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.
Contents
 |
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.
|
| Road | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| B800 | Newbridge | Ferry Muir Rd. Queensferry | |
| B801 | A838 at Richonich | Kinlochbervie | |
| B802 | Kilsyth | B803 at Glenmavis | |
| B803 | A73 near Glenmavis | Coatbridge | |
| B804 | Coatbridge | Gartcosh | |
| B805 | A9 at Laurieston | Bowhouse Roundabout | |
| B806 | B765 at Garthamlock | Gartcosh | |
| B807 (defunct) | A802 Duke Street, Glasgow | A80 (later A8) Alexandra Parade, Glasgow | Now part of the B763. |
| B808 | Partick | near Springburn | |
| B809 (defunct) | Trongate, Glasgow | Buchanan Street, Glasgow | Declassified. |
| B810 | B805 at Brightons | Shieldhill, Falkirk | |
| B811 (defunct) | Great Western Road, Glasgow | Garscube Road, Glasgow | Declassified sometime after 1974. |
| B812 | Springburn | near Lenzie | |
| B813 (defunct) | Partick | Anniesland | The northern portion became a portion of the A739 in the 1960s when the Clyde Tunnel opened while the southern portion was declassified around 1974 when the A814 was rerouted. |
| B814 | Dalmuir | Kilbowie Roundabout | |
| B815 | M898, A898 and A898 at Erskine | A8 at Bishopton, Renfrewshire | |
| B816 | Bonnybridge | Glenfuir Rd. Falkirk | |
| B817 | B9176 near Alness | Kildary | |
| B818 | Denny | B834 near Killearn | |
| B819 | Cadder | Chryston | |
| B820 (defunct) | Loop off A803 in Kirkintilloch | Declassified sometime after the early 1970s. | |
| B821 | A81 at Blanefield | Carbeth | Part of the B821 from Strathblane to Auchinreoch has become the A891 |
| B822 | Lennoxtown | B8032 and A81 | |
| B823 | A9 Stirling | A9 Bridge of Allan | |
| B824 | A820 near Doune | Keir Roundabout | |
| B825 | A803 at Linlithgow Bridge | A9 Caldercruix | |
| B826 | A84 near Doune | A873 at Thornhill, Perthshire | |
| B827 | A822 near Braco | A85 at Dalginross | |
| B828 | A83 at Rest and Be Thankful Viewpoint | B839, Hell's Glen | Passes through Glen Mhor. Acts as a diversion when A83 closed avoiding 59 mile diversion. Known as Old Military Road. Unclassified until 1932. |
| B829 | Aberfoyle | near Stronachlachar | |
| B830 | Dumbarton | Barloan Toll Roundabout | |
| B831 (defunct) | A82 south of the Arden Roundabout | B832 in Crosskeys | Upgraded to a portion of the A818 in 2005. |
| B832 | A82 | A818 | |
| B833 | B872 at Garelochhead (east) | at Coulport (west). | The B833 is the main road on the Rosneath Peninsula. |
| B834 | A809 | Killearn | |
| B835 | A81 | A811 Buchlyvie | |
| B836 | A815 at Dalinlongart | A886 at Auchenbreck | Passes through Glen Lean, past Loch Tarsan, round the head of Loch Striven at Ardtaraig. On the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute. |
| B837 | Drymen | Balmaha | |
| B838 | A83 at Arrochar | Arrochar | |
| B839 | A815 | Lochgoilhead | Passes through Hells Glen. Forms part of A83 diversion together with B828 avoiding 59 mile diversion. |
| B840 | A816 near Carnasserie Castle | A819 at Cladich | Follows southern bank of Loch Awe for most of its length |
| B841 | A816 | Bellanoch | Ends near Bellanoch Swing Bridge. |
| B842 | Claonaig | Southend (Scotland) | Road stops and continues at Campbelltown. |
| B843 | near Campbelltown | Machrihanish | Connects with B842 |
| B844 | Clachan Bridge | Kilninver | |
| B845 | A828 at Barcaldine | Loch Awe south of Kilchrenan | Crosses Loch Etive south of Bonawe Crosses the A85 at Taynuilt |
| B846 | Aberfeldy | Rannoch railway station | |
| B847 | B846 Balmore | near Falls of Bruar | |
| B849 | A884 at Lochaline | Drimnin | |
| B850 (defunct) | B849 at Carnoch | Acharacle Pier | Section east of Salen became a portion of the A861 around 1923–1924. Around this time (and definitely by 1932) the B850 was extended around Loch Shiel and Loch Moidart to a pier on the northern shore of the loch. The remainder also became a portion of the A861 in 1967 after the new road was built between the A830 and B850. |
