The Great C-Road Hunt

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When CBRD was first set up, nobody knew what a C-road was. Back then this page tried to explain. These days, they're old news, and instead this page now tries to look deeper. As well as exploring places where C-roads mistakenly creep onto road signs, it looks at how they are used too.

Signpost for C173 - Station Road, Scunthorpe
C173 - Station Road, Scunthorpe. Photo by John Boddy.

More C-road photos are in the C-Road Photo Gallery in the Media section.

What is a C-road?What is a C-road?

Find out what exactly the C-road classification is, and how it is used.

C-roads on signsC-roads on Signs

They shouldn't ever appear on road signs. But from time to time they crop up due to signing errors. Have you spotted one? Send it in here, and see other examples.

Unsigned C-roadsUnsigned C-roads

The rest of the thousands of these like to stay hidden. But it's amazing how many places on the internet happily expose them!