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Botley Road is the main arterial road into Oxford, England from the west. It stretches between Botley, on the Oxford Ring Road (A34) to the west of the city, and Frideswide Square at the junction with Oxford railway station, close to central Oxford. == Overview == The Botley Road was known as the Botley Turnpike Road in the 18th century and Seven Bridges Road in the 19th century.〔 Until the early 19th century it was little more than a track and highwaymen were a problem. The road passes Osney. A number of large out-of-town shopping stores line the route. The road is designated the A420. It becomes West Way at Botley Bridge over Seacourt Stream to the west. To the east past the station it becomes Park End Street. Oxpens Road leads off to the south at this junction. Along its route are a number of bridges — west to east: Botley Bridge, Bulstake Bridge, Osney Ditch Bridge, and Osney Bridge — as it passes over various backwaters and the main branch of the River Thames. Tributary streets as well as most of the road between the railway station and the Beaumont veterinary practice are mostly residential, and are flanked by two large parks (Botley Park, adjacent to West Oxford Community Centre, and Oatlands Park, near the Osney Mead industrial estate). The Botley Road is an important bus and commuter route to Oxford from Cumnor, and Seacourt Park and Ride is located near the junction with the A34. Eastbound, it has a bus lane from the ring road until just before Osney Island, at which point there is a set of bus advancement traffic lights. It has cycle lanes in both directions. South from the eastern end, via Mill Street, are the site of Osney Abbey (now destroyed), Osney Cemetery (established 1848), Osney Lock, Osney Mill, and Osney Mill Marina. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Botley Road」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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