2023

SX5793 : Okehampton Bypass (eastbound)

taken 2 years ago, near to Okehampton Camp, Devon, England

Okehampton Bypass (eastbound)
Okehampton Bypass (eastbound)
A much-needed bypass to divert the A30 away from the centre of Okehampton was first mooted in 1963 but was not completed until 1988. A 96-day public Inquiry debated whether the new route should pass through prime agricultural land to the north of the town, or through the Dartmoor National Park to the south. The latter was chosen despite considerable opposition.
The A30

Running for 284 miles between London and Land's End, the A30 is the third longest A-road in Britain, yet for about half its length it is non-primary.

The A30 used to provide the most direct route from London to the southwest of England. Nowadays, much of the through traffic from the London area to south west England now uses the M3 motorway as far as Basingstoke then the A303 to Honiton where the route again joins the A30. As a result, most of the A30 has been downgraded and only parts of it now retain trunk road status.

The section between Honiton and Penzance, however remains vital to the economy of Cornwall as well as Central and Western Devon; this part of the route is an important trunk route, mostly grade separated dual carriageway. Places on the trunk section have been bypassed and sections of road widened.

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SX5793, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 June, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 23 November, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 578 935 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.4692N 4:0.9191W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 577 935
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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