| B851 | A9 south of Daviot | B862 northeast of Errogie | Passes through Farr and East Croachy |
| B852 | Dores Beach B862 | B862 | |
| B853 | B9006 at Inverness | Southside Road, Inverness | |
| B854 (defunct) | Milton | Balchraggan | Renumbered as A833, likely by 1939. A 1938 map shows the route as B854, while a 1939 and 1944 map show both numbers. A 1946 map shows the route as A833. |
| Drumkinnon, Balloch | Haldane's Mill | Number not allocated until 1938–1939; declassified sometime after the mid-1970s. | |
| B855 | A836 at Dunnet | Easter Head (Dunnet Head) | The most northerly numbered road on the mainland of Great Britain Passes through Hunspow and Brough |
| B856 | Strathcarron Junction | Strathcarron railway station | Now part of the A890. |
| B857 | A811 Alexandria | A82 | |
| B858 | South of Drymen | North of Drymen | |
| B859 (defunct) | Braemore Junction | Poolewe | Became a portion of the A832 by 1932 (probably earlier). |
| High Street, Dingwall | Station Road, Dingwall | One portion now part of the A862, the remainder unclassified. | |
| B860 (defunct) | Ullapool | Ledmore | Renumbered to A835 by 1932. |
| Paisley Road, Glasgow | Shieldhall | Former portion of A8; declassified when the M8 opened. | |
| B861 | B851 at Inverarnie | Inverness | |
| B862 | Fort Augustus | Inverness | |
| B863 | North Ballachulish | Glencoe | |
| B864 | A839 near Lairg | A837 at Inveran | |
| B865 | Raigmore Interchange | Shore Street Roundabout | |
| B866 | A886 | A886 | |
| B867 | A9 | A9 | Passes through Bankfoot village. |
| B868 (defunct) | Poles | Dornoch | Renumbered to the B9168 due to extension of the A9, which would have put the B868 out-of-zone. Originally planned to be merged into the B867 (now the B9167), which would have been completely out-of-zone. |
| B869 | A894 | A837 | |
| B870 | B876 | B874 | |
| B871 | A897 near Kinbrace railway station | A836 near Bettyhill | |
| B872 | A814 at Whistlefield roundabout (north). | A814 near Faslane Cemetery (south). | |
| B873 | A836 at Altnaharra | B871 at Syre, Highland | |
| B874 | A99 near Wick | Thurso | |
| B875 | A844 | Drumachloy | This road is located on the Isle of Bute |
| B876 | Castletown | A99 at Reiss | |
| B878 | Rothesay | A844 | This road is located on the Isle of Bute. |
| B879 | B842 | Carradale | |
| B880 | A841 near Brodick | A841 near Blackwaterfoot | This road is also known as 'The String' and is located on the Isle of Arran. [1] |
| B881 | Rothesay | A844 | This road is located on the Isle of Bute. |
| B882 | Tobermory | B8073 near Tobermory | This road is located on the Isle of Mull. |
| B883 | A87 | Peinchorran | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B884 | A683 at Lonmore | near Milovaig | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B885 | Portree | Bracadale | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B886 | A850 | Waternish | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B887 | A859 north of Ardhasaig, Isle of Harris | Huisinis, Isle of Harris | Follows the northern shore of West Loch Tarbert for the first half of its route Goes through Bun Abhainn Eadarra, Miabhaig, Abhainn Suidhe and Beitearsaig |
| B888 | A865 at Dalabrog | Pollarchar | In the southernmost part of South Uist Continues, unclassified, to the ferry for Barra |
| B889 (defunct) | B888 in Dalabrog | pier at Loch Baghasdail | Became a portion of the A865. |
| Ring road on the Isle of Barra | Upgraded to the A888 by 1934. | ||
| B890 | Groigearraidh | Loch Skipport | This road is located on the Isle of South Uist. |
| B891 | A865 | Peters Port | This road is located on the Isle of Benbecula |
| B892 | A865 | A865 | This road is located on the Isle of Benbecula |
| B893 | A865 | Newtonferry | This road is located on the Isle of North Uist. |
