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Map of the London Transport Area (red outline), the area within which The Highway Development Survey considered future traffic needs

The Highway Development Survey, 1937 was a report on highway improvements in Greater London by Sir Charles Bressey with Sir Edwin Lutyens published in May 1938.

Appointment

In December 1934, Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister of Transport, instructed Sir Charles Bressey, the ministry's former Chief Engineer for Roads to prepare a report on highway developments in the London area that would be required to enable the city to accommodate the anticipated growth in traffic over the next thirty years. Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens was appointed as a consultant. It was anticipated the research and preparation of Bressey's report would take three years.

Remit

Bressey's formal terms of reference were: "To study and report upon the need for improved communication by road (including the improvement and remodelling of existing roads) in the area of Greater London and to prepare a Highway Development Plan for that area, incorporating so far as is practicable and desirable schemes already planned or projected."

The scope of the survey and report covered the London Traffic Area (LTA), an area of 1,821 square miles (4,720 km²), including the whole of the County of London and the whole of Middlesex and parts of Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey. At the time of the report, the population of the LTA was approximately 9.5 million.

Report and recommendations

Nr	Name	Inner/ Outer Area	Counties	From	To	Via	Description
1	East West Connection	Inner	County of London, Essex	Wanstead	White City	Leytonstone, Leyton, Hackney Wick, Hackney, Haggerston, De Beauvoir Town, Islington, Pentonville, Kings Cross, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Westbourne Park, Notting Hill	Starting at the junction of Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone High Road, Woodford Road, Bush Road and Cambridge Park Road a short distance south-west of the end of Route 38, the route proposed a new road south-west through Leytonstone and Leyton (meeting Route 34), then continued on the existing aligmnent of Eastway south of Hackney Marshes (meeting Route 10 at Hackney Wick) and Victoria Park Road (meeting Route 39) to Mare Street, Hackney. A new road through south Hackney and Haggerston (meeting Route 36 at Queensbridge Road) turned south-west at De Beauvoir Town to follow the Regent's Canal with a viaduct over the New North Road and a tunnel under Islington and Pentonville to Kings Cross (meeting Route 22). The route then followed Euston Road and Marylebone Road to Paddington with a new section of Marylebone Road between Cosway Street and Edgware Road. From Edgware Road, the route followed Harrow Road (meeting Route 48), Bishop's Bridge Road, Porchester Road, Westbourne Park Road, Talbot Road and Blenheim Crescent to Ladbroke Grove (meeting Route 19). A section of new road connected Ladbroke Grove to Silchester Road with another new section from that road's north-west end crossing the West London line and Central line to end at the junction of Wood Lane and Westway.
2	South Circular Road	Inner	County of London	Woolwich	Wandsworth	Woolwich Common, Eltham Common, Lee, Hither Green, Catford, Forest Hill, West Dulwich, Tulse Hill, Streatham Hill, Clapham Park, Wandsworth Common	Starting at Woolwich High Street adjacent to the entrance for the Woolwich tunnel proposed as part of Route 38, the route ran south along Beresford Road to Beresford Square, then turned south-west along New Road and into Grand Depot Road to run south along the east side of Barrack Field and Woolwich Common to Eltham Common where it crossed Shooters Hill Road and followed Well Hall Road to the junction with Rochester Way, then Westhorne Avenue to Eltham Green where the junction with Eltham Road and Eltham Hill (the A210) would be revised to provide a new southern-westerly road crossing Sidcup Road (A20) and continuing to Lee. From Lee, the route followed existing roads St Mildred's Road and Brownhill Road through Hither Green to Catford. A new road was proposed to curve north of Catford Broadway to connect to Catford Road. At Catford station, the route met Route 27 from the north and a short section of new road was proposed to straighten Stanstead Road. Stanstead Road was followed to its junction with Sunderland Road at Forest Hill and a new section of road was proposed to pass north of the town centre as far as the junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road. The new section of road also provided a junction for the termination of Route 11 running on a viaduct above the railway line from the north. The route then followed London Road, Lordship Lane, Dulwich Common and Thurlow Park Road to West Dulwich (where it crossed Route 26) and Tulse Hill where it met Route 21. Christchurch Road was followed to Streatham Hill. From Streatham Hill, the route followed Atkins Road to King's Avenue and Poynders Road (where it crossed Route 25), before heading west on a new road through Clapham Park. A viaduct from the junction of the new road and Cavendish Road took the route over Balham Hill with a new road (meeting Route 24 at Ramsden Road) running via Balham Park Road on the south side of Wandsworth Common to the junction of Trinity Road, Bellevue Road and Burntwood Lane (for a junction with Route 29). The route then turned north-west along Trinity Road, Wandsworth Common West Side and Woodwell Street to East Street in Wandsworth, from where a new road ran to York Road and Bridgend Road where the route ended on the south side of Wandsworth Bridge.
3	City Loopway	Inner	County of London	Smithfield	Smithfield	Aldersgate, Moorgate, Bishopsgate, Aldgate, Billingsgate, Cannon Street, Blackfriars, Ludgate	Starting at the junction of Farringdon Street (Route 22) and Snow Hill, the route crossed West Smithfield (where Route 5 diverged north-east), and followed a new road to London Wall. The route followed London Wall, Wormwood Street, Camomile Street, Bevis Marks, Duke's Place, Jewry Street, Crutched Friars, Seething Lane, Byward Street (where it met Route 4), Lower Thames Street and Upper Thames Street to New Bridge Street, where it met and ran together with Route 22 north to Farringdon Street back to its start.
4	Aldgate By-Pass and Cable Street Widening	Inner	County of London	Tower Hill	Shadwell	-	Starting at a junction with Route 3 at Byward Street and involving a rearrangement of roads around Trinity Square, Tower Hill and Minories, the route ran east along Royal Mint Street and Cable Street to end at Route 36 at Cannon Street Road.
5	City Outer Circle	Inner	County of London	Smithfield	Whitechapel	Aldersgate, Shoreditch, Spitalfields	Starting at a junction with Route 3 at West Smithfield, the route followed Long Lane, Barbican, Beech Street, Chiswell Street, the south side of Finsbury Square, Wilson Street, Worship Street to Norton Folgate from where a new road was formed to cross Commercial Street to Buxton Street, which the route the followed to Vallance Road where it met Route 36.
