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Road network length in the United Kingdom 2015-2017, by road type
Road network length in the United Kingdom 2015-2017, by road type
Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by road type (in 1,000 miles)
by N. Sönnichsen,
last edited
Mar 1, 2019
This statistic shows the breakdown of the road network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by length of different road types. In 2017, the total road length in the United Kingdom was 246.7 thousand miles. The majority of the network is made up of minor, local roads, amounting to over 215 thousand miles in length in 2017.
Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by road type (in 1,000 miles)
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor roads | 214.54 | 215.15 | 215.28 |
| Principal 'A' roads | 23.8 | 23.83 | 23.87 |
| Trunk 'A' roads | 5.27 | 5.26 | 5.27 |
| All motorways | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.29 |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor roads | 214.54 | 215.15 | 215.28 |
| Principal 'A' roads | 23.8 | 23.83 | 23.87 |
| Trunk 'A' roads | 5.27 | 5.26 | 5.27 |
| All motorways | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.29 |
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by N. Sönnichsen,
last edited
Mar 1, 2019
This statistic shows the breakdown of the road network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by length of different road types. In 2017, the total road length in the United Kingdom was 246.7 thousand miles. The majority of the network is made up of minor, local roads, amounting to over 215 thousand miles in length in 2017.
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- July 2018
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2015 to 2017
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- Department for Transport (UK)
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2015 to 2017
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