Wallingford Bypass
| Wallingford Bypass | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| County | |||
| Berkshire • Oxfordshire | |||
| Scheme Type | |||
| Bypass | |||
| Opening Date | |||
| 1987 and 1993 | |||
| On road(s) | |||
| A4130, A4074 | |||
The Wallingford Bypass is a single-carriageway road, avoiding the town of Wallingford and Crowmarsh Gifford, in Berkshire and Oxfordshire respectively. The road, which comprises of the A4130 and the A4074, forms a partial "ring road" to avoid the narrow streets in Wallingford's Town Centre.
The Wallingford & Cholsey Railway (A Great Western Railway branchline) intersects the A4130 with a Single Track Level crossing between the Hithercroft and Winterbrook roundabouts.
History
Eastern section
The 2 mile Crowmarsh Bypass from Benson Lane to Mongewell Roundabout was officially opened on 3 March 1987 by Michael Heseltine, MP for Henley. It was due to open to traffic later in the week. Contractor was Associated Asphalt from Henley, contract price £1.3 million. The A423 section north of Crowmarsh Roundabout was later renumbered A4074.
Southern section
Slade End Roundabout to the eastern bypass at Mongewell Roundabout, including the new Thames Bridge, was opened on 29 July 1993 by John Jones, Chairman of Oxford County Council, in a horse drawn omnibus. Cost £5 million.
