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Five Ways (Birmingham)

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Five Ways
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Location
Five Ways
County
Warwickshire
Highway Authority
Birmingham
Junction Type
Roundabout interchange
Roads Joined
A456, A4540, B4284
Junctions related to the A456
This article is about the junction known as Five Ways in Birmingham.
For Junctions in other locations called Five Ways, see Five Ways
.


Five Ways is Junction 5 of the Birmingham Middle Ring.

Located on the Edgbaston side of Birmingham city centre, this major junction is known locally as Five Ways Island.

History

The original Five Ways junction was a much smaller roundabout in the middle of a dense urban area. It was grade separated in the early 1970s.

Early plans for the junction show the underpass favouring the Middle Ring but it was built along the A456 instead. An article in the local newspaper from October 1972 mentions an intention to upgrade the junction to three levels suggesting an underpass or flyover for the Middle Ring was planned.

Routes

Route To Notes

A456

(M5), Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Dudley (A4123), Quinton, Edgbaston centre

A4540

Ring road, (A38(M), M6), Walsall (A34), West Bromwich (A41), Smethwick

A4540

Ring Road, B'ham Airport/NEC (A45), Redditch (A435), Stratford (A34), Solihull (A41), Markets, City centre & Bull Ring Parking

B4284

Harborne
Convention Parking, Broad Street, Register Office





Five Ways (Birmingham)
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Haden Circus • 2 Gooch Street • 3 Belgrave Interchange • 4 Wheeleys Lane • 5 Five Ways • 6 Ladywood Circus • 7 Spring Hill • 8 Warstone Lane • 9 Key Hill Circus • Hockley Circus • 10 Lucas Circus • 11 Summer Lane • 12 New Town Row • 13 Dartmouth Circus • 14 Lister Street • 15 Ashted Circus • 16 Curzon Circus • 17 Garrison Circus • 18 Bordesley Circus • 19 Camp Hill Circus

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