- A158 road
The A158 road is a major tourist route that heads from Lincoln in the west to
Skegness on the east coast. The road is located entirely in thecounty ofLincolnshire and issingle carriageway for almost its entirety. The road is approximately convert|41|mi|km long. The road gets quite congested with holiday traffic during the summer.Lincoln to Horncastle
The road begins outside Lincoln as part of the by-pass at the A46. It heads south east for convert|1|mi|km|sing=on until reaching a roundabout where the A15 joins from the centre of Lincoln. Ths was the original route before the bypass opened. From here the route heads north east through the village of
North Greetwell thenSudbrooke where it crosses the Lincoln toGrimsby railway. Further on atBullington the B1399 heads north east while the A158 changes direction and heads east toWragby . Here it crosses the B1202 then forks with the A157 which heads through theLincolnshire Wolds to Louth. From here the route gets quite twisty then heads south east around the south end of the Wolds. AtBaumber the B1225 joins from the north as the A158 continues towards in a more southerly direction towards the town ofHorncastle . The B1190 and B1191 both join just outside Horncastle where the road crosses the A153.Horncastle to Skegness
After leaving Horncastle the route heads east with the B1195 heading off a few miles later to
Spilsby . Further on the road passes through the large village of Hagworthingham. The road then reaches a roundabout with the A16 atPartney . Both roads used to go through Partney but now bypass it. The A158 continues east until reaching another roundabout with the A1028 which provides a short cut from the A16 further north. The B1196 also heads up toAlford from here. The A158 becomes dual-carriageway for a mile from here until becoming single again through Gunby. The road heads throughBurgh le Marsh before finally reaching Skegness where it terminates at a junction with the A52.
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