The
A127, also known as the
Southend Arterial Road, is a major road in
London and
Essex,
England. It was constructed as a new arterial road project in the 1920s, linking
London with
Southend-on-Sea, replacing the older
A13. Formerly classified as a
trunk road, it was "de-trunked" in 1997. It is known as the
Southend Arterial Road except for part of its length in Southend-on-Sea. It is also streetlit for its whole length despite its majority coverage through rural land.