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Oxford Ring Road

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In 2023, Oxfordshire County Council plans to rebuild the Kennington Bridge due to degradation of the bridge deck bearings, which due to the bridge design, cannot easily be replaced. The rebuilding process involves several utility diversions and also building over a major railway line and two Thames
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The ring road has suffered major problems in recent years as housing developments are built next to the ring road leading to more traffic light intersections and roadworks. The latest traffic intersection on the Barton Park development, which opened in 2017, brings the total number of traffic light
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in the north of the city. The severe restrictions on traffic in Oxford city centre mean that it is the only practical way for long-distance traffic to get past Oxford, especially as there are few road bridges over the rivers Isis and Cherwell. Five
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To the north, the connection to complete the ring (under 1 mile (1.6 km) in total) includes a short section of the A40 ("Sunderland Avenue"; this is the only part that is not a dual carriageway) and a short section of the A44 ("Woodstock
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The north-eastern section (about 4 miles (6 km);"Elsfield Way; Northern By-pass Road; North Way") is part of the
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to Banbury Road, is the oldest part of the Oxford Ring Road. It was built in the mid-1930s and is part of the
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The southern section (about 1 mile (1.6 km); part of "Southern By-pass Road") is designated as the
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The western section (about 6 miles (10 km); "Southern and Western By-pass roads") is part of the
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was opened in 1959. The southern section between Hinksey Hill and Heyford Hill, including the new
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The south-eastern section (about 4 miles (6 km); "Eastern By-pass Road") is the A4142.
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Westminster Way (Clockwise Access Only), North Hinksey Lane (Anti-Clockwise Access Only)
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In 1938 the southern part of the western section was opened from the bottom of
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for most of its length apart from a short section between
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Oxfordshire County Council. 397: 227:(Anti-Clockwise Access Only) 356:bridge over the River Thames 279: 267: 262: 257: 250: 239: 222: 217: 209: 192: 184: 179: 171: 166: 161: 153: 137: 122: 110: 99: 79: 49:are close to the ring road. 7: 10: 1327: 330: 150:, (Headington Roundabout) 1248:List of B roads in Zone 4 1243:List of A roads in Zone 4 1238: 925: 612: 549: 540: 532:A roads in Zone 4 of the 412:"Barton Park Development" 388: 231: 201: 131: 91: 71: 59: 487:Hibbert, C. (ed) (1988) 285:(Clockwise Access Only) 214:(Kennington Roundabout) 189:(Littlemore Roundabout) 104:(Woodstock Road South), 489:Encyclopedia of Oxford 1306:Roads in Oxfordshire 124:B4150 (Marsh Lane), 25:circles the city of 1301:Transport in Oxford 1273: /  281:Unnumbered Road to 29:, England. It is a 1277:51.7844°N 1.2505°W 414:. 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Index

Oxford
dual carriageway
ring road
Woodstock Road
Banbury Road
Park and Rides
Woodstock Road
A34 North
A44
A40
A4144
A40 West
A4165
Banbury Road
Marston
A40 East
A420
Headington
Kiln Lane
B480
A4158
A4074
A423
A4144
Abingdon Road
A34
A34 South
Hinksey Hill
South Hinksey
A420

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