52-688: The A11 is a major trunk road in England. It originally ran roughly north east from London to Norwich , Norfolk. It now consists of a short section in Inner London and a much longer section in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. The lengthy section between these was renumbered as a result of the opening of the M11 in the 1970s and then the A12 extension in 1999. It also multiplexes/overlaps with
104-524: A " T ". Connecting roads were classified as 'link roads", and had route numbers prefixed by an " L ". Many of these roads had their origins in historic routes , including turnpike roads . Although a number of old road signs using these route designations may still be encountered, Ireland has adopted a newer classification scheme of national primary and national secondary routes ("N" roads), regional roads , and local roads . "N" roads remain equivalent to trunk roads in that they are planned and managed at
156-470: A Sunday market. The straight ended in a hairpin bend leading to Home Straight, which joined the existing track at the Esses, and is now a main access road for the circuit. Russell bend was added in the 1960s and named after Jim Russell who ran a racing drivers school at the circuit. Initially added to improve safety by slowing vehicles as they approached the pits, Russell bend was the scene of many accidents and
208-462: A full network map of trunk roads and motorways in England. Most interurban trunk roads are primary routes , the category of roads recommended for long distance and freight transport. Not all primary routes are trunk roads, the difference being that maintenance of trunk roads is paid for by national government bodies rather than the local councils in whose area they lie. Primary routes are identified by their direction signs, which feature white text on
260-630: A green background with route numbers in yellow. Trunk roads, like other "A" roads, can be either single- or dual-carriageway. Historically, trunk roads were listed on maps with a "T" in brackets after their number, to distinguish them from non-trunk parts of the same road, however this suffix is no longer included on current Ordnance Survey maps, which simply distinguish between primary and non-primary "A" roads. A trunk road which has been upgraded to motorway standards may retain its original "A" number, but with an "M" in brackets to denote that motorway regulations apply on it. Long distance examples of this are
312-597: A plan of the route being detrunked. The routes to be detrunked (as set out in detrunking orders) are not always linear sections, but can be split into multiple sections, and span multiple counties. In England, the government has de-trunked much of the trunk road network since the late 1990s, transferring responsibility to local councils to allow National Highways to concentrate on a selection of core trunk routes, mostly dual carriageways and motorways. The most important roads in Sweden are labelled "national trunk road". In 1982,
364-642: A short stint racing at Anglesey the 2CV 24Hr race has again returned to Snetterton and is usually held around the August bank holiday weekend. Snetterton was originally an RAF airfield, RAF Snetterton Heath , later used by the United States Army Air Force. The airfield opened in May 1943 and closed in November 1948. After its use as a USAF base, in 1948 Snetterton Heath was returned to
416-602: A special, slightly larger budget. However, they are not signed in any special way. Therefore, there is no difference in signage, numbering, road standard or map marking from other national roads. Some national roads are only considered trunk for part of their length. National Roads 73 and 75 are both built to motorway standard and have high traffic, but are not considered trunk. European routes are always trunk in Sweden, and are more visible with special numbering. In Ireland, major roads were previously classified under an old system as "trunk roads", and had route numbers prefixed by
468-443: A time of economic downturn it would be better to invest in local public transport rather than on costly road schemes. On 20 October 2010, the government approved the scheme, indicating that the works would continue. The Elveden Bypass opened during Easter 2014 with one lane in use each way. The full dual carriageway between Barton Mills and Thetford was opened on 12 December 2014 by transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin . Originally,
520-507: Is a motor racing course in Norfolk , England, originally opened in 1953. Owned by Jonathan Palmer 's MotorSport Vision organisation, it is situated on the A11 road 12-mile (19 km) north-east of the town of Thetford and 19-mile (31 km) south-west of the city of Norwich . The circuit is named after the nearby village of Snetterton to the north-west of the circuit, although much of
