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Lincoln Road

A46

Also runs asBath RoadPainswick RoadNewark BypassLaceby RoadCoventry Eastern BypassStroud RoadGrimsby RoadShurdington RoadAlcester RoadMarket Rasen RoadCheltenham RoadAshchurch RoadWelton RoadEvesham BypassCaistor RoadFosse WayStratford RoadKenilworth BypassWarwick BypassLeicester Western Bypass
Plan a drive around it
© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap
17 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A46 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
4.6 km
How curvy
Gently winding
8% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
352
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 40 mph14%
  • national limit (60)69%
  • national limit (70)14%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)3%

Runs past

  • Faldingworth·village·60 m
  • Winthorpe·village·670 m
  • Middle Rasen·village·790 m
  • Nettleham·village·1.1 km
  • North Greetwell·village·1.8 km
  • Friesthorpe·hamlet·640 m

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:White Hart

    Pub · 670 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • real ale
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:Roman Way

    Restaurant · 110 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Starbucks

    Café · 240 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Black Horse

    Pub · 960 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:The Plant Pot Cafe & Bistro

    Restaurant · 970 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:The Lord Nelson

    Pub · 640 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A46 yet. Plan the first one.

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