A42 road (England)

A42 shield
A42
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A42(T), looking west from A423
Route information
Maintained by National Highways
Length15 mi (24 km)
HistoryCompleted in 1989
Major junctions
Northeast end
M1 motorway
Kegworth
52°49′25″N 1°18′17″W / 52.8235°N 1.3047°W / 52.8235; -1.3047 (A42 road (northeastern end))
Major intersections
J14 → A453 road
/
J13 → A511 road/A512 road
Southwest end /
M42 motorway/A444 road
Appleby Magna
52°41′07″N 1°33′00″W / 52.6854°N 1.5499°W / 52.6854; -1.5499 (A42 road (southwestern end))
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
CountiesLeicestershire
Primary
destinations
East Midlands Airport
Road network
A41 A43
Looking north bound towards restricted junction 14.

The A42 is a major trunk road in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It links junction 23A of the M1 motorway to junction 11 of the M42 motorway. The A42 is in effect a continuation of the M42, and its junctions are numbered accordingly.

It is built to a similar standard to the M42, being a grade separated dual carriageway. The 6-mile (9.7 km) Measham and Ashby-de-la-Zouch bypass section was opened in August 1989 at a cost of £33m.