| B894 | A867 | Loch Eport | This road is located on the Isle of North Uist. |
| B895 | A857 north of Stornoway | Tolsta | Follows the western shore of Broad Bay Goes by way of Tong |
| B896 | Great Cumbrae | Great Cumbrae | This road circles the island. |
| B897 | A859 approx 6 km southwest of Stornoway | Ranais | Goes via Crossbost |
| B898 | A9 | A827 | |
| B899 | Millport | B896 | This road is located on the Isle of Great Cumbrae |
| Road | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| B8000 | A886, Newton, Argyll | A8003, Kames, Argyll | Is a road in the west of Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute. Originally ran from Auchenbreck to Port Bannatyne. Swapped with the A886; one portion is now the B866. |
| B8001 | Claonaig | A83 at Kennacraig | |
| B8002 | A816 | Aird | |
| B8003 | near Balvicar | North Cuan | |
| B8004 | A82 near Spean Bridge | Banavie | |
| B8005 | B8004, near Gairlochy | Achnasaul | |
| B8006 | A830 | A830 | Passes through Caol Originally ran from Dalnabreck to Daleila. Declassified in the 1960s, probably when the new section of the A861 opened. |
| B8007 | A861, Salen, Ardnamurchan | Achosnich | the main road of the Ardnamurchan peninsula and thus the most westerly numbered road on the mainland of Great Britain |
| B8008 | A830 | Mallaig | Originally ran from Inchmore to Dunballoch. Renumbered to the B9164 (itself now out-of-zone) in 1935 after the A9 was extended, which would have put the B8008 out-of-zone. |
| B8009 | A863 | Portnalong | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B8010 (defunct) | Stornoway | Brasclete | Declassified in the 1970s. |
| B8011 | Garynahine, Isle of Lewis | Timsgerraidh, Isle of Lewis | |
| B8012 (defunct) | Loch Laxavat | Carloway | Declassified in the 1970s. |
| B8013 | Lìonal, Isle of Lewis | Eòropaidh, Isle of Lewis | |
| B8014 | Port Nis, Isle of Lewis | Eòropaidh, Isle of Lewis | |
| B8015 | Lìonal, Isle of Lewis | Sgiogarstaigh, Isle of Lewis | |
| B8016 | A846 | A846 near Bridgend | |
| B8017 | A847 | B8018 | This road is located on the Isle of Islay |
| B8018 | A847 | Sanaigmore | This road is located on the Isle of Islay |
| B8019 | B8079 | A924 | |
| B8020 | Broxburn | Winchburgh | |
| B8021 | Gairloch | Melvaig | |
| B8022 | B825 near Avonbridge | B825 at Limerigg | |
| B8023 | B802, near Kilsyth | A803, near Kirkintilloch | |
| B8024 | A83 | A83 at Inverneil | |
| B8025 | A816 | Keillmore | |
| B8026 | A83 | A83 | Passes via West Loch Pier Originally ran from Raddery to Poyntzfield. Renumbered to the B9160 in 1935 after the A9 was extended, which would have put the B8026 out-of-zone. |
| B8027 | Stornoway | Stornoway | This road is located on the Isle of Lewis. |
| B8028 | Shieldhill, Falkirk | Falkirk | |
| B8029 | Linlithgow Bridge | A706 near Linlithgow | |
| B8030 | Milngavie | Milngavie | |
| B8031 | A873 | B822 | |
| B8032 | Doune | Doune | |
| B8033 | Braco | Keir Roundabout | |
| B8034 | A81 at Port of Menteith | A811 at Arnprior | |
| B8035 | Salen | Loch Beg Bridge | This road is located on the Isle of Mull. |
| B8036 | A87 | A850 | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B8037 | A811 | B822 at Kippen | |
| B8039 | near A73 | Cumbernauld | Originally ran from Windhill to Balnagown. Extended and renumbered to the B9169 after the A9 was extended, which would have put the B8039 out-of-zone. |
| B8040 (defunct) | A82 at Laggan | A82 at Aberchalder | Declassified and now a footpath. |
| B8041 | A885 Argyll Street, Dunoon | A815 Alexandra Street, Dunoon | |
| B8042 | A885 Argyll Street, Dunoon | A815 Washington Street, Dunoon | |
| B8043 | A861 | A844 | |
| B8044 | A861 at Acharacle | near Ardtoe | |
| B8045 | Jetty at the northern tip of Lismore | St. Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore | In the Inner Hebrides |
| B8046 | A904 | Mid Calder | |
| B8047 | B792 at Torphichen | B8028 at Westfield | |
| B8048 | Kirkintilloch | Junction 5, M80 at Cumbernauld | |
