A140

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A140

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From:

Needham Market (TG227385)

To:

Cromer (TM108542)

Length:

56.1 miles (90.3 km)

Meets:

A14, A143, A1066, A47, A1042, A149

Primary Destinations

Cromer • Diss • Ipswich • Norwich •

Highways Authorities

Norfolk • Suffolk

Traditional Counties

Norfolk • Suffolk

Route outline (key)

A140	Claydon - Needham Market
A140	Needham Market - Cromer

Route

Section 1: Needham Market - Suffolk Border

Junction A140 & B1078

The A140 starts at a seemingly random point on the B1078 on its way out of Needham Market. The reason it begins here seems to be the unusual layout of A14 J51, which is a standard roundabout interchange, other than the fact the westbound A14 onslip is accessed by a drive down the A140/B1078.

After the A14 roundabout, the only dualled section in Suffolk begins, as does the first of several 50 limits along this section. This dual two-lane stretch has a particularly wide central reservation, but is otherwise a standard dual carriageway, with the B1078 turning off, along with a few minor local roads.

The dual section soon ends, and the road begins its amble through Suffolk, passing near Earl Stonham and Little Stonham, the former being the location of a junction with the A1120. Further on, you can see a large transmitting station on the east side of the road near Brockford. Yaxley village is bypassed, before arriving at a pair of roundabouts outside Scole; the first for the A143 Bury St Edmunds to Great Yarmouth road, and the second for the A1066 to nearby Diss and Thetford.

Section 2: Suffolk Border - Norwich

Continuing north, we bypass Thelveton and Dickleburgh, before passing back into open countryside. Long Stratton and Newton Flotman are not bypassed, before we eventually reach the A47 Norwich by-pass, which is grade -separated for the A47. Once into the urban area, we quickly pick up the outer ring road at a cannon with the A146, which comes in from Lowestoft in the east, and sets off into town, while we head west around the ring road, which is signed as the A140.

Section 3: Norwich - Crossdale Street (nr. Cromer)

Once we pick up our northern alignment again out of Norwich, we pass Norwich Airport and head towards Aylsham. The town is bypassed, with the original road through the town now partly the B1354. The A140 doesn't quite make it all the way to Cromer, as it comes to an end at a T-junction with the A149, which takes over the primary route for the last few miles into Cromer.

A140

Junctions

• Beacon Hill Interchange • Claydon Roundabout

Crossings

• Aylsham Bypass Bridge • Harford Bridge • Scole Eastern Bypass Bridge

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