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B176

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B176
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From:  Waltham Cross (TL360008)
To:  Turnford (TL363047)
Via:  Cheshunt
Distance:  2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Meets:  A121, B198, B156, A10, A1170
Old route now:  B156
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Hertfordshire

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Hertfordshire

Route outline (key)
B176 Waltham Cross – Turnford
B176 Churchgate Rd – Cheshunt High St
This article is about The current B176 in Hertfordshire.
For the original B176 near Ilford, which is now the A1083, see B176 (Ilford - Beacontree Heath)
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Cheshunt Wash at Turnford in the early morning

The B176 connects Waltham Cross to Turnford through the Hertfordshire town of Cheshunt.

The route starts at a roundabout on the A121 at the northern end of the Waltham Cross bypass and heads north along the High Street, which has a service road to its left. This disappears just before a double mini-roundabout, after which we go under the Southbury Loop Line by Theobalds Grove station. There's another mini-roundabout on the far side.

We continue north along Crossbrook Street, which is more residential than before, and merge seamlessly into Cheshunt. A mini-roundabout provides access to the cottage hospital, after which we run through a shopping area to a full roundabout at the Old Pond, where we meet the B198 which heads west towards the A10. We continue north along the fairly flat Turner's Hill and continue into Cheshunt High Street. This section is residential to begin with, then becomes lined with shops after we cross more mini-roundabouts. The road continues on northeastwards back out into the suburbs, the name changing to Cheshunt Wash.

We cross a roundabout from where the B156 heads west; this provides access to the southbound A10. The B176 continues north along High Road, Turnford. A stream runs immediately to the left, giving the impression of this being a relief road; it is not, as the houses on the right show. It's not long before we reach a roundabout by Hertford Regional College. Here we turn left and our journey ends immediately afterwards at the New River Arms Roundabout on the A1170. The road to the left crosses the B156 to reach the southbound A10; all other movements are served by the road ahead, a spur of the A10.

History

The original route of the B176

The B176 follows the original line of the A10. After World War II that road was given its present route and the old road was renumbered A1010; later this section of the road was downgraded to become the B176 to dissuade traffic from going through Cheshunt town centre.

The B176 number was chosen as it already existed in the area. By the mid-1920s the B176 was created as a short link road between the B156 near Churchgate and A10 in Cheshunt, running mostly along Church Lane. When the A1010 was downgraded this gave the B176 a T-shape and then the original section of the road was declassified, except for its western end which is part of a rerouted B156, giving the road its current itinerary.




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