6	Old Street By-Pass	Inner	County of London	City Road	Great Eastern Street	-	The route proposed a new section of road connecting two new roundabouts: one at the junction of City Road and East Street and the other at the junction of Old Street, Great Eastern Street, Pitfield Street and Paul Street.
7	North Orbital Road	Outer	Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex	Staines	Chadwell St Mary
8	South Orbital Road	Outer	Kent, Surrey	Swanley	Staines
9	Dartford Purfleet Tunnel and Approaches	Outer	Essex	Shenfield	Rainham	Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Brook Street, Emerson Park and Hornchurch	Starting on Chelmsford Road (A12) north of Shenfield the route followed a new road west to pass south of Pilgrims Hatch and north of Brentwood, then turned south-west where it crossed Route 7. It continued south, crossing the A12 west of Brook Street then south towards Emerson Park and Hornchurch to end at the A13 east of Rainham.
			Essex, Kent	West Thurrock	Green Street Green	Dartford, Hawley, Sutton-at-Hone, Swanley, Crockenhill, Chelsfield, Orpington	Starting at the southern end of the Purfleet By-pass near West Thurrock, the route followed a new road south and tunnel under the River Thames to Stone Marshes then ran east of Dartford, south-east of Hawley and west of Sutton-at-Hone and east of Swanley where it met Route 8 and turned south-west to pass east of Crockenhill and north of Chelsfield where it crossed the A224 and then east to end at the Farnborough By-Pass south of Orpington and north of Green Street Green. The road continued as a spur of Route 26.
10	Blackwall Tunnel Duplication and improvement of North and South Approaches	Inner	County of London	Hackney Wick	Blackheath	Old Ford, Bow, Bromley, Poplar Blackwall, North Greenwich	Starting at Hackney Wick at a junction with Route 1, the route followed Cadogan Terrace on the east side of Victoria Park to the Hertford Union Canal. A new road ran south to Weedon Road then the route followed, Lefevre Road and Fairfield Road to an enlarged junction at Bow Road, then along Devons Road and Brickfield Road to a viaduct over Limehouse Cut to the junction of St Leonard's Road and Zetland Road. The route then followed St Leonard's Road to East India Dock Road at Blackwall and the northern entrance of the original Blackwall Tunnel. A new tunnel under the River Thames rose to the surface in North Greenwich and the route followed Tunnel Avenue to just north of Woolwich Road from where a viaduct took the route south to the junction of Siebert Road and Bramshot Avenue. A new road then cut through local streets to end at the junction of Shooters Hill Road and Kidbrooke Park Road.
11	Rotherhithe Tunnel Duplication and connection to South Circular Road	Inner	County of London	Mile End	Forest Hill	Ratcliff, Rotherhithe, Deptford, New Cross, Brockley, Honor Oak	Starting at the junction with Route 39 at the junction of Burdett Road, Bow Common Road and Coutt's Road in Mile End, the route followed Coutt's Road and Canal Road to the Regent's Canal. From the canal a new road ran south-west to the junction of Commercial Road and Cable Street in Ratcliff where it entered a new tunnel under the River Thames to Rotherhithe. The tunnel surfaced and met the south entrance of the existing Rotherhithe Tunnel at a revised junction on Jamaica Road and Lower Road. The route followed Lower Road to Rotherhithe New Road in Deptford where it met Route 32, then Bush Road and Trundley's Road south to Alloa Road from where it rose up to a viaduct which followed the East London line in its cutting south passed New Cross Gate and Brockley stations. At the latter a grade separated junction with Route 28 would have occupied the area each side of the station. Continuing south along the railway, the viaduct met Route 27 at another grade separated junction between Brockley Way and Eddystone Road. At Honor Oak Park station the new road divided to pass each side of the station before rejoining on the final section of viaduct south to meet Route 2 at Forest Hill.
12	Cromwell Road Extension	Inner	County of London	Earl's Court	Gunnersbury	West Kensington, Hammersmith, Chiswick	Starting at the junction of Cromwell Road and Earls Court Road (where Route 19 ran north), the route ran along West Cromwell Road and then on a new road crossing the West London line and District line to North End Road in West Kensington (where Route 19 ran south. It then followed Talgarth Road and the southern portion of Collet Gardens, before following a new road south of central Hammersmith to Hammersmith Bridge Road and then south Chiswick to the junction of Hogarth Lane and Great Chertsey Road. It then followed Ellesmere Road and Cedars road before cutting through local streets to end in Gunnersbury at the junction of Great West Road, Chiswick High Road and Gunnersbury Avenue (the western end of the North Circular Road).
13	South Kensington-Horseferry Road	Inner	County of London	South Kensington	Westminster	Brompton, Belgravia, Victoria, Pimlico	Starting in South Kensington at a junction with Route 18 at the Queen's Gate and Harrington Road, the route followed Harrington Road and Pelham Street to Brompton Road. A new road then cut through local streets to the south side of Cadogan Place and Eaton Place, before the route divided into two branches. The north branch ran through Eaton Square, Hobart Place, Lower Grosvenor Place, then via a new road to the junction of Palace Street and Victoria Street with a spur north to an improved junction at Buckingham Gate and Birdcage Walk south of Buckingham Palace. From Victoria Street, the north branch cut through local streets and met the south branch coming north from Rochester Row. The south branch ran from Eaton Place via Eaton Square, Elizabeth Street, Elizabeth Bridge, St George's Drive, and Rochester Row. The route then continued east along Horseferry Road to end at the west side of Lambeth Bridge.
14	Mayfair-Soho Route (Oxford Street Relief)	Inner	County of London	Hyde Park	St Giles	Mayfair, Soho, Seven Dials, Bloomsbury	Starting at Park Lane, the route involved an upgrade to the carriage drive inside the eastern boundary of Hyde Park. The route followed Upper Grosvenor Street, the south side of Grosvenor Square, Grosvenor Street, where it crossed Route 15 then cut through the area between Hanover Square and Conduit Street to cross Regent's Street then as new new road running parallel and south of Great Marlborough Street to Soho Square then Tottenham Court Road and to an improved junction at St Gile's High Street and Shaftesbury Avenue. East of the new junction, The western end of High Holborn and Bloomsbury Way and the roads between were to be improved and spurs from the new junction ran south along Monmouth Street and St Martin's Lane to Charing Cross Road and north up Bloomsbury Street, Bedford Square and Gower Street to cross Euston Road (Route 1) and end at Hampstead Road near Euston station.
