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A41 shield
A41
Rock Ferry by-pass - DSC02992.JPG
Looking towards the northern end of theRock Ferrybypass nearBirkenhead
Route information
Maintained by
List
Length155.2 mi[1][2][3](249.8 km)
Existed1922–present
Major junctions
Southeast endA40inWestminster,London
Major intersectionsA1inBarnet,London

M1nearElstree
M25nearAbbots Langley
M40/A34nearBicester
M42/A4141nearSolihull
M5inWest Bromwich
M54nearTong

M53nearHooton
Northwest endA57/A59/A5038inLiverpool
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
CountiesGreater London,Hertfordshire,Buckinghamshire,Oxfordshire,West Midlands,Staffordshire,Shropshire,Cheshire,Merseyside
Primary
destinations		London
West End
Brent Cross
Edgware
Watford
Hemel Hempstead
Aylesbury
Bicester
Solihull
Birmingham
West Bromwich
Wolverhampton
Whitchurch
Chester
Ellesmere Port
Birkenhead
Road network
←A40→A42

TheA41is atrunk roadbetweenLondonandLiverpool,England. Now in parts replaced bymotorways,it passes through or nearWatford,Kings Langley,Hemel Hempstead,Aylesbury,Bicester,Solihull,Birmingham,West Bromwich,Wolverhampton,Newport,Whitchurch,ChesterandEllesmere Port.

With the opening of theM40extension in 1990 from junction 8, much of the route was downgraded. The sections between Bicester and theM42near Solihull in theMidlandshave been re-classified B4100,A4177andA4141.

Route[edit]

London to Kings Langley[edit]

The A41 inEdgware
A41 north ofWatfordto the east of junction 19 of theM25

The route begins atMarble Archfrom its junction on theA40 road in Londonwith Portman Street/Gloucester Place (northbound) andBaker Street/Orchard Street (southbound). Named theFinchley Road,the A41 is dual-carriageway throughSwiss CottageandHendon Wayand intersects with theNorth Circular RoadnearBrent Crossshopping centre. The road passes throughHendonand after the junction with theA5150,(close to theMetropolitan Police's police college and theRAF Museum). The A41 overlaps theA1atFive Ways Cornerwith the section known asWatford Way.It passes throughMill Hill,separating with the A1 atApex Cornerroundabout After crossing the M1, nearElstree,it links the M1 at Junction 4, and then meets the A5 at a roundabout (where the A5 becomes theA5183). The A41 continues alongside theM1intoHertfordshire.This section is known asElton Way,as far as the roundabout with the B462.

Running parallel to the M1, it intersects with junction 5 (Berrygrove Interchange). The road continues north, passing over theRiver Colne,to the east of Watford, crossing theA412near Garston at "the Dome roundabout". After passing under the junction with theA405,the A41 turns towards the west. At a roundabout, with theA411to Watford to the south, and theM25spur straight ahead to join the M25 westbound at junction 19, the A41 continues north throughHunton Bridgecrossing theRiver Gadeand theGrand Union Canalto meet theM25at junction 20. The old route through Kings Langley is now classified A4251. It used to follow the route of theRoman road,Akeman Street,between Berkhamsted and Bicester. The London to Aylesbury section was a similar route to theSparrows Herne Turnpike Road.

Kings Langley to Tring[edit]

A41 west ofHemel Hempsteadat its junction with theA414

North of the M25, the road is a nearmotorwaystandard "A" road with all junctionsgrade-separatedvia underpasses or flyovers, but curves and gradients a little steeper. There are nohard shouldersbut frequentlay-bys.It climbs through theChiltern Hillsthen descends into the valley of theRiver Bulbournecrossing water meadows just outsideHemel HempsteadatBoxmoor.There are grade-separated junctions with the A414, A4251 (the earlier route of the A41) and A416. The route returns to open country north of here, passing west ofBerkhamsted.It passes the National Film Archive. Before Tring, nearWigginton,it crosses theIcknield Way PathandChiltern Way.An arched footbridge spans the road just near the summit before it passes just east ofTring(for theRidgewayfootpath) and descends the Chilternscarpinto theVale of Aylesbury.

TheTringbypass was built in 1973 as the first section of the Watford-Aylesbury A41(M) motorway. On 6 July 1987, this section was downgraded to A41.[4]The Tring bypass ends with the junction with the B4635, B4009 (the former route through Aston Clinton) andB488.

