This statistic shows the breakdown of the road network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2020, by length of different road types. In 2020, the total road length in the United Kingdom was 247.5 thousand miles. The majority of the network is made up of minor, local roads, amounting to around 215.7 thousand miles in length in 2020.
Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2020, by road type
(in 1,000 miles)
Minor roads figures in 2019 have been derived differently, with 'C' and 'U' roads combined, as no R199b road length consultation with local authorities took place.
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Department for Transport (UK). (February 4, 2021). Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2020, by road type (in 1,000 miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, 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 2018 to 2020, by road type (in 1,000 miles)." Chart. February 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300741/road-length-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-road-type/
Department for Transport (UK). (2021). Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2020, by road type (in 1,000 miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. 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 2018 to 2020, by Road Type (in 1,000 Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2021, 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 2018 to 2020, 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 16, 2022)
