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A299 | |
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| 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 |  M2A2 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 | |
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.
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 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, passing Kent International Airport on the way. The section from Minster roundabout to the Lord of the Manor roundabout has been diverted on to a new dual carriageway, constructed as part of East Kent access phase 2.
Junctions
| A299 Road | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| End of Road | Port of Ramsgate | Start of Road |
| Pegwell Tunnel | ||
| Ramsgate A255 St. Lawrence |
Ramsgate A255 St. Lawrence | |
| Manston, Margate, Broadstairs, Westwood Cross, A256 Sandwich A256 |
Lord of the Manor | Manston, Margate, Broadstairs, Westwood Cross, A256 Sandwich A256 |
| No exit | Cliffsend | |
| London Manston Airport B2190 Minster End of dual carriageway |
Minster Roundabout | London Manston Airport B2190 Minster Start of dual carriageway |
| Sarre A253 Monkton Acol |
Monkton Roundabout | Sarre A253 Monkton Acol |
| St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, Sturry, Canterbury A28 Margate A28 Potten Street |
St Nicholas-at-Wade Roundabout | St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, Sturry, Canterbury A28 Margate A28 Potten Street |
| St. Nicholas-at-Wade | St. Nicholas-at-Wade | |
| No exit | Marshside | |
| Hillborough, Reculver | Hillborough, Reculver | |
| Broomfield, Beltinge | Broomfield, Beltinge | |
| Eddington, Greenhill A2990 Herne, Sturry A291 Herne Bay B2205 |
Eddington, Greenhill A2990 Herne, Sturry A291 Herne Bay B2205 | |
| Tunnel | ||
| No exit | Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean A290 Whitstable A2990 | |
| Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean A290 Whitstable A2990 |
No exit | |
| No exit | Yorkletts | |
| Services | Services | |
| Waterham, Highstreet, Yorkletts | Waterham, Highstreet | |
| No exit | Dargate, Hernhill | |
| Dargate, Hernhill | No exit | |
| Goodnestone | Goodnestone | |
| Start of Road | M2 J7 Brenley Corner |
Canterbury, Dover, Channel Tunnel A2 Non motorway traffic |
| Canterbury, Channel Tunnel, Dover, Faversham A2 |
Road continues as M2 to London | |
See also
References
- ^ "Kent Capital Challenge". Hansard. 04 December 1996. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Quarter Inch Map of Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. 1930. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "UNEMPLOYMENT : Captain Harold Balfour". Hansard. 12 Feb 1931. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- "Kent". Hansard. 21 January 1930. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "A99". Hansard. 09 May 1994. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "1 Inch Seventh Series Map". Ordnance Survey. 1960. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Welcome to Kent County Council" (PDF). Kent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
External links
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as:
| A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme | ||
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51°21′39″N 1°09′10″E / 51.3607°N 1.1527°E / 51.3607; 1.1527 (A299 road)
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