A24 | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 53.2 mi (85.6 km) |
Major junctions | |
North east end: |
Clapham 51°27′39″N 0°08′22″W / 51.4608°N 0.1395°W |
M25 motorway A25 road A27 road A29 road A205 road A214 road A217 road A218 road A219 road A232 road A238 road A239 road A240 road A243 road A245 road A246 road A259 road A264 road A272 road A280 road A281 road A283 road A2003 road A2022 road A2031 road A2032 road A2043 road A3 road |
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To: |
Worthing(North West) Littlehampton(North East)50°48′57″N 0°22′18″W / 50.8157°N 0.3716°W |
Location | |
Primary destinations: |
Sutton Dorking Horsham Worthing |
Road network | |
The A24 is a major road in England that runs for 53.2 miles (85.6 km) from Clapham in south-west London to Worthing on the English Channel in West Sussex via the suburbs of south-west London, as well as through the counties of Surrey and West Sussex.
Between Clapham and Dorking, the A24 closely follows the route of the old Roman road Stane Street. The Morden branch of the Northern line runs under the road from Clapham via Colliers Wood to Morden. Cycle Superhighway 7 also runs along the road from Clapham to Colliers Wood.
The A24 starts at a junction with the A3 near Clapham Common and its tube station in the London Borough of Lambeth in Inner London. It heads south-west as Clapham Common South Side and passes Clapham South tube station. It enters Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth and changes name to Balham Hill. There are here shops on both sides of the road. It becomes Balham High Road and passes Balham station before reaching Tooting Bec tube station and its junction with the A214. It enters Tooting and becomes Upper Tooting Road. It runs downhill and becomes Tooting High Street before heading past Tooting Broadway tube station and its junction with the A217 Garratt Lane. It runs for a short distance before exiting Inner London.