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A34

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A34
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Winchester (SU498304)
To:  Salford (SJ831985)
Via:  Newbury, Oxford, Solihull, Birmingham, Walsall, Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Manchester
Distance:  200 miles (321.9 km)
Meets:  M3, M4, M6, M6 Toll, M40, M42, M56, M60, A5, A6, A57(M), A303, A500
Former Number(s):  A42, A43, A421, A449, A455 A526, B5221
Old route now:  A44, A429, A3400, B3335
Primary Destinations
Highway Authorities

National Highways • Birmingham • Cheshire East • Manchester • Salford • Sandwell • Solihull • Staffordshire • Stockport • Stoke-on-Trent • Walsall

Traditional Counties

Berkshire • Cheshire • Gloucestershire • Hampshire • Lancashire • Oxfordshire • Staffordshire • Warwickshire • Worcestershire

Route outline (key)
A34 Compton - Winchester
A34 Winchester - Wendlebury
A34 Oxford - Dorridge
A34 Dorridge - Cannock
A34 Cannock - Stafford
A34 Stafford - Manchester
A34 Manchester - Salford

The A34 is a major route from the ports on the South Coast of England to the Midlands and the North West, with the standard varying from rural dual carriageway sections in the south to urban single carriageway in the north, and everything else in between.

Sections

Originally the A34 was an important and much-extended road across the country, being slowly improved throughout time. After part of it was downgraded in 1991, the A34 was divided into two distinct halves, as explained below:

Section 1: Winchester - Oxford

The A34 near Sutton Scotney
Main Article: A34/Winchester - Oxford

The A34 is known most for being a high-speed dual carriageway linking the M3 at Winchester to the M4 near Newbury and the M40 near Oxford. This is the oldest section of the road: in the pre-motorway era the role of the M3 would have been represented by the A33, M4 the A4 and M40 the A41.

A34 historic route from 1922/3 numbering


Section 2: Solihull – Salford

The A34 in Great Barr
Main Article: A34/Solihull - Salford

The second, longer, section of the road is mostly single carriageway and only of regional importance, winding through all the towns en route. It was the product of an extension from Oxford to Salford, and then left disconnected after the opening of the M40 saw part of the extension downgraded.

Former Section: Oxford – Solihull

The old A34 in Henley
Main Article: A34/Oxford - Solihull

This section was the result of the first extension, taking over the A42. It was then downgraded in 1991 following the opening of the M40, with the majority of the road now being numbered A3400.

Significant Improvements and Opening Dates

Donnington Interchange on Newbury Bypass
Main Article: A34/Improvements Timeline

Do you want to know when an A34 bypass or dual carriageway section was built? This article tables each scheme from Winchester to Manchester and can be also be listed in date or location order. Includes tables for the continuous dual carriageway from Winchester to M40, early single carriageway schemes and superceded sections.


Videos

Stobart Rail - Alderley Edge - Time Lapse

Alderley Edge - 30m span new bridge construction to accommodte line passing over new by-pass.

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Checking out the new Alderley Edge bypass (A34)

Ethel the 3500S celebrates passing her 125000th mile by sprinting up the new A34 - pity about the other cars getting in the way!

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Last Day of the Perry Barr Flyover

Despite protests, the flyover is being removed. It's on the A34 in north Birmingham, at the junction with the A453.

