A474

A474

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From:

Ammanford (SN628121)

To:

Briton Ferry (SS740938)

Via:

Pontardawe

Length:

20 miles (32.2 km)

Meets:

A483, A4069, B4603, A4067, A4230, B4434, A4230, A465, A48

Now part of:

A483, A48

Primary Destinations

Neath •

Highways Authorities

Carmarthenshire • Neath Port Talbot

Traditional Counties

Carmarthenshire • Glamorgan

Route outline (key)

A474	Llandeilo - Ammanford
A474	Ammanford - Briton Ferry

In the small town of Ammanford, a few miles north of Swansea, a turn to the east from the A483 will take you onto the A474 and, if you so choose, on to Briton Ferry via Pontardawe and Neath. This is another classic example of where it would be quicker to take the A483 and M4 but hey - why not give this road a try?

The level crossing at Ammanford

Very precise signpost on the A474 at Rhos, near Pontardawe

Furnace Terrace in Neath

From Ammanford, we head east along a single carriageway alignment, following the River Amman towards Glynaman, then onto Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen (GCG), where we gradually turn southwards. We meet the A4069, a road that will take you to Brynaman and into the Black Mountain, the western mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

We continue south through former coal-mining territory, reaching Pontardawe, on the A4067 Swansea Valley road. As the A4067 now bypasses Pontardawe, we negotiate a series of roundabouts to the southern side of the valley, eventually climbing over the top of the A4067 as we make our way to Neath.

I am not familiar with this next stage of the route. Inspection of the map shows that we climb quickly in a north-easterly direction before turning south once again, passing through Rhos on our way to Neath.

The map suggests that the village of Bryn-coch has been bypassed.

On the fringe of Neath, we turn right and pass under the main South Wales railway line. A footbridge takes pedestrians from the A474 over the A465 dual carriageway into Neath town centre. At the next roundabout, the A474 turns left onto a dual carriageway link road which passes under the A465. Access to the A465 is gained from a roundabout here.

We pass over the river Neath and the railway again, then turn right at a roundabout towards Briton Ferry. We run parallel to the railway, reaching the A48 at a roundabout at the east end of the original Briton Ferry bridge.

A474

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