The road measures 14.52 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 15 minutes to travel its length.
The A42 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 4 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like Stretton-en-le-Field, Measham, Oakthorpe, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, New Packington, Lount, Staunton Harold, Worthington, and Breedon-on-the-Hill.
The road is located entirely within Leicestershire.