A225 road

A225 road
Route information
Length:	16.2 mi (26.1 km)
Major junctions
North end:	Dartford 51°26′33″N 0°12′58″E / 51.4425°N 0.2162°E / 51.4425; 0.2162 (A225 road (northern end))
	A20 road A21 road A25 road A226 road
South end:	Oakhurst (near Hildenborough) 51°14′25″N 0°12′33″E / 51.2404°N 0.2092°E / 51.2404; 0.2092 (A225 road (southern end))
Location
Primary destinations:	Swanley Sevenoaks
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A225 road runs in a north-south direction, connecting Dartford with Sevenoaks in Kent, England. For much of its journey it follows the valley of the River Darenth.

Overview

The road begins in Dartford, leading out of the town in a southerly direction from the A226 ring-road passing along Lowfield Street. It then crosses the Dartford bypass road at a major junction. Interestingly the road from this junction until its junction to the M25, Princes Road, is also called the A225. Next is the junction to Wilmington and the road now becomes Hawley Road; before reaching that village it passes under both the A2 and the M25; there are no junctions with either. 4 miles (6.4 km) from its start, the A225 passes Sutton-at-Hone village; most of the following villages are not on the main road, but are located to the east on the river itself. Here the railway line crosses the road by a high brick viaduct at Farningham Road railway station. Horton Kirby village is next; the M20 motorway crosses overhead, again with no junction to the A225; and the road enters a roundabout junction with the A20 road, to lose its identity for a short distance as it follows the latter in an easterly direction, before a turning off once more to the south.

Now the river is on the west side of the road, and at Eynsford, the next village, the railway between Swanley and Sevenoaks joins the road to travel up the Darenth valley together. There are stations at Eynsford, Shoreham and Otford. Here the road is on the eastern side of narrowing valley, above the flood plain, and the railway crosses and recrosses the road on several occasions. On the northern outskirts of Sevenoaks, there is a crossroads with the A25 road. It continues its journey by climbing St Johns Hill, to enter the town centre via Dartford Road. The A225 then continues out of Sevenoaks until its junction with the A21 where at this roundabout the road becomes B245 - London Road.

A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme

	A2 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29

	A200 A201 A202 A203 A205 A206 A209 A210 A212 A213 A214 A215 A217 A219 A222 A225 A226 A227 A228 A229 A230 A232 A234 A235 A236 A237 A240 A249 A250 A253 A254 A256 A258 A259 A264 A271 A272 A274 A278 A281 A282 A286 A299

	A2020 A2022 A2030 A2043 A2100 A2199 A2204 A2212 A2216 A2217

List of A roads in Zone 2 List of B roads in Zone 2

Coordinates: 51°21′01″N 0°11′43″E / 51.3503°N 0.1953°E / 51.3503; 0.1953 (A225 road)

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