ABC Highway
| ABC Highway | |
|---|---|
| Major junctions | |
| From: | Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church |
| To: | Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies, in Saint Michael |
| Highway system | |
| Barbados Highways | |
The ABC Highway is the main urban highway in Barbados. Opened in 1989, it is named after three famous Barbadian politicians: John Michael Geoffrey Manningham ("Tom") Adams, Errol Barrow, and Hugh Gordon Cummins. From the east, the highway stretches from the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church, to the western end at Cave Hill Road and University Drive, Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies, in Saint Michael. It roughly encircles the Parish of Saint Michael and wider metropolitan area of Bridgetown.
The highway consist of both two-lane and dual carriageway sections with at-grade intersections, mostly roundabouts. A 2006–2007 expansion project enlarged some sections and there was some public sentiment voiced in local media about the project's lack of a competitive tender process or studies to justify costs.
Junctions
| Parish | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Seawell | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 7 (Tom Adams Roundabout) | 13°4′49″N 59°29′28″W / 13.08028°N 59.49111°W |
| Newton Terrace | 4.4 | 2.7 | Highway T (Henry Forde Roundabout) | 13°4′49″N 59°31′50″W / 13.08028°N 59.53056°W | |
| Kendal Hill | 7.5 | 4.7 | Kendal Hill Road (Edwy Talma Roundabout) | 13°4′42″N 59°33′28″W / 13.07833°N 59.55778°W | |
| Graeme Hall | 8.7 | 5.4 | Graeme Hall Road (Errol Barrow Roundabout) | 13°4′38″N 59°34′6″W / 13.07722°N 59.56833°W | |
| Saint Michael | Wildey | 10.3 | 6.4 | Highway 6 (Sir Garfield Sobers Roundabout) | 13°5′13″N 59°34′37″W / 13.08694°N 59.57694°W |
| 10.8– 11.6 | 6.7– 7.2 | Highway 6 / Highway R (Wildey Triangle[1]) | No access to Highway R from westbound lanes, 13°5′26″N 59°34′50″W / 13.09056°N 59.58056°W | ||
| 12.0 | 7.5 | Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Roundabout | 13°5′43″N 59°34′48″W / 13.09528°N 59.58000°W | ||
| Haggett Hall | 13.1 | 8.1 | Highway 5 (J.T.C. Ramsey Roundabout) | 13°6′18″N 59°34′48″W / 13.10500°N 59.58000°W | |
| Rouen | Highway 4 (Norman A. Niles Roundabout) | 13°6′49″N 59°35′0″W / 13.11361°N 59.58333°W | |||
| Friendship/Belle | Highway 3 (Clyde Walcott Roundabout) | 13°7′36″N 59°35′43″W / 13.12667°N 59.59528°W | |||
| Warrens | Highway 2 (Everton Weekes Roundabout) | 13°8′30″N 59°36′23″W / 13.14167°N 59.60639°W | |||
| Ronald Mapp Highway (D'Arcy Scott Roundabout) | 13°8′34″N 59°36′36″W / 13.14278°N 59.61000°W | ||||
| Cave Hill, Saint Michael | University Drive, Cave Hill Road | Road continues as University Drive to the Frank Worrel Roundabout. 13°7′54″N 59°38′0″W / 13.13167°N 59.63333°W | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Route to port
The ABC Highway provides relative ease of access to the Deep Water Harbour in Bridgetown. At the official western terminus, the road becomes University Drive (at Cave Hill). The road proceeds to the Frank Worrel roundabout where it has a junction with Highway 1 and Spring Garden Highway. From the Frank Worrel roundabout, direct access to the harbour is available via the Spring Garden Highway. At the end of Spring Garden Highway, direct access to the port is accessed by turning right onto President Kennedy Drive.
See also
References
- ↑ "Barbados Government Experiments With Traffic Changes At Wildey, St. Michael | Barbados Underground". Bajan.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ABC Highway. |
- "Totally Barbados". Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- "Caribbean PressReleases.com". Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- "Barbados Underground". Retrieved December 5, 2007.