A letter to Ministry of Transport’s chief engineer from the Eastern divisional road engineer stated on 29 May 1937, that cycle tracks were under construction by 31 March 1937.
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Aylesbury-Uxbridge Road, A413
OS 1937-61
Modern Map
Date opened/built:
1937.
Length:
1.7 miles (2,735m).
Width:
Probably 6ft (1.82m).
Adjoining footway:
No.
Road type:
Rural dual carriageway.
Surface:
Modern asphalt today, much degraded.
Both sides of road:
No.
Adjacent to social housing:
No.
Start:
Indistinct, https://goo.gl/maps/cQfRZnjAiGhSjhF26
End:
Indistinct, https://goo.gl/maps/jALRQohUPkdsTZ3Y7
Period mapping:
OS 1:10,000 revised 1930 to 1959, published 1960. https://maps.nls.uk/view/189246480. No cycle tracks marked but wide road.
OpenCycleMap status:
https://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=15&lat=51.67074&lon=-0.64651&layers=B0000 No cycle tracks or footways marked.
Sources:
Ministry of Transport archives held at National Archives.
NOTES
A letter to Ministry of Transport’s chief engineer from the Eastern divisional road engineer stated on 29 May 1937, that cycle tracks were under construction by 31 March 1937.
