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The "A" Routes.

These are the main cross-island highways; connecting all main points.

Jamaica used Imperial measurements in 1985; this table reflects that. They've since gone metric. Traffic drives on the left. There are very few miles of dual carriageway, and only a few elevated junctions.


This table is based on the 1985 General Drafting  Esso Map of Jamaica. 

Highway 
Number

Destinations and Intermediate Points

Mileages

Sir William Grant Park-Kingston: JN   WEST via Spanish Town Road to 
Northern , Washington Boulevard at New Haven, St Andrew's Parish

6

 
Branch

JN  Constant Spring Road At Camper Town  WEST to 
JN  main branch-Spanish Town Road

4

Junction of Kingston Branches WEST via Surrey/Middlesex County Line to 
Spanish Town: JN 

8

(Spanish Town Bypass)

 

Spanish Town, NORTHWEST to JN  branch at Moneague via 
Bog Walk and Ewarton

32

JN  Branch at Moneauge NORTHWEST to JN  at Saint Ann's Bay 
via Clairemont

17

(Follows North Shore of JA, Presently) 
JN  at Saint Ann's Bay WEST to Falmouth via Middlesex/Cornwall County line and Duncans

37

Falmouth WEST to Montego Bay

23

Montego Bay WEST to Negril via Lucea: End of 

52

 

JN  at  Spanish Town WEST to May Pen

22

(  May Pen Bypass)

(7)

May Pen WEST To Mandeville

25

(  Mandeville Bypass)

(5)

Mandeville WEST to Black River via Middlesex/Cornwall County line and Santa Cruz

46

Black River WEST to Savanna La Mar: End of 

31

 

JN   at Sir William Grant Park-Kingston  NORTH to
JN Northern Branch of  Dunrobin Ave at  Camper Town

 JN Northern Branch of  Dunrobin Ave at  Camper Town
NORTH To   Northern Shore JN via Surrey/Middlesex County Line and Castleton

28

JN   Northern Shore NORTH and WEST to Ocho Rios:
JN  Branch  via Port Maria

36 


Branch

Ocho Rios SOUTH to  JN at Moneage 

12

JN  Branch at Ocho Rios WEST to JN  at Saint Ann's Bay

7

 

 

  rounds the eastern third of JA.
JN  at Sir William Grant Park-Kingston
EAST to Morant Bay

32

Morant Bay EAST and NORTH to Hectors River

21

Hectors River NORTHWEST to Port Antonio

26

Port Antonio WEST to Buff Bay 
  follows the North Shore of JA

19

Buff Bay WEST to  JN via Sussex/Middlesex County Line and 
Annatto Bay( JN is 2 miles west of Annatto Bay)

12



The "B" Routes.

These are regional roads that link smaller localities into the "A" system. Not all of these roads are sealed. Those that aren't are indicated by brown cells.

There are also a few un-numbered roads that are sealed, and provide significant connections. These are shown in grey cells with "NONE" in the number cell.


This table is based on the 1985 General Drafting  Esso Map of Jamaica 

Highway
Number

Destinations and Intermediate Points, Counties

Mileages

Kingston JA NORTH to  at Buff Bay
via Newcastle

41 miles

UNSEALED SECTION from Irish Town to Silver Hill

Surrey County

 

From A-1 at Bog Walk NORTH to  Near Whitehall
via Troja, Richmond and Highgate

26 miles

Middlesex County

 

NONE

From  South of Highgate EAST to  at Chovey

8 miles

Middlesex County

 

From  at May Pen NORTH to Chapelton

12 miles

From Chapelton NORTHWEST  Junction at Trout Hall

8 miles

From Trout Hall(  JN) to Cave Valley

9 miles

From Cave Valley NORTH to  at Runaway Bay
Via Alexandria and Brown's Town

26 miles

Middlesex County

 

From  at Trout Hall WEST to Spaldings
via Frankfeild

14 miles

From Spaldings WEST to  at Sedburgh

3 miles

Middlesex County

 

From  At Mandeville NORTH to Christaina

10 miles

Middlesex County

From Christiana NORTH  to  at Rio Bueno 
via Albert Town and Ulster Spring

30 miles

Cornwall County

 

From  at Hope Village(East of Mandeville) 
NORTHWEST to  at Shooter's Hill

2 miles

From  at Shooter's Hill WEST to 
Middlesex/Cornwall County Line; B-10 JN

15 miles

Middlesex County

From  Junction WEST To Maggotty(yes, that's a real name!)

13 miles

From Maggoty WEST to Ys, then NORTH to Cambridge

25 miles

From Cambridge NORTH to  at Unity Hall(SW of Montego Bay) 
Via Montpielier and Anchovy

11 miles

Cornwall County

 

JN  at Middle Quarters NORTH to Bethel Town
via  New Market and Leamington 

23 miles

Bethel Town NORTH to JN  at Montpelier

7 miles

Cornwall County

 

From  At Ferris Cross(east of Savanna-La-Mar) NORTHEAST
to  Junction at Shettlewood

13 miles

Cornwall County

 

From  At Savanna-La-Mar NORTH to  South of Lucea

 21 miles

Cornwall County

 

NONE

From  at Savanna-La-Mar WEST to  at Negril 
via Little London
Connects western ends of  and 

~18miles

Cornwall County

 

From  JN at Middlsex/Cornwall County Line NORTH to Troy

6 miles

Middlesex County

From Troy NORTH to  at Duncans
via Warsop and Clark's Town

26 miles

Cornwall County

 

From  at Green Park WEST To  at Brown's Town 
via Bamboo(5 miles sealed)

16 miles

From  at Browns Town WEST to Stewart Town on 
Middlesex/Cornwall County Line

6 miles

Middlesex County

From Stewart Town WEST to  at Falmouth 
via Clarks Town

17 miles

Cornwall County

 

From   at Freetown SOUTH to Lionel Town

14 miles

From Lionel Town WEST To Race Course

5 miles

From Race Course NORTHWEST To Milk River(Rest) 

7 miles

From Milk River(Rest) NORTH to  at Toll Gate

8 miles

Middlesex County

 

NONE

From  at May Pen SOUTH to  at Dawkins Pen 
(2 miles north of Lionel Town)

11 miles

Middlesex County

 

From  at Linstead NORTH to  at Oracabessa

35 miles

Middlesex County

 

NONE

at Port Morant NORTH to Bath, 
Then EAST to  at Golden Grove

14 miles

Surrey County

 

NONE

  at Santa Cruz SOUTHEAST to Litiz 
at Cornwall/Middlesex County Line 
via Nain then South to Alligator Pond

20 miles

Cornwall /Middlesex County

 

NONE

  Windward Road  at roundabout in Harbour View
(east of Kingston) 
WEST to Norman Manley International Airport and Port Royal: 
Norman Manley Highway; Port Royal Main Road

9 miles

Surrey County

Also of note: Alternate secondary connections between Kingston and Spanish Town can be made via Portmore.


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