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Links

Roads UK

BBC News



A34
Sections
Projects
Junctions
Andover Road Interchange • Aston Roundabout • Bath Road Junction • Beecroft Island • Beedon Interchange • Blackfriars Roundabout • Bollin Valley Roundabout • Botley Interchange • Bullington Cross • Camp Hill Circus • Cheadle Royal Junction • Chieveley Interchange • Chilton Junction • Churchbridge • Creswell Interchange • Darlaston Inn Roundabout • Donnington Interchange • East Ilsley Interchange • Gaol Square • Gillbent Interchange • Great Barr Interchange • Grosvenor Roundabout • Hanford Interchange • Hinksey Hill Interchange • Islip Interchange • Kidlington Junction • Kings Worthy Interchange • Kingsway Interchange • Knutton Lane Roundabout • Lancaster Circus • Litchfield Interchange • Lodge Hill Interchange • M64 (Trentham - Long Whatton) J8 • Marcham Road Interchange • Milehouse Roundabout • Milton Interchange (Didcot) • Monks Heath Crossroads • Monkspath Interchange • New Town Row • Peartree Interchange • Perry Barr • Pottal Pool • Quarry Roundabout (Congleton) • Queen's Square (Cannock) • Red Bull Crossroads • Robin Hood Roundabout (Newbury) • Sackville Street Junction • South Hinksey Junction • Talke Interchange • The Bell (Bloxwich) • The Scott Arms • Thorngrove Roundabout • Three Maids Hill • Tot Hill • Tufton Interchange • Weeping Cross Roundabout (Stafford) • Wendlebury Interchange • West Ilsley Interchange • Weston-on-the-Green Junction • Whitehall Bridge Roundabout • Winnall Interchange • Wolstanton Roundabout • Wolvercote Roundabout
Services
Crossings
Roads
Places
Miscellaneous
Related Pictures
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Winchester
Oxford
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Birmingham
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Newcastle-under-Lyme
Manchester
A6 • A6(M) (Bredbury - Hazel Grove) • A56 • A57 • A57(M) • A62 • A526 (Newcastle-under-Lyme - Salford) • A555 • A560 • A576 • A580 • A635 • A635(M) • A662 • A663 • A664 • A665 • A5014 • A5067 • A5068 (Manchester) • A5079 • A5081 • A5103 • A5145 • A5184 • A5219 • A6010 • A6041 • A6042 • A6044 • A6103 (Manchester) • A6104 • A6143 • B529 • B5093 • B5095 • B5117 • B5166 • B5167 • B5168 • B5217 • B5218 • B5219 • B5220 • B5221 • B5222 (Manchester) • B5223 • B5224 • B5225 • B5290 (Wythenshawe - Moss Side) • B5317 (Manchester) • B5410 (Manchester) • B6167 • B6178 • B6179 (Manchester) • B6180 • B6181 • B6182 • B6185 • B6393 • B6410 (Lancashire) • B6469 • City Centre Road • E20 • E22 • E109 (Old System) • M52 • M56 • M60 • M60 (Knutsford - Manchester) • M61 • M62 • M62 Relief Road • M63 • M64 (Eccles - Salford) • M66 • M67 • M68 • M602 • Manchester Inner Ring Road • Northern and Western Motorway • Princess Parkway Motorway • RM7 • T12 (Britain) • T18 (Britain) • T21 (Britain) • T60 (Britain) • T61 (Britain)
A1-A99
The First 99           A1  •  A2  •  A3  •  A4  •  A5  •  A6  •  A7  •  A8  •  A9  • A10 • A11 • A12 • A13 • A14 • A15 • A16 • A17 • A18 • A19
A20 • A21 • A22 • A23 • A24 • A25 • A26 • A27 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A32 • A33 • A34 • A35 • A36 • A37 • A38 • A39
A40 • A41 • A42 • A43 • A44 • A45 • A46 • A47 • A48 • A49 • A50 • A51 • A52 • A53 • A54 • A55 • A56 • A57 • A58 • A59
A60 • A61 • A62 • A63 • A64 • A65 • A66 • A67 • A68 • A69 • A70 • A71 • A72 • A73 • A74 • A75 • A76 • A77 • A78 • A79
A80 • A81 • A82 • A83 • A84 • A85 • A86 • A87 • A88 • A89 • A90 • A91 • A92 • A93 • A94 • A95 • A96 • A97 • A98 • A99
Motorway sectionsA1(M): (South Mimms - Baldock • Alconbury - Peterborough • Doncaster Bypass • Darrington - Birtley)
A3(M) • A8(M) Baillieston spur • A38(M) • A48(M) Cardiff spur • A57(M) • A58(M) • A64(M) • A66(M) • A74(M) • A92(M)
DefunctA1(M) Newcastle CME • A2(M) Medway Towns Bypass • A4(M) • A5(M) • A8(M) Renfrew bypass • A14 • A14(M) • A18(M) • A20(M) • A36(M)
A40(M): (Westway • Denham -Stokenchurch) • A41(M) • A42 • A46(M) • A48(M): (Port Talbot bypass • Morriston bypass) • A62(M) • A88 • A99
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