A4107 road
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 View over theTreorchyarea from the A4107 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 15.4 mi[1](24.8 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| Southeast end | Port Talbot |
A48 M4 A4063 A4061 | |
| Northwest end | A4061 nearCwmparc |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Primary destinations | Port Talbot |
| Road network | |
TheA4107road is an A road inNeath Port Talbot County Borough,Wales.It begins inPort Talbotand heads up theAfan Valleyin a north easterly direction. It then continues over the moors eastwards until it connects with theA4061 roadsouth west ofTreorchyin theRhondda Valley.
Route[edit]
The A4107 starts atPort Talbotat traffic lights on theA48 road,the main route fromCardifftoSwanseabefore theM4 motorwaywas opened. The A4107 passes under the motorway and then continues in a roughly northeasterly direction up the valley of theRiver Afan,with the river on its left. It leavesCwmavonto its left before passing a junction with theB4287,Neathroad, which branches off to the left. After this the road swings round to the right and passes through wooded country. The road is climbing more steeply now and passes theAfan Forest Parkto the right, before emerging onto grassy hillsides with boulders and rocky outcrops. Turning towards the east, it passes through the hamlets ofPontrhydyfenandDuffryntoCymmer.Here theA4063road toBridgendbranches off to the right. Continuing over the tops of the moors, the road passes the hamlets ofCroeserw,AbergwynfiandBlaengwynfi,and the summits ofMynydd Caerau536 m (1,759 ft) andMynydd Llangeinwyr571 m (1,873 ft) on the right. The road begins to descend now, there are a couple of hairpin bends and it terminates at the junction with theA4061Treorchyto Bridgend road.[2][3]
History[edit]
The A4107 was given that number on 1 April 1925, when the B4284 was upgraded. At the time it was not a through route as it terminated at Abergywnfi. However, there were plans to extend it to provide opportunities for employment in a depressed area, and theBwlch y Clawddextension road was duly opened in February 1928.[4][better source needed]
References[edit]
- ^"Driving directions via A4107".Google Maps.Retrieved30 May2015.
- ^Ordnance Survey."1:250,000 Map".Retrieved24 April2012.
- ^Concise Road Atlas: Britain.AA Publishing. 2015. p. 26.ISBN978-0-7495-7743-8.
- ^"A4107".Sabre.Retrieved1 May2016.
- Swansea A-Z Street Atlas.Geographers A-Z Map Company Ltd. 2003.ISBN1-84348-150-2.
- Google Maps
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