Ultimate British Roads and Motorways Quiz Book , livre ebook

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How good are you at getting about the UK using the road and motorway network? The Ultimate British Roads and Motorways Quiz Book has been compiled to test your knowledge of all aspects of the British roads and motorways. What was the first main road in Britain? What is the only town in the UK to have its own numbering system, H and V roads? In what year was the 70mph speed limit introduced on an experimental basis? The M6 motorway is carried across the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey by which viaduct? Which London landmark forms a major road junction connecting Oxford Street to the east, Park Lane (A4202) to the south, Bayswater Road (A402) to the west, and Edgware Road (A5) to the north-west? The answers can all be found inside this handy new book. With 200 challenging British road and motorway-related questions from the longest, the shortest, the highest and the lowest through to routes and destinations, you are certain to learn something new. This is a must-have book for anyone who drives.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	02 septembre 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781909949799
Langue	English

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THE ULTIMATE BRITISH ROADS AND MOTORWAYS QUIZ BOOK
200 Questions on Road and Motorway History
Compiled By
Nigel Freestone

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Published as an ebook in 2013 by
Apex Publishing Ltd
PO Box 7086, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 5WN
www.apexpublishing.co.uk
Digital edition converted and distributed in 2013 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
Copyright © 2013 by Nigel Freestone
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Questions
Roads A and B What are the three tiers of roads in the UK? How are A- and B-roads numbered? Who was responsible for introducing road numbering to the UK? What is a ‘trunk route’? What is a ‘primary route’? What is the longest classified road in Britain? At over 309 miles from Bodmin to Mansfield, what is the longest 2-digit A-road in Britain? What is the longest 3-digit A-road in Britain? What is the longest 4-digit A-road in Britain at 53.4 miles from Long Sutton to Bury St Edmunds? What is the length of the B6318 from Heddon-on-the-Wall to Langholm is the longest B-road in Britain - 21.4 miles, 61.4 miles or 104 miles? 61.4 miles What is the longest A road wholly in England? What is the longest A road wholly in Wales? What is the length of the A9, the longest A road wholly in Scotland - 79 miles, 179 miles or 279 miles?? Which trunk road in Scotland runs from Stenhousemuir to Larbert, a mere 3.5 miles (5.6 km), connecting the A9 and A905, Britain’s shortest 2-digit road?
What are the highest numbers allocated to each road classification: A Road - A9013, A91 or A97? B Road - B9007, B9177 or B9345? AX(M) - A38(M), A56(M) or 823(M)? The A3 Kingston by-pass between Tolworth and New Malden is the busiest non-motorway road in Britain. Approximately how many vehicles does it carry daily - 75,000, 100,000 or 125,000? The world’s shortest street is Ebenezer Place, Wick in Caithness, Scotland. What is its length - 2.06 m, 12.52 m or 22.01m? What is the highest classified road in the Britain, which at Cairnwell Pass in the Grampians reaches an altitude of 665m (2182ft)? The lowest surface road in Britain is located northeast of Holme, in Cambridgeshire. How far below sea level does this road descend 1.62 metres, 2.6 metres or 5.65 metres? The steepest drivable road in Britain is Chimney Bank on the Hutton-Le-Hole road on the North Yorkshire Moors. What is its gradient? The longest stretch of straight road in Britain, the A15 near Scawby, is located in which county? The most northerly classified road in Britain, the B9087 , terminates at which Shetland village? What is the northernmost numbered road on the British mainland that runs up to Dunnet Head near Thurso?