A21 road
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The A21 is a major road in England running from Lewisham in southeast London to Hastings, East Sussex.
From Lewisham, it runs south east through Bromley and bypasses Orpington. Entering Kent near its junction with the M25 motorway, the road becomes a dual carriageway and continues past Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. South of Tonbridge, it becomes a single carriageway for two miles until the three-mile long Pembury bypass near Tunbridge Wells.
From the southern end of the Pembury bypass, the A21 is mainly single carriageway. A bypass of Lamberhurst was opened in 2005 and the road also bypasses the villages of Flimwell and Robertsbridge. The road then continues southwards, passing to the east of its original route through Battle, before terminating in Hastings. Plans are currently being considered by the Highways Agency to dual the sections between the Tonbridge and Pembury Bypasses, and between Pembury and the new Lamberhurst Bypass. There are also controvesial proposals afoot to bypass the East Sussex village of Hurst Green.
External links
- UK Roads Portal A21 information (http://www.uk-roads.co.uk/f99/21.html)