If we're talking about the continuous bit of tarmac (under motorway regs) then it's the M6 the A74(M) and M74 which of course is one continuous motorway corridor between Catthorpe and Glasgow not to mention the completion of the M74 that adds more mileage
@@alfienaylor1587Perhaps it's the longest continuous stretch of special road, assuming that the A14 isn't all purpose and that turning off to stay on the road doesn't disqualify it.
The Great North Road within the M25 is made up of Upper Street, the Holloway, Archway, Aylmer and Lyttelton Roads, Falloden, Watford, Great North and Barnet Ways and the Barnet By-Pass. The Great North Road starts separately, in Little Heath, Potters Bar, where the A1000 (formerly A1 before the Barnet By-Pass was built - in America it would be called US-1-Business) crosses the Coal Tax Line (the official boundary of London), running separately to Stanborough. From here, they run together. Some towns have been by-passed: with a few exceptions, the designation "Great North Road" usually takes the by-pass south of the River Trent, but remains on the old road through the town north of the Trent. The designation "A1" always takes the by-pass. I cannot find any instances of the name "Great North Road" north of the Scottish border.
This prompted me to look up the B2109 in Newhaven East Sussex. A road I used to live next to. It used to run from Newhaven to Beddingham where it met the A27. However, due to some jiggery-pokery in the late60s early 70s, it was upgraded to be the A26 ...apart from a short length through an industrial estate in Newhaven. Its still over 900m though.
One fun fact I always remember is that the four longest Interstates in the US (I-90, I-80, I-74, and I-10) are all individually longer than the UK's entire motorway network. In fact, I-90 itself is just over 700 miles longer!
People say that the A1 is the longest road. But as you say it isn’t because it’s been upgraded with motorway standards and becomes A1(M). The A5, A34, A38 and A41 is separated by other roads that these roads would have continued without being separated.
I believe the shortest B road is the B327, making up a part of Charles II Street in London, between Haymarket and Waterloo Place. London has many short ones other than this. Shortest A road I believe is either the A962 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, making up the entire length of Castle Street, or the A3009 in Esher, making up the southern side of Esher Green between the High Street and Church Street
I live at the top end of the A38 and it goes to holiday-land which I like (although I never use it for that). However the bit around Ashfield is horrible with traffic light after traffic light so I’m glad it didn’t win…
Very interesting to think about, although would the A1 still count as IIRC the A1(M) number means A1 under motorway regulations so it's still part of the A1?
What about a video on the strange case of the A42? I own a copy of the AA Book Of The Road (1966 edition) and all the double-digit A roads in England are marked on its maps except that one. A Google search told me it originally ran from Reading to Birmingham, but the article didn't really explain why it vanished so soon after it had been classified.
I was think M1 or M6, as the M1 starts further south, but the M6 goes to the Scottish border. This assumes that the non-toll M6 is continuous from the M1 to the north of England and that there isn't multiplexing around Birmingham. I didn't think of the A1, but not for any clever reason. I just forgot it even existed.
@martineyles Like I say, they're categorised separately, so Bryn is correct. That said, they've been effectively one continuous road since 2008, even though they haven't been renumbered as one uniform M6. The plan in the 80s and 90s was to renumber it, but the precursor to Highways England took so long to complete the M6 beyond Carlisle that it never officially happened.
You forget the M60. There's no A road in the middle of it, so it really is infinite! Just make sure you drive anti-clockwise to avoid a roundabout or multiplexing with the M62.
I know it's just for fun but hard disagree that the A1 and A1(M) are 'different roads' - almost anyone living near a motorway section just calls it the 'A1' anyway. The (M) is just useful on signs for non-motorway traffic to know to avoid it. Of course this logic about 'not different' then falls to pieces when considering the A3 and A3(M)...
Not to sure of the A5 as part of it is M54 in Telford in Shropshire and also a multiplex with the A483 around Oswestry connecting Wrexham A483 North and Welshpool A483 south also Llangollen, Betws-y-Coed A5 West and Midlands A5 East
Oh come on, Everyone knows the Longest Road is the M25. Once you get on it, you're on it for days, and you can't get off! AND, you can go round and round and round and round and round . . .etc, etc, ad infinitum!
1:30 Not sure why you dislike pedantry. Don't pub quizzes welcome pedantry? Don't quizmasters craft clever questions where you need pedantry to get the answer they want? Don't contestants have arguments over whose answer is right, which descend into pedantry?
