{
  "name": "Military Road (Isle of Wight)",
  "slug": "military-road-isle-of-wight-a3055",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/military-road-isle-of-wight-a3055/",
  "summary": "The A3055 follows the cliff tops of the Isle of Wight's south-west coast from Freshwater Bay to Chale, fast and open with views across the Channel, on a line that coastal erosion has already forced it to move.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A3055"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Freshwater Bay",
      "lat": 50.670501,
      "lon": -1.510191
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Chale",
      "lat": 50.595575,
      "lon": -1.31869
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.3,
    "lengthKm": 16.6,
    "driveMinutes": 19,
    "corners": 12,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 81.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Cliff erosion, the road can close at short notice",
    "Clearway from Brook to Freshwater Bay, stop only in car parks",
    "Patchy surface and farm entrances",
    "Occasional closures for coast path and repair works"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Freshwater Bay",
    "Compton Bay Hanover Car Park",
    "Isle of Wight Pearl Cafe",
    "Whale Chine",
    "The Wight Mouse Inn"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 67
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}