The A406 or the North Circular Road is a trunk-road linking west and east London going via North London. London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...

Its western end starts at junction 1 of the M4 motorway and the South Circular Road at Gunnersbury. It then goes via Gunnersbury Avenue, crossing Uxbridge Road onto Hanger Lane past Hanger Hill, then crosses the A40 Western Avenue and turns north-east and becomes the North Circular Road. It continues past Stonebridge Park station, and crosses Harrow Road before continuing through Neasden. After crossing Edgware Road it has a junction with the southern terminus of the M1 motorway at Staples Corner. The M4 motorway is also a motorway in the Republic of Ireland, on the route from Dublin to Sligo. ... The A205 or South Circular Road is a roughly semicircular trunk road that joins west London to east London via south London. ... Gunnersbury is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. ... The Hanger Lane Gyratory System is a vast complex roundabout system off the A40 road and the A406 in west London. ... The A40 is a trunk road in England and Wales, connecting London to Fishguard. ... Stonebridge Park station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ... Neasden is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... Edgware Road is a road in London. ... The M1 is a major north-south motorway in England connecting London to Yorkshire, where it joins the A1(M) near Wetherby. ... Staples Corner is a road junction in London, United Kingdom, with two linked roundabouts, which connects the North Circular Road with the start of the M1 motorway. ...

It then passes by the Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Brent Cross Interchange (with the A41), through Golders Green south of Finchley and north of St Pancras and Islington Cemetery where at Friern Barnet it becomes Pinkham Way with a short single lane section. Subsequently turning right into Bowes Road it becomes the North Circular Road again at Green Lanes, then Sterling Way after it crosses the A10 Great Cambridge Road. After it crosses Fore Street it becomes Angel Road which leads into the Lea Valley Viaduct as it crosses the River Lea. Brent Cross is best known as the first shopping centre to be built in the UK. Situated at the London end of the M1 motorway on the North Circular in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from the River Brent which runs through the site. ... The A41 is a major trunk road in United Kingdom that links London to Birkenhead. ... Golders Green is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... The A10 is a major road in England. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ...

It becomes Southend Road and passes north of Walthamstow, crossing Woodford New Road at Waterworks Corner. Leaving the Southend Road at an elevated junction with the M11 motorway above Charlie Brown's Roundabout, and turns south, passing the Eastern Avenue at Redbridge Roundabout. It passes Romford Road to the west of Ilford, then crosses Barking Road in Barking, and ends at an interchange with the A13 Newham Way in Beckton. The road then links, via the free Woolwich Ferry, with the South Circular Road on the other side of the river. Walthamstow is an area of north-east London, England in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... This page is about the M11 motorway in England. ... Ilford is a town in North-East London, UK in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Barking is a town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England. ... The A13 is a trunk road in England, between London and south Essex. ... Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ... The A205 or South Circular Road is a roughly semicircular trunk road that joins west London to east London via south London. ...

Although the route has alternate names at some points it is generally referred to as the North Circular throughout for route planning purposes. The route is mostly grade separated dual carriageway from the A40 to the A13 except for the Drury Way/Brentfield Road junction, the Golders Green Road/Brent Street junction, Henlys Corner and Bounds Green - Green Lanes. This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... The A40 is a trunk road in England and Wales, connecting London to Fishguard. ... The A13 is a trunk road in England, between London and south Essex. ...

In 2004, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has promised limited improvements to the road but he has received criticism for not approving earlier plans for widening the often heavily congested road at critical sections. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Robert Livingstone, known as Ken Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is the current Mayor of London. ...

London's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics has increased speculation that the road will be upgraded to provide for adequate transportation during the Games. Nine cities submitted bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and five have made it to the shortlist for hosting the Games of the XXX Olympiad. ...

External links

• Flash Wilson's guide to the A406 (http://www.gorge.org/a406)