15	Mayfair North and South Route (Bond Street Relief)	Inner	County of London	St James's	Oxford Street	Mayfair	Starting at Piccadilly and running north-west via Dover Street and Albermarle Street, the route then cut through local streets to cross Route 14 at Grosvenor Street then continued north through Brook Street and South Molton Street to end a Oxford Street and its junction with Marylebone Lane.
16	Piccadilly Circus Improvement	Inner	County of London	Piccadilly Circus		-	Revision of junction including entries from Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly.
17	Hyde Park Corner Layout	Inner	County of London	Hyde Park Corner		-	Revision of junction to form a roundabout including entries from Piccadilly, Constitution Hill, Grosvenor Place, Grosvenor Crescent and Knightsbridge
18	Kensington Gardens Tunnel	Inner	County of London	Chelsea	Paddington	South Kensington, Kensington Gardens	Starting in Chelsea at the north end of Battersea Bridge with a junction with Route 20, the route followed Beaufort Street, Fulham Road, Neville Terrace/Selwood Terrace, Onslow Gardens and Queen's Gate to South Kensington (where it met Route 13 at Harrington Road). At the north end of Queen's Gate south of the junction with Kensington Road, the route entered a tunnel which passed under Kensington Road and then under Kensington Gardens, Bayswater Road and Lancaster Terrace before dividing with one branch running north-west under Westbourne Terrace and ending at Bishop's Bridge Road (Route 1) and the other branch heading north-east and coming to the the surface in Sussex Gardens before ending at Edgware Road in Paddington.
19	Wandsworth Bridge Road Extension to Watford By-Pass	Inner	County of London	Fulham	West Kensington	Parsons Green	Starting at the north end of Wandsworth Bridge at a junction with Route 20, the route ran north along Wandsworth Bridge Road and the south end of Settrington Road before cutting through local streets to New King's Road at Parsons Green then ran on a viaduct north-west across the District line and Fulham Road before a junction at Dawes Road and Bishops Road. The route then cut through local streets to meet Route 12 at the junction of North End Road and Talgarth Road in West Kensington.
			County of London, Middlesex	Earl's Court	Child's Hill	Kensington, Holland Park, Notting Hill, North Kensington, Kensal Town, Kensal Rise, Willesden Green, Cricklewood	Starting at the junction of Cromwell Road and Earls Court Road (where Route 12 ran west), the route followed Earl's Court Road north to Kensington High Street then the east side of Holland Park, running in a tunnel as it passed Holland House and the northern part of the park and then on a viaduct from the north-east corner of the park over Holland Park Avenue, Ladbroke Road and Lansdowne Walk returning to ground level at junction of Ladbroke Grove and Kensington Park Gardens. The route then ran north along Ladbroke Grove through Notting Hill (crossing Route 1), North Kensington and Kensal Town to Harrow Road then Kilburn Lane to meet Route 48 at Ilbert Street. It then ran north through Kensal Rise along Chamberlayne Road to an enlarged junction with All Souls' Avenue, Donnington Road, Chambers Lane and Sidmouth Road. The route then followed Sidmouth Road to Willesden Lane in Willesden Green and a new road across the Midland Main Line and Metropolitan line to Walm Lane, then Chichele Road to Cricklewood Broadway, in Cricklewood, then Cricklewood Lane to end at Hendon Way in Childs Hill.
20	Chelsea Embankment Extension to Putney Bridge	Inner	County of London	Chelsea	Fulham	Sands End	Starting adjacent to the north end of Battersea Bridge at a junction with Route 18 and including a short spur north-west to King's Road, the route involved the construction of a new section of Chelsea Embankment on the foreshore fronting Cheyne Walk and as far as Chelsea Creek where it rose on to a viaduct to pass over the creek and Chelsea Basin to reach Townmead Road in Sands End. The route followed Townmead Road to Wandsworth Bridge Road where it crossed Route 19 and Carnworth Road to Hurlingham Park from where a new embankment ran along the foreshore to end at the north end of Putney Bridge.
21	Elevated Road. Blackfriars-Brixton and Extension to South Circular Road	Inner	County of London	Southwark	Tulse Hill	Newington, Camberwell, Brixton	Starting at the south end of Blackfriars Bridge with a new large junction between Blackfriars Road, Stamford Street and Southwark Street, the route ran as a viaduct south along the railway line through Elephant & Castle station and as far as Bethwin Road where it left the line to return to the surface at a junction with Camberwell New Road, Flodden Road where it met Route 23 in Camberwell. From Camberwell New Road, the route followed Flodden Road, Paulet Road, to Loughborough Road, then Barrington Road to Coldharbour Lane, Loughborough Park and Effra Parade to the a double junction with Route 26 linking Effra Road, Tusle Hill, Brixton Water Lane, Dulwich Road and Dalberge Road. A spur ran west along Brixton Water Lane to Brixton Hill, with the route continuing south along Tulse Hill to end at Tulse Hill in a junction with Route 2.
22	Blackfriars-King's Cross-Holloway	Inner	County of London	Blackfriars	Holloway	Ludgate, Farringdon, Clerkenwell, Kings Cross, Barnsbury, Lower Holloway	Starting at the north end of Blackfriars Bridge, the route ran north with Route 3 along New Bridge Street and Farringdon Street to Snow Hill (where Route 3 turned east), then Farringdon Road and King's Cross Road to an enlarged junction with Penton Rise and Weston Rise with the route using a tunnel from Weston Rise to pass under Pentonville Road and Route 1 before returning to the surface for a junction with Caledonian Road, which it then followed north to end at Holloway Road.
23	Albert Embankment-Camberwell New Road	Inner	County of London	Lambeth	Camberwell	Kennington	Starting at the east end of Lambeth Bridge at a junction with Route 31, the route followed Albert Embankment then Black Prince Road, to an enlarged junction with Kennington Lane and Kennington Road, then followed Kennington Road to a tunnel under Kennington Park Road and Kennington Park then returned to the surface to follow a new road cutting through local streets to end at a junction with Route 21 at Camberwell New Road.
24	Battersea Bridge South Approach Extension to South Circular Road	Inner	County of London	Battersea	Tooting	Lavender Hill, Clapham, Balham	Starting with two branches from the south ends of Battersea Bridge and Albert Bridge, one branch ran along Battersea Bridge Road and the other along Albert Bridge Road and Cambridge Road to meet at Battersea Park Road. The route then followed Latchmere Road to a tunnel under Lavender Hill and running under local streets, the north-western corner of Clapham Common coming to the surface in Alfreston Road south of Wakehurst Road. The route the continued south cutting through local streets to Ramsden Road which it followed south (meeting Route 2 at Oldridge Road) then cut through local roads to cross Balham High Road to reach Bedford Hill which it followed to end at a junction with Route 25 on Tooting Bec Common.
25	Victoria-Croydon-Coulsdon Route	Inner	County of London	Battersea	Clapham	-	Starting at the south end of Chelsea Bridge, the route followed Queenstown Road then Silverthorne Road to an improved junction with Wandsworth Road, then North Street to Old Town in Clapham before cutting through local roads to cross Clapham High Street and follow Clapham Park Road to meet the eastern spur at Kings Avenue.
				Kennington	Norbury	South Lambeth, Stockwell, Clapham Park, Balham, Tooting, Streatham Park, Streatham Vale	Starting at the junction of South Lambeth Road and Fentiman Street at the south-west corner of Vauxhall Park, the route followed South Lambeth Road to Clapham Road in Stockwell (where Route 26 started), then along Clapham Road to the north end of Clapham High Street where it met and followed Bedford Road and Kings Avenue through Clapham Park to the junction with Clapham Park Road and Acre to meet the western spur. The route followed Kings Avenue to the junction of Atkins Road and Poynders Road (where it crossed Route 2) and continued to Thornton Road before cutting through to Emmanuel Road at the northern tip of Tooting Bec Common. The route then ran along the east side of the common then crossed the Brighton Main Line to reach Bedford Hill in the centre of the common where Route 24 ended. Continuing to the south side of the common, the route then followed Aldrington Road and Eardley Road and then cut across local roads to a junction with Route 30 south of Streatham Common station in Streatham Vale. The new route then cut through local streets and playing fields to Stanford Road and Bennett Gardens.
		Outer	Surrey	Norbury	Coulsdon	Pollards Hill, Mitcham Common, Beddington, Wallington, Woodcote Green	The route continued across golf courses at Pollards Hill, then to the east of Mitcham Common and Croydon Cemetery, then west of Croydon and south along Beddington Lane to Beddington. It then followed Sandy Lane North and Sandy Lane South to the east of Wallington and west of Croydon Airport, then through Woodcote Green and Woodcote (where it met a separately proposed non-Highway Development Survey route to Leatherhead via Woodmansterne, Banstead and Burgh Heath) and south to end in Coulsdon near Coulsdon South station. From there it continued as Route 61.
26	South Eastern Outlet with spurs to Shirley and Dartford Tunnel Approach	Inner	County of London, Kent	Stockwell	Anerley	Brixton, Herne Hill, West Dulwich, Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace	Starting at Stockwell at a junction with Route 25 at Clapham High Road and Stockwell Road, the route followed Stockwell Road to Brixton where it cut across local streets to a junction with Brixton Road, Brixton Hill, Acre Lane and Effra Road. It followed Effra Road to Brixton Water Lane, where it crossed Route 21, then followed Dulwich Road along the north side of Brockwell Park towards Herne Hill and entered a tunnel under the eastern corner of the park to Croxted Road. It followed Croxted Road, crossing Route 2 at Thurlow Road near West Dulwich station, then South Croxted Road to Gipsy Hill, then followed Dulwich Wood Avenue to a tunnel under Crystal Palace running from Crystal Palace (High Level) station to Anerley Road near Crystal Palace (High Level) station. It then followed Anerley Road to Croydon Road in Anerley.
		Outer	Kent, Surrey	Anerley	Westerham	Elmers End, Upper Elmers End, West Wickham, Keston, Biggin Hill, Tatsfield, Titsey	The route continued south-east following Elmers End Road to Elmers End then cut through local roads to Upper Elmers End Road. It followed Upper Elmers End Road, Links Way, South Eden Park Road and Beckenham Road through Upper Elmers End to West Wickham. In then followed Links Road, Hawes Lane and Lennard Avenue to Croydon Road at the western tip of West Wickham Common. It then followed Gates Green Road to open country passing to the west of Keston then turned south where it met the spur from Green Street Green. Continuing south, it met the spur from Shirley north-west of Biggin Hill then passed west and south of Tatsfield and north and east of Titsey to cross Route 8 north-west of Westerham, before ending south of the A25 near Squerryes Court.
				Shirley	Biggin Hill	Addington	Starting at the junction of Shirley Road, Upper Shirley Road and Wickham Road, the spur ran south-east across Addington Golf course and Addington Palace Golf Course to Addington then followed Lodge Lane through open country to meet the main section of the route west of Biggin Hill.
			Kent	Green Street Green	Keston	-	Starting as a continuation of Route 9 at Green Street Green, the route followed Downe Lane, Shire Lane and Downe Road to the A233 south of Keston, then crossed open country to meet the main section of the route.
27	New Kent Road-Catford via Brockley Footpath	Inner	County of London	Newington	Catford	Walworth, Peckham, Brockley	Starting on the New Kent Road at a new junction with a straightened Harper Road, the route ran as a new road cutting through local streets parallel and to the south of Old Kent Road to a junction with Albany Road between Thurlow and Bagshot Streets. It continued cutting through local streets to cross the Surrey Canal, then turned to a more southerly alignment and followed Cronin Road and Camden Grove to Peckham Road, then Lyndhurst Way before turning east to cut through local streets to a junction with the start of Route 28 in Peckham at the junction of Rye Lane, Peckham Rye and Heaton Road. The route then followed the east side of Peckham Rye Common to Cheltenham Road, then cut through local streets to Brockley Way which it followed to a multi-level junction with the elevated Route 11 at Crofton Park. The route then followed Sevenoaks Road, Ewhurst Road, Manwood Road and Ravensbourne Park to end with a junction with Route 2 at Catford station.
