- A118 road
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road= A118
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direction= West to East
start= Bow
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end=Romford
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junctions=The A118 is a road in East London,
England which links Bow with Gallows Corner, east ofRomford . The section from Stratford to Gallows Corner formed the original route of the A12 until the designation was transferred to the Eastern Avenue soon after the latter opened in1925 . This route has even older pedigree, dating back to Roman times, forming theLondon toColchester road.Recently, the A118 was extended westwards from its former terminus at Stratford to Bow, taking over the former A11 Stratford High Street when the A12 extension opened in 1999. Thus 70 years after the Eastern Avenue was built, the A12 finally by-passed the whole of the A118, unlike the situation previously, where the A12 ended on the A11 due north of Stratford at
Leytonstone . The road is known as "Romford Road" for much its length in theLondon Borough of Newham , "High Road" while in theLondon Borough of Redbridge and theLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham and "London Road" while in theLondon Borough of Havering . A final section linking Romford withGallows Corner is known as "Main Road".The path of the road has been altered to bypass
Ilford and Romford town centres. The road passes directly through the districts of Maryland,Forest Gate , Manor Park,Little Ilford ,Seven Kings ,Goodmayes ,Chadwell Heath andGidea Park . The road is served by London Buses route 86 for most its length with other routes serving various sections.
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