Cycleway 56 (C56): Westminster Bridge Road to Westminster Bridge
Cycleway 56 runs 1.7 km from Westminster Bridge Road to Westminster Bridge through Lambeth and Westminster; 70% of it is on a cycle track or path of its own, and SuperSafe rates 85% of it quiet. 96% of it is lit after dark.
- 1.7 km
- 70% on a track or path of its own
- 85% rated quiet
Cycleway 56 route map
The built route as OpenStreetMap maps it. Blue is a cycle track or path of its own; black is on the road.
C56 at a glance
- Length
- 1.7 km
- Runs
- Westminster Bridge Road to Westminster Bridge
- Grade
- Mostly protected
- On a track or path of its own
- 70%
- Rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 85%
- Lit after dark
- 96%
- Boroughs
- Lambeth, Westminster
- Built pieces
- One continuous route
- Planned extensions
- None mapped
The streets C56 follows
In route order as mapped, named streets and paths only.
- Westminster Bridge Road
- Lambeth Palace Road
- Royal Street
- Carlisle Lane
- Centaur Street
- Westminster Bridge
Cycleways C56 connects to
Routes that share a street or a junction with Cycleway 56, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
How Cyclemate routes it
Riding C56 with SuperSafe™
SuperSafe rates 85% of Cycleway 56 quiet, so our directions follow it almost everywhere it goes your way, and pick up the signed route wherever a quiet street or protected track joins it.
Plan a ride between its ends and tap "Why this route?" to see which parts of C56 it used and what it steered around.
- 70%
- on a track or path of its own
- 85%
- rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 96%
- lit after dark
Notes and sources
Cycleway 56 is drawn from the 5 OpenStreetMap route relations tagged with its number in the June 2026 London extract our routing map is built from. Length is the sum of the mapped ways. Protected means a cycleway in its own right or a road with a mapped separate track. Quiet and lit are SuperSafe™ ratings from the Cyclemate London map over the 75% of the route it holds.
Last checked 6 October 2026. See every London Cycleway for the full network, or the Thames bridges ranked for cycling if it crosses the river. Spotted a change? Tell us.
Cycleway 56: your questions
Where does Cycleway 56 go?
Cycleway 56 runs 1.7 km from Westminster Bridge Road to Westminster Bridge, through Lambeth and Westminster. Along the way it follows Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth Palace Road, Royal Street, Carlisle Lane and Centaur Street.
Is C56 a protected cycle route?
Mostly. 70% of Cycleway 56 is on a cycle track or path separate from motor traffic; the rest is on the carriageway, usually quiet streets or painted lanes.
How safe is C56 to cycle?
SuperSafe rates 85% of Cycleway 56 quiet, on a cycle track, a low traffic street or a road with little motor traffic, and 96% of it is lit at night. Cyclemate’s directions use the quiet sections and route around the rest.
What does C56 connect to?
Cycleway 56 shares a street or a junction with Cycleway 3 and Cycleway 5, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