28	Shooters Hill By-Pass Extension (New Cross Relief Route)	Inner	County of London	Peckham	Kidbrooke	Nunhead, Brockley, Lewisham, Blackheath	Starting at a with junction Route 27 at Rye Lane in Peckham, the route cut east through local streets and rose up on to a viaduct over Nunhead Green, Nunhead Lane and local streets before returning to surface streets to follow St Asaph Road to meet #Route 11 at a multi-level junction at Brockley station. It then cut east through local streets to Brookbank Way and Shell Road where it rose to another viaduct across Lewisham town centre to return to the surface at the junction of Belmont Hill and Boyne Road. It then followed Belmont Grove and Lee Terrace to Blackheath and then Blackheath Park and across playing fields to end at a junction with Kidbrooke Park Road and Rochester Way.
29	Link between Kingston By-Pass and South Circular Road	Inner	County of London, Surrey	Wandsworth Common	Raynes Park	Summerstown, South Wimbledon, Merton Park, Wimbledon Chase	Starting at Wandsworth Common at a junction with Route 2, the route followed Burntwood Lane south-west to Summerstown with branches passing east and south and west and north of Garrett Green to a viaduct from its southern corner over Garrett Lane to Plough Lane next to Wimbledon Stadium. The route followed Plough Lane to Haydons Road then on a viaduct south over local streets to South Wimbledon returning to the surface at the junction of Merton High Street, Merton Road, Morden Road and Kingston Road. It then followed Kingston Road to Merton Park and Wimbledon Chase to meet the end of Bushey Road at Raynes Park.
30	Colliers Wood-Streatham	Inner	County of London, Surrey	Colliers Wood	Streatham	Tooting, Streatham Vale	Starting at Merton High Street in Colliers Wood, the route cut east through local streets to London Road, Tooting then followed Gorringe Park Avenue south-east then cut through open land and local roads to the south end of Streatham Vale then north-east along Streatham Vale, where it met Route 25 south of Streatham Common station, and Greyhound Lane to end at Streatham Common.
31	Lambeth Bridge-St George's Circus-London Bridge	Inner	County of London	Lambeth	Southwark	Newington, Borough	Starting at the east side of Lambeth Bridge at a junction with Route 23, the route followed Lambeth Road, St George's Circus, Borough Road (passing under Route 21) and Borough High Street to end at a complex junction at the south end of London Bridge where it met Route 32.
32	London Bridge-Rotherhithe	Inner	County of London	Southwark	Rotherhithe	Bermondsey	Starting at the south end of London Bridge at a junction with Route 31, the route ran south-east following St Thomas Street and then on both sides of the railway viaduct from London Bridge station to Southwark Park Road and Raymouth Road then followed Rotherhithe New Road to end at a junction with Route 11 at Lower Road in Rotherhithe.
33	Bromley By-Pass	Inner	Kent	Downham	Shortlands	Ravensbourne	Starting at the junction of Bromley Road and Old Bromley Road in Downham, the route followed the latter road south then a new road across playing fields to Ravensbourne Avenue near Ravensbourne station. It then followed Ravensbourne Avenue to Shortlands station.
		Outer		Shortlands	Bromley Common	Bromley	The route continued south-east from Shortlands cutting through local streets to the junction of Hayes Lane and Hayes Road south of Bromley town centre then open land, Norman Park and Bromley Common to end the road of the same name near Magpie Hall Lane.
34	North-South Road (Lea Valley)	Inner	Essex	Silvertown	Walthamstow	Custom House, Plaistow, West Ham, Stratford, Leyton	Starting at Silvertown By-Pass, the route ran on a viaduct between the Royal Victoria Dock and Royal Albert to a junction with Connaught Road at Custom House. A new road passed over open land east of West Ham Stadium to meet East Ham and Barking By-pass (A13), then curved north-west to follow the line of the Northern Outfall Sewer, through Plaistow to the point where it crossed the London, Tilbury and Southend line in West Ham. It turned north-west and crossed local streets to a junction with Abbey Lane, Church Street and West Ham Lane, then followed the latter to the Broadway at Stratford then Angel Lane and Leyton Road to Temple Mills Lane and a new road cutting through local streets and railway land to meet Route 1 at Buckholt Road. The route then turned west on a new road passing under Route 1 then north-west across open land at Leyton and local streets to cross Lea Bridge Road at Markmanor Avenue and passed on the west side of St James's Park and east of Racecourse Reservoir to Cooppmill Lane on Walthamstow Marshes.
		Outer		Walthamstow	Hoddesdon	Tottenham, Chingford, Sewardstone, Waltham Abbey, Fishers Green, Lower Nazeing	The route continued as a new road north on the east side of Walthamstow Reservoirs Nos. 5 and 4 then across Ferry Lane, Tottenham, and east of High Maynard Reservoir, Lockwood Reservoir and Banbury Reservoir to meet the North Circular Road south of Chingford. The route followed Hall Lane and then a new road on the east side of Chingford Marshes to Chingford Green, It than ran on the east side of King George's Reservoir passing through Sewardstone to meet Route 41 south of Waltham Abbey. Passing through Waltham Abbey, it continued to Fishers Green, St Leonards and Lower Nazeing to end at Route 7 east of Hoddesdon.
35	Lea Bridge Road Extension to Essex Road	Inner	County of London	Lower Clapton	Mildmay	Shacklewell, Dalston	Starting at the junction of Lea Bridge Road, Kenninghall Road, and Upper and Lower Clapton Roads (Route 39), the route followed Kenninghall Road and then Clapton Way south-west to cross the north-west corner of Hackney Downs to a junction with Route 36 at Amhurst Road, Rectory Road and Shacklewell Lane. It followed Shacklewell Lane south-west to Stoke Newington Road in Dalston, then Crossway and King Henry's Walk to a junction with Balls Pond Road, Southgate Road and Mildmay Park, then continued a short distance west along Balls Pond Road to end at a new junction with Essex Road, St Paul's Road and Newington Road.
