Construction of the main road took place in the 1920s and in 1930 work was started on Portsmouth Airport – the site was eventually redeveloped as Anchorage Park.
On August 15, 1967, there were two crashes involving aircraft returning from Jersey; both planes were unable to stop on the wet grass runway.
The first crashed into the airport fence near the road, with no major injuries. The second, also unable to stop, ended up on the Eastern Road.
The Tour de France came through Portsmouth for Stage 5 of the race and made its way up the Eastern Road in 1994.
Part of it was also used as a car racing track in the early years. It took around 20 years to build and opened on May 6, 1942.
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Eastern Road speed trials in the summer of 1936. The News PP5268 Photo: The News archive
2. The Eastern Road Portsmouth
Construction works from local businesses on Eastern Road in 1938. The News PP4200 Photo: The News archive
3. The Eastern Road Portsmouth
An area of construction on Eastern Road in 1938. The News PP4203 Photo: The News archive
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The crane carries giant buckets of cement for the builders to use for foundations on Eastern Road in 1938. The News PP5280 Photo: The News archive