A1198 road
{{short description|Road in Cambridgeshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox road
|country=ENG
|type=A
|route=1198
|header_type=minor
|length_mi=
|image= A bend in the A1198 (Old Great North Road, Ermine Street). - geograph.org.uk - 475795.jpg
|image_notes= A bend in the A1198 (Old Great North Road, Ermine Street).
|direction_a= South
|terminus_a = A505 road near Royston
|direction_b= North
|terminus_b = Godmanchester, near Huntingdon
|junction = {{jct|country=GBR|A|505|name1= }}
{{jct|country=GBR|A|603|name1= }}
{{jct|country=GBR|A|428|name1= }}
{{jct|country=GBR|A|14|name1= }}
{{jct|country=GBR|A|1307|name1= }}
|destinations= Royston
Cambourne
Godmanchester
}}
The A1198 is a road in Cambridgeshire, England, which runs between the A505 at Royston, and the A1307 on the outskirts of Huntingdon.
Settlements along route
History
=Roman Road=
The road follows the route of Ermine Street between the A505 at Royston, Hertfordshire and Godmanchester, near Huntingdon.{{cite web|url=http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/109259/response/266383/attach/html/2/EIR%201798%20RES%20PUB.pdf.html|title=A & B ROAD SPEED LIMIT REVIEW|author=Cambridgeshire County Council|date=13 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012}}
=20th century=
This road was designated as a major road during road classification in 1922, and originally carried the number A14.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=1922_Road_Lists/Zone_1_Class_I|title=List of Class I and Class II roads and numbers|publisher=HMSO|year=1923|access-date=18 December 2012}} When the M11 motorway was completed in February 1980, and traffic was encouraged to follow the new motorway and the Via Devana (then the A604, now the A1307 and A14 roads) instead.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/images/9/98/A604_-_Collins_1982_-_Coppermine_-_162.jpg|title=Collins Road Atlas of Great Britain|year=1982|access-date=18 December 2012}} By 1991, most of the former A14 was renumbered as the A1198, with short section of the route from Huntingdon to Alconbury being renumbered as a spur of the A604.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/images/5/5b/A1198_-_OS_Atlas_1991_-_Coppermine_-_175.jpg|title=1:250 000 Road Atlas|publisher=Ordnance Survey|year=1991|access-date=18 December 2012}}
=21st century=
In August 2010, Cambridgeshire County Council announced the reduction of the road's speed limit from NSL (60 mph) to 50 mph in areas where concern was raised over the safety of traffic. By 2020 some residential and industrial developments had urbanised sections of the road.
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