A205 road
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The A205 or South Circular Road is a roughly semicircular trunk road that joins west London to east London via south London.
History
The South Circular Road was first proposed in the County of London Plan of 1943, as the southern half of a "C ring". However, the plan was never fully realised, and the South Circular Road is essentially a string of older roads joined together to make one continuous route. At one point it merges with the A3 Portsmouth Road for around a mile in Clapham, near Clapham Common. The road is widely considered inadequate for the job which is relied on to do, and as a result congstion is very heavy at all times, and at peak times traffic is almost at a stand still. The chances of any upgrades to the road are considered slim at best.Bus Lanes
The majority of the South Circular Road is single carriageway, one lane each way, aside from a small section of dual carriageway near the Woolwich ferry. Some of the wider sections of the road as it travels through Brixton, Clapham and Bermondsey which formerlly were single carriageway, abeit with two lanes each way have had the outside lanes turned into bus lanes. This has an adverse effect on the traffic flow, and has increased congestion and journey times in many areas. However it is the policy of Transport for London (TFL) to encourage the use of public transport, and reduce car ownership within the capital.Route
The South Circular Road uses sections of pre-existing roads, all of which retain their historic names. The following table lists the main road names and exits from west to east.| Exits towards London | Junction & street names | Exits away from London |
|---|---|---|
| Continued from North Circular Road (A406) | ||
| A4 Great West Road | Chiswick Roundabout | A4 Great West Road |
| Chiswick High Road | ||
| A315 Kew Bridge Road | ||
| Kew Road | ||
| Kew Bridge (crosses the Thames over Kew Bridge | ||
| A307 Kew Road | ||
| Mortlake Road | ||
| A316 Lower Richmond Road | Chalkers Corner | A316 Lower Richmond Road |
| Clifford Avenue | ||
| A305 Upper Richmond Road West | ||
| Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen | ||
| Upper Richmond Road | ||
| A306 Rocks Lane | A306 Roehampton Lane | |
| A219 Putney High Street | A219 Putney Hill | |
| Upper Richmond Road | ||
| A3 West Hill | ||
| A3 West Hill, Wandsworth | ||
| A3 East Hill, Wandsworth | ||
| A214 | Wandsworth Bridge Road | |
| A3 North Side Wandsworth Common | ||
| A3 Battersea Rise | ||
| Clapham Common West Side | ||
| The Avenue | ||
| Cavendish Road | ||
| A24 | Clapham South Station | A24 |
| Cavendish Road | ||
| Poynders Road | ||
| Atkins Road | ||
| Streatham Place | ||
| A23 Brixton Hill | A23 Brixton Hill | |
| Christchurch Road | ||
| A215 Norwood Road | Norwood Road (westbound) Hardel Rise, Tulse Hill (eastbound) | A215 Norwood Road |
| Thurlow Park Road | ||
| A2199 Croxted Road | West Dulwich | A2199 Croxted Road |
| Thurlow Park Road | ||
| Dulwich Common past Sydenham Hill (the site of the former Crystal Palace, now replaced by a radio mast) | ||
| A2216 Lordship Lane | Lordship Lane, Forest Hill | |
| London Road | ||
| Forest Hill | A2216 Dartmouth Road | |
| Dartmouth Road | ||
| Waldram Crescent | ||
| Waldram Park Road | ||
| Sunderland Road | ||
| Stanstead Road | ||
| A212 Catford Hill | ||
| Catford Road | ||
| A21 Rushey Green | Catford gyratory system | A21 Bromley Road |
| Brownhill Road | ||
| Saint Mildreds Road, Lee | ||
| A2212 Baring Road | ||
| Westhorne Avenue, Eltham | ||
| A2212 Burnt Ash Road | ||
| Westhorne Avenue, Eltham | ||
| A20 Sidcup Road | Clifton's roundabout | A20 Sidcup Road |
| Westhorne Avenue | ||
| A210 Eltham Road | Yorkshire Grey roundabout | A210 Eltham Hill |
| Westhorne Avenue | ||
| A2 | A2 | |
| Westhorne Avenue | ||
| Rochester Way | Well Hall roundabout | A208 Well Hall Road |
| Well Hall Road, Shooter's Hill | ||
| A207 Shooter's Hill Road | A207 Shooter's Hill | |
| Academy Road, Woolwich Common (past the former Royal Military Academy) | ||
| Woolwich Common | ||
| Woolwich New Road | ||
| Grand Depot Road | ||
| John Wilson Street | ||
| Woolwich Church Street | Woolwich High Street | |
| Ferry Approach | ||
| Woolwich Ferry |
| UK Primary status A roads in Zone 2 | |
| A2 - A20 - A202 - A205 - A2070 - A21 - A217 - A22 - A228 - A229 - A23 - A232 - A24 - A249 - A25 - A253 - A256 - A259 - A26 - A264 - A27 - A272 - A28 - A280 - A283 - A29 - A299 | ||
| Great Britain road numbering scheme | ||
|---|---|---|
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