A23 road

A23
A23
	The A23 near Patcham, East Sussex.
Route information
Length	51.2 mi (82.4 km)
Major junctions
South end	A259 in Brighton50°49′48″N 0°08′17″W / 50.830°N 0.138°W
	A27 in Brighton; A272 in Bolney; M23 / A264 in Crawley; M23 in Merstham; A22 in Purley, London; A232 near Croydon; A214 in Streatham; A205 near Streatham; A203 in Brixton; A202 in Kennington
North end	A3 in London (Waterloo)51°29′53″N 0°06′43″W / 51.498°N 0.112°W
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Counties	East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Greater London
Primary; destinations	Croydon; Redhill; Reigate; Gatwick Airport; Crawley
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The A23 road is a major road in the United Kingdom between London and Brighton, East Sussex, England. It is managed by Transport for London for the section inside the Greater London boundary, Surrey County Council and West Sussex County Council for the section shadowed by the M23 motorway, National Highways (as a trunk road) between the M23 and Patcham, and by Brighton and Hove Council from the A27 to the centre of Brighton.

The road has been a major route for centuries, and seen numerous upgrades, bypasses and diversions.