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A40

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About the Road

The A40 is the historic trunk route from London to South Wales, as it was the only suitable road route between the two until the M4 was built. However, the M4 now takes the majority of the long distance traffic, and the M40 takes over the role of taking traffic up to Oxford. Even before the M4 was built, the main trunk route was via the A48 between Gloucester and Carmarthen, principally because the A48 went via Newport, Cardiff and Swansea, whereas the A40 took a straighter route over the rural landscape of Mid Wales.

 

Facts and Figures

also known as: Westway
starts at: London
primary destinations en route: Uxbridge
High Wycombe
Oxford
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Ross-on-Wye
Monmouth
Abergavenny
Brecon
Carmarthen
Haverfordwest
finishes at: Fishguard
length: 256 miles
motorway junctions: M40, M5
primary route junctions: A501, A3220, A406, A312, A4180, A413, A355,  A4010, A4142, A44, A34, A429, A436, A4013, A417 (twice), A48, A449 (twice), A49, A4137, A4042, A465, A479, A470 (twice), A483 (twice), A48, A477, A4076, A487
E-Roads: E30

 

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