I’ve drove majority of the a9 from Dunblane to Thurso just not done the bit from Falkirk since the motorway sections are much more of a better options. It’s about time the dueling was done between Perth and Inverness we were promised 2025 by the Scottish government the SNP liars and the project is miles behind…
This is the sort of pedantry that people subscribe for 😅. Could be the start of a whole new series
So can we look forward to a similarly pedantic video on your channel? ;-p
@@martineyles I doubt I'm as knowledgeable about rail as Bryn is about roads 😅.
I’ll send Bryn more texts with more random questions on then 😂
@@everylaststation definitely! 😅
What you reckon Bryn, a Stu asks Bryn series 😂
Noted for the next pub quiz!!
If we're talking about the continuous bit of tarmac (under motorway regs) then it's the M6 the A74(M) and M74 which of course is one continuous motorway corridor between Catthorpe and Glasgow not to mention the completion of the M74 that adds more mileage
And if motorway regulations weren’t part of the mix it’d be even longer now the M6 continues straight onto the A14 and the M11 for London.
@@alfienaylor1587 and the M11 merges into the A406
@@alfienaylor1587Perhaps it's the longest continuous stretch of special road, assuming that the A14 isn't all purpose and that turning off to stay on the road doesn't disqualify it.
If you're going along the M74 extension, that flows into either the M8 or M77.
if totsos disqualify it, then you'd have to count the M6 TOLL as that hijacks the M6 mainline from the M42 to M54.
The Great North Road within the M25 is made up of Upper Street, the Holloway, Archway, Aylmer and Lyttelton Roads, Falloden, Watford, Great North and Barnet Ways and the Barnet By-Pass. The Great North Road starts separately, in Little Heath, Potters Bar, where the A1000 (formerly A1 before the Barnet By-Pass was built - in America it would be called US-1-Business) crosses the Coal Tax Line (the official boundary of London), running separately to Stanborough. From here, they run together. Some towns have been by-passed: with a few exceptions, the designation "Great North Road" usually takes the by-pass south of the River Trent, but remains on the old road through the town north of the Trent. The designation "A1" always takes the by-pass. I cannot find any instances of the name "Great North Road" north of the Scottish border.
Ebenezer Place in Wick Scotland is the shortest street at 6foot 9 inches or 4 inches longer than me if I take a nap in it.
Your videos brighten my day. Keep up the very high standards thanks
Just discovered a tiny B road in the town of Montrose in Angus. It’s the B9100 which seems to be a street joined onto the B9133 down by the harbour
Good fun video Bryn👍
Longest uninterrupted Motorway with roundabout or junction (with exception to the Toll) is the M11, A14, M6, M6 Toll, M6, A74M and M74 combined
That as a lot of fun. The longest road question has come up a few times in pub quizzes I have attended and it always gets heated.
I can see you Bryn arguing that in the pub quiz lol The A9 is a nice road when viewed from a train window, Great video.
This prompted me to look up the B2109 in Newhaven East Sussex. A road I used to live next to. It used to run from Newhaven to Beddingham where it met the A27. However, due to some jiggery-pokery in the late60s early 70s, it was upgraded to be the A26 ...apart from a short length through an industrial estate in Newhaven. Its still over 900m though.
One fun fact I always remember is that the four longest Interstates in the US (I-90, I-80, I-74, and I-10) are all individually longer than the UK's entire motorway network. In fact, I-90 itself is just over 700 miles longer!
The A38 also becomes the A38M for a short distance in Birmingham, just before it crosses the M6
People say that the A1 is the longest road. But as you say it isn’t because it’s been upgraded with motorway standards and becomes A1(M). The A5, A34, A38 and A41 is separated by other roads that these roads would have continued without being separated.
I believe the shortest B road is the B327, making up a part of Charles II Street in London, between Haymarket and Waterloo Place. London has many short ones other than this. Shortest A road I believe is either the A962 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, making up the entire length of Castle Street, or the A3009 in Esher, making up the southern side of Esher Green between the High Street and Church Street
I live at the top end of the A38 and it goes to holiday-land which I like (although I never use it for that). However the bit around Ashfield is horrible with traffic light after traffic light so I’m glad it didn’t win…
Very interesting to think about, although would the A1 still count as IIRC the A1(M) number means A1 under motorway regulations so it's still part of the A1?