The A41 from junction 20 of theM25to the Tring bypass was built in the early 1990s and opened in two sections: the 7 miles (11 km) £23.9mBerkhamstedbypass opened September 1993 and the 5 miles (8.0 km) £32.7mKings Langleybypass opened August 1993.

Tring to Bicester[edit]

Former southern terminus of the Tring bypass

On 3 October 2003, the dual carriageway section was extended to the 3-mile (4.8 km) £25mAston ClintonBypass, which was originally intended to be built at the same time as the two sections further south. It entersBuckinghamshireand the district ofAylesbury Vale.It crosses theGrand Union Canal,and there is a junction with theB489,and finishes at a roundabout, becomingAston Clinton Road.The road goes straight through Aylesbury, which is abottleneck.It meets the A4157 at a junction asTring Road,and the next roundabout is nearAylesbury Grammar Schooland aTesco.It meets theA418ring-road and becomesExchange Street,then meets theA413fromWendoverat a roundabout and becomesFriarage Road,passing close to aMorrisonsand therailway station.The A418 turns to the left and A41 continues straight ahead to becomeGatehouse Road,then at the next roundabout, it leaves to left asBicester Roadnear the ApplegreenAylesbury Service Station.After four roundabouts, it crosses theRiver Thame.It then meets a roundabout with access for the newBerryfieldsdevelopment as well asAylesbury Vale Parkwaybefore passing under arailway line,then throughWaddesdon,then passes close toWestcottnear the former airfield ofRAF Westcott.AtKingswood,it passes theCrooked Billet(now the "Akeman Inn" ) andPlough and Anchor(now an Italian restaurant) pubs. It entersOxfordshireand the district ofCherwell,and atBlackthornit crosses theRiver Rayand meets a low bridge which was originally a 14-foot (4.3 m) limit but due to bridge strikes, the road was lowered and the bridge now has a 15-foot (4.6 m) limit.

Plans for an Aylesbury bypass exist and are well supported locally but no government decision has been made.[5]

Bicester to Solihull[edit]

The £5.7m 2-mile (3.2 km) first stage of the Bicester bypass opened in November 1990, with the 2-mile (3.2 km) £3.9m second stage (part of the A421 section to Wendlebury) opened in May 1993, and has many roundabouts. Since 1993, the road now heads south-west where it officially becomes part of theM40at junction 9, meeting with theA34(which also overlaps the M40 to Birmingham – to draw traffic off the previous routes). The former route went throughWarwick.From here to the M42, the original route is now mainly designated as the B4100 (multiplexing at points with the current A361 and A422 through Banbury, plus the A452 and A425 approaching and through Warwick) followed by the A4177 and A4141, the latter two both excellent wide roads. At junction 5 of the M42, the A41 follows its old course. Further north, the road bypassesSolihulland goes through the city centres ofBirminghamandWolverhampton.This renumbering took place in 1991. The A4141 and B4100 are new designations, while the A4177 is an extension of an existing route.

Solihull to Wolverhampton[edit]

The A41 bypass ofSolihull

The road manifests from the junction which opened in November 1976 with the A4141 and M42 nearBerry Hall Farm,and crosses theRiver Blytheand bypassesSolihull.The former route through Solihull is now the B4025 and B425, which passesSolihull School.The A41 has a staggered junction with the B4102 (for Solihull andCatherine-de-Barnes) near theBUPAParkway Hospital. At Lode Heath, there is crossroads with the B425 (for Solihull Hospital) where the road is theSeven Star Road.The A41 resumes the old route at another junction with the B425, becomingWarwick Road,which is the name of the route all the way into Birmingham. AtWorlds Endthere is theShellSolihull garage on the left. Next is Ulverley Green and it passes theBPMereside garage on the right and passes under theChiltern Main Line(forLeamington) nearOlton station,Olton Library andOlton Reservoir.At the junction with the B4514, there is aTescopetrol station and the road enters the city ofBirmingham.The B4514 leads onto Olton Boulevard and can be used to bypass Acocks Green, although there is one section to be completed near Sparkhill. It passes Archbishop Ilsey RC School atAcocks Green,then meets the B4146 and B4217 at a roundabout near aSainsburys.It meets theA4040ring road at a staggered junction and crosses the Birmingham -StratfordLine nearTyseley stationand theTyseley Locomotive Works.AtSparkhill,it crosses theRiver Coleand meets the B4145 at a roundabout near Golden Hillock School. AtSparkbrook,it meets theA34Stratford Roadand there is a crossroads with the A4540 and B4126. The two main routes overlap around central Birmingham and meetThe Middleway (A4540)inner ring road. The former route of the A41 through inner Birmingham is now the B4100 heading past theNational ExpressBirmingham coach station,and passes nearSt Chad's RC Cathedral.The A41 previously resumed atConstitution HillnearSnow Hill train stationbut following downgrading of much of the former Inner Ring Road, resumes inHockleywhere it meets the northern section of the A4540. (The section from the A4540 to city centre is another part of the B4100). There is a staggered junction with the A4040 as the road passes through Handsworth (at this point known as Soho Road) which is a particular bottleneck with narrow lanes, on-street parking, bad drivers and several close-set junctions, often very badly congested. Just beforeThe Hawthornsfootball stadium, home ofWest Bromwich Albion F.C.,it leaves Birmingham and enters the borough ofSandwell.It meets theM5at junction 1, where it also meets the A4252.

