A29 road

A29 shield
A29
Stane Street - geograph.org.uk - 1206249.jpg
The A29 at Stane Street, Ockley
Route information
Length34.4 mi[1] (55.4 km)
Major junctions
North east end A24 in Capel
51°10′22″N 0°19′07″W / 51.1728°N 0.3185°W / 51.1728; -0.3185
Major intersections A272 in Billingshurst

A27 in Slindon

A259 in Bersted
South west endB2259 / B2166 in Bognor Regis
50°47′34″N 0°40′28″W / 50.7927°N 0.6745°W / 50.7927; -0.6745
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
CountiesSurrey, West Sussex
Primary
destinations
Billingshurst
Bognor Regis
Road network
A28 A30

The A29 is a main road in England in Surrey and chiefly in West Sussex that runs for 34.4 miles (55.4 km).

Route

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The road starts at the Beare Green roundabout with the A24 in Capel, south of Dorking. It passes minor villages, bypasses Billingshurst and crosses Pulborough not on its major axis. The A29 then crosses the South Downs at Bury Hill and passes Fontwell Park Racecourse before terminating on the B2259 in Bognor Regis.

For long-distance travel, the route is not a trunk road, as designated by National Highways and as such is of standard road width, often alongside hedges and open fields. Portsmouth and Guildford for example, 15 miles (24 km) and points along the route,[2] are served by the four-to six-lane A3 trunk road.[3]

From Capel to Hardham, south of Pulborough, the road with notable deviations follows the path of one of the multiple Roman roads with the name Stane Street, the Middle English and Old English for Stone Street due to the remaining building materials.

A narrow-gauge railway was built to construct the Dorking Bypass section.

Junction list

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
SurreyCapel0.00.0 A24 – Worthing, Horsham, London, DorkingNorth-eastern terminus
West SussexSlinfold7.411.9 A281 south-east (Guildford Road) – Horsham, Broadbridge HeathInformation signed south-west only; north-eastern terminus of A29 concurrency
8.213.2 A281 north-west (Guildford Road) – Rudgwick, GuildfordSouth-western terminus of A281 concurrency
Five Oaks11.418.3 A264 east (Horsham Road) – Horsham, Gatwick AirportGatwick signed north-east only; western terminus of A264
Billingshurst12.720.4 A272 east (Hilland Road) / High Street – Haywards Heath, CowfoldNorth-eastern terminus of A272 concurrency
13.521.7 A272 west (Newbridge Road) / West Street – Midhurst, Petworth, Wisborough Green, BillingshurstSouth-western terminus of A272 concurrency
Pulborough18.830.3 A283 (Lower Street / Station Road) – Village centre, Storrington, Petworth, West Chiltington, FittleworthVillage centre and West Chiltington signed north-east only, Fittleworth south-west only; brief concurrency
Houghton25.040.2 A284 south (London Road) / B2139 to A27 – Littlehampton, Arundel, Storrington, AmberleyTo A27 and Littlehampton signed south-west only; northern terminus of A284
Slindon28.946.5 A27 east – Worthing, Brighton, Walberton, Yapton, ArundelWalberton signed south-west only; north-eastern terminus of A27 concurrency
Walberton29.347.2 A27 west / Arundel Road – Tangmere, Fontwell, Walberton, Chichester, PortsmouthChichester and Portsmouth signed north-east only; south-western terminus of A27 concurrency
Bersted33.253.4 A259 east (Charles Purley Way) – Littlehampton, Middleton-on-SeaNorth-eastern terminus of A259 concurrency
33.453.8 A259 west (Rowan Way) / Steyning Way to A27 – Chichester, Portsmouth, PaghamTo A27, Portsmouth, and Pagham signed south-west only; south-western terminus of A259 concurrency
Bognor Regis34.455.4B2259 (Hotham Way) / B2166 (Chichester Road) / Victoria Drive – Town centre, Bersted, Pagham, Felpham, AldwickSouth-western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Beare Green, Dorking, UK to Gordon Ave W, Bognor Regis PO22 9LQ, UK". Google Maps. Alphabet Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ Grid Reference Finder distance tools
  3. ^ "Directions to Ockley Rd/A29". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

51°00′27″N 0°27′47″W / 51.00752°N 0.46297°W / 51.00752; -0.46297