A4161 road
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 Newport Road, with theA4232 Southern Wayflyover in the background | ||||
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| East end | A4232(Southern Way) 51°30′01″N3°08′25″W/ 51.5002°N 3.1402°W | |||
 A4232 A469 A4160 A470 A4119 A48 | ||||
| West end | A48(Ely Bridge) 51°29′06″N3°13′43″W/ 51.4851°N 3.2286°W | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Wales | |||
| Primary destinations | Cardiff | |||
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TheA4161is a main road inCardiff,Wales,United Kingdom.The main purpose of the road is to link thecity centrewith theM4 motorwayin the west at junction 33, and in the east with theA48(M) motorwayatSt Mellons.
History[edit]
The 1923 route of the A48 was the main east–west link in south Wales. The A48 in Cardiff was re-numbered to the A4161 on 19 November 1971 when the Eastern Avenuedual carriagewaybecame the A48.[1]By 2 November 1975, Queen Street was partly pedestrianised and 2 subways were opened under North Road and Boulevard de Nantes[1]to allow the A4161 then to move from Queen Street to Dumfries Place, Stuttgarter Strasse, Boulevard De Nantes. The A48 section between Rumney andSt Mellonslater became the B4487 andSouthern Way(A4232) was built in 1978.[2]
Old A48 route[edit]
From east to west:
- Newport Road
- Queen Street
- Duke Street
- Castle Street
- Cowbridge Road East
Current route[edit]
From east to west it runs through the following roads in Cardiff:
- FromSouthern Waywest along Newport Road
- Dumfries Place
- Stuttgarter Strasse
- Boulevard De Nantes
The road then follows theA470from North Road (alongsideCardiff Castlethrough to Duke Street, before becoming the A4161 again from:
- Castle Street, and over Cardiff Bridge
- Cowbridge Road East
- Wellington Street
- Atlas Road
- Lansdowne Road
- Cowbridge Road East again, ending at Ely Bridge (roundabout on the A48)
Types of road[edit]
| From | To | Type of road |
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| Southern Way | Albany Road | 3 lane (both ways) dual carriageway |
| Albany Road | Broadway | 2 lanesingle carriageway |
| Broadway | North Road | 2 lane (both ways) dual carriageway |
| North Road and Duke Street (A470) | ||
| High Street | Cathedral Road | 2 lane (both ways) dual carriageway |
| Cathedral Road | Ely Bridge | 2 lane single carriageway |
Notes[edit]
- Cardiff & Newport A-Z Street Atlas 2007 Edition
References[edit]
- ^ab"Cardiff Timeline".Cardiff Council. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2007.Retrieved3 October2007.
- ^South Wales Echo,"Opening up southern Cardiff – Value of PDR", Wednesday 22 May, 1985, Page 15
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