B2045

This article is about the current B2045 west of Faversham in Kent.
For the original B2045 to the east of Herne Bay in the same county, see B2045 (Herne Bay - Upstreet).

The B2045 appears to be the Faversham western bypass, albeit one that goes nowhere. The road is entirely new-build dating to the late 1980s.

Route

The B2045

The road starts at a roundabout on the A2 London Road and heads north-eastwards along Western Link. We go over the railway line almost immediately before being crossed by a staggered crossroads; left is for the gunpowder works and open country, right for an industrial estate and Faversham itself.

We continue on past the Shepherd Neame brewery and ends at a T-junction on an unclassified road on the edge of the village of Oare. There's an air that there should be something more to the B2045.

History

The 29 June 1989 Faversham Gazette and Times reported that it was due to open in October 1989. It was designed to remove heavy lorries from the town centre and facilitate development. It was 1.25 miles long, with a 25 foot carriageway. The contractor was May Gurney of Colchester, cost £3 million.