HC Deb 25 April 1947 vol 436 cc152-4W
Sir G. Fox

asked the Minister of Transport which trunk roads were closed, and traffic diverted, through flooding in 1947.

Mr. Barnes

The following trunk roads were closed and traffic diverted through flooding in 1947:

DIVISION:

Metropolitan

Middlesex:

  • TR.36 North Circular Road at Silver Street, Edmonton.
  • TR.10 Western Avenue, where it crosses the River Brent.

Herts

  • TR.1 Barnet By-pass between Roe Green and Dixon's Hill.

South Eastern

  • Berkshire:
  • A.34 South of Oxford City Boundary.

Buckinghamshire

  • A.428 Purvey Bridge.

Oxfordshire:

  • A.40 Wheatley Bridge.

Eastern

  • TR. 1 Biggleswade Bridge, Bedford Bridge, Tempsford and Natchans Bridge.
  • TR.3 Latymere Dam.
  • TR.12 Bedford.
  • TR.31 Southey, Streatham Ferry Bridge.
  • TR.45 Eaton Socon, St. Neots.

South Western

  • TR.10 West of Gloucester at Over. Westbury and Minsterworth during high tides in the River Severn.
  • TR.I6 Between Longford and Twigworth and at Norton (all north of Gloucester).

Midland

Shropshire

  • TR.rx Near Shrewsbury.

Staffordshire

  • TR.I3 Between Birmingham and Walsall

Worcestershire

  • TR.16 At Severn Stoke.

Herefordshire

  • TR.17 Near Leominster.

Shropshire

  • TR.57 Near Shrewsbury

Herefordshire

  • TR.78 at Powick.

North Midland

County of Lindsey

  • TR.59 Dunham Bridge.

County of Kesteven

  • TR.47 Market Deeping.

North Midland (Contd.)

County of Holland

  • TR.23 Spalding.

County of Rutland

  • T,R. Duddington.

County of Northampton

  • TR.48 Weedon Beck—Kilsby.
  • TR.47 Bulwick.

County of Derby:

  • TR.12 Great Rowsley, Cavendish Bridge.
  • TR.53 Long Eaton.

County of Nottinghamshire:

  • TR.1 Carlton on Trent.
  • TR.59 West Drayton.
  • Dunham Bridge.
  • TR.44 South of Newark, Saxondale Cross Roads.
  • TR.52 South of Trent.
  • Bridge near Nottingham.
  • TR.53 Beeston.

County of Leicester:

  • TR.44 Syston.
  • TR.12 Sawley Cross Roads, Market Harborough.
  • TR.53 Sawley Cross Roads, Castle Donnington.

North Eastern.

East Riding:

  • TR.69 Malton.
  • TR.7o York, Kexby Bridge, Wilberfoss, Bishop's Burton.
  • TR.68 Escrick and between Riccall and Selby.
  • TR.21 Between Selby and Hemingborough and at Howden.

West Riding:

  • TR.1 Doncaster.
  • TR.20 Otley.
  • TR.21 Selby.
  • TR.68 South of Selby.
  • TR.52 Rawcliffe.

North Riding:

  • TR.68 Blue Bridge.

North Western.—Nil.

Wales & Mon.

Carmarthen:

  • TR.10 Whitland Road

Monmouthshire:

  • TR.10 Penhow.
  • TR.10 Ebbw Bridge, Newport.
  • TR.78 South of Usk Bridge.
  • TR.78 Monmouth Town.

Montgomery:

  • A.483 Near bloat Farm, near Moors.
  • A.458 Near Buttington.
  • TR.82 Near Maes Mawr.

Scotland.—Nil.

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