Anomalously Numbered Roads in Great Britain - Irregularities Not Based On The Zoning System

Irregularities Not Based On The Zoning System

Road Number Location Reason
A135 Stockton-on-Tees The other A13x roads are in southern England.
A139 Stockton-on-Tees The other A13x roads are in southern England.
A176 Basildon, Essex The other A17x roads are in North Yorkshire or County Durham.
A180 Grimsby The other A18x roads are in the North-east. The A180 is numbered as an extension of the M180.
A249 Maidstone - Sheerness, Kent The other A24x roads are in Surrey.
A403 Avonmouth, South Gloucestershire The other A40x roads are in or around Greater London
A437 Hillingdon, Greater London The other A43x roads are in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire or Warwickshire.
A491 Bromsgrove - Stourbridge The other A49x roads are in North Wales.
A500 Stoke-on-Trent "D"-road The other A50x roads are in London, southern England and Northamptonshire
A506 Liverpool The other A50x roads are in London, southern England and Northamptonshire
A594 one in Cumbria, one in Leicester There are two A594s which are clearly separate roads. The Cumbria version predates the Leicester version.
A598 Barnet, Greater London The other A59x roads are in Cumbria (but see A594 above)
A601(M) Carnforth, Lancashire "A601(M)" would be a designation for an upgraded section of the A601. The A601 is a completely different road in Derby.
A1042 one in Redcar, one in Norwich There are two A1042s which are clearly separate roads. The Redcar version predates the Norwich version.
A1114 one in Chelmsford, one in Gateshead There are two A1114s which are clearly separate roads.
A1199 one in Islington, one in Woodford (both in Greater London) There are two A1199s which are clearly separate roads.

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