Gallery:A338
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Since the late 1960s this dual carriageway has provided fast access to the Bournemouth conurbation from the A31 at Ringwood.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 03, 2008 by TSThe junction of the A338 town centre by-pass, which becomes the Bournemouth Spur Road heading north to Ringwood, with the A35 east towards Christchurch.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 03, 2008 by TSThe rbt where the A338 crosses right to left. An old petrol station without a canopy, slumbers on. A snack bar now occupies the building.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Nov 10, 2007 by SteveA30A31 and A338 slips, making a D4 for a short distance.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 29, 2007 by SteveA30Heading west at Ashley Heath.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 29, 2007 by SteveA30The main road descends north to Wantage, while the minor road descends via the Court Hill Centre to Letcombe Regis.
Bournemouth's town-centre by-pass reaches the southern end of the A347 here at Richmond Hill Interchange. As you can see, it incorporates a pedestrian walkway inside the raised roundabout, with a subway to it from each corner. The road was built in the first half of the 1970s.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Mar 27, 2008 by TSThis large viaduct carries the A338 across the town centre of Bournemouth. It was officially opened on 20 March 1973.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Mar 27, 2008 by TS1970's inner bypass. Here, it is on a viaduct above some Pleasure Gardens. They would never get away with this nowadays.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 03, 2008 by SteveA30Heading across the flyover over the A3060, marking the exit from Bournemouth. A major bottleneck, until GSJ'd about 1988, one of 2 junctions so treated, making the A338 mostly freeflow into Bournemouth.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 03, 2008 by SteveA30Bit of old A338 just north of Ringwood.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 29, 2007 by SteveA30The main route in and out of Bournemouth. The A338 begins as a good fast express route from the A31 at Ashley Heath going through few grade separated junctions until it comes to a grinding halt at St Pauls roundabout in Bournemouth town centre.
I think it might be unusual to find the central reservation being wide with grass even growing underneath the interchange seen in the pic!
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 04, 2007 by DorsetWayThe multiplex section. The garage enjoyed a busy Sunday morning, the only stop on the route, away from the M4, where Chieveley was of course available.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 03, 2009 by SteveA30Turning onto the A338, a tight turn for lorries,as the rubber scrapes testify.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Aug 03, 2009 by SteveA30Looking downstream towards the New Harnham Bridge. Taken from the road bridge on St Nicholas Road.