In 2004, there were plans to re-route the road between Birmingham & West Bromwich along the currentA457viaSmethwick& up to theM5at Junction 1 along the current A4252. These plans were scrapped soon after. It bypasses West Bromwich on a dual-carriageway called theExpressway,which opened in 1973. There is a grade separated roundabout with the A4031. The grade separated roundabout opened over 20 years after the Expressway, relieving what had been a major bottleneck. At the next roundabout, the A41 follows a new route with the original route (Old Meeting Street) being designated as theA4196.

The new route opened in 1995 and is called theBlack CountryNew Road, and crosses theWest Midlands Metrotram line near Guns Village. There is a roundabout with the B4149 at Swan Village. From the roundabout with theA461(forDudley) at Great Bridge, it overlaps theA461(toWalsall), crosses theTame Valley Canal,meets theA4037at a roundabout and goes under the West Midlands Metro nearWednesbury Parkway tram stop.The A461 heads off to junction 9 of theM6andWalsall.The A41 follows the old route from the next roundabout and enters the borough ofWalsall.At the junction with the A4444 (the final phase of the Black Country New Road) it crosses theWalsall Canal.

There are junctions with the A4098 (where the road enters the borough of Wolverhampton) and B4163. The road goes straight through the middle ofBilston,where it meets the dual-carriagewayA463Black Country Routeat a busy roundabout. Close by is theBilston Central tram stop,nearMorrisons.There is a junction with the B4484 (for the A454) nearThe Crescent tram stop.At Priestfield, it meets the B4162, and passes theCity of Wolverhampton CollegeWellington Road Campus (Bilston) nearPriestfield tram stop.From here, the West Midlands Metro runs down the centre of the road. There is a signalised junction with the A4126 (trams and buses use the nearside lane towards Wolverhampton) and the road passes under the Wolverhampton loop of theWest Coast Main LineatMonmore Green,and crosses theBirmingham Canal.It overlaps the A4150 Wolverhampton Ring Road, then passes West Park Hospital and crosses theStaffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.It passes throughTettenhall,past Tettenhall College.

Wolverhampton to Newport[edit]

After leaving the borough of Wolverhampton, it crosses theRiver Penk,then runs intoStaffordshirepassingPerton,Codsalland the golf course atWrottesley Hall.Next is a junction with the A464 (forShifnal), and the road entersShropshire.It crosses theWolverhampton to Shrewsbury Lineon theAlbrightonbypass. The road passes close by the RAF Museum atCosford.After junction 3 of theM54 motorway,the road passes throughTong.The road meets theA5at a roundabout, which is on the border withStaffordshire.At Weston Heath, there is a junction with the B5314. At the junction of the B4379, the road entersTelford and Wrekin.The 5-mile (8.0 km) £6mNewportbypass opened in early 1985. The former route went through Chetwynd Aston. The A41 meets the A518 forTelfordat a roundabout, followed by another roundabout with the A518 for travelling east, and then a roundabout with the A519 and the B5062.