572-628: Is a dual carriageway flyover over the Bow Interchange roundabout, a junction with the A12 . However at the end of the flyover, as the road crosses into the London Borough of Newham , the A11 designation disappears and it instead becomes the A118 . This renumbering followed the opening of the A12 extension in 1999, to make the former A11 seem a less important road and encourage traffic to use
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#1732773079811624-532: Is a dual carriageway. The western end is the A11, but most of its length is a multiplex/overlap with the A14 . The A11 re-appears north-east of Newmarket, and remained a dual carriageway. The road bypasses Barton Mills before entering Norfolk in the Thetford Forest , passing the 113-foot-tall (34 m) Elveden War Memorial. This section of the road opened as a dual carriageway on 12 December 2014. This completes
676-536: Is mainly used for club and local racing. The 100 layout is made up solely of the new 0.980 mi (1.577 km) infield section and is mainly used for testing and as a race school. Both the 100 layout and the 200 layout can be used simultaneously. The first event which both events were used simultaneously was the BRSCC meeting held on the 29 and 30 May 2011. There was club racing on the outer circuit (VW Fun Cup, Saker Challenge, TVRs and Mighty Minis) and two rounds of
728-467: Is part of the ring-road that retained a one-way system south of this junction, but the westbound section is for local access and motorists have to U-turn to avoid entering the congestion charging zone. East of Aldgate station, the A11 enters the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the East End of London . It becomes Whitechapel High Street (containing Aldgate East Underground station ), again part of
780-604: Is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic . Many trunk roads have segregated lanes in a dual carriageway , or are of motorway standard. The term trunk road, or trunk highway , is sometimes used more generically to refer to other categories of major highway. In the United Kingdom, trunk roads were first defined for Great Britain in the Trunk Roads Act 1936 ( 1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6 . c. 5). Thirty major roads were classed as trunk roads, and
832-678: The A1(M) in England, and the A74(M) in Scotland. It is possible for roads to be "de-trunked" – for example, when superseded by a motorway following a similar route – in which case they normally become ordinary "A" roads . When a road is de-trunked, signposts are often replaced, and sometimes route numbers are changed, making the original route of the road harder to follow. Roads are formally and legally detrunked by statutory instruments named 'Detrunking (or sometimes De-Trunking ) Orders' which include
884-624: The A118 to Stratford station , and cycle lanes are provided as far as Ilford . The Wymondham to Sprowston Pedalway runs along the A11/Newmarket Road. To the west, the Pedalway joins the A11 at Eaton . Westbound destinations include Cringleford , Hethersett , and Wymondham. Running northeast, the Pedalway is signposted along a shared-use path adjacent to the Newmarket-bound (westbound) carriageway. The route crosses
936-573: The A14 on the Newmarket bypass . All this part has been declassified and is now a minor road. Thus the A11 now starts at Aldgate , just inside the eastern boundary of the City of London . The first stretch is Whitechapel High Street , east of the junction with Mansell Street. In a complex reworking of the roads since the days of the Aldgate gyratory system, it is two-way, but the east-bound section
988-512: The British Sprint Championship on the inner circuit. Prior to the introduction of the 300 circuit in 2011, the official lap record stood at 0:56.095 (125.27 mph (201.60 km/h)) set by Klaas Zwart [ de ] , during a BRSCC meeting in August 2007. During the qualifying of this meeting, he set an unofficial lap record of 0:54.687 (128.50 mph (206.80 km/h)). The current 300 circuit lap record
1040-470: The City to Stratford . The route runs unbroken; the route is signposted and marked using blue paint and cycle icons. At Bow, where the A11 meets the A12, C2 leaves the main carriageway along slip roads, and cyclists may congregate at an Advanced Stop Line - in both directions - to cross the roundabout, rejoining the main carriageway on the other side of the roundabout. East of Bow, C2 runs along either side of
1092-514: The Minister of Transport took direct control of them and the bridges across them. The Trunk Roads Act came into force in England and Wales on 1 April 1937, and in Scotland on 16 May 1937. This development did not extend to Northern Ireland , which has always had a separate system of highway and road traffic law. At that time, 4,500 miles (7,200 km) of British roads were classified as trunk roads. Additional roads have been "trunked", notably in
