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The '''A11''' is a major [[Trunk Road|trunk road]] in England. It runsoriginally ran roughly north east from [[London]] to [[Norwich]], Norfolk,. althoughIt afternow theconsists [[M11of motorway|M11]]a openedshort section in theInner 1970sLondon and thena themuch [[A12longer roadsection (Greatin Britain)|A12]]Cambridgeshire, extensionSuffolk inand 1999,Norfolk. aThe lengthy section hasbetween beenthese downgradedwas betweenrenumbered theas suburbsa result of east London and the north-west corneropening of the county of [[EssexM11 motorway|M11]]. Itin alsothe multiplexes/overlaps1970s withand then the [[A14A12 road (Great Britain)|A14A12]] onextension thein [[Newmarket, Suffolk|Newmarket]] [[Bypass route|bypass]]1999.

All this part has been declassified and is now a minor road. Thus the A11 now starts at [[Aldgate]], just inside the eastern boundary of the [[City of London]]. The first stretch is [[Whitechapel High Street]], east of the junction with Mansell Street. In a complex reworking of the roads since the days of the Aldgate gyratory system, it is two-way, but the east-bound section is part of the ring-road that retained a one-way system south of this junction, but the west-boundwestbound section is for local access and youmotorists have to U-turn to avoid entering the congestion charging zone.

East of Aldgate station, the A11 enters the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] and the [[East End of London]]. It becomes [[Whitechapel High Street]] (containing [[Aldgate East tube station|Aldgate East Underground station]]), again part of the Aldgate one-way system. The A11 passes through [[Whitechapel]], past [[Whitechapel tube station|Whitechapel station]] and the [[Royal London Hospital]].

[[File:Mile end green bridge 1.jpg|thumb|left|The A11 is named Mile End Road where it runs through [[Mile End]]; the Green Bridge carries [[Mile End Park]] over the A11 / Mile End Road]]It becomes Mile End Road at the eastern end of [[Whitechapel Road]], at Mile End Gate, the former toll gate for the turnpike,. passingIt [[The Genesis Cinema]], passingpasses [[Stepney Green tube station|Stepney Green Underground station]], with [[Stepney]] to the south, and thencontinues through [[Mile End]], passing the [[Mile End tube station|Mile End Underground station]]. Next, as it continues through [[Bow, London|Bow]], it becomes [[Bow Road]], passing [[Bow Road tube station|Bow Road Underground station]] and [[Bow Church DLR station]].

There is a dual carriageway flyover over the [[Bow Interchange]] roundabout, a junction with the [[A12 road (Great Britain)|A12]]. However at the end of the flyover, as the road crosses into the [[London Borough of Newham]], the A11 designation disappears and it instead becomes the [[A118 road|A118]]. This renumbering followed the opening of the [[A12 road (Great Britain)|A12]] extension in 1999, to make it the former A11 seem a less important road and encourage traffic to use the new dual carriageway between there and [[Leytonstone]].

The road number A11 finally re-appearingreappears at [[M11 motorway|M11]] Junction 9A on the border between Essex and Cambridgeshire, and the A11it is now a [[trunk road]]. It roughly follows the route of a [[Roman road]] for the remainder of its length.

The upgrading of the final section of single carriageway 'Thetford Straight' between [[Barton Mills]] and [[Thetford]] (opened December 2014) means the road is dual carriageway all the way to Norwich. The road continues northeast bypassing [[Thetford]], [[Attleborough]] and [[Wymondham]]. The A11 originally ran through the centre of all three towns giving rise to congestion which frequently became the focus of delays on the route. It also passes the [[Snetterton Circuit]] motor racing venue. On entering Norwich, it becomes single carriageway again and is called Newmarket Road. It terminates at the St Stephens Street [[roundabout]] near the city centre.

{{Cycle Superhighway 2}}[[Cycle Superhighway|Cycle SuperhighwayCycleway 2]] (CS2C2) runs alongside the A11 between [[Aldgate]] and the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] in [[Bow, London|Bow]]. One-way [[cycle track]]s run along either side of the A11 through [[Whitechapel]], [[Mile End]], and Bow, carrying cyclists from the [[City of London|City]] to [[Stratford, London|Stratford]]. The route runs unbroken; the route is signposted and marked using blue paint and cycle icons.

