A3055 road
A3055 | |
|---|---|
Military Road at Brook. This is the end of the clearway section, as denoted by the signs near the junction. The destination on the sign is Ventnor: despite the fact the road goes to Ryde, motorists travelling there would have a shorter journey via Brook Village and Newport | |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Ryde |
| A3054 A3020 A3056 A3054 | |
| West end | Totland |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Road network | |
The A3055 is an A-Class Road on the Isle of Wight in Southern England. It forms the Southern portion of the circular around-the-Island A-class loop, the northern section being the A3054. The stretch along the south-west coast of the Island is formed by the Military Road.
Because of the road's relatively short length, there are no confirmatory signs with distances, although on a few direction signs at junctions there are distances to the next town. The final destination of the road (Freshwater/Totland or Ryde), in common with most UK roads, is not signed along the whole length of the route. As well as fitting with national practice, this is also because anybody wishing to travel from Totland to Ryde by road would do so via the North coast A3054, as it is much more direct.
Since 2014, the road has been permanently blocked to motor vehicles by a landslide on Undercliff Drive at a point west of St Lawrence, making the through-route between Ventnor and Niton unavailable, with diversion via Whitwell. As well as problems on Undercliff Drive, various other landslips and coastal erosion issues have affected the road in recent history, such as at Brook and at Leeson Road in Ventnor, which have resulted in sections being closed for repair, or on safety grounds, on several occasions.