snake pass snake pass hill pass section crossing road engineered opened pass carries road manchester sheffield longer main route cities like roads cross poor accident record compared roads generally favourable compared roads area regularly closed winter snow seen longer term owing following heavy rain road remains popular route tourists sections semi professional cycling races route location snake pass runs high peak estate lies borough falls hope woodlands parish remainder parish shortest route road manchester sheffield pass starts east climbs watershed high point feet sea level crosses way passes public house known snake inn descends forest road matches winding route actually derives emblem snake inn buildings high stretch road turn pub sign derived arms 6th duke early 21st century inn renamed snake pass inn inn refers road referred history road doctor gate roman road follows route popular today mountain iron age axe thought years old found near site road current road south designed toll road improve communications east expanding industrial town originally called sheffield run trust sheffield act parliament build road passed construction financed duke norfolk duke road opened having cost build opening highest road england road immediately popular increased toll collections traffic heading tolls abolished road june eastern end pass river river built project snake pass shortest route manchester sheffield northerly steep lower altitude primary road link cities unlike route trunk road traffic levels passes remained similar 1980s pass route favoured connects directly snake pass leads centre sheffield despite sheffield manchester largest cities population direct motorway link manchester sheffield motorway proposed small section bypassing built closed anticipation road replacement linking cities meant constructing costly tunnels consequently plans shelved reports december announced revival scheme road remains popular drivers survey rated snake pass best driving road following year listed best roads driving britain magazine described offering views manchester safety expected road crossing snake pass dangerous bends blind like roads passing similar terrain snake pass poor safety record comparison roads united_kingdom dangerous roads hilly terrain england list dangerous roads published july despite announced campaign monitor pass particularly risk involved fatal accident weather winter road routes sheffield manchester closed following snow area bad storms entire road summit including marker poles buried snow winter months road priority secondary road point local councils prefer treat streets towns likely believe roads snake pass closed spent installing underground telegraph wire cables beneath road ground installations continually broken disrupted following british winter decades road closed numerous occasions snake pass closed longer periods owing local area following rain january road closed tonnes debris fell heavy covering surface feet places january following heavy rain caused road closed traffic access available local premises businesses including snake pass inn subsequent investigation showed road history related long term dating 1930s including 1970s project attempted strengthen layer local rock fill road reopened february temporary traffic lights point slip restricting traffic direction time road closed times strengthening cycling snake pass popular route report leisure cycling described eastward journey summit miles scenery magnificent road road climbs comparable length average gradient approximately cent miles starting continental cycle racing road mile tour peak race involving climbing pass twice frequently featured tour britain nearby favourite moss cycling time trials sanctioned hill climbs regularly promoted course local club record completing course set minutes seconds media snake pass referred times music groups track snake sheffield band album secrets road album selection sixteen features track entitled snake pass described rolling_stone comic character performed song called incident snake pass relating accident claimed driving road
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