The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road or London Road in sections, is a major road connecting the City of London and Portsmouth passing close to Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, Haslemere and Petersfield. For much of its 67-mile (108 km) length, it is classified as a trunk road and therefore managed by National Highways. Almost all of the road has been built to dual carriageway standards or wider. Apart from bypass sections in London, the road travels in a southwest direction and, after Liss, south-southwest.
The junction between the A3(M) and the A27
The A3(M) at the Portsdown Hill Road Bridge nearing Junction 5 with the A27
Northbound near the Wisley Interchange with the M25
The A3 near Hindhead prior to the tunnel opening
Guildford is a town in west Surrey, England, around 27 mi (43 km) south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around 145,673 inhabitants in mid-2022 est. The name "Guildford" is thought to derive from a crossing of the River Wey, a tributary of the River Thames that flows through the town centre.
Image: Guildford Railway Station (geograph 7077929)
Image: 20 Quarry Street, Guildford
Image: Guildford & Cathedral of Surrey
Image: River Wey, Guildford geograph.org.uk 4429206