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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Department for Transport (UK). (July 5, 2018). Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by road type (in 1,000 miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300741/road-length-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-road-type/
Department for Transport (UK). "Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by road type (in 1,000 miles)." Chart. July 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300741/road-length-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-road-type/
Department for Transport (UK). (2018). Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by road type (in 1,000 miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300741/road-length-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-road-type/
Department for Transport (UK). "Road Length in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2017, by Road Type (in 1,000 Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300741/road-length-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-road-type/
Department for Transport (UK), Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by road type (in 1,000 miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300741/road-length-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-road-type/ (last visited August 04, 2020)
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