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Archway is an area of north London, England, in the London Borough of Islington 3.8 miles (6 km) north of Charing Cross. It straddles the A1 and is named after a local landmark, the high, single-arched Highgate Archway Bridge which crossed the road in a cutting to the north.
Nov 5, 2023 · The Archway Road is part of the A1 trunk route, which runs from the City of London through Islington, Haringey and Barnet heading north to York, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on to Edinburgh.
Archway. Archway takes its name from the Highgate Archway, a John Nash-designed viaduct to carry Hornsey Lane over a cutting through a hill linking Holloway Road with the Great North Road, and bypassing Highgate Hill. Archway Road, a toll road, and the viaduct opened in 1813.
Archway Bridge offers one of the best views of London. Hornsey Lane runs across the top of the Bridge that spans the Archway Road. Looking South the skyline of London can be viewed from the City with St Paul's Cathedral visible but dwarfed by many famous landmarks including the Shard.
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This had been prompted by a proposal to develop a motorway-standard dual carriageway road from the Wellington pub junction, north of Highgate village, and the old London County Council boundary at Archway Bridge.
After the Archway roundabout, the A1 enters a cutting, and becomes Archway Road. The original road north went up the very steep Highgate Hill (now the B519) to the village of Highgate .
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