Great Britain A roads
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Great Britain A roads are a network of major non-motorway routes that form key primary and secondary roads connecting towns and cities across Great Britain.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Britain road network | 5 |
| British A road network | 2 |
| A-class road network in Great Britain | 1 |
| Primary route network of Great Britain | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway system
ⓘ
road network ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department for Transport
ⓘ
local highway authorities ⓘ |
| containsSubclass |
non-primary A roads
ⓘ
non-trunk A roads ⓘ primary A roads ⓘ trunk A roads ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| designationLetter | A ⓘ |
| excludes |
B roads
ⓘ
motorways ⓘ unclassified roads ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
A1 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A1(M) motorway sections ⓘ A10 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A14 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A2 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A3 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A30 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A38 road ⓘ A4 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A40 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A5 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A55 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A6 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A7 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A720 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A8 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A82 road ⓘ A9 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A90 road ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
connect cities
ⓘ
connect major towns ⓘ provide long-distance routes ⓘ provide regional routes ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Kingdom road network
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain road network
United Kingdom road network ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British motorways
ⓘ
Great Britain B roads ⓘ |
| roadClassification | A road ⓘ |
| signageStandard | Worboys road sign system ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedLimit |
60 mph on single carriageway sections
ⓘ
70 mph on dual carriageway sections ⓘ |
| usesNumberingSystem | Great Britain road numbering scheme ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Britain road network
this entity surface form:
A-class road network in Great Britain
this entity surface form:
Primary route network of Great Britain
this entity surface form:
Great Britain road network
this entity surface form:
Great Britain road network