Newport to Whitchurch[edit]

The road rejoins the old route and passesChetwynd Park.The £1.5mHinstockBypass opened in late 1983. The day before the bypass opened for traffic, a Hinstock local named David Williams flew his Saab 91D Safir airplane under the Pixley Lane bridge in an unsanctioned stunt. The road then passes through Standford, Standford Bridge and over the River Meese. It passes High Heath, Shakeford, Crickmery which is near Wistanswick. Nearby is the former wartime fighter baseRAF Ternhill,now an army base known asClive Barracks.The road crosses theRiver Tern,meets theA53at a roundabout atTernhill.After Bletchley Manor, there is 3 miles (4.8 km) of dual carriageway. The road passes through Prees Higher Heath near a former airfield (RAF Tilstock), and meets theA49at a roundabout near Tilstock. The 3-mile (4.8 km) £13.7mWhitchurchBypass opened in July 1992, where the road meets theA49.

Whitchurch to Birkenhead[edit]

Looking north fromBackford Crossroundabout towardsGreat Sutton

The final stretch of the road leaves Shropshire and heads north through Cheshire on a modern alignment bypassing the villages ofTushingham cum GrindleyandNo Mans Heathbefore reaching a nineteenth century bypass of the stagecoach road throughBroxton.The road crosses theA534at Broxton Roundabout before passingBeeston,BolesworthandPeckfortonCastles. The road bypasses Chester, before running through the suburbs ofEllesmere Port(where the road was downgraded for safety reasons in the early 1990s). It heads to junction 5 of theM53 motorwayand theMerseysidecounty boundary atHooton.From this junction it is named New Chester Road, passing throughEasthamandBromborough.AtPort Sunlightthe A41 diverts onto a dual-carriageway section bypassingNew FerryandRock Ferrybefore rejoining New Chester Road atTranmere Oil Terminal.After passingGreen Lane railway station,a 2.3 miles (3.7 km) spur of the A41 separates at the southern approach to theQueensway Tunnel,which passes under theRiver Merseyand entersLiverpoolto meet the start of theA59.

The road then passes a junction with the A554 nearHamilton Square railway station,terminating at the bus station atWoodside.The end of the road has views over the Mersey to Liverpool and transport links toMersey Ferryservices.

Major junctions[edit]

