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A16 road (Great Britain)

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A16
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Route information
Length: 77.92 mi (125.40 km)
Major junctions
North end: Grimsby
  A180A180 road
A46 A46 road
A1098A1098 road
A18 A18 road
A157A157 road
A153A153 road
A1028A1028 road
A158A158 road
A52 A52 road
A17 A17 road
A152A152 road
A151A151 road
A1175A1175 road
A47 A47 road
South end: Peterborough
Location
Primary
destinations
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Spalding
Boston
Road network

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The A16 road is a principal road of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands region of England, connecting the port of Grimsby and Peterborough, where it meets the A1175, A47 & A1139 then on to the A1 and the A605 the latter, in turn, giving a through route to Northampton and the west, and south west of England. Its length is 78 miles (126 km). The road was "de-trunked", with responsibility largely returned to Lincolnshire County Council from the Highways Agency in 2002.

From north to south its route is:

The road is a Primary Route for its entire length. Most of the A16 is single carriageway.

The 1-mile (1.6 km) £1.2 million Ludborough Bypass opened in November 1992. The 1-mile (1.6 km) Fotherby Bypass opened in 2004. The 3-mile (4.8 km) £6.6 million Louth Bypass opened in August 1991. The 1-mile (1.6 km) Partney Bypass opened in August 2005. From West Keal to Boston, the road is very flat. The 1-mile (1.6 km) £1 million Stickford Bypass opened in October 1992. The £1.4 million Boston Inner Relief Road opened in early 1978. There are demands for Boston to be bypassed. The 6-mile (9.7 km) £11.5 million Boston-Algarkirk Diversion opened in October 1991. The 11-mile (18 km) £23 million Spalding-Sutterton Improvement (the Spalding Bypass) opened in August 1995.


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