A299 road

UK road routebox
road= A299
length-mi=
length-km=
direction= East - West
start= Near Faversham
destinations= Margate
end= Ramsgate
construction-date= 1930s
completion-date= 2000s
junctions= ukmotorwaysmall|2
gbroadsmall|2
ukroadsmall|28
ukroadsmall|253
ukroadsmall|255
ukroadsmall|256
ukroadsmall|290
ukroadsmall|291
ukroadsmall|2990

The A299, better known as the Thanet Way, is a major road in the county of Kent in England, and runs from Brenley Corner near Faversham (where it merges into the M2) to Ramsgate via Whitstable and Herne Bay. It is principally used for ferry traffic to Ramsgate, and other traffic to the Isle Of Thanet.

Most of the road was originally constructed in the 1930s as an unemployment relief project. Prior to this, all traffic to the Isle of Thanet had to go via Canterbury.

The A299 was upgraded in the 1990s to dual carriageway for almost its entire length. Whitstable and Herne Bay were bypassed, with the old road becoming the A2990, and the A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay were upgraded via an online upgrade.

The A299 used to end near Sarre, on the A253 which continued into Ramsgate. Now this road is part of the A299, meaning it can go all the way to Ramsgate Harbour, passing Kent International Airport on the way.

Junctions

ee also

*Great Britain road numbering system

External links

* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A299 Society of British Road Enthusiasts - A299 on Roads By 10]