Old Parham Road
| 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]
Junctions
| Parish | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | St. John's | 0.0 | 0.0 | Government House Roundabout | |
| 1.4 | 0.87 | Wireless Road and Simon Bolivar Drive | |||
| Cassada Gardens | 3.0 | 1.9 | Sir George Walter Highway | ||
| Saint George | Piggotts | 3.6 | 2.2 | Burma Road | |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | Paynters Road | |||
| Paynters | 4.7 | 2.9 | Fitches Creek Drive and Coconut Drive | ||
| Fitches Creek | 6.0 | 3.7 | St. George's Drive | ||
| 6.9 | 4.3 | Unnamed road #1 | |||
| Saint Peter | Parham | 8.4 | 5.2 | Unnamed road #2 | |
| 8.9 | 5.5 | Unnamed road #3 | |||
| Vernons | 10.6 | 6.6 | Sir Sydney Walling Highway and Jonas Road | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Proposal made for one-way traffic on Factory and Old Parham roads". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ "MAP OF OLD PARHAM ROAD, ST. JOHN". Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ "Land Cover 2010". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ Order No. 50 of 2008 (PDF).
- ^ "Antigua enumeration districts 2011". Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
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