A509 road

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The A509 is the designation of two quite separate roads in the United Kingdom, one in England and one in Northern Ireland.

England

The A509 is a short (about 30 miles/50 km) A-class road for north/south journeys in south cental England, forming the route from Kettering in Northamptonshire to the M1 and A5 in Milton Keynes.

The road begins at Wicksteed Park in the outskirts of Kettering and goes on to form the Wellingborough western bypass before crossing into the Borough of Milton Keynes (and traditional Buckinghamshire). From there, it cuts through the centre of Olney and becomes a dual carriageway as it crosses the A422 east of Newport Pagnell, then descends to cross the M1 at Junction 14 where it enters Milton Keynes itself. A further 4 miles (7 Km) takes it past the edge of the centre and the National Hockey Stadium, to link up with the A5 at the National Badminton Centre in Loughton.

Northern Ireland

The A509 is the section of the route from Dublin to Enniskillen that is north of the border with the Republic of Ireland. South of the border, it is the N3. The border crossing is the "Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge" [].

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