36	London Docks to Stamford Hill	Inner	County of London	Shadwell	Stoke Newington	Whitechapel, Haggerston, Dalston, Shacklewell	Starting at the junction of The Highway and Cannon Street Road north of the London Docks, the route ran north along Cannon Street Road meeting the end of Route 4 at Cable Street, and continued across Commercial Road to follow New Road to Whitechapel Road. It then followed Vallance Road (meeting Route 5 at Buxton Road), and Squirries Street as far as Gossett Road. It then turned north-west cutting across local streets to the junction of Hackney Road and Queensbridge Road, the latter of which it followed north to Dalston Lane in Dalston then Cecilia Road to Shacklewell Green where it crossed Route 35. It then followed Rectory Road to end at a large junction with Stoke Newington High Street south of Stoke Newington station.
37	New Cambridge Road Extension to Newington Green	Inner	County of London, Middlesex	Newington Green	Harringay	Stoke Newington	Starting at a replanned Newington Green, the route ran north from the north-east corner of the green following Milton Grove before cutting across local streets to the junction of Stoke Newington Church Street and Lordship Road. It followed Lordship Road north-west passing between the New River's East and West Reservoirs to a junction at Seven Sisters Road and Woodberry Grove. From Woodberry Grove a viaduct carried the route over the New River and local streets and returned to the surface before passing east of Harringay Stadium to meet Warwick Gardens, which it followed to St Ann's Road.
		Outer	Middlesex	Harringay	Duckett's Green	-	Continuing north, the route cut through local streets crossing Route 40 at West Green Road to reach Belmont Road which it followed to end at the southern end of Downhills Way.
38	Woolwich Ferry (Northern Approach) and River Crossing-Woolwich	Inner	County of London, Essex	Wanstead	Woolwich	Aldersbrook, Manor Park, Wall End, Beckton, North Woolwich	Starting at Cambridge Road in Wanstead at short distance north-east of the end of Route 1, the route followed Blake Hall Road south on the east side of Bush Wood to Aldersbrook then Aldersbrook Road and Rabbits Road to Manor Park where it crossed Romford Road and turned south along Fourth Avenue and Browning Road before crossing local streets and railway land to Northfield Road, Wall End Road through Wall End, then Park Avenue and Folkestone Road to a junction with the East Ham and Barking By-pass (A13). A flyover was provided for traffic joining or leaving the westbound carriageway. The route followed the by-pass west to East Ham Manor Way which it followed to the north-east corner of New Beckton Park where it turned east to a new road across the East Ham Level passing north of Cyprus before running south between the foreshore of the River Thames and the tidal basins for the Royal Albert and King George V Dock Docks. It turned west to end at the northern end of the Woolwich Ferry. To the west, a new tunnel under the river began close to Silvertown station then followed Albert Road and Factory Road before turning south to cross under the river. South of the river, an eastward curve took the tunnel to the surface to end at Woolwich High Street where it met the end of Route 2.
39	West India Dock Road Extension to Stamford Hill	Inner	County of London	Limehouse	Stamford Hill	Mile End, Globe Town, South Hackney, Lower Clapton, Upper Clapton	Starting in Limehouse at the junction of Commercial Road, East India Dock Road, West India Dock Road and Burdett Road, the route followed Burdett Road north crossing Limehouse Cut to meet the end of Route 11 at the junction with Bow Common Road and Coutts Road. At Mile End, it crossed Mile End Road and followed Grove Road through Globe Town crossing Roman Road to meet Old Ford Road on the south side of Victoria Park where a viaduct took it north over the park to meet Route 1 at Victoria Park Road and continued north following Lauriston Road to Terrace Road. It then cut a new route through local streets to the south end of Urswick Road in Lower Clapton, then Lower Clapton Road to Kenninghall Road and Lea Bridge Road (where it met the end of Route 35). It followed Upper Clapton Road and Clapton Common through Upper Clapton to end at a junction with Amhurst Park and Stamford Hill in Stamford Hill.
40	Ferry Lane, Tottenham, Westward Extension	Outer	Middlesex	Tottenham Hale	Harringay	West Green	Starting at the junction of Ferry Lane, The Hale, Broad Lane and High Cross Road, the route followed High Cross Road, Philip Road, and West Green Road through West Green to end on Green Lanes at Ducketts Common in Harringay.
41	Waltham Abbey By-Pass to Elstree	Outer	Essex, Middlesex, Hertfordshire	Upshire	Elstree	Waltham Abbey, Freezy Water, Bulls Cross, Crews Hill, Potters Bar, Dancers Hill, Well End, Borehamwood	Starting on Honey Lane south of Upshire, the route followed a new road west crossing Route 34 south of Waltham Abbey then passed north of Freezy Water and Bulls Cross to Crews Hill, then crossed the A1 south of Potters Bar and the A6 at Dancers Hill and the Barnet By-pass (A555 road) at Well End. It then continued south-west through Borehamwood and Elstree to end at the A5.
42	Cambridge Road Northern Extension past Ware	Outer	Hertfordshire	Cheshunt	Ware	Wormley, Hoddesdon, Little Amwell, Hertford	Starting north of Cheshunt east of Flamstead End on the Great Cambridge Road, the route ran north-west passing west of Wormley then turned north to pass west of Broxbournebury Manor, Hoddesdon, Little Amwell and between Hertford and Ware to end at Wadesmill Road north of Ware.
43	Colchester-Bishops Stortford Road (A120) and Extension from Standon to Luton	Outer	Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire	Great Dunmow	Round Green
44	Dagenham-North Orbital Road (Essex)-Whalebone Lane Extension	Outer	Essex	Dagenham	Colliers Hatch
45	Corringham-Billericay-Chelmsford	Outer	Essex	Corringham	Chelmsford	Fobbing, Langdon Hills, Laindon, Billericay, Stock, Galleywood	Starting at the A1040 on Corringham Marshes, the route ran on a new road north-west between Corringham and Fobbing to cross the northern end of the A13 Standford-le-Hope By-pass. The new road continued north passing to the east of Langdon Hills, through Laindon and Billericay. The new road by-passed Stock to the east and Galleywood to the west crossing the former Chelmsford Racecourse before meeting the northern end of Route 46 at the junction of the A130 and A12 south-east of Chelmsford.
46	Chelmsford-Canvey Island (Extension of A130 southwards)	Outer	Essex	Chelmsford	Canvey Island	Unknown, not mapped	Starting south-east of Chelmsford at the junction of the A130 and A12 and the northern end of Route 45, the route ran south to Canvey Island, though it is not mapped beyond Great Baddow.
