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 The A309 nearHinchley Wood | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Twickenham | |||
| Major intersections |  A310 A313 A308 A3050 A307 A3 A243 | |||
| South end | Hook | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | England | |||
| Primary destinations | Hampton Court,Kingston upon Thames | |||
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TheA309 is a mostly primary status A-road that runs in two sections, a short section inTwickenham andTeddington as a non-primary statusA-road, as well as the much longer primary A- Road section that runs fromHampton Court toHook.[1]
The A309 starts in Strawberry Hill near Twickenham, west London at a roundabout with theA310. It is named Waldegrave Road before passingthe A313 at Teddington High Street. It then runs on a short stretch named Park Road. The first section of the A309 ends at the B358 north ofBushy Park, where Park Road continues towards the east and becomes Sandy Lane, and the westbound road is Queen's Road. Reaching the second part of the A309 is reached by travelling through Bushy Park (Chestnut Avenue) although since 2020 that has not been permitted by car.
The second section of the A309 starts at a roundabout byHampton Court Palace with theA308 in theBorough of Richmond upon Thames,Greater London, as a primary A-road. Heading intoEast Molesey, it passes the main entrance to the palace before going over Hampton Court Bridge. As it goes over the bridge, it enters the borough ofElmbridge,Surrey and becomes Hampton Court Way. It passes junctions with theA3050 and the B369 before the speed limit increases to 40 mph (64 km/h). InThames Ditton, it passes a roundabout with the B364 (Embercourt Road), before heading near toEsher railway station.
It then entersHinchley Wood and passes through the Scilly Isles Roundabout with theA307. The road then changes name to Kingston By-pass as a dual-carriageway. It passes nearHinchley Wood railway station just before a crossroads with Manor Road North and South. It then comes to a roundabout with Claygate Lane and the speed limit increases again to 50 mph (80 km/h). It heads through the edge ofLong Ditton with a slip road heading to the A3. The A309 then continues for a short stretch before entering theRoyal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames immediately before its eastern terminus atHook Junction with theA243 and theA3.
A roads in Zone 3 of theGreat Britain road numbering scheme | ||
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51°23′30″N0°20′41″W / 51.3916°N 0.3448°W /51.3916; -0.3448 (A309 road)
