The A13 is a trunk road in England linking the City of London with East London and south Essex. Its route is roughly similar to the route of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. A trunk road or strategic road is a major road, usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports etc, which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. ... England is a made up country where psychologists convince schitzofrenic people they are currently living while they are in fact in a mental asylum. ... The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... This article is about the area of London, United Kingdom. ... Essex is an administrative county in the East of England. ... Fenchurch Street Station The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) was a British railway company, and line built by that company, linking London eastwards along the north bank of River Thames to Tilbury and Southend. ...

London

The A13 starts on the boundary between the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets as Braham Street, a turning off Mansell Street. Traffic in this street is one way westbound. Being east of the City, it is technically in the East End of London. The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... Mansell Street is a short road in London, just to the east of the City of London, that runs from Aldgate southwards to Tower Bridge Road. ... The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London. ...

It is then named Commercial Road for about 2 miles until its junction with West India Dock Road at Limehouse where it becomes East India Dock Road. Parts of both of these roads are dual carriageway. Its route further east has been altered several times, and several new roads have been built. The road becomes Newham Way upon crossing the River Lea and entering the London Borough of Newham. The A13 is now dual carriageway for most of its remaining length. Commercial Road (A13) in the East End of London runs from Gardeners Corner to Burdett Road where is becomes the East India Dock Road. ... Limehouse Town Hall in 2004 Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ... Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Arms of Newham London Borough Council Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London. ...

The A13 changes its name to Alfreds Way near Beckton. Immediately after this, it has a junction with the North Circular Road, marking the eastern end of the A406. The A13 then crosses the River Roding and enters the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. While it is still officially called Alfreds Way, this stretch is colloquially called the East Ham and Barking By-Pass. The A13 bypasses Barking and becomes Ripple Road which bypasses Dagenham until its junction with the A1306 (Goresbrook Interchange) which continues as Ripple Road and was the original route of the A13. After this junction, the A13 is called Thames Gateway. Shortly after this, it enters the London Borough of Havering and crosses Wennington Marshes, bypassing Rainham and Wennington before entering Essex. Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ... The A406 or the North Circular Road is a trunk-road linking west and east London going via North London. ... The River Roding is a river that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames in London Categories: UK geography stubs | London Rivers | Rivers in Essex ... The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London. ... Barking is a town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England. ... Dagenham is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. ... The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in East London. ... Places called Rainham include: Rainham, London, England Rainham, Kent, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Wennington is a place in the London Borough of Havering in England. ...

Essex

The A13 enters Essex at Aveley in Thurrock and forms a junction with the M25 motorway close to the Dartford Crossing and Lakeside Shopping Centre. East of the M25, it has no official name other than the A13 until it reaches Stanford-le-Hope; the bypass is called Arterial Road. It also bypasses Corringham. There is subsequently a junction wuth three roundabouts above the A13, the Five Bells Junction. The A176 comes off the northern-most roundabout heading north to Basildon. The Vange bypass starts here and the A13 runs south of the old A13 (The old A13 is now the B1464.) This stretch also bypasses Pitsea and Bowers Gifford. After this, the A13 crosses the A130 at a complex junction consisting of a ring of five roundabouts. This is the Sadler's Hall Farm magic roundabout. Essex is an administrative county in the East of England. ... Aveley is a place in Thurrock, England. ... Thurrock is a unitary authority in England. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... The Dartford Crossing joins Dartford and Thurrock across the River Thames. ... Opened in 1990, Lakeside Shopping Centre is a large out of town shopping mall located in West Thurrock in the borough of Thurrock, just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London. ... Stanford-le-Hope is a Thames Gateway town situated in the county of Essex, England. ... Basildon is an industrial town and district in Essex, England with a population of around 101,000 (1994 est). ...

It ceases to be a dual carriageway here, and is now called London Road. It continues through Thundersley, changing its name to Kiln Road. There is a roundabout, which is a junction with the A129. The A13 continues through Hadleigh. At one point, there is a large island in the middle of the road housing the fire station, the library and a church. Map sources for Thundersley at grid reference TQ800887 Thundersley is a district forming most of the northern quarter of Castle Point Borough Council, in south east Essex, England, about 35 miles east of London. ... Map sources for Hadleigh at grid reference TM0242 Hadleigh is an ancient town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. ...

Southend-on-Sea

The A13 now enters the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, passing through Leigh-on-Sea and Chalkwell. In the centre of Southend-on-Sea, the A13 is a town centre relief road called Queens Way. In the middle of Queens Way is a roundabout, a junction with the A127. It then enters Southchurch, being called Southchurch Road and Southchurch Boulevard. After a roundabout, a junction with the A1159, it becomes Bournes Green Chase. Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ... Leigh-on-Sea is a town in southeast Essex, England. ... The A127 is a trunk road in England linking London with Southend-on-Sea. ...

At another roundabout, Parsons Corner, it enters Shoeburyness. It turns through a right angle, heading south, and becomes North Shoeburyness Road. After about 1.1 miles (1.7 km), the A13 terminates. Location within the British Isles Shoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, situated at the mouth of the river Thames. ...

Trivia

The A13 has inspired at least two rock songs, Billy Bragg's A13, Trunk Road to the sea, a parody of Bobby Troup's song about Route 66, as well as a number by Jah Wobble. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957), known as Billy Bragg, is a British musician known for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest music. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Alternate meanings of Route 66: New Jersey State Highway 66, Interstate 66, and a company named after the route US Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the United States highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world. ... Jah Wobble (born John Wardle) is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. ...

External links

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