Highbeech Roundabout
High Beech Roundabout Cylchfan High Beech | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Location | |||
Chepstow | |||
County | |||
Monmouthshire | |||
Highway Authority | |||
Welsh Government | |||
Junction Type | |||
Roundabout | |||
Roads Joined | |||
A48, A466 | |||
Junctions related to the A466 | |||
High Beech Roundabout is the junction of the A48 and A466 situated three quarters of a mile south-west of Chepstow town centre. This is the official name of the junction as it appears in legislation; however, local signage uses the spelling "Highbeech".
The A48 (the Gloucester to Carmarthen road via Cardiff and Swansea) is classified as primary north-east of the roundabout.
The A466 runs from King's Thorn on the A49 about five miles south of Hereford to junction 2 of the M48. The section between Highbeech and the motorway is known as the Wye Valley Link and is a primary route.
The roundabout was unique as it was subject to a 40 mph speed limit while all of its exit roads (other than the Wye Valley Link, which was NSL) are limited to 30 mph. However with the recent implementation of a Red Route and 50 limit on the Wye Valley Link, the roundabout itself appears to have been logically reduced to 30 mph.
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
Caerwent, Caldicot, Penhow / Pen-hŵ | ||
Chepstow / Cas-gwent, Gloucester | ||
Bristol, Newport / Casnewydd (via M48) | Wye Valley Link Road | |
Tintern / Tyndern, Monmouth / Trefynwy | Tourist route: Wye Valley, Tintern Abbey | |
Fair View / Golygfa Deg Weight restricted 7.5 t |
Highbeech Roundabout | ||||
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