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The Botley Road was known as the Botley Turnpike Road in the 18th century and Seven Bridges Road in the 19th century. [2] Until the early 19th century it was little more than a track and highwaymen were a problem. The road passes Osney. Out-of-town retail stores line the route. The road is designated as the A420.
When first classified in 1922, the A420 ran between Chippenham and Botley, near Oxford, while the road between Bristol and Chippenham was the A430. [8] The two roads were later joined and the A430 renumbered A420. The road from Botley through Oxford to Headington was originally part of the A40. When the northern Oxford bypass was built in the ...
The road between Burchetts Green (Maidenhead) and Nuffield was part of the A423 trunk road from Maidenhead (via Oxford) to Coventry. When the M40 motorway was opened, the A423 and the A4130 both lost trunk road status because the route from Maidenhead to the Coventry was transferred onto the M40. That part of the A423 was renumbered A4130.
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Oxford Road Junction remained; the signalbox was resited slightly to the north-east on 4 November 1956, and on 15 September 1958 was renamed Banbury Road Junction, since there is a junction just north of Reading West also named Oxford Road Junction. It was closed on 29 October 1973. [12]
The north-eastern section, from Headington to Banbury Road, is the oldest part of the Oxford Ring Road. It was built in the mid-1930s and is part of the A40. In 1938 the southern part of the western section was opened from the bottom of Hinksey Hill to Botley. The road was known as the "road to nowhere" and little used at that time.
Pages in category "Roads in Oxfordshire" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. A34 road;
According to a release from the Ohio Department of Transportation, a slew of ramps to I-471 and nearby streets are also closed. Ohio traffic impacts and detour.