Catworth

Seen from the truncated stub of Fox Road, which used to lead to a crossing of the A14 but is now superseded by a new road and bridge.

Seen from the stub of Fox Road that leads to the former pub and formerly to a crossing of the road that is now the A14.

Connecting to the A14

Carved stone post by the A14, in parish of CATWORTH (HUNTINGDONSHIRE District), on slip road, near junction with B660, on the verge (DC reinstated close to original place), on Northwest side of road. Huntingdon stone, erected by the Market Harborough & Brampton turnpike trust in the 19th century. An earlier photograph can be found here Link. Inscription reads:- : TO / THRAPSTON / 7 / MILES : : TO / HUNTINGDON / 10 / MILES : Milestone Society National ID: HU_HUTH10.

The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. Link Chris's British Road Directory Link Wikipedia

The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. Link Chris's British Road Directory Link Wikipedia

Traffic thunders past a lay-by on the eastbound carriageway of the A14; in common with other lay-bys on this stretch an SOS telephone is provided.

Fox Road B660 at the A14 junction

This part of the Three Shires Way has received a bit of a makeover with French drains installed, trees planted and overgrown scrub reined in.

Part of the Three Shires Way

Just happens to be facing the wrong way, pedestrian and horse access allowed as this is part of the Three Shires Way.

Old milepost near to Brington, Cambridgeshire. The correct location would have been half a mile further east but must have been moved with the creation of the A.14. For overall view see Link

Old milepost near to Brington, Cambridgeshire. The correct location would have been half a mile further east but must have been moved with the creation of the A.14. For close up view see Link

Modern sign and old Pre-Worboys No Through Road sign near to Catworth, Cambridgeshire. For close up view see Link