Road building was central to planning policy for much of the 20th century in Bristol, England. The planned road network evolved over time but at its core was a network of concentric ring (or circuit) roads and high-capacity radial roads.
The Inner Circuit Road formed a ring around Bristol's central area and was completed in 1970. The Outer Circuit Road was intended to form an outer ring concentric with this, but the only substantial part to be completed was the 1.3 km-long Easton Way. The two ring roads were to be complemented by 8 radial roads, some of which would follow new routes while others would be made by widening existing roads.
These schemes had for the most part been abandoned by the early 1990s, and subsequently much of what was built has been decommissioned.[1]
- ^ Directorate of Planning and Development Services (1992). Draft Bristol Local Plan April 1992. Bristol City Council. p. 142. ISBN 0-900814-70-5.