47	Improvement of Road Communications-Woodford Theydon Area (Essex)	Outer	Essex	Bell Common	South Woodford	Theydon Bois, Debden, Loughton, Buckhurst Hill, Woodford Green	Starting at Bell Common south of Epping, the route crossed open country to the London North Eastern Railway's Ongar branch at Theydon Bois station. The route then followed the railway south through Debden (where it crossed the route's other section), Loughton, Buckhurst Hill, Woodford Green to end at the North Circular Road (A406) north in South Woodford.
				Loughton	Buckhurst Hill	Debden	Starting on Church Lane north of Loughton, the route followed Rectory Lane and Chigwell Lane south-east through Debden (where it crossed the route's other section) towards Chigwell. It then followed a new road south-west to Roding Lane, where it turned west to end with a junction with the route's other section at Buckhurst Hill.
48	Harrow Road improvements. Edgware Road to Sudbury	Inner	County of London, Middlesex	Paddington	Wembley	Little Venice, Maida Vale, Queen's Park, Kensal Green, Harlesden, Tokyngton	Starting at a junction with Route 1 at Harrow Road and Bishop's Bridge Road, the route paralleled Harrow Road to cross the Regent's Canal east of Little Venice then cut through local streets in Maida Vale to a junction with Sutherland Avenue and Shirland Road. It followed the latter to Bravington Road in Queen's Park then Mozart Road and Ilbert Street to Route 19 at Kilburn Lane. It followed a new road west to join Harrow Road at Kensal Green station then followed Harrow Road, Harlesden High Street and Manor Park Road to the junction with Crownhill Road. A new road cut through to Craven Park Road. It followed Craven Park Road, the south side of the Craven Park triangle, then Hillside to a junction with North Circular Road by Stonebridge Park station. It followed Tokyngton Avenue through Tokyngton then cut across open land to the south end of London Road from where it rose to a viaduct over the Chiltern Main Line and the Metropolitan line westwards south of Wembley.
		Outer	Middlesex	Wembley	Northolt Park	Sudbury	The route continued westward through Sudbury passing between Sudbury & Harrow Road and Sudbury Town stations then cutting across local roads south of Sudbury Hill station to Wood End and Northolt Park where it ended at Northolt Park railway station|Northolt Park station, continuing northwards as Route 49.
49	Harrow-Watford Road. Extension past Tring	Outer	Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire	Northolt Park	Aylesbury	Rayners Lane, North Harrow, Pinner, South Oxhey, Watford, Chandler's Cross, Sarratt, Belsize, Flaunden, Ashley Green, Northchurch, Wigginton, Tring, Drayton Beauchamp, Broughton	Starting at Northolt Park as a continuation of Route 48, the route ran north to Rayners Lane and North Harrow following approximately the route of Alexandra Avenue and Imperial Drive. It followed Pinner Road and then from the junction of Pinner Road and Headstone Lane in Pinner crossed opened land north-west to Uxbridge Road. It then passed north-west through open countryside through what is now South Oxhey, to cross the River Colne north-east of Sandy Lodge golf course. It ran north to Croxley Green station and passed west of Watford, skirting the west side of Cassiobury Park, then headed north-west to Chandler's Cross where it crossed Route 7. It passed east of Sarratt, then through Belsize and north of Flaunden and south of Ashley Green where it turned north to Northchurch then north-west to Wigginton. It crossed the A41 west of Tring and passed south of Wilstone Reservoir at Drayton Beauchamp. It ran parallel with the A41 crossing Route 50 at Broughton before passing north of Aylesbury.
50	Aylesbury-Wendover Eastern By-Pass	Outer	Buckinghamshire	Wendover	Hulcott	Stoke Mandeville, Weston Turville, Aylesbury	Starting south of Wendover at the junction of London Road (A413) and Hale Road, the route headed north passing to the west of Boddington Hill to cross Tring Road at Halton Camp. It turned north-west passing to the east of Stoke Mandeville and Weston Turville then crossed the A41 and Route 49 east of Aylesbury to end on the A418 at the junction of Rowsham Road and Cane End Road in Hulcott.
51	Hemel Hempstead By-Pass	Outer	Hertfordshire	Chiswell Green	Piccotts End	Leverstock Green	Starting east of Chiswell Green on Route 7 at the junction of North Orbital Road (A405) and Watling Street (A5), the route headed west as a new road to Leverstock Green then north-west to pass north of Hemel Hempstead and cross the Nickey line south of Godwin's Halt station. It joined Leighton Buzzard Road at Piccotts End where it became Route 57.
52	Northern Outlet. Swiss Cottage-Spaniards Road	Inner	County of London	Frognal	North Hampstead	-	Starting at the junction of FitzJohn's Avenue and Lyndhurst Road, the route cut through local streets to cross the south end of Hampstead High Street and rise to a viaduct to East Heath Road, where it turned north-west to follow East Heath Road to end at the junction with Heath Street by Whitestone Pond.
53	Maidenhead By Pass and Extension (Slough Southern By-Pass)	Outer	Berkshire	Brands Hill	Wooley Green	Datchet, Slough, Cippenham	Starting at Brands Hill as a continuation of the Colnbrook Bypass (A4) and a junction with Route 7, the route ran west through Ditton Park and north of Datchet and south of Slough and Cippenham to Burnham Abbey where Route 54 met it. The route continued south-west then curved south of Bray and north of Holyport and Cox Green to end west of Maidenhead at Wooley Green.
54	Slough Northern By-Pass	Outer	Buckinghamshire, Berkshire	Iver Heath	Cippenham	Wexham, Slough, Burnham	Starting at a junction with Route 7 in Iver Heath the route ran west between Black Park and Langley Park then south of Wexham then north of Slough to Burnham where it turned south to end at Route 53 at Burnham Abbey in Cippenham.
55	Staines By-Pass	Outer	Middlesex	East Bedfont	Stanwell Moor	Stanwell	Starting at East Bedfont at a junction with Route 56, Great South West Road (A30) and Staines Road, the route ran west as a new road south of Stanwell and north of the Staines Reservoirs to end at a junction with Route 7 at Stanwell Moor.
