A254 road

Coordinates: 51°21′48″N 1°23′41″E / 51.3634°N 1.3948°E / 51.3634; 1.3948
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A254
A299
Southeast endRamsgate
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network
A255

The A254 is a short

primary route
.

Route

Current route of A254 as of 2008.

Margate

The road begins in the centre of the

A255
starts. The A254 then bends to the right, travelling southwards along Ramsgate Road.

The A254 passes the crossroads with the B2052 and shortly after the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital on the eastern side of the road. Here the road turns towards a more south-westerly route again. The majority of buildings are contained on the eastern side of the road.

Westwood

The A254 Margate Road now journeys through the heart of the Westwood Industrial Estates, which consists of retail parks, shopping centres and superstores. The A254 also meets the A256 at a large roundabout, which provides links to Broadstairs and Dover. Past another roundabout, and the road is generally straight, as it travels in a south-easterly direction.

The A254 meets the B2014 Newington Road in Northwood, which leads to St Lawrence. This area is mainly built up with residential housing and rows of smaller shops.

Ramsgate

The A254 Margate Road passes under a railway bridge and terminates at a T-junction with the

A255 and A299 in the heart of Ramsgate
.

Most dangerous road – November 2018

In November 2018, it was listed as Britain's most dangerous road for accidents.[1]

References

External links

Media related to A254 road, (England) at Wikimedia Commons

51°21′48″N 1°23′41″E / 51.3634°N 1.3948°E / 51.3634; 1.3948