Grande Route des Mielles
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[[File:FiveMileRoad1.jpg|400px|left|thumb|Grande Route des Mielles]] | [[File:FiveMileRoad1.jpg|400px|left|thumb|Grande Route des Mielles]] | ||
[[File:FiveMileRoad.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The 'Five Mile' Road]] | [[File:FiveMileRoad.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The 'Five Mile' Road]] | ||
| − | Grande Route des Mielles, which runs along Jersey's west coast from Les Laveurs to the St Peter/St Brelade boundary, where it becomes Route de la Pulente, is popularly known to islanders as the Five Mile Road, although it is only just over three miles long. It is the island's longest stretch of open road and the La Pulente end, shown in this old photograph, is used for car club time trials and other events. Before the introduction of an all-island speed limit (and on regular occasions since) the road has been used by drivers anxious to put their foot down on the accelerator and remind themselves how their vehicles are capable of performing. | + | Grande Route des Mielles, which runs along Jersey's west coast from Les Laveurs to the St Peter/St Brelade boundary, where it becomes Route de la Pulente, is popularly known to islanders as the Five Mile Road, although it is only just over three miles long. However, this name may have developed not because of the perceived length of the road, but because of its distance from St Helier. |
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| + | It is the island's longest stretch of open road and the La Pulente end, shown in this old photograph, is used for car club time trials and other events. Before the introduction of an all-island speed limit (and on regular occasions since) the road has been used by drivers anxious to put their foot down on the accelerator and remind themselves how their vehicles are capable of performing. | ||
[[File:GoogleMapsLogo.jpg|center|150px|thumb|link=Google Street View of St Ouen's Bay|<div class="center">Click to see St Ouen's Bay today</div>]] | [[File:GoogleMapsLogo.jpg|center|150px|thumb|link=Google Street View of St Ouen's Bay|<div class="center">Click to see St Ouen's Bay today</div>]] | ||
[[File:FiveMileRoad0925.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | [[File:FiveMileRoad0925.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 2 August 2012
Grande Route des Mielles, which runs along Jersey's west coast from Les Laveurs to the St Peter/St Brelade boundary, where it becomes Route de la Pulente, is popularly known to islanders as the Five Mile Road, although it is only just over three miles long. However, this name may have developed not because of the perceived length of the road, but because of its distance from St Helier.
It is the island's longest stretch of open road and the La Pulente end, shown in this old photograph, is used for car club time trials and other events. Before the introduction of an all-island speed limit (and on regular occasions since) the road has been used by drivers anxious to put their foot down on the accelerator and remind themselves how their vehicles are capable of performing.
