Grande Route des Mielles
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[[File:FiveMileRoad.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The 'Five Mile' Road]] | [[File:FiveMileRoad.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The 'Five Mile' Road]] | ||
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| + | [[File:FiveMileRoad.jpg|left|400px|thumb|<div class="center">THe sweep of St Ouen's Bay viewed from l'Etacq</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: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>]] | ||
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. | 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. | 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. | ||
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THe sweep of St Ouen's Bay viewed from l'Etacq
File:GoogleMapsLogo.jpg
Click to see St Ouen's Bay today
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.
