Euston Road

Euston Road

A501
Euston Road in 2008
Location within Central London
Former name(s)	New Road
Namesake	Euston Hall
Length	1.1 mi (1.8 km)[1]
Postal code	W1, NW1
Coordinates	51°31′39″N 0°07′53″W / 51.5275°N 0.131389°W / 51.5275; -0.131389
West end	Great Portland Street
East end	Pentonville Road
Construction
Inauguration	September 1756 (1756-09)

Euston Road is a road in Central London that runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The route is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary. It is named after Euston Hall, the family seat of the Dukes of Grafton, who had become major property owners in the area during the mid-19th century.

The road was originally the central section of New Road from Paddington to Islington which opened in 1756 as London's first bypass. It provided a route along which to drive cattle to Smithfield Market avoiding central London. Traffic increased when major railway stations, including Euston, opened in the mid-19th century and led to the road's renaming in 1857. Euston Road was widened in the 1960s to cater for the increasing demands of motor traffic, and the Euston Tower was built around that time. The road contains several significant buildings including the Wellcome Library, the British Library and the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel.