A1152 | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 5.7 mi (9.2 km) |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Woodbridge / A12 |
A12 road B1438 B1083 to Bawdsey B1084 to Orford |
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Northeast end: | Rendlesham |
Location | |
Primary destinations: |
Rendlesham |
Road network | |
The A1152 is an A road in the English county of Suffolk. It links the A12 on the outskirts of Woodbridge to Rendlesham. It is 5.7 miles (9.2 km) long.
The road leaves the A12 at a roundabout on the northern edge of Woodbridge. It runs due east through fields as the Woodbridge northern bypass. At Melton there is a signalised crossroads with the B1438 (the original course of the A12) before bypassing the village centre and turning right to cross the railway line at a level crossing at Melton railway station.
Beyond Melton the road continues east across marshes to cross the River Deben at Wilford Bridge. Beyond the bridge the B1083 forks right towards Sutton Hoo at a roundabout whilst the A1152 continues ahead, passing a golf course on the south and the village of Bromeswell on the north. After Bromeswell the road ahead continues as the B1084 to Orford while the A1152 turns to travel north-east through Eyke.
The road to passes to the south of Rendlesham village with the main housing area of the former RAF Bentwaters immediately on the northern edge of the road and airbase itself to the south. It continues through woodland to end at a roundabout at the main entrance to RAF Bentwaters, now used primarily as a business centre. The road ahead is numbered the B1069 to Snape where it joins the A1094.