WebThe A48 is a trunk road in Great Britain running from the A40 at Highnam, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Gloucester, England, to the A40 at Carmarthen, Wales.Before the Severn Bridge opened on 8 September 1966, it was a major route between England and South Wales.For most of its route, it runs almost parallel to the M4 motorway.During times of high winds at …

WebThe A40 is a trunk road which runs between London and Goodwick (), Wales, and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in all legal documents and Acts. Much of its length within England has been superseded by motorways, such as the M40, and has lost its trunk road status, though it retains it west of Gloucester, including its length within …

WebThe southernmost point of the route is in Cardiff Bay, outside the Wales Millennium Centre.It runs up Lloyd George Avenue (this was previously Collingdon Road, and the A470 previously ran along the parallel Bute Street), and continues along St. Mary Street in central Cardiff.The road then becomes North Road, and after a tidal flow system running to …

WebHistory. The road was conceived in the early 1970s, and planning by South Glamorgan County Council began in the late 1970s. At that stage the road was planned to be completed by 1995 and would relieve Ely, Grangetown, Butetown and East Moors of through traffic and provide a fast link to the national motorway network via the M4 and A48(M). The first …

WebRoute. The A465 runs south-west from Bromyard towards the River Lugg, from where it runs concurrently with the A4103 for a short distance before entering Hereford.After a short distance on the A49, it crosses the River Wye, the River Monnow and the border into Wales. The A465 meets the A40 trunk road in Abergavenny and continues west through the …

WebAutoroutes are often given a name, even if these are not very used: A1 is the autoroute du Nord (Northern motorway).; A4 is the autoroute de l'Est (Eastern motorway).; A6 and A7 are autoroutes du Soleil (Motorways of the Sun), as both lead from northern France to the sunny beach resorts of southern France.; A8 is named La provençale as it cross the …

WebThe A45 is a major road in England. It runs east from Birmingham past the National Exhibition Centre and the M42, then bypasses Coventry and Rugby, where it briefly merges with the M45 until it continues to Daventry.It then heads to Northampton and Wellingborough before running north of Rushden and Higham Ferrers and terminating at its junction with …

WebThe A49 is an A road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with the A6 road just south of Bamber Bridge, …

WebThe M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London.The 117-mile (188-kilometre) motorway is one of the most important roads in the UK and one of the busiest. Margaret Thatcher opened the final section in 1986, making the M25 the longest ring road in Europe upon opening. The Dartford Crossing completes the orbital route but …

WebNon-motorway. In England and Wales the road numbering system for all-purpose (i.e. non-motorway) roads is based on a radial pattern centred on London.In Scotland the same scheme is centred on Edinburgh.In both cases the main single-digit roads normally define the zone boundaries. The exception is between Zones 1 and 2, where the River Thames …