A6003 road

A6003
Route information
Length	21 mi (34 km)
Major junctions
South end	A14 road near Kettering 52°22′31″N 0°41′01″W / 52.3752°N 0.6835°W / 52.3752; -0.6835 (A6003 road (southern end))
Major intersections	A14 Junction 10 A4300 A43 A6014 A427 A6116 A47 A606
North end	Oakham 52°40′02″N 0°42′48″W / 52.6672°N 0.7134°W / 52.6672; -0.7134 (A6003 road (northern end))
Location
Primary destinations	Kettering, Corby, Uppingham, Oakham
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A6003 is an A-class road in England, linking Kettering in Northamptonshire with Corby and Oakham, the latter in Rutland. The road briefly enters Leicestershire between the villages of Rockingham and Caldecott. The road forms the principal link between Corby and the rest of Northamptonshire, as well as between Rutland and Northamptonshire. The entire length of the road is 21 miles (34 km).

Route[]

The road starts at junction 10 of the A14, heading past Wicksteed Park and into Kettering. Through the town it is a single carriageway until crossing the A43 at a signal-controlled roundabout. From here it passes an industrial development and heads north towards Corby. The stretch between the A43 and the A6014 road in Corby is the only length of dual carriageway on the route. A bypass has been constructed from Barford Bridge on the A6003 to the A43 west of Stanion to relieve the traffic on the single carriageway passing through Geddington on the A43.^[1][2] Skirting the edge of Corby, the road passes the Eyebrook Reservoir before crossing the River Welland; the narrow bridge over the Welland at Caldecott is controlled by traffic lights. It passes through Uppingham before meeting the A47 at a roundabout . North of here it passes Rutland Water before arriving at Oakham, where a new bypass has been constructed.

External links[]

• A picture of the A6003 where it forms the Oakham Bypass, from the Rutland County Council website.^{[permanent dead link]}

References[]

Coordinates: 52°32′11″N 0°43′22″W / 52.5364°N 0.7228°W / 52.5364; -0.7228 (A6003 road)

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