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The historic Portsmouth Road once had great strategic significance as the major link between the capital city and one of its major sea ports. Many of the towns and villages that it passed through gained income and prestige as a result — such as Kingston upon Thames, Esher, Guildford, Godalming, Haslemere and Petersfield. The modern A3 follows the general route of the Portsmouth Road, but bypasses many of the towns and villages along the way, leaving the various stretches of the old Portsmouth Road for local traffic -- for instance, the A307 through Esher, also known as the Portsmouth Road. For some of its length, the road follows a similar line to the Portsmouth Direct Line railway, although one of the major exceptions is that the A3 does not go through or closely bypass Havant. ImageMetadata File history File links A3_near_Liphook. ... ImageMetadata File history File links A3_near_Liphook. ... Liphook is a large village in Hampshire, England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is an ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned, and is now a lively suburb of London. ... Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. ... Not to be confused with Guilford. ... The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ... Haslemere is a town in Surrey in southern England, with a population of nearly 14,000. ... Petersfield is a market town in the English county of Hampshire, situated on the northern border of the South Downs. ... Bypass may refer to: bypass (road) - a road or highway that bypasses a built-up area. ... The A307 runs from Kingston upon Thames to Cobham, via Surbiton, Long Ditton, Thames Ditton, and Esher. ... The Portsmouth Direct Line is a service operated by South West Trains between runs from London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. ... Havant is a town and district in Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. ...

However, a programme of road improvements starting in the 1920s transformed the road so that is now predominantly a two or three lane dual carriageway, bypassing the town centres, with a section of motorway, the A3(M), just before the road reaches the A27 at Havant. The construction of the Kingston and Guildford bypasses in the 1920s and 1930s made use of temporary narrow gauge railways to move the construction materials. The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... The A27 near Southwick The A27 is a major road in England. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...

The road was once the haunt of highwaymen. For example, the legendary Jerry Abershawe terrorised the area around Kingston and led a gang based at the Bald Faced Stag Inn on the Portsmouth Road. Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe criminals who robbed people travelling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ... Jerry Abershawe (1773-1795) was a notorious highwayman who terrorised travellers along the road between London and Portsmouth in the late 18th century. ...

Another particularly dangerous location was in the vicinity of the Devil's Punch Bowl, Hindhead, about 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Guildford. Today, this is an area better known for traffic jams, for it remains one of the very few stretches of single carriageway on the A3, and is heavily used by commuters. It is estimated that on average this area of road carries 28,400 vehicles per day resulting in long queues build up here, particularly during the morning peak hours. A 1.2 mile (1.8 km) twin bore tunnel bypassing the Devil's Punch Bowl (a Site of Special Scientific Interest) is set to be built, with advanced works beginning in 2007 and the main works to start in 2008. Once complete (target date 2011) the £371 million Hindhead Tunnel will be the longest non-estuarial tunnel in the UK, and will convert the last remaining single carriageway section of the A3, outside of London and Portsmouth, to dual carriageway.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Devils Punch Bowl is a large natural amphitheatre, and a popular beauty spot near Hindhead, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. ... Hindhead is a village on the A3 road in Surrey, about 10 miles south-west of Guildford. ... Not to be confused with Guilford. ... See Commute for other meanings. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... The Devils Punch Bowl is a large natural amphitheatre, and a popular beauty spot near Hindhead, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hindhead is a village on the A3 road in Surrey, about 10 miles south-west of Guildford. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...

Another traffic black spot during peak hours is just outside London going northbound before the Hook underpass. The road is, before that point, three lanes, yet has to go down to two in order to go in the underpass. Also, the traffic from the A309 comes in just before the underpass creating congestion. The traffic is often busy in that section from about 7:50AM to 8:30AM and from 5:15PM to 5:50PM because of the sheer volume of the traffic. Other meanings: Movie starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, expansion pack to SimCity 4, shuffling puzzle by ThinkFun, album. ...

Cycle paths

There are several shared pedestrian and cycle paths on the A3, although many seem to be very infrequently used. One cycle path links the village of Liss with the town of Petersfield on the Portsmouth-bound side of the A3 Petersfield bypass. However, an alternative cycle route would be the B2070 or 'Old A3' which was the main route from Liphook and Liss to Petersfield before the construction of the bypass. This article or section should include material from Cycle path debate Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. ...

Another links the village of Greatham with West Liss. The path is on the London-bound side, linking to a bridge over the A3 to West Liss. This means cyclists and pedestrians are not required to cross the dual carriageway on foot at the Ham Barn roundabout as would be the case if they went to West Liss on Farnham Rd (the B3006). Greatham is a village in County Durham, in England. ... B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. ...

There is also a cycle path between Greatham and Liphook, and nearer Portsmouth there is a cycle path between Clanfield and the Queen Elizabeth Country Park, a large forest near Petersfield next to the A3. St James Church, Clanfield Clanfield Well and Thatched Cover Clanfield Pond The Rising Sun Pub Clanfield is a village and civil parish located between Waterlooville and Petersfield in Hampshire, United Kingdom. ... Queen Elizabeth Country Park is a large country park situated on the South Downs in southern England. ...

London

In Central London, the A3 starts at London Bridge, going south-west along Borough High Street and Newington Causeway to the Elephant and Castle roundabout. It continues along Newington Butts, Kennington Park Road, Clapham Road and Clapham High Street. The road then passes the north side of Clapham Common and through Wandsworth to Wimbledon Common. It bypasses Kingston upon Thames in outer London. Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... For other uses, see London Bridge (disambiguation). ... Borough High Street is the last section of the road from Dover to London as it approaches London Bridge. ... Newington Causeway is a road in Southwark, London SE1, between the Elephant and Castle and Borough High Street. ... The Elephant and Castle, commonly shortened to the Elephant, is a major road intersection in inner south London, and is also used as a name for the surrounding district. ... Newington Butts is a short road in Southwark, London, England, leading south-west from the Elephant and Castle. ... Kennington Park Road is a main road in south London, England, and is part of the A3 trunk road. ... Clapham Common Clapham Common is a triangular area of grassland of about 200 acres (0. ... Wandsworth is a town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-west London. ... Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ...

A3(M)

This section of the road was opened in 1979^[4] and acts as a bypass of the A3 road in this part of Hampshire. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Map sources for Horndean at grid reference SU702134 Horndean is a village in Hampshire, UK, which marks the southern limit of the district of East Hampshire. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Not to be confused with Guilford. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

Junctions

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See also

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