B579 (Hinckley)
| B579 | ||||
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| From: | Hinckley (SP429939) | |||
| To: | Stoney Bridge (SP503930) | |||
| Via: | Sapcote | |||
| Distance: | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) | |||
| Met (1925): | A47, B578, A46 | |||
| Now part of: | B590, B4669 | |||
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For the current route in Luton, see B579.
The original B579 ran from the A47 in the centre of Hinckley to east of Sapcote, where it met the then-A46.
Heading out of Hinckley along London Road the B579 soon crossed the railway line and then met the B578 in Burbage. The road then continued across the fields to - and through - Sapcote to end on the A46 (present B4114) Fosse Way.
The B579 lasted only a couple of years, as it was upgraded to become the A5070 by April 1926 at the latest. However, with the coming of the M69, the A5070 was downgraded to a B-road once more east of the motorway and the section west was also downgraded more recently. Apart from 400 m at its very western end, now unclassified, and a short section which is now followed by the B590 Hinckley ring road, the ex-B579 now holds the out-of-zone number B4669.
