North Circular Road

The North Circular Road (officially the A406 and sometimes known as simply the North Circular) is a  ring road around Central London in England. It runs from Chiswick in the west to Woolwich in the east via suburban North London. It connects lots of suburbs and other trunk roads in the region. Together with the South Circular Road, it forms a ring road around central London. This ring road does not go all around the city. Instead, it is C-shaped. This is because in the east, you need to cross over the River Thames on the Woolwich Ferry.

 Route 
The North Circular Road is the northern part of a ring-road around Central London. It has seen much more investment than the South Circular Road, and it runs on much wider roads. Existing houses were demolished for the North Circular Road. The route has other names at some points. However, it is mostly called the North Circular so route planning is easier. The route is mostly grade-separated dual carriageway from the A40 at Hanger Lane to the A13 in Beckton except for the Drury Way/Brentfield Road junction, the Golders Green Road/Brent Street junction, Henlys Corner and the section from Bounds Green to Green Lanes. In worse sections, the original names such as Gunnersbury Avenue and Bowes Road are used.

Junctions
The North Circular Road has a lots of different junctions that connect to other roads. Some are complex and grade-separated, like at Charlie Brown's Roundabout near Woodford. Some are at-grade junctions with traffic lights. The original road only had at-grade junctions. Many of these were improved and grade separated in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Current junctions
NameDestinationsNotesChiswick flyover, HounslowGunnersbury Park, Acton, ActonHanger Lane Gyratory, Acton NortholtNear Stonebridge Park stationBrent Park, Superstores, Wembley Stadium, Industrial EstateStaples Corner, Kilburn, Cricklewood, Edgware, West HendonA5 is the historic Watling Street from London to WroxeterBrent Cross – Kilburn, Cricklewood, Hendon, HatfieldHenlys CornerWest end of merge with the A1Henlys CornerThere is a special crossing for Jews to use on the Sabbath hereHenlys CornerEast end of merge with A1The historic Great North RoadColney Hatch Junction, Retail ParkHobart Corner, Whetstone, SouthgateBounds Green interchange, SouthgateThis area often gets a lot of traffic because the road is just one lane each way. Transport for London want to improve the junction.Clockhouse JunctionGreat Cambridge Road Roundabout, Enfield, Potters Bar, Ware, Royston, CambridgeCrooked Billet RoundaboutWaterworks – Woodford, Leytonstone, WalthamstowCharlie Brown'sThe original Charlie Brown's was the roundabout underneath this junction. It was named after a pub next to the roundabout, which was demolished in 1972.Charlie Brown'sRedbridge Roundabout, Stratford, Chelmsford, RomfordAlso the location of Redbridge tube stationThe historic Roman Road from London to ColchesterBeckton Roundabout, Blackwall Tunnel

Former junctions
NameDestinationsNotesWaterworks CornerTo avoid Epping Forest, the North Circular previously met the A104 by a water works northeast of Walthamstow.Gants HillGants Hill tube station is here.

Public transport
There are three bus routes where most of the route is on the North Circular Road:
London Buses route 34: between Bounds Green and Walthamstow/South Chingford (Crooked Billet)
London Buses route 112: between Ealing (Hanger Lane) and Finchley (Henlys Corner)
London Buses route 232: in Brent Park/Neasden and between Staples Corner/Brent Cross and Palmers Green (Green Lanes)

 References 

 Other websites 
 A406 and Ringway 2 – North Circular on CBRD
 A406 traffic updates  on londontraffic.org

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