The A1101 is the lowest road in Great Britain;[1] for the whole length of the road, it rarely rises above sea level. It is also the longest 4 digit A road in Great Britain at 53.5 miles (86 km).
The road runs from Bury St Edmunds north west to Littleport where it disappears for approximately 2 miles (3.2 km), it then re-appears on the other side of the A10 heading north through Wisbech and to its end at the A17 in Long Sutton. The A1101's route takes it across the Fens in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, a low-lying area to Suffolk through Cambridgeshire. It is the main road for access between Lincolnshire and the Fenlands and the only road to directly link Suffolk with Lincolnshire.[2] The stretch between Wisbech and Long Sutton was previously designated the A150.[3]
From Outwell north, where the western terminus of the A1122 is at, the road is classified as a primary route. At Welney, the road often floods, causing it to be closed for 70 days in 2007. The Environment Agency said that "The A1101 road is on a causeway across the flood area and was expected to be under water at times."[4] When the road across the Ouse Washes is closed by flooding, it is a 22-mile detour.
Major junctionsedit
It crosses the following major roads (from N to S):
The A1101 has a poor road safety record as reported by EuroRAP. In 2006, the road was featured in the AA Motoring Trust/EuroRAP list of Most Dangerous Roads in Britain (excluding motorcycle accidents). The 21 km stretch of single-carriageway road between Outwell (A1122) - Long Sutton (A17) suffered 24 fatal and serious injury accidents between 2002 and 2004. This stretch of the road is currently rated as being of medium-high risk.[5]
Referencesedit
^Humphries, Will. "Flooding fears after a week's rain in a day". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^. Fenland District Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
^"List of Class I and Class II Roads and Numbers (transcription)". HMSO. 1 April 1923. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
^"Parliament debates Fens flooding". BBC News. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
^. European Road Assessment Programme. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
External linksedit
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SABRE - A1101
January 01, 1970
a1101, road, a1101, lowest, road, great, britain, whole, length, road, rarely, rises, above, level, also, longest, digit, road, great, britain, miles, a1101route, informationlength53, locationcountryunited, kingdomroad, networkroads, united, kingdom, motorways. The A1101 is the lowest road in Great Britain 1 for the whole length of the road it rarely rises above sea level It is also the longest 4 digit A road in Great Britain at 53 5 miles 86 km A1101Route informationLength53 mi 85 km LocationCountryUnited KingdomRoad networkRoads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones Contents 1 Route 2 Major junctions 3 Road safety 4 References 5 External linksRoute editThe road runs from Bury St Edmunds north west to Littleport where it disappears for approximately 2 miles 3 2 km it then re appears on the other side of the A10 heading north through Wisbech and to its end at the A17 in Long Sutton The A1101 s route takes it across the Fens in Lincolnshire and Norfolk a low lying area to Suffolk through Cambridgeshire It is the main road for access between Lincolnshire and the Fenlands and the only road to directly link Suffolk with Lincolnshire 2 The stretch between Wisbech and Long Sutton was previously designated the A150 3 From Outwell north where the western terminus of the A1122 is at the road is classified as a primary route At Welney the road often floods causing it to be closed for 70 days in 2007 The Environment Agency said that The A1101 road is on a causeway across the flood area and was expected to be under water at times 4 When the road across the Ouse Washes is closed by flooding it is a 22 mile detour Major junctions editIt crosses the following major roads from N to S A17 Newark on Trent to King s Lynn A47 Great Yarmouth to Birmingham partially reclassified as the B4114 A10 Great Cambridge Road London Bridge to King s Lynn A11 London to Norwich A14 Port of Felixstowe to the M1 junction with the M6 19 NE of Rugby Road safety editThe A1101 has a poor road safety record as reported by EuroRAP In 2006 the road was featured in the AA Motoring Trust EuroRAP list of Most Dangerous Roads in Britain excluding motorcycle accidents The 21 km stretch of single carriageway road between Outwell A1122 Long Sutton A17 suffered 24 fatal and serious injury accidents between 2002 and 2004 This stretch of the road is currently rated as being of medium high risk 5 References edit Humphries Will Flooding fears after a week s rain in a day The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 12 January 2021 Transport Issues in Fenland Fenland District Council Archived from the original on 13 August 2011 Retrieved 22 June 2009 List of Class I and Class II Roads and Numbers transcription HMSO 1 April 1923 Retrieved 24 June 2011 Parliament debates Fens flooding BBC News 21 February 2007 Retrieved 22 June 2009 GB A1101 Risk Rate European Road Assessment Programme Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 22 June 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to A1101 road England SABRE A1101 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A1101 road amp oldid 1214171730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
