A159 road

The A159 is a 15.5 mile-long single carriage A-road, running between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.

Route (Scunthorpe-Gainsborough)

The A159 departs southwards from the A18 at the Queensway Roundabout in Scunthorpe. After approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), there are two Turn Off To Stay On (TOTSO) junctions in quick succession in the Ashby district of Scunthorpe. The A159 then leaves Scunthorpe, through Bottesford and Messingham.

Along its length between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough the A159 is variously named Messingham Road, Northfield Road, Scotter Road, Gainsborough Road, Leighton Road and Thonock Road. It passes through Bottesford, Messingham, Scotter, Blyton, Wharton and Thonock.

As the A159 enters Gainsborough it passes the Queen Elizabeth's High School; it continues southbound through Gainsborough, passing Gainsborough Trinity F.C.'s football ground and terminating at the roundabout with the A631 (Thorndike Way/The Flood Road) and the A156 (Ashcroft Road).

There were plans to extend the A159 north of the A18 which would see the road continue towards Scunthorpe town centre following Ashby Road and Oswald Road ending at the top of Frodingham Road at the B1216.

A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme A1 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A100 A101 A102 A103 A104 A105 A106 A107 A109 A110 A111 A114 A116 A118 A119 A120 A121 A124 A127 A128 A129 A130 A131 A132 A133 A134 A135 A140 A142 A143 A144 A145 A146 A148 A149 A151 A152 A153 A156 A157 A158 A159 A160 A161 A165 A166 A167 A168 A169 A170 A171 A172 A173 A174 A177 A178 A179 A180 A182 A183 A186 A189 A194 A197 A1000 A1010 A1018 A1023 A1031 A1058 A1065 A1066 A1067 A1068 A1071 A1073 A1078 A1079 A1081 A1082 A1085 A1086 A1094 A1095 A1098 A1101 A1107 A1120 A1136 A1144 A1151 A1156 A1159 A1175 A1198 A1200 A1202 A1205 A1231 A1232 A1260 A1300 A1303 A1309 A1500 List of A roads in Zone 1 List of B roads in Zone 1

Coordinates: 53°29′26″N 0°40′47″W / 53.4906°N 0.6796°W / 53.4906; -0.6796