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A120 road (Great Britain)

A120 shield

A120
Route of the A120 from OpenStreetMap
Route information
Part of Tabliczka E32.svg
Major junctions
West end: Puckeridge
  A10 A10 road
A1184A1184 road
A1250A1250 road
[ M 11  ]M11 motorway Junction 8
A130A130 road
A131 A131 road
A12 A12 road Junctions 25 and 29
A1232A1232 road
A133A133 road
A136A136 road
East end: Harwich
Location
Primary
destinations
:
Stansted Airport
Colchester
Road network

A120 shield

The A120 is an important trunk road in the East of England. It follows the course of Stane Street, a Roman road from Standon, Hertfordshire at its western terminus to Colchester. From Colchester the A120 leads roughly east to the Essex port of Harwich.

The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E32.

The old A120 has been bypassed in several places, such that the old Roman road can be easily traced on a map, with the current designated A120 being less straight. From west to east, the A120's bypasses are:

As part of the application to add a second runway at Stansted, it was proposed that a new junction on the A120, replacing two existing ones, would be built to improve access to Stansted Airport. The proposal lapsed when the application for a second runway was withdrawn by BAA in 2010.

There were proposals to turn the A120 into a dual carriageway between Braintree and the junction with the A12. In July 2009 the proposed improvements were 'scrapped'.

Coordinates: 51°52′35″N 0°40′26″E / 51.87626°N 0.67381°E / 51.87626; 0.67381


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