At Bow, where the A11 meets the A12, CS2C2 leaves the main carriageway along slip roads, and cyclists may congregate at an [[Advanced stop line|Advanced Stop Line]] - in both directions - to cross the roundabout, rejoining the main carriageway on the other side of the roundabout. East of Bow, CS2C2 runs along either side of the [[A118 road|A118]] to [[Stratford station]], and [[Bikebike lane|cycle lanes]] are provided as far as [[Ilford]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CS2: Stratford to Aldgate|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bcs2-map.pdf|website=[[Transport for London]] (TfL)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525012616/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bcs2-map.pdf|archive-date=25 May 25, 2019|access-date=11 May 11, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Wymondham]] to [[Sprowston]] Pedalway runs along the A11/Newmarket Road. To the west, the Pedalway joins the A11 at [[Eaton, Norfolk|Eaton]]. Westbound destinations include [[Cringleford]], [[Hethersett]], and Wymondham. Running northeast, the Pedalway is signposted along a shared-use path adjacent to the Newmarket-bound (westbound) carriageway. The route crosses the A140/Daniels Road and continues along Newmarket Road as a shared-use path. It leaves the A11 in a northerly direction at the junction with the A1056/Ipswich Road. The route runs through Norwich City Centre to Sprowston.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norwich Cycle Map|url=https://www.norwich.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/3488/norwich_cycle_map.pdf|website=[[Norwich City Council]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511090142/https://www.norwich.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/3488/norwich_cycle_map.pdf|archive-date=May 11, May 2020|access-date=May 11, May 2020}}</ref>

Proposals to dual 14.8&nbsp;km of the road between the Fiveways Roundabout at [[Barton Mills]], bypassing Elveden to the North and joining the western end of the [[Thetford]] Bypass had been discussed for many years without any developments being made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4248.aspx|title=A11 Fiveways – Thetford Improvement|publisher=[[Highways Agency]]|access-date=23 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605030158/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4248.aspx|archive-date=5 June 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Draft Orders together with an Environmental Statement were published in Autumn 2008.<ref name=HA1>

</ref> The [[Brown ministry|Labour government]]'s [[Secretary of State for Transport]] announced the scheme would be brought forward by 18 months to 2010 with an open date of 2013 in November 2008 in response to the [[Financial crisis of 2007-20082007–2008]].<ref name="DfT1">{{cite web|url=http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384459&NewsAreaID=2 |title=Major boost for East of England as planned A11 dualling brought forward |publisher= [[Department for Transport|Department for Transport (East)]] |access-date=18 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716080752/http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384459&NewsAreaID=2 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> Supporters expressed concern in September 2010 that the scheme would be cancelled as part of the [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|coalition government's]] [[Spending Review (United Kingdom)|comprehensive spending review]] noting that the report from the public inquiry had not yet been signed off by the Department for Transport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11407737|title=MPs from Norfolk and Suffolk fight to keep A11 funding|quote= MPs have called on businesses, residents and councils to lobby government ministers to remind them of the importance of widening the A11|date=24 September 2010|access-date=25 September 2010|workpublisher=BBC News| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100925183306/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11407737| archive-date= 25 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The [[Highways Agency]] has published an [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605133148/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/documents/P080100_-_A11_Fiveways_WFV2.pdf official map] of the proposed scheme and a Google [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112871142589917849749.00045af338438941ccd8b&ll=52.378743,0.619698&spn=0.092214,0.2211&z=12 overlay map] is also available. The original cost estimate was £30 million rising to £60 million in March 2007<ref>{{cite web

and was expected to reduce journey times by 3 minutes off-peak and up to 25 minutes at peak times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.edp24.co.uk/members/editorial/coverStory/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline&category=Features&tBrand=BIZOnline&tCategory=Features&itemid=NOED24%20Sep%202008%2008%3A55%3A36%3A477 |title=Why dualling the A11 makes business sense |publisherurl=BIZonlinehttps://asrtaljouf.com/ |access-date=5 November 2008 |publisher=BIZonline}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Environmental campaign groups believed that in a time of economic downturn it would be better to invest in local public transport rather than on costly road schemes.<ref name="CfBT1"> {{cite web

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North of Maryland, the old A11 crosses from the [[London Borough of Newham]] into the [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]] and becomes High Road Leytonstone, passing under the [[Gospel Oak to Barking Lineline]].