The road measures 25.24 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 34 minutes to travel its length.
The A142 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 1 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like CHATTERIS, Mepal, Sutton, Witcham Toll, Wentworth, Witchford, ELY, Stuntney, Soham, Fordham, Snailwell, and NEWMARKET.
The road connects Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.