First segment[edit]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Greater LondonWestminster0.00.0North Audley StreetSouthern terminus; no access to A40
0.10.16Wigmore Street (A5204)No access from A41 north-west to A5204 east
0.60.97A501(Ring Road) toA40/A4–PaddingtonNo access from A41 south-east to A501 east; no information signed north-west
1.32.1Prince Albert Road (A5205east) –Camden TownCamden Town signed south-east only; South-eastern terminus of A5205 concurrency
1.42.3A5205west (St. John's Wood Road) –Paddington,St Johns WoodNo access from A41 south-east to A5205 west; north-western terminus of A5205 concurrency
Camden–Barnetborough boundary4.06.4A598north (Finchley Road) –Finchley,Golders GreenFinchley signed north-west only; Southern terminus of A598
Barnet4.36.9A407(Cricklewood Lane) toA598–Willesden,Cricklewood,Golders GreenTo A598 and Golders Green signed southbound only
5.3–
5.7		8.5–
9.2		A406(North Circular) toM1/M11/A10/A40–The North,Watford,Wood Green,WembleyThe North and Watford signed north-west only; To M11, A10, and A40 south-east only;grade-separated junction
6.510.5A504(Station Road / The Burroughs) –ColindaleInformation signed south-east only
6.710.8A5150west –ColindaleGrade-separated junction; no south-east exit
7.612.2A1south toA406east (North Circular) –Finchley,Central LondonTo A406 and Central London signed south-east only; south-east terminus of A1 concurrency
8.814.2A5100west (The Broadway) / Lawrence Street –Burnt Oak,EdgwareEdgware signed north-west only; eastern terminus of A5100
9.415.1A1north (Barnet Way) /A5109(Selvage Lane) toM25east –The North,Hatfield,Borehamwood,Edgware,TotteridgeNorth-west terminus of A1 concurrency
10.917.5A410west (Spur Road) toA5–Harrow,Stanmore,EdgwareTo A5 and Edgware signed south-east only; eastern terminus of A410
11.819.0M1north toM25–The North,LuftonGrade-separated junction; north-west exit and south-east entrance
HertfordshireElstree12.019.3A5south-east (Brockley Hill) /A5183north-west (Elstree Hill South) –Edgware,ElstreeNorth-western terminus of A5; south-eastern terminus of A5183
Hertsmere12.920.8A411(Elstree Road) toA409–Harrow,Bushey,BarnetBushey signed north-west only, Barnet south-east only
15.6–
16.0		25.1–
25.7		A4008toM1/M25east –Watford,BusheyGrade-separated junction; To M25 signed north-west only, Bushey south-east only
Watford17.127.5A412(St Albans Road) toM1/A405–North Watford,GarstonTo M1 signed north-west only
17.8–
18.5		28.6–
29.8		A405east toM1–The North,Abbots Langley,Leavesden,St AlbansGrade-separated junction; St Albans signed south-east only; western terminus of A405
Abbots Langley18.730.1M25east toM40/M4–Heathrow Airport,Rickmansworth
A411south –Watford		Rickmansworth signed north-west only; western terminus of A411; M25 junction 19
Abbots Langley–Kings Langleyboundary20.032.2M25toM40/M4/M1/M11–Heathrow Airport,Stansted Airport
A4251north-west (Watford Road) –Kings Langley		South-eastern terminus of A4251; M25 junction 20
Begin freeway
Dacorum22.7–
23.3		36.5–
37.5		A414east –Hemel HempsteadWestern terminus of A414
24.5–
24.6		39.4–
39.6		A4251–Bourne End,Berkhamsted,Boxmoor
Bovingdon25.2–
25.5		40.6–
41.0		Bourne EndMills Industrial Estate
Berkhamsted27.2–
27.5		43.8–
44.3		A416–Chesham
Wigginton31.6–
32.1		50.9–
51.7		A4251south-east to B4635 –Northchurch,Berkhamsted,Wigginton,TringTo B4635 and Tring signed north-west only, Berkhamsted and Wigginton south-east only
Hertfordshire–BuckinghamshireboundaryDrayton Beauchamp–Tringboundary33.7–
34.1		54.2–
54.9		B488 / B4009 / B4635 to B489 –Wendover,Dunstable,Tring
BuckinghamshireDrayton Beauchamp–Buckland35.356.8A489–Marsworth,Pitstone,Ivinghoe,Aston ClintonSouth-east exit and north-west entrance
Aston Clinton36.558.7College Road North
Weston Turville37.460.2End freeway
Aylesbury39.162.9Ring Road (A4157west) toA418/A413To A418 and A413 signed north-west only; eastern terminus of A4157
39.864.1A418north-east /A413north –Leighton Buzzard,Milton Keynes,BuckinghamA413 and Buckingham signed north-west only; south-eastern terminus of A418 / A413 concurrency
40.064.4A413south (Walton Street) toA4010–Amersham,WycombeNorth-western terminus of A413 concurrency
41.566.8A418south-west / Oxford Road (A4156north-east) toM40–Oxford,Bicester,Thame,StoneOnly Oxford signed south-east; north-western terminus of A418 concurrency; south-western terminus of A418
41.166.1Haydon Road (A4157east) / Bicester Road toA413/A418–Buckingham,Leighton Buzzard,Milton Keynes,WatermeadWatermead signed north-west only; western terminus of A4157
Berryfields42.468.2Paradise Orchard (A4199east) / Sir Henry Lee Cres toA413–BuckinghamInformation signed north-west only; western terminus of A4199
OxfordshireAmbrosden–Bicesterboundary55.990.0A4421north (Wretchwick Way) / B4100 (London Road) / Gravenhill Road North –Buckingham,Bicester,Aynhoe,LauntonAynho signed north-west only; southern terminus of A4421
Wendlebury59.195.1M40–Midlands,Banbury,London
A34south –Newbury,Oxford		North-western terminus; northern terminus of A34; M40 junction 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Second segment[edit]