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#17327730798111144-562: The Snetterton Combine , an association of clubs in Norfolk and Suffolk. The track was used by both Team Lotus ( Formula One ) and Norfolk Racing Co ( Le Mans ) to test their racing cars. In the 1960s and early 1970s the circuit was 2.710 mi (4.361 km) in length. Sear corner was 87 yd (80 m) further from Riches corner and led onto the "Norwich Straight" clearly visible in satellite maps and currently used by
1196-926: The Trunk Roads Act 1946 ( 9 & 10 Geo. 6 . c. 30). Others, like virtually all British motorways, have entered the system as a result of new construction. As of 2004, Great Britain had 7,845 mi (12,625 km) of trunk roads, of which 2,161 mi (3,478 km) were motorways. Since 1994, trunk roads in England have been managed by National Highways (formerly Highways England, and before that, Highways Agency), while Scotland has had responsibility for its own trunk roads since 1998 ; these are currently managed by Transport Scotland , created in 2006. The Welsh Government has had responsibility for trunk roads in Wales since its establishment in 1998 . England has 4,300 miles (6,900 km), Scotland has 1,982 miles (3,190 km) and Wales has 1,048 miles (1,687 km) of trunk roads, inclusive of motorways. National Highways publishes
1248-694: The national highways and expressways in India . The term "trunk road" sometimes appears in the names of specific routes, most famously the Grand Trunk Road . In Canada, core national routes are part of the National Highway System , which receive some funding and strategic planning from the federal government, but are managed by the provinces. In China, major national roads are part of China National Highways and Expressways of China . Snetterton Circuit Snetterton Circuit
1300-639: The national roads network in Poland are similar models of nationally planned and managed major highways. In the United States, the U.S. Highway and Interstate Highway systems fulfil a similar role to trunk roads. However, individual states are responsible for actual highway construction and maintenance, even though the federal government helps fund these activities. The states of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin designate their highways as "state trunklines" or "(state) trunk highways". In India they are
1352-492: The 2011 motorsport season. The main development was the addition of a new one-mile infield section, after Sear Corner, which was replaced and renamed Montreal, in deference to it being modelled on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hairpin. The final chicane before Senna Straight was also removed and replaced by an extension to Coram curve coupled with a new, tight, left-hand corner named Murrays. In addition to
1404-594: The A11 started at the Bank of England in the City of London, next to Bank Underground station , and went eastwards along Cornhill and Leadenhall Street , past Aldgate Pump and along Aldgate . Hence leading to the current A11 starting point at Aldgate. From Bow Interchange, A118 briefly becomes a dual carriageway as it crosses the valley of the River Lea . This dual carriageway section ends at Stratford town centre, and
1456-679: The A1199 (a duplicate designation, given that there is another A1199 in Islington ), and is called Hollybush Hill, Woodford Road and High Road Woodford Green . It crosses over the A406 at Gates Corner (named after a Ford car showroom, which was turned into residential flats in 2006), but since the A406 was widened when the M11 was constructed there are no slip roads for interchange and the old A11 passes over
1508-1007: The A140/Daniels Road and continues along Newmarket Road as a shared-use path. It leaves the A11 in a northerly direction at the junction with the A1056/Ipswich Road. The route runs through Norwich City Centre to Sprowston. Proposals to dual 14.8 km of the road between the Fiveways Roundabout at Barton Mills , bypassing Elveden to the North and joining the western end of the Thetford Bypass had been discussed for many years without any developments being made. Draft Orders together with an Environmental Statement were published in Autumn 2008. The Labour government 's Secretary of State for Transport announced
1560-685: The Aldgate one-way system. The A11 passes through Whitechapel , past Whitechapel station and the Royal London Hospital . It becomes Mile End Road at the eastern end of Whitechapel Road , at Mile End Gate, the former toll gate for the turnpike. It passes Stepney Green Underground station , with Stepney to the south, and continues through Mile End , passing the Mile End Underground station . Next, as it continues through Bow , it becomes Bow Road , passing Bow Road Underground station and Bow Church DLR station . There