| B8049 | Bearsden | Allander Toll Roundabout | |
| B8050 | Milngavie | A810 | |
| B8051 | Stirling | Stirling | |
| B8052 | Stirling | Stirling | |
| B8053 | Airdrie | Airdrie | |
| B8054 | Cumbernauld | Cumbernauld | |
| B8056 | A832 | Red Point | |
| B8057 | A832 at Poolewe | near Cove | |
| B8058 | Airdrie | B802 | |
| B8059 | B8011, Isle of Lewis | Barraglom, Great Bernera | Crosses to Great Bernera from Lewis via the Bernera Bridge |
| B8060 | Balallan, Isle of Lewis | Leumrabhagh, Isle of Lewis | |
| B8061 (defunct) | A81/A84 in Callander | Railway yard | Declassified between 1976 and 1981. |
| B8062 | Crieff | Dunning | |
| B8063 | A822 | near Luncarty | |
| B8064 | Perth Road bridge, Dunblane | Fourways Roundabout, Dunblane | Former routing of the A9 through Dunblane. |
| B8065 | Scarinish | Barrapoll | This road is located on the Isle of Tiree |
| B8066 | B8068 | Hynish | This road is located on the Isle of Tiree |
| B8067 | B8066 | Balephuil | This road is located on the Isle of Tiree |
| B8068 | near Scarinish | B6065 | This road is located on the Isle of Tiree |
| B8069 | B8068 | Caoles | This road is located on the Isle of Tiree |
| B8070 | Arianagour | Crossapol | This road is located on the Isle of Coll |
| B8071 | Arianagour | Ballyhaugh | This road is located on the Isle of Coll |
| B8072 | Arnabost | Sorisdale | This road is located on the Isle of Coll |
| B8073 | B8035 | Tobermory | This road is located on the Isle of Mull. |
| B8074 | A82, south of Bridge of Orchy | A85, near Dalmally | through Glen Orchy |
| B8075 | A84 | A811 | |
| B8076 (defunct) | Sterling Road, Dunblane | Sunnyside, Dunblane | Became a portion of the A820 sometime after 1971. |
| B8077 | A85 | A85 at Dalmally | |
| B8078 (defunct) | Station Road, Sterling | Cowane Street, Sterling | Now a portion of the B8052. |
| B8079 | near Falls of Bruar | B8019 | |
| B8080 | B816 at Falkirk | B803 | |
| B8081 | A9 at Blackford | A9 | |
| B8082 (defunct) | A9/B9006 at Beechwood Business Park | B862 Dores Road | Inverness Southern Distributor Road; upgraded to an A road with the same number. |
| B8083 | A87, Broadford | Elgol | This road is located on the Isle of Skye. |
| B8084 | A706, Whitedale Roundabout | B8028 | |
| B8085 | near Scalasaig | Garvard | This road is located on the Isle of Colonsay |
| B8086 | Kiloran | Upper Kilchattan | This road is located on the Isle of Colonsay |
| B8087 | Glassard | Glassard | This road is located on the Isle of Colonsay |
| unused |
The A1, also known as the Great North Road, is the longest numbered road in the United Kingdom, at 410 miles (660 km). It connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The numbering system for A-roads, devised in the early 1920s, was based around patterns of roads radiating from two hubs at London and Edinburgh. The first number in the system, A1, was given to the most important part of that system: the road from London to Edinburgh, joining the two central points of the system and linking the UK's (then) two mainland capital cities. It passes through or near north London, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Baldock, Letchworth Garden City, Biggleswade, Eaton Socon, Buckden, Peterborough, Stamford, Grantham, Newark-on-Trent, Retford, Doncaster, Pontefract, York, Wetherby, Ripon, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Morpeth, Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Edgware Road is a major road in London, England. The route originated as part of Roman Watling Street and, unusually in London, it runs for 10 miles (16 km) in an almost perfectly straight line. Forming part of the modern A5 road, Edgware Road undergoes several name changes along its length, including Maida Vale, Kilburn High Road, Shoot Up Hill and Cricklewood Broadway; but the road is, as a whole, known as the Edgware Road, as it is the road to Edgware.
