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Ambosc79 wrote: (I decided Estcourt Road must be the A38?)
Yes - the A38 follows Eastern Avenue - Barnwood Road - Estcourt Road - Tewkesbury Road.

Unfortunately it misses out the home of the country's greatest rugby team.
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I've driven various Motorways in their entirety, though only the shorter ones in one go

M3 (in one go), M6 (Toll), M11, M25, M40, M45, M48, M49, M55 plus the various ex Motorways in and around London

In terms of A roads, the longest would be the A303 (done in one go several times), followed by the A50
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In the past week, I've driven each of the following roads from end to end, in one go:

A419

A43

A15

A19

A69

And about a month ago I did the A46.
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Completed the A59 in July, York to Preston. Liverpool to Preston was under the belt over 20 years ago. Very attractive in Knaresborough and the edge of Harrogate. It was my usual Sunday dawn raid, so as to avoid congestion. Great scenery through that narrow bit past Blubberhouses and beyond. Breakfast at the Skipton LC, then a dilemma. I wanted to see Hellifield station but, had already done the A65 so, took the A59, then A682 from Gisburn. I avoid doing a road twice normally but, had to return on that road to continue the A59 coverage. Life is so complicated. The A59 becomes a mostly much improved road from Clitheroe to the M6 and, was getting crowded by that time.
Earlier, had done part of the A1079 from Market Weighton, via the also new to me A1034. Then, up to Hopgrove to knock off the A1237, nice and early. Still got a rogue van man right up my a**e though. Don't they ever sleep? Right onto the A59, having done the southern bit of A1237 on a previous occasion. Sorted. I will never need to go there again. A19 bagged years ago.
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I think I left the M20 & M23 of my original list, but I've driven both roads in their entirety...

I think I missed the M62 which I have driven in its entirety, though I did the West-M1 and East-M1 sections on two separate occasions. Both were when I lived in Leeds.
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I've done the entire A66 from Workington to South Bank, a road of contrasts, the Lake District, the Pennines, the flat and dull stretch from Barton to Stockton, then the industrial( or post industrial) slog from Stockton to South Bank.
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The only ones I can think of are the M1, A69, M42, M50, A75, M55, A167(M), M90, A696 & (nearly) the A55. Probably traveled several more, and just can't remember them...
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Right then, the A1058, A596, M57, A74(M), A69, A66, A686, A591, A5092, A590, A191, A192, A5094, A5300, A193, A695, A194, B5295, B5301, B5300, B5345, A597, A594, A595, A70.
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M3, M23, M25, M40, M69, A232, A240, A282, A297, A298, A338, A421, A2022, A2043, B279, B579, B2200, B2217, B2218, B2230, B3066, B4145

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Recently, I did the whole M56 from Cheadle to Chester. Normally, I would join the road from the M6.

I also completed the M67 and M58.

I'm not sure if I mentioned this one previously, but I've done the entire Leeds Inner Ring Road.
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I'm glad you bumped this thread! I've been doing a lot of driving, so it's time for an updated list:

Britain:
A1
A7
A15
A19
A23
A34
A37
A42
A43
A44
A46
A53
A55
A56
A58
A59
A61
A62
A63
A65
A68
A69
A75
A282
A361
A362
A363
A417
A419
A429
A433
A435
A442
A449
A466
A519
A520
A580
A617
A660
A712
M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M18
M25
M26
M27 (in the outside lane all the way)
M32
M42
M45
M48
M49
M50
M53
M55
M56
M58
M60
M61
M62
M66
M67
M69

Northern Ireland:
A5
A8
A12(!)
A26
A29
A37(N)
M1
M2 (outside lane all the way, many times!)
M3
M5
M22

Republic of Ireland:
M1/N1
M2/N2
M4/N4
N17
N80
M50

France:
A25
A26
A84

Italy:
A9
A13
A15
A50
A90
SS17
SS125
SS126
SS130
SS131
SS292

Luxembourg:
N10
N12
A1
A4
A6
A7

Switzerland:
A2

EDITED TO ADD ONES I'D FORGOTTEN!
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I think I aught to bring my full list up to date:

Britain (F99 only):

A1 (all in one go, deliberately)
A5 (likewise)
A7
A8
A9
A14
A19
A42
A55
A58
A64
A65
A66
A68
A71
A74 (kind of)
A77
A79 (deliberately, it really isn't hard)
A82
A83
A87
A90
A92
A93
A95
A97
A99

M1
M5
M6
M8
M9
M11
M20
M25
M26
M32
M40
M42
M50
M55
M56
M58
M60
M61
M62
M66
M67
M74
M77
M90

France:

A6
A10
A16
A71
A75

(Possibly a few more)

U.S.A

I-16
I-78
I-95

Italy

A18
A19
A24

(likely more)

Russia

M1

Switzerland

A2

Norway

E6
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I bagged a few recently, so have updated my list. I got the A64 and the A168 just before Christmas. The A61 still eludes me, Leeds conspires to defeat me. Not realising how short it was I missed the A160 by a few hundred yards.

F99 Roads
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Full length travelled in one go
M18 M61 M65 M67 M69 M73 M90
A42 A64 A68 A94

All parts travelled
M60 A19 A63 A93

F9999 Roads
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Full length travelled in one go
A160 A165 A169 A180 A555 A591
A625 A626 A696 A720 A957
A5086, A6022, A6055, A6101, A6103, A6178, A6187

All parts travelled on
A164 A170 A171 A172 A173 A174 A177
A560 A621 A631 A634
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I was very pleased to complete the A5015 last week. The irony was that it was accidental....
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jgharston wrote:The A61 still eludes me, Leeds conspires to defeat me.
Leeds is surprisingly easy to drive through, and the A61 is one of the clearest routes!

Better than Bristol. :yikes:
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Owain wrote:
jgharston wrote:The A61 still eludes me, Leeds conspires to defeat me.
Leeds is surprisingly easy to drive through, and the A61 is one of the clearest routes!
Better than Bristol. :yikes:
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Ambosc79 wrote: (I decided Estcourt Road must be the A38?)
I travelled the "Estcourt Road" regularly when I was at Estcourt High School [Estcourt, Natal, South Africa] as a boarder back in the 1960's. (Sorry, I could not resist that) :D

Midway between Colenso (where I lived) and Estcourt is a memorial identifying the site where Winston Churchill was captured during the Boer War. Before the re-alignment of the N3, the memorial was alongside the road.
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I can now add the M57 & M55 to my list.
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I bagged the A170 end to end two weeks ago. Then, while waiting at the A61/A616 McDonald's roundabout, was rammed from behind and got my car written off. :(
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jgharston wrote:I bagged the A170 end to end two weeks ago. Then, while waiting at the A61/A616 McDonald's roundabout, was rammed from behind and got my car written off. :(
What a shame! Hope you don't have whiplash.
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