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Rugby

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Rugby
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County
Warwickshire
Highway Authority
Warwickshire
Forward Destination on
A426, A428
Next Primary Destinations
Coventry • Leicester • Northampton
Other Nearby Primary Destinations
Leamington
Places related to the A426
Places related to the A428

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire. Rugby football was born here and it is (was) a major railway junction. It is bounded on three sides by three motorways - the M6, M1 and M45 so has excellent communication.

History

Boughton Road Extension

The 560 yard unclassified road connecting the original Boughton Road to A426 Leicester Road, Brownsover was opened on 3 December 1964 by S. Carter, Chairman of the Highways Committee. It had a 40 foot width between fences with a 28 foot carriageway and 6 foot footpath on the south side. Cost was £43,300.

The original 18th century canal bridge had been closed to traffic in the Second World War due to cracks in the arch. The new bridge was to be named Arnold Broome Bridge after a former Mayor.

Prior to the new road in 1961.
The new road shown in 1967.


Rugby Western Relief Road

The single carriageway road was opened in 2010. Further detail is here: Rugby Western Relief Road.

Routes

Route To Notes

M1

The NORTH, Leicester (M6)

M1

Northampton, Milton Keynes, London

M6

The NORTH WEST, Nuneaton, Coventry, Birmingham

M45

Northampton

A5

Hinckley

A5

Milton Keynes Some signs also show London

A14

Corby, Kettering, Felixstowe

A45

Coventry, Birmingham

A45

Daventry

A426

Leamington, Coventry, (A45), Dunchurch

A426

Leicester (M1), Nuneaton (M6), Lutterworth

A428

Northampton (M1) Northampton is accessed via M1 & A4500

A428

Coventry

A4071

Leamington (Coventry (A45) avoiding low bridge) Becomes B4500 upon opening of the Rugby Western Relief Road

A427

Market Harborough

B4038

Kilsby

B4112

Harborough Magna

B4429

Coventry Bypasses Rugby to the south and forms part of the former A45 through Dunchurch

B4453

Princethorpe

B4642

Birmingham

B5414

Clifton Upon Dunsmore




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Disused railway bridge at Cawston (2) - Geograph - 1493492.jpgBilton Road, Rugby - Geograph - 1676896.jpgNewbold-Western Relief Road Bridge - Geograph - 1763737.jpgA4071 Rugby Western Relief Road Potfords Dam - Coppermine - 21778.jpgA4071 Rugby Western Relief Road Potfords Dam - Coppermine - 21777.jpg
Places in the West Midlands region
Major citiesBirmingham • Coventry • Stoke-on-Trent • Wolverhampton
Primary DestinationsBirmingham International Airport • Bridgnorth • Bromsgrove • Brownhills • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Dudley • Evesham • Hereford • Kidderminster • Leamington Spa • Leek • Leominster • Lichfield • Newcastle • Nuneaton • Oswestry • Redditch • Ross • Rugby • Rugeley • Shrewsbury • Solihull • Stafford • Stone • Stourbridge • Stratford • Tamworth • Telford • Uttoxeter • Walsall • Warwick • West Bromwich • Whitchurch • Worcester
Other placesBewdley • Bilston • Coseley • Droitwich • Halesowen • Ledbury • Ludlow • Malvern • N.E.C. • Smethwick • Southam • Sutton Coldfield • Wednesbury • Wednesfield • Wellington • Willenhall


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