A6003 road
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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
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
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52°32′11″N 0°43′22″W / 52.5364°N 0.7228°W
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