56	Great West Road-New Chertsey Road	Outer	Middlesex	East Bedfont	Charlton	Ashford	Starting at East Bedfont at a junction with Route 55, Great South West Road (A30) and Staines Road, the route ran south along Clockhouse Lane to Ashford, then Convent Road, School Road and Ashford Road to Charlton Road on the east side of Queen Mary Reservoir. It then ran a short distance as a new road to meet the proposed extension of the Great Chertsey Road (A316) at Charlton.
57	London-Birmingham Route	Outer	Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire Northamptonshire, Warwickshire	Piccotts End	Birmingham	Great Gaddesden, Little Gaddesden, Dagnall, Billington, Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Stewkley, Drayton Parslow	Starting at Piccotts End as a northward continuation of Route 51, the route followed Leighton Buzzard Road, Dagnall Road, Hemel Hempstead Road, Main Road and Leighton Road (B486) through Great Gaddesden, Little Gaddesden and Dagnall to south of Billington where it continued north-west as a new road across open country south of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade then north-west passing Stewkley and Drayton Parslow.
58	Barnet By-Pass Extension Northwards	Outer	Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire	Hatfield	Grantham	Wheathampstead, Ayot St Lawrence, Kimpton, Breachwood Green, Lilley, Pegsdon, Shillington, Upper Gravenhurst, Campton, Chicksands Priory, Southill Park	Starting at a junction with Route 7 on the Barnet By-Pass/North Orbital Road (A 555) at Hatfield, the route headed north-west as a new road to the west of Brocket Park and then north to the east of Wheathampstead, west of Ayot St Lawrence, east of Kimpton to Breachwood Green where it crossed Route 43. It continued north-west to Lilley then turned north to pass through Pegsdon, west of Shillington, through Upper Gravenhurst, west of Campton, Chicksands Priory and west of Southill Park.
59	New Chertsey Road Extension	Outer	Surrey, Hampshire	Valley End	Winchester	Lightwater, Camberley, Frimley, Farnborough, Cove, Minley	Starting at Valley End on the planned extension of the New Chertsey Road, the route ran as a new road south then south-west passing Lightwater, crossing Westend Common and passing south of Camberley, through Frimley and north of Farnborough and Cove before heading west.
60	Improvement of London-Ongar Road (A113) and Extension to Norwich	Outer	Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk	Chigwell	Norwich	Abridge, Passingford Bridge, Hare Street, Little End, Chipping Ongar, Fyfield, Beauchamp Roding, Leaden Roding, Aythorpe Roding, High Roding, Great Dunmow, Bran End, Great Bardfield, Finchingfield	Starting at Chigwell, the route followed the A113 north to Abridge where it met the Abridge By-pass (Route 62). Continuing north of Abridge, the route followed the A113 to south of Hare Street from where a new road by-passed the village and Little End to the north then crossed Route 7 to the south of Chipping Ongar. The route by-passed Chipping Ongar to the east and Fyfield to the west. It continued north passing to the west of Beauchamp Roding and west of Leaden Roding before reaching Aythorpe Roding and following the route of the Roman Road through High Roding to Pharisee Green. The route split with one branch heading north-north-west to meet Route 43 west of Great Dunmow and the other branch curving east to meet the end of Route 43 east of Great Dunmow. The route continued as a new road north-east passing east of Bran End, Great Bardfield and Finchingfield. Beyond Finchingfield, the route was not mapped.
61	Coulsdon-Crawley-Brighton	Outer	Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex	Coulsdon	Broadfield	Merstham , South Merstham, Nutfield, Salfords, Horley, Tinsley Green, Crawley	Starting in Coulsdon as a southwards continuation of Route 25, the route passed to the west of Farthing Down and the east of Netherne Hospital and crossed Alderstead Heath as it climbed the North Downs, then, on the south slope, passed between Merstham and Warwick Wold to cross Route 8 east of South Merstham. It continued south, passing west of Nutfield and east of Redhill, Salfords and Horley, before turning south-west south of Gatwick Racecourse and crossing the Brighton Line near Tinsley Green and the A23 north of Crawley where it followed the new Crawley By-pass around the west side of the village to end at Broadfield.
62	Abridge By-Pass	Outer	Essex	Abridge		-	A by-pass to the south side of Abridge connecting two sections of Route 60.
63	High Ongar By-Pass	Outer	Essex	High Ongar		-	A by-pass to the north side of High Ongar to straighten the A122 (now A414).
64	Teddington Bridge and Approaches	Outer	Surrey, Middlesex	Ham	Teddington	-	Starting near Ham Common, the route crossed the River Thames on a new bridge south of Teddington Lock, then followed Ferry Road and Teddington High Street to the junction with Waldgrave Road.
65	Dunton Green-Wrotham Heath	Outer	Kent	Dunton Green	Wrotham Heath	Otford, Kemsing, Borough Green, Wrotham	Starting at the A21 north of Dunton Green at a junction with Route 8 and the northern end of the proposed Sevenoaks By-pass, the route passed north of Dunton Green, south of Otford and Kemsing, north of Borough Green and south of Wrotham to meet the A20 north of Wrotham Heath.
66	Ruislip-Heronsgate-Little Chalfont	Outer	Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire	Northwood	Little Chalfont	Harefield, Heronsgate	Starting at Duck's Hill near Northwood, the route ran north-west passing north of Harefield, crossing the River Colne at Stocker's Lake and passing west of Rickmansworth (where it crossed Route 7) and north of Heronsgate and south of Chorleywood to end at Little Chalfont.

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See also

• Royal Commission on London Traffic
• County of London Plan
• Greater London Plan
• London Ringways

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Bressey, Charles (November 1939). "Greater London Highway Development Survey". The Geographical Journal. XCIV (5). The Royal Geographical Society: 353–360. JSTOR 1788777. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
• "The Bressey Report: A Thirty-Year Scheme (Supplement)". No. 47996. The Times. 17 May 1938. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
• McCoubrey, William James (2009). "2: England - London". The Motorway Achievement: Building the Network. Vol. 3. The Motorway Archive Trust and Thomas Telford. pp. 65–84. ISBN 978-0-7277-3198-2.

External links

• Highway Development Survey (Greater London) Map - Inner Area proposals
• Highway Development Survey (Greater London) Map - Outer Area proposals