Chelwood Roundabout
Chelwood Roundabout | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Location | |||
Pensford | |||
County | |||
Somerset | |||
Highway Authority | |||
National Highways | |||
Junction Type | |||
Roundabout | |||
Roads Joined | |||
A37, A368 | |||
Junctions related to the A368 | |||
The roundabout at Chelwood is an unusual junction, as there appears to be very little turning traffic. The majority of traffic is passing straight over, maintaining its route along either the A37 or A368.
This is probably best explained by the fact that the roads past through a rural landscape of small scattered villages, and the towns that the two routes connect can be travelled between on different routes - Bristol to Bath on A4; Bath to Shepton on A39 or A367; Shepton to Weston on A371 and Weston to Bristol on A370. In between, there is relatively little inter-village traffic that is likely to be turning at the roundabout!
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
Bristol, Pensford, Bristol Airport | ||
Shepton Mallet, Clutton 2, Temple Cloud 3, Clutton Hill & Trident Industrial Estate, Yeovil, Wells (A39) | ||
Bath, Chelwood, Marksbury, Keynsham | ||
Weston S'Mare, Bishop Sutton, Chew Valley Lake |
History
Whilst this junction is now a roundabout, until the 1980s it was a staggered crossroads, with both the A368 and A37 having to cross the narrow railway bridge that lay in the middle of the junction. It was an obvious bottleneck, and one which persisted for many years after the closure of the railway below.