A118 road

A118 road
Major junctions
West end:	Bow
East end:	Romford
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A118 is a road in east London, England which links Bow with Gallows Corner, east of Romford. The section from Stratford to Gallows Corner formed the original route of the A12 until the designation was transferred to the Eastern Avenue soon after the latter opened in 1925. Parts of the route have an even older pedigree, forming the Camulodunum (Colchester) to Londinium (London) extension of the Pye Road.^[1]

Recently, the A118 was extended westwards from its former terminus at Stratford to Bow, taking over the former A11 Stratford High Street when the A12 extension opened in 1999. Thus 70 years after the Eastern Avenue was built, the A12 finally by-passed the whole of the A118, unlike the situation previously, where the A12 ended on the A11 due north of Stratford at Leytonstone.
The road is known as Romford Road for much its length in the London Borough of Newham, High Road while in the London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and London Road while in the London Borough of Havering. A final section linking Romford with Gallows Corner is known as Main Road.

The path of the road has been altered to bypass Ilford and Romford town centres. The road passes directly through the districts of Maryland, Forest Gate, Manor Park, Little Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. The road is served by London Buses route 86 for most its length with other routes serving various sections. The same route is also followed by part of the Great Eastern Main Line.

• Gallows Corner

• Bow

References

↑ Chaffey, Gareth (2011). "Learning Legacy: Lessons Learned from the London 2012 Games construction project" (PDF). Olympic Delivery Authority. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme

	A1 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19

	A100 A101 A102 A103 A104 A105 A106 A107 A109 A110 A111 A114 A116 A118 A119 A120 A121 A124 A127 A128 A129 A130 A131 A132 A133 A134 A135 A140 A142 A143 A144 A145 A146 A148 A149 A151 A152 A153 A156 A157 A158 A159 A160 A161 A165 A166 A167 A168 A169 A170 A171 A172 A173 A174 A177 A178 A179 A180 A182 A183 A186 A189 A194 A197

	A1000 A1010 A1018 A1023 A1031 A1058 A1065 A1066 A1067 A1068 A1071 A1073 A1078 A1079 A1081 A1082 A1085 A1086 A1094 A1095 A1098 A1101 A1107 A1120 A1136 A1144 A1151 A1156 A1159 A1175 A1198 A1200 A1202 A1205 A1231 A1232 A1237 A1260 A1300 A1303 A1309 A1500

List of A roads in Zone 1 List of B roads in Zone 1

Coordinates: 51°32′55″N 0°02′28″E / 51.5486°N 0.0410°E / 51.5486; 0.0410

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