The ABC Highway is the main urban highway in Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

. Opened in 1989, it is named after three famous Barbadian politicians: John Michael Geoffrey Manningham ("Tom") Adams

John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams

Jon Michael Geoffrey Manningham "Tom" Adams was a Barbadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Barbados from 1976 until 1985.-Personal life:...

, Errol Barrow

Errol Barrow

Errol Walton Barrow, PC, QC was a Caribbean statesman and the first Prime Minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy and educated at Harrison College, his sister Dame Nita Barrow also became a social activist, humanitarian leader and later...

, and Hugh Gordon Cummins

Hugh Gordon Cummins

Hugh Gordon Cummins was a Barbadian politician. He served as Premier of Barbados from 17 April 1958 to 8 December 1961 and was a member of the Barbados Labour Party ....

. From the east, the highway stretches from the Grantley Adams International Airport

Grantley Adams International Airport

Grantley Adams International Airport , is found in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport before being dedicated in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. The airport's timezone is GMT –4, and is...

 in Christ Church, to the western end at Cave Hill Road and University Drive, Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies

Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados

Cave Hill, St. Michael is a suburban area situated in the parish of St. Michael. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital-city Bridgetown along the west coast of Barbados....

, in Saint Michael. It roughly encircles the Parish of Saint Michael and wider metropolitan area of Bridgetown

Bridgetown

The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

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The highway consist of both two-lane and dual carriageway

Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...

 sections with at-grade intersection

At-grade intersection

An at-grade intersection is a junction at which two or more transport axes cross at the same level .-Traffic management:With areas of high or fast traffic, an at-grade intersection normally requires a traffic control device such as a stop sign, traffic light or railway signal to manage conflicting...

s, mostly roundabout

Roundabout

A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

s. A 2006–2007 expansion project enlarged some sections and there was some public sentiment voiced in local media about the project's lack of a competitive tender process or studies to justify costs.

Junctions

Major junctions / Roundabouts

#	Major junctions	Area	Parish	Junction(s) with	Notes
1	Tom Adams roundabout (Out of City)	Seawell	Christ Church	Highway 7	Furthest end from Bridgetown, to the east 13°4′49"N 59°29′28"W
2	Henry Forde roundabout	Newton Terrace	Christ Church	Highway T	13°4′49"N 59°31′50"W
3	Edwy Talma roundabout	Kendal Hill	Christ Church	Kendal Hill (main) Road	13°4′42"N 59°33′28"W
4	Errol Barrow roundabout	Graeme Hall	Christ Church	Graeme Hall (main) Road	13°4′38"N 59°34′6"W
5	Christ Church / St. Michael border
6	Sir Garfield Sobers roundabout	Wildey	St. Michael	Highway 6	13°5′13"N 59°34′37"W
7	Wildey (traffic) Triangle	Wildey	St. Michael	Highway 6	13°5′26"N 59°34′50"W
		Wildey	St. Michael	Highway R	Outbound only, due to road divide, (inbound must proceed to J.T.C. roundabout and proceed outbound.)
9	J.T.C. Ramsey (Bussa) roundabout	Haggett Hall	St. Michael	Highway 5	13°6′18"N 59°34′48"W
10	Norman A. Niles roundabout	Rouen	St. Michael	Highway 4	13°6′49"N 59°35′0"W
11	Clyde Walcott roundabout	Friendship/Belle	St. Michael	Highway 3	13°7′36"N 59°35′43"W
12	Everton Weekes roundabout	Warrens	St. Michael	Highway 2	13°8′30"N 59°36′23"W
13	D'Arcy Scott roundabout	Warrens	St. Michael	Ronald Mapp Highway	13°8′34"N 59°36′36"W
14	University Drive (To City)	Cave Hill	St. Michael	University Drive, Cave Hill (main) Road.	Terminus, closest to Bridgetown, in the west. Road continues as University Drive to the Frank Worrel Roundabout. 13°7′54"N 59°38′0"W

Route to port

The ABC Highway has relatively ease of access to the Deep Water Harbour

Port of Bridgetown

The Port of Bridgetown , is a seaport in Bridgetown on the southwest coast of Barbados...

 in Bridgetown

Bridgetown

The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

. At the official western terminus, the road becomes University Drive (at Cave Hill). The road proceeds to the Frank Worrel roundabout where it has a junction with Highway 1 and Spring Garden Highway. From the Frank Worrel roundabout, direct access to the harbour is available via the Spring Garden Highway. At the end of Spring Garden Highway, direct access to the port is accessed by turning right onto President Kennedy Drive.