The A180 is a primary route in northern England, that runs from the M180 motorway to

Cleethorpes Cleethorpes () is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, England with a population of 38,372 in 2020. It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century, with fishing as its original industry, then develo ...

. The road is a continuation of the M180, but built to lower specifications: it is mainly dual two-lane without hard shoulders. The road is (mostly grade separated)

dual carriageway A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...

for from the M180 to Grimsby, and is a single carriageway road for between Grimsby and Cleethorpes beach.

Route

The A180 begins at junction 5 of the M180 in North Lincolnshire, where it picks up traffic from the motorway and the A15 road heading towards the ports of Grimsby and

Immingham Immingham is a town, civil parish and ward in the North East Lincolnshire unitary authority of England. It is situated on the south-west bank of the Humber Estuary, and is north-west from Grimsby. The region was relatively unpopulated and un ...

. The road crosses the border into

North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. It borders the borough of North Lincolnshire and districts of West Lindsey and East Lindsey. The population of the district in the 2011 Census was ...

and has a junction with the

A160 road The A160 is a short road in North Lincolnshire, England. It connects the A180 to Immingham docks. It is a dual carriageway for part of its length through the village of South Killingholme. Plans have been approved to entirely dual the ro ...

to Immingham Dock. It

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the town of Immingham and

Habrough __NOTOC__ Habrough ( ) is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England, north-west of Grimsby and inland from the River Humber at the southern edge of the A180 road, just west of Immingham and south of South Killingh ...

before meeting the

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(linking to the A46 road to Lincoln). The road then has a junction with the

A1136 road The A1136 is a road in North East Lincolnshire. It runs in a south-easterly direction from Healing to Grimsby town centre. Its length is . Route The A1136 starts at Great Coates Interchange with the A180 road with a 'Double roundabout interc ...

prior to having two

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junctions with local roads. In central Grimsby, the A180 meets the

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(to

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and Boston) at a roundabout, and continues along the front into Cleethorpes. In central Cleethopes the A180 terminates at a roundabout with the A46 road (clee road)and the

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(Isaacs hill).

History and noise

The A180 was opened in 1983 as an extension to the M180. Its ribbed concrete surface makes it the noisiest road in the United Kingdom. In June 2017, sound levels inside a family car travelling along the road were measured at up to 92 decibels. In the 2000s, parts of the road that lie close to inhabited areas were resurfaced with tarmac following continued complaints and campaigns. Calls for the entire stretch of the road to be resurfaced continued. In March 2018 it was announced that the remaining concrete sections would be resurfaced in three stages at a cost of £10 million.Noisy Lincolnshire A180 road to get £10m resurfacing work
BBC News. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:1-0180 Borough of North East Lincolnshire Borough of North Lincolnshire Roads in England Roads in Lincolnshire