1612-656: The M11, and the route of the A11 goes along the A414 through the eastern suburbs of Harlow , having been rerouted slightly to the west at the end of the 1950s to avoid passing through Potter Street . The road then becomes the A1184 and goes through Sawbridgeworth : through the rest of the Essex stretch between Harlow and Stump Cross the road follows a more traditionally English course, characterised by bends of varying and sometimes uneven radii, with just one straight mile (1.6 km) (to
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1664-591: The Montreal hairpin was renamed Wilson, in memory of the Yorkshire IndyCar driver killed at the 2015 Pocono 500 . This layout is closest to the pre-2011 layout. The main differences between the original layout and the 200 layout are the re-profiled Justin Wilson, Coram, and Murray's corners, which have been designed to provide better opportunities for overtaking. This 2.000 mi (3.219 km) layout
1716-520: The circuit by gaining an FIA Grade 2 Licence. The layout also hosts major British motorsport championships. The British Formula 3 Championship and British GT Championship were the first of these to visit the new layout on 14 and 15 May 2011. The British Touring Car Championship with its ToCA support package also uses this layout, as does the British Superbike Championship . In 2016, ahead of Justin Wilson 's 38th birthday,
1768-661: The circuit lies in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham . The circuit hosts races from series including the British Touring Car Championship , British Formula Three Championship and British Superbike Championship . From 1980 to 1994, the track hosted the UK's first 24-hour race , the Willhire 24 Hour . From 2003 to 2013 the Citroën 2CV 24 Hour Race was held at Snetterton on the 200 Circuit. After
1820-453: The dualling of the trunk road between Norwich and London. The upgrading of the final section of single carriageway 'Thetford Straight' between Barton Mills and Thetford (opened December 2014) means the road is dual carriageway all the way to Norwich. The road continues northeast bypassing Thetford , Attleborough and Wymondham . The A11 originally ran through the centre of all three towns giving rise to congestion which frequently became
1872-654: The end of a spur that comes off the M11 at Junction 9, near Great Chesterford . From there, the former A11 section aligns once more with the current A11. Trunk Road A trunk road is a major highway with a specific legal classification in some jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom , Sweden and formerly Ireland . Trunk roads are planned and managed at the national-level, distinguishing them from non-trunk roads which are managed by local authorities. Trunk roads are important routes usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports and other places, which
1924-438: The first open meeting on 27 October 1951, for what were dubbed "speed trials", but were actually a series of one lap sprint races. The first meeting was described by Motor Sport magazine as "an excellent event over an interesting new course." Fastest time of the day was set by Ken Wharton , driving ERA R11B , who averaged 82.4 mph (132.6 km/h). The circuit was first used for motorcycle racing in 1953, organised by
1976-579: The focus of delays on the route. It also passes the Snetterton Circuit motor racing venue. On entering Norwich, it becomes single carriageway again and is called Newmarket Road. It terminates at the St Stephens Street roundabout near the city centre. Various sections of the A11 between the junction with the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Norwich have recently been upgraded to dual carriageway . The Roudham Heath to Attleborough section
2028-524: The local landowner, Fred Riches. Oliver Sear and Dudley Coram of the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC) approached Riches in early 1951 to suggest using the defunct airbase roadways as a circuit for club racing. Riches agreed, but, being a local churchwarden , only on condition that there was no racing between 10:45 am and noon on Sundays, and that all racing stopped before Evensong started, to avoid disturbing church services. The AMOC held
2080-659: The mainly straight course of the Epping New Road turnpike constructed during the second quarter of the nineteenth century, alongside the boundary between Waltham Abbey and Loughton . It then reaches the Wake Arms Roundabout and becomes the B1393. Just after leaving the forest, it crosses the M25 motorway (here lowered into a cut-and-cover tunnel), then continuing through Epping . The B1393 ends at junction 7 of
2132-570: The national level by the National Roads Authority . Some former trunk roads, or sections of former trunk roads, became non-trunk regional roads under the new road numbering system introduced in the 1970s and 1980s. More recently, sections of former national primary routes which have been bypassed by motorways or other road improvement schemes have been downgraded to regional road status. The route nationale system in France and
