A14

A14
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From:	Catthorpe (SP562788)
To:	Felixstowe (TM286339)
Length:	137 miles (220.5 km)
Meets:	M1, M6, M11, A14(M), A1, A6, A10, A11, A12, A134, A140, A141, A142, A143, A43, A45, A428, A508, A605, A6116
Former Number(s):	A45, A604
Highway Authorities
Highways England
Traditional Counties
Cambridgeshire • Huntingdonshire • Leicestershire • Northamptonshire • Suffolk
Route outline (key)
A14 Catthorpe - Felixstowe
Junction List
Junc Eastbound Westbound M1 J19 Start of Road M1, M6 Swinford services 1 A5199 A5199 2 A508 A508 3 A6 (N), B576 A6 (N), B576 4 No Exit B576 5 6 7 A43 (N), A4300 A43 (N), A4300 8 A43 (S), A6013 A43 (S), A6013 9 A509 A509 10 A6 (S), A6003 A6 (S), A6003 11 A510 A510 12 A6116 A6116 13 A45, A605 A45, A605 14 Titchmarsh Titchmarsh 15 B663 B663 16 B660 B660 17 Leighton Leighton 18 Spaldwick Spaldwick 19 Easton Easton 19A Woolley Woolley 20 Ellington Ellington 21 A1 A1 Brampton Hut services (at J21) 22 B1514 B1514 23 A14(M), A141 A14(M), A141 24 A1198, B1514 A1198, B1514 25 The Hemingfords The Hemingfords 26 A1096, B1040 A1096, B1040 27 Fenstanton Fenstanton 28 Swavesey Swavesey Cambridge Services (At J28) 28A No Exit Lolworth 29 B1050 B1050 30 Dry Drayton Dry Drayton 31 M11, A1307 M11, A428 Girton services 32 B1049 B1049 33 A10, A1309 A10, A1309 34 B1047 No Exit 35 A1303, B1102 A1303, B1102 36 No Exit A11 (S) 37 A142 A142 38 A11 (N) No Exit 39 No Exit B1506 40 Higham Higham 41 Risby Risby 42 A1302, B1106 A1302, B1106 43 A134, A143 A134, A143 44 A134, A1302 A134, A1302 45 Rougham Rougham 46 Thurston Thurston 47 A1088 A1088 47A Wetherden No Exit 48 49 A1308 A1308 50 A1120 A1120 51 A140, B1078 A140, B1078 52 B1113 B1113 53 A1156 A1156 54 Sproughton Sproughton 55 A12 (S), A1214 A12 (S), A1214 56 A137 A137 57 A1189 A1189 58 A12 (N), A1156 A12 (N), A1156 59 Trimley Trimley 60 A154 A154 61 Dock Gate 2 No Exit 62 A154 Dock Gate 1 Start of Road

Contents 1 Route 2 History 3 Notable locations along the route 3.1 Catthorpe Interchange 3.2 Alconbury North Interchange 3.3 Brampton Hut 3.4 Girton Interchange 3.5 Orwell Bridge 3.6 Spittals Interchange 4 Links 4.1 CBRD 4.2 Roads UK 4.3 legislation.gov.uk

Route

Linking the M1 and M6 to Felixstowe, the A14 is easily one of England's most important A-roads, and is trunk, primary and dual carriageway throughout.

History

The A14, as with most major roads of this length, has a lot of history. Most interestingly, it was originally part of several other routes.

Notable locations along the route

Catthorpe Interchange

The Catthorpe Interchange is a major motorway and trunk road junction in the Midlands. It was constructed with a low budget, resulting in an entire motorway's traffic funneling into one lane, resulting in a notorious bottleneck.

Alconbury North Interchange

This junction is J14 of the A1(M). It is a fork interchange. It replaced a similar fork junction at the location albeit a little to the west.

Brampton Hut

The main junction between the A1 and A14 and one of only three flat roundabout on the A14 route.

Girton Interchange

Major junction between the A14 (J31), M11 (J14), A428 and A1307, north-west of Cambridge.

Orwell Bridge

The Orwell Bridge is a crossing of the river Orwell near Ipswich in Suffolk.

Spittals Interchange

A busy junction with a TOTSO, and a partially motorway spur.

Links

CBRD

• Bad Junctions: M1-M6-A14 (Catthorpe)
• Bad Junctions: M11-A14-A428 (Girton)
• Bad Junctions: A14-A14-A141 (Spittals)
• Futures: A14 Fen Ditton - Ellington
• Motorway Database: A14 route guide

Roads UK

• Highways and Byways Route Guide
• Highways and Byways A14 Spur Route Guide

legislation.gov.uk

• The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme Development Consent Order 2016