Information AboutA15 Road |
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It is Peterborough's main connecting road from the south to the A1(M) , joining near Stilton , at Norman Cross , though this short stretch is only single carriageway and has many sets of traffic lights and speed cameras. The old A15 route heading out of Peterborough is known as Lincoln Road. Just south of the roundabout on the garage at the Kate's Bridge service station. It goes through Thurlby , passing the . There is a roundabout with the east-west . A new eastern bypass to the A158/A15 junction has been announced. North of Lincoln, the A15 enters further than previously, with a much flatter, wider and safer road, to cross the Sheffield To Cleethorpes Railway Line join the M180 at junction 4, near Scunthorpe . This was the upgraded route of an unclassified road. The route of the A15 now becomes part of the three-laned M180, which was opened on September 2nd 1977. The A15 section along Ermine Street was planned to be opened at the same time, but it had to wait twelve years. This five mile section of motorway never ever sees hold ups. The build up of traffic to Grimsby prompted calls for the Brigg bypass for many years, but the Flixborough Explosion of 1974 made it more of an emergency. This section goes under the A18 , over the River Ancholme , over the old route of the A15 (B1206) and over the South TransPennine railway. At junction 5, the A15 reforms at the dual-grade roundabout, which is crossed by the Viking Way and has a JET garage at the Barnetby service station. It continues north as an excellent dual carriageway which carries about as little traffic as the M180. The M180 drops to two lanes under this roundabout and continues to Grimsby and Immingham as the A180, which has a logbook of many drivers falling asleep over its Hypnotic Concrete surface. The A15 towards the Humber Bridge , goes directly across the runways of the former was opened on the 17th of July 1981, by the Queen , and was the worlds longest single span bridge until 1997. The tolls are north of the bridge. It crosses the A63 and ends at a roundabout with A164 (for Beverley ) and A1105. According to the AA , the route is 95 miles long, and should take 2 1/4 hours. Norman Cross - Bourne takes 33 minutes, Bourne to Lincoln takes 46 minutes and Lincoln to the Humber Bridge takes 54 minutes. A section of the A15 provides the longest stretch of straight road in the UK. EXTERNAL LINKS |