A4050 road
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 The A4050 at Wenvoe | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 10 mi (16 km) | |||
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| North end | Culverhouse Cross 51°27′54″N3°16′15″W/ 51.4651°N 3.2707°W | |||
 A48 A4232 A4231 A4226 A4055 | ||||
| South end | Barry 51°23′39″N3°17′17″W/ 51.3943°N 3.2880°W | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Wales | |||
| Primary destinations | Cardiff | |||
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TheA4050road connectsBarry, Vale of GlamorganwithCulverhouse Crosson the outskirts ofCardiff,Wales.It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and is the key link road between the M4 motorway andCardiff International Airport.
2008 road improvements[edit]
Wenvoevillage lies along the road. In 2008 theWelsh Assemblyallocated £576,000 to road resurfacing and improvement, which as of 2012 was still ongoing.[1]One area given specific attention is the area aroundPencoedtrebetween Waycock Cross and Barry as housing development and a new crematorium has been created in recent times.
Culverhouse Cross[edit]
At Culverhouse Cross, the A4050 connects to theA48and theA4232.The A48 links withCowbridgeand toCowbridge Road Westwhich connects the western Cardiff district ofElyto Canton and the city centre. The A4232 links with theM4at junction 33 andCardiff Bay.
History[edit]
Original 1932 route[edit]
In 1932, the A4050 was a short road along theRhymney Valley,connectingBargoedwith theA4049in both directions.
Starting on theA4049atPengam,the road headed west across the river before turning northwards. The road ran through the centre ofBargoedbefore detouring west to cross the narrowDarran Valley.After rejoining theRhymney Valleythe road continued upstream viaBrithdirto end back on theA4049atTir-Phil.
The original northern end of theA469was inYstrad Mynach.Later in the 1920s, that road was extended north to meet the A4050 nearPengam railway stationand then, in 1935, the entire A4050 was renumbered as part of a northern extension of theA469,giving that road the spur that survives to this day.Bargoedhas since been bypassed.
References[edit]
- ^"Roads to benefit from half a million".South Wales Echo.13 August 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 29 March 2015.Retrieved5 December2012.
External links[edit]
Media related toA4050 road (Wales)at Wikimedia Commons
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