The UKs longest road

[thinfourth2]

I'm thinking the A9 is the longest road in the UK

Is there a longer one


And the M25 doesn't count as it just feels longer

[AlexKing]

I think the A38 is pretty long - goes from at least Bristol to a little north of Birmingham (maybe further).

[MysteryLemon]

The A1 is the longest road in the UK. 410 miles.

[DavidY]

A1according to this http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title...

[anonymous-user]

The A1 is the longest at 410 miles.

ETA: Beaten to it.

[nagsheadwarrior]

A9 sprung to mind for me too,only road in the uk where ive had a satnav say over 100 miles straight on.
A1 is pretty long too?

[djglover]

A1

[john2443]

At quick glance on a map isn't the A1 longer?

Edit due to being beaten to it, and another thought that it's the A1(M) sometimes, does that mean that it doesn't count as a continuous road?

Edited by john2443 on Sunday 20th January 20:20

[MysteryLemon]

AlexKing said:

I think the A38 is pretty long - goes from at least Bristol to a little north of Birmingham (maybe further).

I always thought the A38 was a longun. Not sure it counts though as it seems to break up in a number of places these days. It goes a little further than just north of Birmingham though. Seems to terminate in Mansfield.

[jkh112]

MysteryLemon said:

AlexKing said:

I think the A38 is pretty long - goes from at least Bristol to a little north of Birmingham (maybe further).

I always thought the A38 was a longun. Not sure it counts though as it seems to break up in a number of places these days. It goes a little further than just north of Birmingham though. Seems to terminate in Mansfield.

It also goes a bit further South than Bristol, I think it goes down to Cornwall.

[Fun Bus]

AlexKing said:

I think the A38 is pretty long - goes from at least Bristol to a little north of Birmingham (maybe further).

Comes second to the A1.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Longest M-way is the M6

[Contigo]

A34 is long too

[chilistrucker]

i know its not, but the m4 feels like it.
especially at night, running back from merthyr to basildon, the m4 is soooo dull.

[Willeh85]

MysteryLemon said:

Seems to terminate in Mansfield.

Correct, or starts there if you like

[Contigo]

chilistrucker said:

i know its not, but the m4 feels like it.
especially at night, running back from merthyr to basildon, the m4 is soooo dull.

Yep it is. But then the M40 is also pretty dull!

[pingu393]

AlexKing said:

I think the A38 is pretty long - goes from at least Bristol to a little north of Birmingham (maybe further).

Plymouth to Mansfield, I think, but A1 must be longer.

I've thought that the A38 would be the Route 66 of the UK with all the interesting places it goes through, or near.

[Mr2Mike]

jkh112 said:

It also goes a bit further South than Bristol, I think it goes down to Cornwall.

It goes all the way down to Bodmin, but it stops (well, technically it merges with the M5) between Exeter and junction 27 of the M5.

[r129sl]

The A1 is the longest by some margin (410 miles as stated, according to Wiki). It is also one of the most interesting, being ancient, although the modern A1 deviates from the Great North Road in many, many places. I always thought the A1 would be a good subject for a lavish coffee table book.

The A38 (292 miles, ibid) certainly is an interesting road. It has a desolate quality between Derby and Birmingham which I quite like. It's like a road through nowheresville. I often use it as an alternative to the A42 when crossing from the M1 to the M5.

I drove down much of the Fosse Way (230 miles, ibid) a year or so ago when going from Newcastle to Swansea. I had time on my hands and it was a summer's evening. It was a real pleasure in my 129. I had a good supper in a village pub somewhere towards Cirencester. You don't get village pubs on motorways! It added little more than an hour to the journey time and was so much more agreeable.

Edited by r129sl on Sunday 20th January 20:37

[r129sl]

DavidY said:

A1according to this http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title...

That is interesting, thanks for posting it.