In Great Britain, there is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads. Each road is given a single letter and a subsequent number. Though this scheme 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.
The A68 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Darlington in England to the A720 in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It crosses the Anglo-Scottish border at Carter Bar and is the only road to do so for some distance either way; the next major crossings are the A697 from Coldstream to Cornhill-on-Tweed in the east, and the A7 near Canonbie to the west.
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cities and major regional centres. Prior to European settlement, the earliest needs for trade and travel were met by narrow bush tracks, used by tribes of Indigenous Australians. The formal construction of roads began in 1788, after the founding of the colony of New South Wales, and a network of three major roads across the colony emerged by the 1820s. Similar road networks were established in the other colonies of Australia. Road construction programs in the early 19th century were generally underfunded, as they were dependent on government budgets, loans, and tolls; while there was a huge increase in road usage, due to the Australian gold rushes. Local government authorities, often known as Road Boards, were therefore established to be primarily responsible for funding and undertaking road construction and maintenance. The early 1900s saw both the increasingly widespread use of motorised transportation, and the creation of state road authorities in each state, between 1913 and 1926. These authorities managed each state's road network, with the main arterial roads controlled and maintained by the state, and other roads remaining the responsibility of local governments. The federal government became involved in road funding in the 1920s, distributing funding to the states. The depression of the 1930s slowed the funding and development of the major road network until the onset on World War II. Supply roads leading to the north of the country were considered vital, resulting in the construction of Barkly, Stuart, and Eyre Highways.
A trunk road is a major highway with a specific legal classification in some jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom, Sweden and formerly Ireland. Trunk roads are planned and managed at the national-level, distinguishing them from non-trunk roads which are managed by local authorities. Trunk roads are important routes usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports and other places, which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. Many trunk roads have segregated lanes in a dual carriageway, or are of motorway standard.
The A259 is a road on the south coast of England passing through Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, and Kent, and is the longest Zone 2 A road in Great Britain. The main part of the road connects Brighton, Peacehaven, Eastbourne, Hastings, Rye, and Folkestone.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently, Louise Haigh.
The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain. Its general duty under the Transport Act 1947 was to provide an efficient, adequate, economical and properly integrated system of public inland transport and port facilities within Great Britain for passengers and goods, excluding transport by air.
The Transport Act 1947 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the Act, the railway network, long-distance road haulage and various other types of transport were nationalised and came under the administration of the British Transport Commission. The BTC was responsible to the Ministry of Transport for general transport policy, which it exercised principally through financial control of a number of executives set up to manage specified sections of the industry under schemes of delegation.
The United Kingdom has a well developed and extensive network of roads totalling about 262,300 miles (422,100 km). Road distances are shown in miles or yards and UK speed limits are indicated in miles per hour (mph) or by the use of the national speed limit (NSL) symbol. Some vehicle categories have various lower maximum limits enforced by speed limiters. A unified numbering system is in place for Great Britain, whilst in Northern Ireland, there is no available explanation for the allocation of road numbers.
The main roads in Northern Ireland are signed "M"/"A"/"B" as in Great Britain. Whereas the roads in Great Britain are numbered according to a zonal system, there is no available explanation for the allocation of road numbers in Northern Ireland, though their numbering is separate from the system in England, Scotland and Wales.
The Transport Act 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided for a number of measures regarding transport in Great Britain; the first major change in the structure of the privatised railway system established under the Railways Act 1993.
List of A roads in zone 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9.
List of A roads in the zone 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8. Data from Openstreetmap.
List of A roads in zone 8 in Great Britain starting north of the A8 and west of the A9.
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.
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 London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is an area of London in which an emissions standard based charge is applied to non-compliant commercial vehicles. Its aim is to reduce the exhaust emissions of diesel-powered vehicles in London. This scheme should not be confused with the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), introduced in April 2019, which applies to all vehicles. Vehicles that do not conform to various emission standards are charged; the others may enter the controlled zone free of charge. The low emission zone started operating on 4 February 2008 with phased introduction of an increasingly stricter regime until 3 January 2012. The scheme is administered by the Transport for London executive agency within the Greater London Authority.