A1101 road
A1101 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 53 mi (85 km) |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Road network | |
The A1101 is the lowest road in Great Britain;[1] for the whole length of the road, it rarely rises above sea level. It is also the longest 4 digit A road in Great Britain at 53.5 miles (86 km).
Route
The road runs from
From Outwell north, where the western terminus of the A1122 is at, the road is classified as a
Major junctions
It crosses the following major roads (from N to S):
- A17 - Newark-on-Trent to King's Lynn
- B4114)
- A10 (Great Cambridge Road) - London Bridge to King's Lynn
- A11 - London to Norwich
- A14 - Port of Felixstowe to the M1 junction with the M6 (19) NE of Rugby.
Road safety
The A1101 has a poor road safety record as reported by EuroRAP. In 2006, the road was featured in the AA Motoring Trust/EuroRAP list of Most Dangerous Roads in Britain (excluding motorcycle accidents). The 21 km stretch of single-carriageway road between Outwell (A1122) - Long Sutton (A17) suffered 24 fatal and serious injury accidents between 2002 and 2004. This stretch of the road is currently rated as being of medium-high risk.[5]
References
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Transport Issues in Fenland". Fenland District Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "List of Class I and Class II Roads and Numbers (transcription)". HMSO. 1 April 1923. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Parliament debates Fens flooding". BBC News. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "GB A1101 (Risk Rate)". European Road Assessment Programme. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.