Why the A19 in North Yorkshire is country’s best A road

Meanwhile, Will Yarrow, the owner of Yorkshire Haulage, was surprised that particular A road was voted the best, as he said he thought it was “manic”.

“There’s always a lot of traffic, which slows everything down, but it is just something we’ve had to get used to over the years,” he said.

York Civic Trust said the A19 “directly connects three places with important Roman origins; Newcastle, York and Doncaster”.

A spokesperson said: “But the A19, as a 124-mile road, is actually quite new, and much younger than its big brother, the A1, that it runs parallel with, and was part of the historic Great North Road.