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2184-502: The new dual carriageway between there and Leytonstone . The road number A11 reappears at M11 Junction 9A on the border between Essex and Cambridgeshire, and it is now a trunk road . It roughly follows the route of a Roman road for the remainder of its length. The A11 formerly went through Newmarket ; that stretch is now the A1304 . The Newmarket bypass, opened to traffic in July 1975,
2236-601: The one-way system, heading north–south. North of Maryland, the old A11 crosses from the London Borough of Newham into the London Borough of Waltham Forest and becomes High Road Leytonstone, passing under the Gospel Oak to Barking line . Once past the Green Man Interchange, the former A11 route enters the London Borough of Redbridge and briefly becomes a southern extension to the A113 before turning into
2288-493: The parliament decided upon which roads were to become national trunk roads. They are considered recommended main roads for long-distance traffic. They were also supposed to be used for movement and transport of heavy military vehicles, ordnance and logistics and during wartime were to be guarded and defended at all odds. National trunk roads are planned and managed by the national Swedish Transport Administration , as opposed to other roads, which are planned locally. They also have
2340-472: The proposed scheme and a Google overlay map is also available. The original cost estimate was £30 million rising to £60 million in March 2007 and then to £113-£157 million by August 2008. The project received strong support from local business groups and local government and was expected to reduce journey times by 3 minutes off-peak and up to 25 minutes at peak times. Environmental campaign groups believed that in
2392-642: The scheme would be brought forward by 18 months to 2010 with an open date of 2013 in November 2008 in response to the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 . Supporters expressed concern in September 2010 that the scheme would be cancelled as part of the coalition government's comprehensive spending review noting that the report from the public inquiry had not yet been signed off by the Department for Transport. The Highways Agency has published an official map of
2444-511: The south of Littlebury ) along the north Essex stretch. At Thorley Wash, just south of Bishop's Stortford , the A1184 turns sharp left to become part of the Bishop's Stortford bypass, but the route of the A11 becomes the B1383 and goes through Thorley Street, Bishop's Stortford, Stansted Mountfitchet , and Quendon . It crosses the M11 and passes Audley End . The B1383 ends at 9A ( Stump Cross ),
2496-694: The top. It merges with the A104 Woodford New Road by the Statue of Winston Churchill and becomes the A104 High Road Woodford Green . North, the road was A11 until the M11 opened in the 1970s, triggering the downgrading of the A11 between Woodford and Stump Cross (see below). Just before leaving London for Essex , the A104 becomes Epping New Road. Shortly after entering Essex, the A11 enters Epping Forest , following
2548-405: The track work, the redevelopment also improved spectator viewing and increased safety. The 300 Circuit is 2.969 mi (4.778 km) long, Snetterton's longest layout and the second longest racing track in the country. The track incorporates much of the previous circuit with the infield section that was completed in 2011. The 300 track has been designed to bring international levels of racing to
2600-520: Was a one-way system until 16 September 2018, the eastbound road of which, Great Eastern Road, passed Stratford station . The formerly westbound road is now two way, called Broadway and The Grove; the latter road runs north–south. The old A11 then becomes Leytonstone Road; Maryland railway station turns northwards on the corner where the name change occurs. Meanwhile, the A118 heads eastward along its route towards Ilford and Romford . The A112 also joins
2652-633: Was dualled in 2003 and the Attleborough bypass was dualed in 2007. The previously single carriageway road between Thetford and the Fiveways roundabout is now dual carriageway and opened in December 2014. Cycleway 2 (C2) runs alongside the A11 between Aldgate and the A12 in Bow . One-way cycle tracks run along either side of the A11 through Whitechapel , Mile End , and Bow, carrying cyclists from
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#17327730798112704-407: Was later altered to its present configuration. In October 2005, Jonathan Palmer of MotorSport Vision , the owners of Snetterton Circuit, announced that the circuit would undergo extensive rebuilding work, in order to lengthen the circuit and improve its facilities. On 23 September 2010, MSV announced that construction of the new infield section and track improvements would be finished in time for
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