A4

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A4
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From:London (TQ313815)
To:Avonmouth (ST516785)
Length:129.8 miles (208.9 km)
Meets: M4, M5, M25, M49
Primary Destinations
Heathrow Airport
Highway Authorities

Highways England • Transport for London • Bath and North East Somerset Council • Bristol Council • Buckinghamshire Council • Reading Council • Slough Council • West Berkshire Council • Wiltshire Council • Windsor and Maidenhead Council • Wokingham Council

Traditional Counties

Berkshire • Buckinghamshire • Gloucestershire • Middlesex • Somerset • Wiltshire

Route outline (key)
A4 London - M4 J5
A4 M4 J5 - Chippenham
A4 Chippenham - Bath
A4 Bath
A4 Bath - Bristol
A4 Bristol
A4 Bristol - Avonmouth

This article is about the British A4. You may be looking for the Northern Irish, Manx or Jersey road with this number.

Route

This is the A4 going under the Clifton Suspension Bridge
Main Article: A4 route

The A4 was the main road from the west of England to London before the coming of the M4. Its route from Avonmouth to London passes through the cities of Bristol and Bath, and the towns of Chippenham, Calne, Marlborough, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading, Maidenhead and Slough. It partly follows the route of the Great Western Main Line.


For more detail on the western end of the route, see A4/Avonmouth - Bath and A4/Bath - Chippenham. For more detail at the London end, see A4/Great West Road. Other sections are awaiting expansion as below.

A4 individual sections

Queen Square, Bath


History

Chisiwick Flyover in 1959
Main Article: A4 history

Unlike fellow single digit Ax roads, the A4 has fewer changes. This is mostly due to the fact that the M4 follows closely to the route of the A4. Also of the other single digit Ax Roads, it is the only one to be extended since classification.


Notable locations and improvements

Hyde Park Corner

Hyde Park corner from the north
Main Article: Hyde Park Corner

At Hyde Park Corner, the A4 takes the main line and it goes under it. This was built in the early sixies.

Chiswick Roundabout

This is the A4/M4 split at the Chiswick Roundabout
Main Article: Chiswick Roundabout

The Chiswick Roundabout is where the A4 become M4. It is also the meeting point of the North & South Circular roads.

Maidenhead Bridge

Maidenhead Bridge.
Main Article: Maidenhead Bridge

The Maidenhead Bridge is the A4's crossing of the River Thames. It is in the town of the same name.


Newbridge

Newbridge from the River Avon.
Main Article: Newbridge (Bath)

The Newbridge in Bath is one of the oldest bridges in Bath. It was opened in 1736.


Opening Dates

Month Year Section Notes
1959 Chiswick Flyover Dual carriageway realignment and new junction.

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A4
SectionsA4/Avonmouth - Bath • A4/Bath - Chippenham • A4/Chippenham - Marlborough • A4/Great West Road • A4/Marlborough - Newbury • A4/Newbury - Reading • A4/Reading - Slough • A4/Slough - London
JunctionsBath Bridge (Bristol) • Bath Road Junction • Bradford Road Roundabout • Brentford Interchange • Bridge Roundabout • Broadmead • Canal Roundabout • Charing Cross (London) • Chequers • Chiswick Roundabout • Cleveland Place • Concord Roundabout • Cumberland Basin • Gillette Corner • Hammersmith Flyover • Harlington Corner • Henlys Roundabout • Hicks Gate Roundabout • Hogarth Roundabout • Holborn Circus • Huntercombe Spur • Hyde Park Corner • Kensington Interchange • Kings Roundabout • Langley Roundabout • Lawrence Weston Interchange • London Road Junction (Bath) • Ludgate Circus • Meuthen Park • Monument • Moor Junction • Piccadilly Circus • Portway Roundabout (Bristol) • Queen Square (Bristol) • Robin Hood Roundabout (Newbury) • Rowden Roundabout • Scotch House • St Andrews Gate Roundabout • St Brendans Roundabout • Sutton Seeds Roundabout • Temple Circus • The Globe • The Pheasant • The Thicket Roundabout • Theale Interchange • Three Lamps Interchange • Trafalgar Square • Twerton Fork • Waggoners Roundabout • Webbington Roundabout
CrossingsBatheaston Bypass Bridge • Chippenham Bypass Bridge • Hungerford Bridge • Maidenhead Bridge • New Bath Road Bridge • Newbridge (Bath) • Pan Bridge • Peel Street Bridge
RoadsE105 (London - Fishguard) • E1 (Old System) • EuroVelo 1 • EuroVelo 2 • Fosse Way • Longest Lane • NCN4 • T13 (Britain) • T8 (Britain) • T9 (Britain)
PlacesAvonmouth • Bath • Brentford • Bristol • Central London • Chippenham • Hammersmith • Heathrow Airport • Hounslow • Hungerford • London • Maidenhead • Marlborough • Newbury • Reading • Slough • The City • West End
MiscellaneousA4/Named Junctions • A4/history • A4/route • Bath Tunnel
Related Pictures
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