A1198 (Great Britain)
A1198 | |
|---|---|
._-_geograph.org.uk_-_475795.jpg) A bend in the A1198 (Old Great North Road, Ermine Street). | |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | A505 road near Royston |
 A505 A603 A428 A14 A1307 | |
| North end | Godmanchester, near Huntingdon |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Primary destinations | Royston Cambourne Godmanchester |
| Road network | |
The A1198 is a road in Cambridgeshire, England, which runs between the A505 at Royston, and the A1307 on the outskirts of Huntingdon.
Settlements along route
History
Roman Road
The road follows the route of Ermine Street between the A505 at Royston, Hertfordshire and Godmanchester, near Huntingdon.[1]
20th century
This road was designated as a major road during road classification in 1922, and originally carried the number A14.[2] When the M11 motorway was completed in February 1980, and traffic was encouraged to follow the new motorway and the Via Devana (then the A604, now the A1307 and A14 roads) instead.[3] By 1991, most of the former A14 was renumbered as the A1198, with short section of the route from Huntingdon to Alconbury being renumbered as a spur of the A604.[4]
21st century
In August 2010, Cambridgeshire County Council announced the reduction of the road's speed limit from NSL (60 mph) to 50 mph in areas where concern was raised over the safety of traffic.[1] By 2020 some residential and industrial developments had urbanised sections of the road.
References
- ^ a b Cambridgeshire County Council (13 March 2012). "A & B ROAD SPEED LIMIT REVIEW". Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "List of Class I and Class II roads and numbers". HMSO. 1923. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Collins Road Atlas of Great Britain". 1982. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "1:250 000 Road Atlas". Ordnance Survey. 1991. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
