 – A43 link road, retrieved 18 September 2012 Archived 24 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. Interserve win £24m contract to build the new A43 Corby link road for Northamptonshire County Council Construction Index 25 June 2012 Retrieved 18 September 2012