Conwy
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| Conwy | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| Conwy Castle | |||
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| County | |||
| Caernarfonshire | |||
| Highway Authority | |||
| Conwy | |||
| Forward Destination on | |||
| A55 • A470 | |||
| Next Primary Destinations | |||
| Bangor • Betws-y-Coed • Llandudno • Queensferry | |||
| Places related to the A55 | |||
Bangor (Caernarfonshire) • Queensferry • Holyhead • Chester • Rhyl • Flint • Prestatyn • Abergele • St Asaph | |||
| Places related to the A470 | |||
Merthyr Tydfil • Cardiff • Brecon • Dolgellau • Betws-y-Coed • Builth Wells • Rhayader • Llangurig • Llandudno • Pontypridd • Blaenau Ffestiniog | |||
Conwy (also known until 1970 by the anglicised name Conway) is a walled town with a castle facing Deganwy over the Conwy Estuary.
The A55 passed through the town until 1991 when the Conwy Tunnel was opened by the Queen.
Routes
| Route | To | Notes |
| Bangor | Bypasses the town to the north (the tunnel under the River Conwy is a secret motorway) | |
| Chester | Bypasses the town to the north | |
| Betws-y-Coed | ||
| Llandudno | ||
| Bangor | Old road through the town using the Conwy Bridge (carries traffic prohibited from using the A55) | |
| Chester | Old road through the town using the Conwy Bridge | |
| Trefriw | ||
| Sychnant | Historic postal route to Penmaenmawr via Sychnant Pass, now replaced by the A55 |
