A299 road
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| Direction | East - West |
| Start | Near Faversham |
| Primary destinations |
Herne Bay Margate Whitstable |
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| End | Ramsgate |
| Construction Began | 1930s |
| Construction End | 2000s |
| Roads joined |  M2 motorway A2 road A28 road A253 road A255 road A256 road A290 road A291 road A2990 road |
The A299, better known as the Thanet Way, is a major road in the county of Kent in England, which runs from Brenley Corner near Faversham (where it merges into the M2) to Ramsgate via Whitstable and Herne Bay. It is principally used for ferry traffic to Ramsgate, and other traffic to the Isle Of Thanet.
Most of the road was originally constructed in the 1930s as an unemployment relief project. Prior to this, all traffic to the Isle of Thanet had to go via Canterbury.
The A299 was upgraded in the 1990's to dual carriageway for almost its entire length. Whitstable and Herne Bay were bypassed, with the old road becoming the A2990, and the A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay were upgraded via an online upgrade.
The A299 used to end near Sarre, on the A253 which continued into Ramsgate. Now this road is part of the A299, meaning it can go all the way to Ramsgate Harbour, passing Kent International Airport on the way.
[edit] Junctions
| A299 Road | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| Port Ramsgate Start/End of Road |
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| Pegwell Tunnel | ||
| Ramsgate A255 | ||
| Sandwich A256 | ||
| Manston A256 | ||
| London Manston Airport B2190 Minster End of dual carriageway |
London Manston Airport B2190 Minster Start of dual carriageway |
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| Sarre A253 Monkton |
Monkton Roundabout | Sarre A253 Monkton |
| Sarre, Margate A28 | St Nicholas Roundabout | Sarre, Canterbury, Sturry A28 |
| St Nicholas at Wade | St Nicholas at Wade | |
| Hillborough, Reculver | Hillborough, Reculver | |
| Broomfield, Beltinge | Broomfield, Beltinge | |
| Eddington, Greenhill A2990 Herne, Sturry A291 Herne Bay B2205 |
Eddington, Greenhill A2990 Herne, Sturry A291 Herne Bay B2205 |
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| Tunnel | ||
| No exit | Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean A290 Whitstable A2990 |
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| Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean A290 Whitstable A2990 |
No exit | |
| No exit | Yorkletts | |
| Services | Services | |
| Waterham, Highstreet, Yorkletts | Waterham, Highstreet | |
| No exit | Dargate, Hernhill | |
| Dargate, Hernhill | No exit | |
| Goodnestone | Goodnestone | |
| Start of Road | M2 J7 Brenley Corner |
Canterbury, Dover, Channel Tunnel A2 Non motorway traffic |
| Canterbury, Channel Tunnel, Dover, Faversham A2 |
Road continues as M2 to Ramsgate | |
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A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain road numbering system |
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| A2 | A20 - A21 - A22 - A23 - A24 - A25 - A26 - A27 - A28 - A29 | |
| A201 - A202 - A203 - A205 - A210 - A212 - A214 - A215 - A217 - A219 - A228 - A229 | ||
| A232 - A234 - A240 - A249 - A259 - A264 - A272 - A281 - A282 - A299 | ||
| A2030 - A2216 - A2217 | ||
| List of A roads in Zone 2 | ||
