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A374 road

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The A374 from Torpoint to Trerulefoot is also a very highly prized road in the motorcycling fraternity. Known locally as the "Torpoint Twisties" it offers a challenge to all with its series of bends and straights. However it also causes controversy because of the number of accidents and fatalities
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After the phases of road re-classification carried out in the 1920s and 1930s, the Trerulefoot-Torpoint-Marsh Mills stretch of road formed part of the A38, as the Torpoint Ferry was the main route across the River Tamar. After the
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to its southwestern edge, taking the previous route of the A38 prior to the Plympton bypass. However this has now been downgraded to the B3416 and other unclassified roads within Plympton town centre.
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and continues into the city. On the edge of the city centre it meets the Charles Cross roundabout, in the middle of which stands the preserved shell of the derelict
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which occur, meaning the road has been classed as a "red" status road by the local constabulary and is patrolled regularly and monitored by static speed cameras.
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Starting at the Marsh Mills junction of the A38, the A374 heads west into Plymouth, following the course of the
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The A374 continues on into Cornwall, across the river, via the vehicle carrying
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joining from the west, and ends at Trerulefoot roundabout, re-joining the A38.
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The current A374 also used to extend beyond Marsh Mills through
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The original road designated as the A374, as of 1922, ran from
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along a section of dual carriageway. At Prince Rock the
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Torpoint Ferry, the A374 crossing over the River Tamar
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Going westward down the locally notorious 682: 668: 660: 587:"Speed detection on the Torpoint Twisties" 522:Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 512: 31: 7: 518: 516: 692:Great Britain road numbering scheme 285:making the border crossing between 394:the road continues, following the 25: 700: 497: 483: 147: 138: 129: 120: 55:16.5 mi (26.6 km) 36: 1: 643:GPX (secondary coordinates) 251:Roads in the United Kingdom 1114: 450:in Cornwall at this time. 398:, through the villages of 1021:List of B roads in Zone 3 1016:List of A roads in Zone 3 1011: 953: 770: 707: 698: 690:A roads in Zone 3 of the 638:GPX (primary coordinates) 613:Map all coordinates using 524:Plymouth & Launceston 246: 237: 208: 18:A374 road (Great Britain) 621:Download coordinates as: 369:Plymouth railway station 305:roundabout in Cornwall. 297:, from the outskirts of 196:A374 road (western end) 102:A374 road (eastern end) 390:. Through the town of 361:University of Plymouth 340: 329: 321: 277:is a main road in the 633:GPX (all coordinates) 335: 327: 316: 1046: /  336:The Halfway House, 228:Constituent country 180: /  116:Major intersections 86: /  1093:Transport in Devon 1051:50.3737°N 4.2394°W 375:, the road enters 363:and is met by the 341: 330: 322: 264:A and B road zones 185:50.4068°N 4.3511°W 91:50.3910°N 4.0871°W 1088:Roads in Cornwall 1029: 1028: 531:978-0-319-23146-3 379:and comes to the 271: 270: 47:Route information 16:(Redirected from 1105: 1083:Roads in England 1070: 1069: 1067: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1058: 1057: 1056:50.3737; -4.2394 1052: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1042: 1039: 704: 684: 677: 670: 661: 599: 598: 596: 594: 583: 577: 576: 574: 572: 565:"1922 Road List" 561: 555: 554: 552: 550: 539: 533: 520: 507: 502: 501: 500: 493: 488: 487: 486: 434:, southwards to 426:, just north of 301:in Devon to the 204: 203: 201: 200: 199: 197: 192: 191: 190:50.4068; -4.3511 186: 181: 178: 177: 176: 173: 151: 150: 142: 141: 133: 132: 124: 123: 117: 110: 109: 107: 106: 105: 103: 98: 97: 96:50.3910; -4.0871 92: 87: 84: 83: 82: 79: 40: 32: 21: 1113: 1112: 1108: 1107: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1073: 1072: 1061: 1059: 1055: 1053: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1032: 1030: 1025: 1007: 949: 766: 705: 694: 688: 651: 650: 649: 648: 647: 608: 603: 602: 592: 590: 585: 584: 580: 570: 568: 563: 562: 558: 548: 546: 541: 540: 536: 521: 514: 503: 498: 496: 491:Cornwall portal 489: 484: 482: 479: 420: 311: 195: 193: 189: 187: 183: 182: 179: 174: 171: 169: 167: 166: 165: 148: 146: 139: 137: 130: 128: 121: 115: 101: 99: 95: 93: 89: 88: 85: 80: 77: 75: 73: 72: 71: 60:Major junctions 41: 28: 27:Road in England 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1111: 1109: 1101: 1100: 1098:Roads in Devon 1095: 1090: 1085: 1075: 1074: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1006: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 954: 951: 950: 948: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 771: 768: 767: 765: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 708: 706: 699: 696: 695: 689: 687: 686: 679: 672: 664: 658: 657: 646: 645: 640: 635: 630: 624: 618: 611: 610: 609: 607: 606:External links 604: 601: 600: 578: 556: 534: 511: 510: 509: 508: 494: 478: 475: 419: 416: 388:Torpoint Ferry 357:Charles Church 310: 307: 295:A38 trunk road 279:United Kingdom 269: 268: 267: 266: 261: 255: 254: 244: 243: 239: 238: 235: 234: 229: 225: 224: 222:United Kingdom 219: 215: 214: 210: 209: 206: 205: 160: 156: 155: 118: 112: 111: 66: 62: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 44: 43: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1110: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1080: 1078: 1071: 1068: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1013: 1010: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 955: 952: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 772: 769: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 709: 703: 697: 693: 685: 680: 678: 673: 671: 666: 665: 662: 656: 653: 652: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 625: 623: 622: 617: 616:OpenStreetMap 614: 605: 588: 582: 579: 566: 560: 557: 544: 538: 535: 532: 528: 525: 519: 517: 513: 506: 495: 492: 481: 476: 474: 470: 468: 463: 461: 457: 451: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 417: 415: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 384: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 339: 334: 326: 320: 315: 308: 306: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 281:, one of six 280: 276: 265: 262: 260: 257: 256: 253: 252: 248: 247: 245: 240: 236: 233: 230: 226: 223: 220: 216: 211: 207: 202: 164: 161: 159:West end 157: 154: 145: 136: 127: 119: 113: 108: 70: 67: 65:East end 63: 58: 54: 50: 45: 39: 33: 30: 19: 1031: 909: 655:SABRE – A374 620: 619: 612: 591:. 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A374 road (Great Britain)
A374 shield
Plymouth
50°23′28″N 4°05′14″W / 50.3910°N 4.0871°W / 50.3910; -4.0871 (A374 road (eastern end))
A38
A379
A386
A387
Trerulefoot
50°24′24″N 4°21′04″W / 50.4068°N 4.3511°W / 50.4068; -4.3511 (A374 road (western end))
United Kingdom
England
Roads in the United Kingdom
Motorways
A and B road zones
United Kingdom
A-roads
Devon
Cornwall
A38 trunk road
Plymouth
Trerulefoot

Plymouth


Polbathic
River Plym
A379
Plymstock

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