Old Parham Road
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Road 20 (Sir Sydney Walling Highway) in Vernons| Old Parham Road | |
|---|---|
 Road 19 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 10.6 km (6.6 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Government House Roundabout in St. John's |
| To | Road 20 (Sir Sydney Walling Highway) in Vernons |
| Location | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Highway system | |
Old Parham Road is a highway[a] in Antigua.[2] The highway passes through Saint John, Saint George, and Saint Peter and is one of the most important east–west highways on the island.[3] It traverses a wide variety of landscapes including urban and rural settlement, agricultural lands, mangroves, and forests.[4] It also serves as the basis of many constituency boundaries.[5] Major settlements on the highway include St. John's, Cassada Gardens, Piggotts, Fitches Creek, Paynters, Parham, and Vernons.[6] Major junctions include Wireless Road and Simon Bolivar Drive (1.4 km), Sir George Walter Highway (3.0 km), Burma Road (3.6 km), Paynters Road (4.1 km), Fitches Creek Drive and Coconut Drive (4.7 km), St. George's Drive (6.0 km), unnamed road to Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (6.9 km), unnamed road in Parham (8.4 km), and a second unnamed road in Parham (8.9 km). It terminates at the Sir Sydney Walling Highway in Vernons (10.6 km).[3]