This is the sort of information I subscribe for! 😂
You could argue the A1 is a continuous road, parts of which are subject to motorway regulations. Indeed, that is my argument 😊
What about a video on the strange case of the A42? I own a copy of the AA Book Of The Road (1966 edition) and all the double-digit A roads in England are marked on its maps except that one. A Google search told me it originally ran from Reading to Birmingham, but the article didn't really explain why it vanished so soon after it had been classified.
Absolutely fascinating! The Military Road I only rode along in a bus a couple of weeks ago after visiting the stump
Tye retail park is mssing a trick. If they called themselves an M77 service station, they could double all their prices!
I was thinking a1 or m6
awesome video
I was think M1 or M6, as the M1 starts further south, but the M6 goes to the Scottish border. This assumes that the non-toll M6 is continuous from the M1 to the north of England and that there isn't multiplexing around Birmingham. I didn't think of the A1, but not for any clever reason. I just forgot it even existed.
There's also the fact of the M6, A74(M) and M74 are effectively one road categorised as 3 roads from Catthorpe to the the M8 around Glasgow.
@@davidparsons97 But in the video, Bryn treats them separately.
@martineyles Like I say, they're categorised separately, so Bryn is correct. That said, they've been effectively one continuous road since 2008, even though they haven't been renumbered as one uniform M6. The plan in the 80s and 90s was to renumber it, but the precursor to Highways England took so long to complete the M6 beyond Carlisle that it never officially happened.
My guess was the A38 , second guess would have been the A6
The B2012 in Maidstone is very short, about 1 km I think.
It's definitely the M25 it never ends. (Except for the Dartford crossing) Same road tho 😂😂
You forget the M60. There's no A road in the middle of it, so it really is infinite! Just make sure you drive anti-clockwise to avoid a roundabout or multiplexing with the M62.
Did the M6 get a little bit longer when the Catthorpe Interchange was completed?
Not by a huge amount but yes.
A2204 must be a contender for shortest
Big up the North 🎉
I know it's just for fun but hard disagree that the A1 and A1(M) are 'different roads' - almost anyone living near a motorway section just calls it the 'A1' anyway. The (M) is just useful on signs for non-motorway traffic to know to avoid it. Of course this logic about 'not different' then falls to pieces when considering the A3 and A3(M)...
A5?
Not to sure of the A5 as part of it is M54 in Telford in Shropshire and also a multiplex with the A483 around Oswestry connecting Wrexham A483 North and Welshpool A483 south also Llangollen, Betws-y-Coed A5 West and Midlands A5 East
@@shaun30-3-mg9zs now that I think about it the A5 is broken as bits of motorway like the M1 were built on top of it
@@UK.RoadsCyclingandTransport Did not know about the M1, thanks for your reply
Oh come on, Everyone knows the Longest Road is the M25.
Once you get on it, you're on it for days, and you can't get off!
AND, you can go round and round and round and round and round . . .etc, etc, ad infinitum!
No you can't. It starts in Kent & ends in Essex. The bit across the river joining the beginning & end is the A282.
@@TheRip72 Noooo! You're kidding? Well damn!
A6 or a361 Lincoln to Taunton foss way
Didn’t waste any time with this one did you pal 😂
If I know Bryn, he actually didn't!
1:30 Not sure why you dislike pedantry. Don't pub quizzes welcome pedantry? Don't quizmasters craft clever questions where you need pedantry to get the answer they want? Don't contestants have arguments over whose answer is right, which descend into pedantry?
Who says I *dislike* it? 👀
@@BrynBuck Oh, OK then.
Didn't the original M77 used to be the shortest motorway at one time?
It was almost the shortest when first built, although I think, the A308(M) has always been just a smidge shorter.
Surely the A5000 is shorter?
Longest dual carriageway?
That will require some research, presumably you are only applying this to continuous all purpose sections otherwise it's still the A1.
@@BrynBuck Not the A1 because north of Newcastle it becomes single carriageway.
I’ve drove majority of the a9 from Dunblane to Thurso just not done the bit from Falkirk since the motorway sections are much more of a better options. It’s about time the dueling was done between Perth and Inverness we were promised 2025 by the Scottish government the SNP liars and the project is miles behind…