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A road in Kent, England, UK
The
A258 road
is an
A road
in England, running through
East Kent
from
Dover
to
Sandwich
.
It begins at the
A256
within Dover, running up Castle Hill and passing
Dover Castle
on its eastern side and the
Duke of York's Royal Military School
on its western side. It then crosses the
A2
at a four-way roundabout (called Guston Roundabout) at the top of
Jubilee Way
before running behind the East Kent coast, with turn-offs to
Westcliffe
,
Martin Mill
and
St Margaret's at Cliffe
.
It then runs through
Ringwould
(passing
Ripple Mill
),
Walmer
and
Deal
.
Whilst in Deal it is named 'the Strand' and it passes
Deal Castle
, then becomes part of a one-way traffic system in Deal, it heads up 'Victoria Road', then right onto 'Ranelagh Road' then left onto 'Prince of Wales Terrace' (beside the coastline). 'Deal Castle Road' leads back to the Ringwould/Dover route.
The route heads away from the coast on 'Broad Street', where it crosses over the pedestrianised high street and becoming 'Queen Street'. It passes over the railway close to Deal Railway station . Then it becomes 'London Road' heading to Upper Deal. Then it heads north-west, passing
Sholden
and later
Betteshanger Park
. It is once again called the A258, passing through the hamlet of
Hacklinge
and past the junction to
Finglesham
and then the junction to
Worth
. When it reaches the southern part of
Sandwich
, near
Woodnesborough
, it terminates at another junction with the
A256
(Sandwich By-pass) at Stone Cross.
Improvements
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In 2006, improvement works were carried out to the A2(T)/A258 Guston Roundabout Junction, Dover. This meant the road from Deal was widened at the junction to allow for more queuing on the road.
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External links
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51°12′15″N
1°23′35″E
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51.2041°N 1.3931°E
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51.2041; 1.3931
(
A258 road
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