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A299
Major junctions
East end	Brenley Corner (Near Faversham) 51°17′56″N 0°55′16″E / 51.2988°N 0.9212°E / 51.2988; 0.9212 (A299 road (western end))
Major intersections	M2 A2 A28 A253 A255 A256 A290 A291 A2990
West end	Ramsgate 51°19′38″N 1°24′34″E / 51.3272°N 1.4095°E / 51.3272; 1.4095 (A299 road (eastern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Margate
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A299, better known as the Thanet Way, is a major road in the county of Kent, England, and runs from Brenley Corner near Faversham (where it merges into the M2) to Ramsgate via Whitstable and Herne Bay. It is predominantly used for freight traffic to Ramsgate Harbour and local traffic to Thanet. It also provides access to Manston Airport.

History

The A299 was originally allocated to the original road from Faversham to Herne Bay, via Graveney, Seasalter and Whitstable. Most of the modern route was constructed in the early 1930s as an unemployment relief project. Prior to this, all traffic from the west to the Isle of Thanet had to go via Canterbury.

The A299 was upgraded between 1994 and 1997 to dual carriageway for almost its entire length. Whitstable and Herne Bay were bypassed, with the old road becoming the A2990, and the A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay received an online upgrade.

The original Thanet Way project, and hence the A299, used to end near Monkton, where the A253 once continued to Ramsgate. This section of road has been renumbered as an extension of the A299 to Ramsgate Harbour.

The section from Minster roundabout to the Lord of the Manor roundabout was diverted on to a new dual carriageway during 2009-12, constructed as part of East Kent access phase 2 to provide better access to Manston Airport and the Pfizer complex at Sandwich. It was opened by Norman Baker on 23 May 2012.

Junctions

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See also

• Great Britain road numbering system

References

1. ^ "Kent Capital Challenge". Hansard. 4 December 1996. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
2. "Quarter Inch Map of Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. 1930. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
3. "UNEMPLOYMENT : Captain Harold Balfour". Hansard. 12 February 1931. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
4. "Kent". Hansard. 21 January 1930. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
5. "A99". Hansard. 9 May 1994. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
6. "1 Inch Seventh Series Map". Ordnance Survey. 1960. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
7. "East Kent Access Phase 2". Kent County Council. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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• SABRE - A299

v t e A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
	A2 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29
	A200 A201 A202 A203 A205 A206 A209 A210 A212 A213 A214 A215 A217 A219 A226 A228 A229 A236 A240 A243 A249 A250 A254 A256 A258 A259 A264 A271 A272 A274 A278 A282 A286 A299
	A2020 A2022 A2030 A2070 A2100 A2199 A2214 A2216
List of A roads in Zone 2 List of B roads in Zone 2

51°21′39″N 1°09′10″E / 51.3607°N 1.1527°E / 51.3607; 1.1527 (A299 road)

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• Roads in Kent