The London Inner Ring Road, or Ring Road as signposted, is a 12-mile (19 km) route with an average diameter of 2.75–5.5 miles (4.43–8.85 km) formed from a number of major roads that encircle Central London. The ring road forms the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, although the ring road itself is not part of the zone.
The congestion charge applies within the London Inner Ring Road.
A battered street sign
Tower Bridge.
Approaching the ring road at Vauxhall cross
A ring road is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducing traffic volumes in the urban centre, such as by offering an alternate route around the city for drivers who do not need to stop in the city core. Ring roads can also serve to connect suburbs to each other, allowing efficient travel between them.
The Third Ring Road in the area of the Moscow International Business Center.
The Leeds Inner Ring Road in England was built in a series of tunnels to save space and avoid physically separating the city's centre from its suburbs.
I-275 passing through Sharonville (suburb of Cincinnati, OH)
The Anthony Henday Drive ring road in Edmonton
