A143 road

A143 road
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Route information
Length:	74.7 mi^[1] (120.2 km)
Major junctions
East end:	Great Yarmouth
	A12 road A14 road A134 road A140 road A144 road A146 road A1088 road A1307 road
West end:	Haverhill
Location
Primary destinations:	Diss Bury St Edmunds
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A143 is a road that runs from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk to Haverhill in Suffolk.

For much of the route (between Yarmouth and Bury St Edmunds) the road is classified as a primary route. Over the years the road has been much improved with new by-passes opening at regular intervals. The last of these being the Broome - Ellingham bypass in March 2002.

Norfolk

Great Yarmouth to A146

The A143 begins as an off slip from the A12, just south of Great Yarmouth. The road continues in a south-westerly direction. On leaving Yarmouth there is a very short section of dual carriageway and from there the road is a strictly rural affair and there are not many straight sections.

This part of the route runs through some lovely countryside and passes many local attractions along the way. These include Fritton Lake, Caldecotte Hall and Redwings horse sanctuary. The route passes through the villages of St Olaves and Haddiscoe before joining up, for about 1 mile, with the A146 at a roundabout a few miles from Beccles. During the summer months this is an area very popular with holiday makers so the road can be quite busy at times.

A143 to Diss

The road in this area has undergone major changes in the last few decades. The original route took you through the centre of many towns and villages and has now been renumbered the B1062. From the Suffolk town of Bungay until Harleston the road follows the route of the now defunct Waveney Valley Line railway and progress along this section of the road is generally quite good as there are no reduced speed limits, save for Brockdish. The road eventually intersects with the A140 Norwich to Ipswich road, just outside the Norfolk town of Diss.

Suffolk

Diss to Bury St Edmunds

Once the road leaves Diss it returns to an older route. This takes it through a number of villages on the way to Bury including Great Barton, where there has long been a campaign for a bypass. Along this section the road crosses the A1088 Thetford to Woolpit road at Ixworth. The A1088 joins the A14 at Woolpit.

Bury St Edmunds to Haverhill

On arrival in Bury the road travels underneath the A14 and at this point the route is no longer considered primary and now becomes an ordinary A road. It then continues to wind through some nice Suffolk countryside until it links up with the A1307 at Haverhill. From here it is only a short distance to the M11 which gives easy access southwards to London and north to Cambridge.

Safety

The road has been criticised for its road safety record, especially in Suffolk, where the road has been described as consistently one of the most dangerous roads in the county.^[2]

Transport links

Along the route of the A143 you pass next to or very near to a number of railway stations.

Station	Operator	Destinations
Great Yarmouth	Abellio Greater Anglia Wherry Line	Norwich
Haddiscoe	Abellio Greater Anglia Wherry Line	Norwich, Lowestoft
Beccles	Abellio Greater Anglia East Suffolk Line	Lowestoft, Ipswich, London(Liverpool Street)
Diss	Abellio Greater Anglia Great Eastern Main Line	Norwich, Ipswich, London(Liverpool Street)
Bury St Edmunds	Abellio Greater Anglia Ipswich to Ely Line	Cambridge, Peterborough, Ipswich

References

↑ "Driving directions to Beccles Rd/A143". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
↑ "Call for action after 15 die on A143". Evening Star. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-17.

External links

SABRE Roads by Ten - A143

A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme

	A1 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19

	A100 A101 A102 A103 A104 A105 A106 A107 A109 A110 A111 A114 A116 A118 A119 A120 A121 A124 A127 A128 A129 A130 A131 A132 A133 A134 A135 A140 A142 A143 A144 A145 A146 A148 A149 A151 A152 A153 A156 A157 A158 A159 A160 A161 A165 A166 A167 A168 A169 A170 A171 A172 A173 A174 A177 A178 A179 A180 A182 A183 A186 A189 A194 A197

	A1000 A1010 A1018 A1023 A1031 A1058 A1065 A1066 A1067 A1068 A1071 A1073 A1078 A1079 A1081 A1082 A1085 A1086 A1094 A1095 A1098 A1101 A1107 A1120 A1136 A1144 A1151 A1156 A1159 A1175 A1198 A1200 A1202 A1205 A1231 A1232 A1237 A1260 A1300 A1303 A1309 A1500

List of A roads in Zone 1 List of B roads in Zone 1

Coordinates: 52°20′41″N 1°02′04″E / 52.34482°N 1.03441°E / 52.34482; 1.03441

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