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Bath

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Bath
Location Map ( geo)
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Bath Abbey
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County
Somerset
Highway Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Forward Destination on
A4 • A36 • A46
Next Primary Destinations
Bristol • Chippenham • Cirencester • Warminster
Other Nearby Primary Destinations
Glastonbury • Shepton Mallet • Trowbridge
Places related to the A4
Places related to the A36
Places related to the A46

Bath is a city with significant Roman Baths and extensive Georgian architecture in north-east Somerset. It is unique in the UK in having naturally-heated spring waters which in the eighteenth century saw it become one of the largest and most visited cities in the country. The great crescents and terraces display the wealth in the city at the time.

History

Bath was the end of a major coaching route from London, the Bath Road. It originally finished outside the old post office. The A4 followed the same route originally, and finished here too, at a tripoint with the A367 and A431. It was extended to Avonmouth via Bristol over the A36 in the 1935 Road numbering revision.

In 1965 the Buchanan Report into Bath's transport network (Bath: A Planning & Transport Study, Colin Buchanan and Partners, December 1965) proposed creating a D2 Tunnel under the historic centre, taking the A4 from Walcot Street through to Kingsmead. Although this would have removed traffic from the heart of the city the substantial demolition required, including of several Georgian terraces, proved both too controversial and, ultimately, too expensive.

Environment

Bath now has a clean air zone, and most roads in the city (including the A4 and A36) have a 20mph speed limit. Some heavy goods vehicles now have to pay £50 to deliver anything to the city centre.

Traffic

One cause of congestion today is that there is no access between the Batheaston Bypass (linking the A4 with the A46), and the A36 on the other side of the Avon Valley. The only options are to head into the city as far as the Cleveland Bridge, or to take the unclassified private toll bridge near Bathampton. In addition the city is one of the most popular tourist destinations outside London and also has above average levels of in-commuting.

In May 2012, Bath and North East Somerset Council announced plans for a blanket 20 mph speed limit on all urban roads in Bath.

Routes

Route To Notes

A4

Chippenham

A36

Bristol (A4)

A36

Warminster

A46

Stroud Primary section ends at Dunkirk

A4

City Centre, Bristol Non primary through the city - the A36 is the main route

A39

Wells, Weston-super-Mare, A368 Accessed via A4

A363

Bradford on Avon

A367

Shepton Mallet, Radstock For many years this road was rather strangely signed for Exeter alone

A431

Bitton, Hanham

A3062

Combe Down

B3110

Midford, Frome




Bath
Sections
Projects
Junctions
Crossings
Roads
A4 • A36 • A39 • A46 • A363 • A367 • A368 • A431 • A3039 • A3062 • A3080 • A3604 • A4016 (Bath) • B3105 • B3108 • B3110 • B3111 • B3118 • B4043 (Bath) • B4044 (Bath) • C1 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C2 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C3 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C4 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C5 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C6 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C7 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C8 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C9 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C10 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C11 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C13 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C14 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C15 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C16 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C17 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C18 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C19 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C20 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C21 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C22 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C23 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C24 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C80 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C305 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C460 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C467 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C472 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C476 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C481 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C492 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C498 (Bath and NE Somerset) • C593 (Bath and NE Somerset) • EuroVelo 2 • Fosse Way • Kelston Toll Road • NCN4 • T9 (Britain) • T39 (Britain) • T44 (Britain)
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Places in South West England
Major CitiesBath • Bristol • Bournemouth • Exeter • Gloucester • Plymouth • Salisbury • Truro
Primary DestinationsBarnstaple • Bideford • Blandford • Bodmin • Bridgwater • Bude • Cheltenham • Chippenham • Cirencester • Dorchester • Exmouth • Falmouth • Frome • Glastonbury • Helston • Honiton • Launceston • Liskeard • Marlborough • Minehead • Newquay • Okehampton • Paignton • Penzance • Poole • Redruth • St Austell • Shepton Mallet • Stroud • Swindon • Taunton • Tavistock • Torquay • Wadebridge • Warminster • Wells • Weston • Weymouth • Yeovil
Other PlacesAvonmouth • Bere Regis • Callington • Christchurch • Devizes • Hayle • Hugh Town • Ilfracombe • Ilminster • Kingsbridge • Looe • Melksham • Newton Abbot • Padstow • Saltash • St Ives • Stonehenge • Stow • Swanage • Tewkesbury • Tiverton • Torpoint • Wellington • Westbury • Wimborne


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