diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/Routes.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/Routes.java
index b8633105..e89ad62e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/Routes.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/Routes.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class Routes {
 
 		private List<Route> routes = new ArrayList<>();
 
-		public RouteSpec route(String id) {
+		public PredicateSpec route(String id) {
 			return new RouteSpec(this).id(id);
 		}
 
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ public class Routes {
 			this.routes.add(route);
 		}
 
+		LocatorBuilder uri(Route.Builder builder, String uri) {
+			Route route = builder.uri(uri).build();
+			routes.add(route);
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		LocatorBuilder uri(Route.Builder builder, URI uri) {
+			Route route = builder.uri(uri).build();
+			routes.add(route);
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		public RouteLocator build() {
 			return () -> Flux.fromIterable(this.routes);
 		}
@@ -65,23 +77,8 @@ public class Routes {
 			this.locatorBuilder = locatorBuilder;
 		}
 
-		public RouteSpec id(String id) {
+		public PredicateSpec id(String id) {
 			this.builder.id(id);
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		public RouteSpec order(int order) {
-			this.builder.order(order);
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		public PredicateSpec uri(String uri) {
-			this.builder.uri(uri);
-			return predicateBuilder();
-		}
-
-		public PredicateSpec uri(URI uri) {
-			this.builder.uri(uri);
 			return predicateBuilder();
 		}
 
@@ -93,11 +90,11 @@ public class Routes {
 
 	public static class PredicateSpec {
 
-		private final Route.Builder routeBuilder;
+		private final Route.Builder builder;
 		private LocatorBuilder locatorBuilder;
 
-		private PredicateSpec(Route.Builder routeBuilder, LocatorBuilder locatorBuilder) {
-			this.routeBuilder = routeBuilder;
+		private PredicateSpec(Route.Builder builder, LocatorBuilder locatorBuilder) {
+			this.builder = builder;
 			this.locatorBuilder = locatorBuilder;
 		}
 
@@ -109,15 +106,27 @@ public class Routes {
 			Predicate<ServerWebExchange> predicate = RoutePredicates.host(pattern);
 		}*/
 
+		public PredicateSpec order(int order) {
+			this.builder.order(order);
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		public GatewayFilterSpec predicate(Predicate<ServerWebExchange> predicate) {
-			this.routeBuilder.predicate(predicate);
+			this.builder.predicate(predicate);
 			return gatewayFilterBuilder();
 		}
 
 		private GatewayFilterSpec gatewayFilterBuilder() {
-			return new GatewayFilterSpec(this.routeBuilder, this.locatorBuilder);
+			return new GatewayFilterSpec(this.builder, this.locatorBuilder);
 		}
 
+		public LocatorBuilder uri(String uri) {
+			return this.locatorBuilder.uri(this.builder, uri);
+		}
+
+		public LocatorBuilder uri(URI uri) {
+			return this.locatorBuilder.uri(this.builder, uri);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static class GatewayFilterSpec {
@@ -156,11 +165,12 @@ public class Routes {
 			return add(GatewayFilters.addResponseHeader(headerName, headerValue));
 		}
 
-		// TODO: build()?
-		public LocatorBuilder and() {
-			Route route = this.builder.build();
-			this.locatorBuilder.add(route);
-			return this.locatorBuilder;
+		public LocatorBuilder uri(String uri) {
+			return this.locatorBuilder.uri(this.builder, uri);
+		}
+
+		public LocatorBuilder uri(URI uri) {
+			return this.locatorBuilder.uri(this.builder, uri);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/PrincipalNameKeyResolverIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/PrincipalNameKeyResolverIntegrationTests.java
index 7a3bcb73..976ed162 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/PrincipalNameKeyResolverIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/PrincipalNameKeyResolverIntegrationTests.java
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ public class PrincipalNameKeyResolverIntegrationTests {
 		public RouteLocator customRouteLocator(RequestRateLimiterGatewayFilterFactory rateLimiterFactory) {
 			return Routes.locator()
 					.route("protected-throttled")
-					.uri("http://localhost:"+port)
 					.predicate(path("/myapi/**"))
 					.filter(rateLimiterFactory.apply(tuple().of(REPLENISH_RATE_KEY, 1, BURST_CAPACITY_KEY, 1)))
 					.filter(prefixPath("/downstream"))
-					.and()
+					.uri("http://localhost:"+port)
 					.build();
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/websocket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/websocket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java
index 13268ddd..f3822887 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/websocket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/websocket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java
@@ -304,9 +304,8 @@ public class WebSocketIntegrationTests {
 		public RouteLocator wsRouteLocator() {
 			return Routes.locator()
 					.route("testws")
-						.uri("ws://localhost:"+this.wsPort)
 						.predicate(alwaysTrue())
-						.and()
+						.uri("ws://localhost:"+this.wsPort)
 					.build();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-sample/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/sample/GatewaySampleApplication.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-sample/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/sample/GatewaySampleApplication.java
index f4402a73..528c3c91 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-sample/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/sample/GatewaySampleApplication.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-sample/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/sample/GatewaySampleApplication.java
@@ -45,24 +45,21 @@ public class GatewaySampleApplication {
 	public RouteLocator customRouteLocator(ThrottleGatewayFilterFactory throttle) {
 		return Routes.locator()
 				.route("test")
-					.uri("http://httpbin.org:80")
 					.predicate(host("**.abc.org").and(path("/image/png")))
 					.addResponseHeader("X-TestHeader", "foobar")
-					.and()
-				.route("test2")
 					.uri("http://httpbin.org:80")
+				.route("test2")
 					.predicate(path("/image/webp"))
 					.add(addResponseHeader("X-AnotherHeader", "baz"))
-					.and()
+					.uri("http://httpbin.org:80")
 				.route("test3")
 					.order(-1)
-					.uri("http://httpbin.org:80")
 					.predicate(host("**.throttle.org").and(path("/get")))
 					.add(throttle.apply(tuple().of("capacity", 1,
 							"refillTokens", 1,
 							"refillPeriod", 10,
 							"refillUnit", "SECONDS")))
-					.and()
+					.uri("http://httpbin.org:80")
 				.build();
 	}