In 1971 the line beyond Buckfastleigh was again closed and the A38 road was built on the route of the railway.

East Midlands Parkway railway station has now been built on the route.

An industrial park has been built at Chakchaka, just four kilometres from town, on the route to Tufanganj.

In 1906, the branch canal of the Dortmund-Ems Canal was built on the route.

It was fought over the bridge built over the Charente River, a point of strategic importance on the route between northern and southern France.

It was built on the route of ancient Via Militaris road, between Naissus and Serdica.

The planning department has approved projects with the canal in mind, and has taken action against those trying to build on the proposed route of the canal.

The test track was built on the route of an old mineral wagonway, and it is now home to the Stephenson Railway Museum.

Evidence of the railway remains in the area around Northwood Park, a housing development built on the old route.

Route 183 was built on the route laid out for the South Mountain Railroad, which was never built.