CountyLocationmi[2][3]kmDestinationsNotes
West MidlandsSolihullM42/M1/M5/M6/M40–The North,The South West,Coventry,London,Warwick,Stratford
A4141south-east (Warwick Road) –Knowle		South-eastern terminus; north-western terminus of A4141; M42 junction 5
0.30.48B4025 –SolihullGrade-separated junction;north-west exit and south-east entrance
Birmingham5.08.0A4040south (Fox Hollies Road) –Hall Green,King's HeathNo access from A41 north-west to A4040 south or from A4040 north to A41 south-east; south-eastern terminus of A4040 concurrency
5.18.2A4040north toA45–Yardley,StechfordNorth-western terminus of A4040 concurrency
6.810.9A34south (Stratford Road) –Stratford,Shirley,Hall GreenNo access from A41 north-west to A34 south or from A34 north to A41 south-east; south-eastern terminus of A34 concurrency
7.712.4A4540(Ring Road) / Camp Bill (B4100) toM5/A38(M)/M6/A38/A435/A47/A45–Bromsgrove,Redditch,Lichfield,Coventry,Balsall Heath,HighgateNorth-western terminus of A34 concurrency; south-eastern terminus of A4540 concurrency
Gap in route aroundBirmingham
A4540/ Soho Hill toA38(M)/M6/M5/A456/A45/A34–Coventry,Wolverhampton,Kidderminster,Dudley,WalsallNorth-western terminus of A4540 concurrency
8.814.2A4040south (Boulton Road) –Winson Green,BearwoodSouth-eastern terminus of A4040 concurrency
8.914.3A4040north (Rookery Road) / Queens Head Road toA34/A38–Walsall,Sutton Coldfield,Handsworth Wood,Perry BarrOnly Handsworth Wood and Perry Barr signed south-east; north-western terminus of A4040 concurrency
9.715.6A4040east (Island Road) toA453–Sutton Coldfield,Handsworth Wood,Perry BarrNo access from A41 north-east to A4040 east
West Bromwich10.617.1M5toM6/M1/M42–The South West,The North West,Worcester,London
A4252south (Kenrick Way) –Oldbury,Smethwick		M5 junction 1; northern terminus of A4252
11.218.0A4031south –Smethwick,OldburyGrade-separated junction;south-eastern exit and north-western entrance; south-eastern terminus of A4031 concurrency
11.5–
11.9		18.5–
19.2		A4031north –Walsall,West BromwichGrade-separated junction; north-western terminus of A4031 concurrency
12.219.6A4196north (Old Meeting Street) / Carter's Green –West Bromwich,Hill TopHill Top signed north-west only; southern terminus of A4196
13.421.6A461south-west / George Henry Road –Dudley,Great Bridge,TiptonTipton signed north-west only; south-eastern terminus of A461 concurrency
Wednesbury14.623.5Leabrook Road (A4037south) / Atlantic Way –TiptonNorthern terminus of A4037
14.924.0A461north-east (Dudley Street) / Hallens Drive toM6/M5–Walsall,WednesburyNorth-western terminus of A461 concurrency
16.025.7A4444north (Black Country New Road) /A4038east (Moxley Road) toM6–Walsall,Dudley,DarlastonSouthern terminus of A4444; western terminus of A4038
Bilston16.426.4A4098south (Great Bridge Road) –Great BridgeNorthern terminus of A4098
17.027.4A463(Black Country Route) / Brook Street toM6/M5/A454–Dudley,Walsall,West Bromwich,Birmingham,Ettingshall,Coseley,Willenhall,Wednesfield
Wolverhampton18.629.9A4126south (Ettingshall Road) / Dixon Street –EttingshallNorthern terminus of A4126
19.531.4A449north (Ring Road / A4150) /A454east (Middle Cross) toM5/M6/M54/A460–City centre,Telford,Stafford,Cannock,WalsallSouth-eastern terminus of A449 / A454 / A4150 concurrency
19.831.9A4123south-east toM5/A459–Birmingham,Dudley,Coseley,SedgleyNorth-western terminus of A4123
20.132.3A449south (Penn Road) to School Street /A491–City centre,Kidderminster,Penn,Wombourne,StourbridgeNorth-western terminus of A449 concurrency
20.432.8Ring Road (A4150)/ Darlington Street toM54/M6north /A449/A460/A454–City centre,Connock,WalsallNorth-western terminus of A4150 concurrency
20.733.3A454west (Compton Road) / Bath Road –Bridgnorth,ComptonNo access from A41 south-east to A454 west; north-western terminus of A454 concurrency
StaffordshirePerton–Codsallboundary25.440.9A464west (Holyhead Road) –ShifnalEastern terminus of A464
ShropshireTong21.935.2M54toM6–Telford,BirminghamM54 junction 3
Shropshire–StaffordshireboundaryWeston-under-Lizard–Shropshire–Sheriffhalesboundary32.352.0A5–Telford,Cannock,Weston-under-Lizard
ShropshireChetwynd Aston37.360.0A518west –Telford,NewportNewport signed north-west only; south-eastern terminus of A518 concurrency
Newport38.061.2A518east / Stafford Road –Stafford,NewportNorth-western terminus of A518 concurrency
38.962.6A519north / B5062 (Forton Road) –Eccleshall,Newport,ShrewsburySouthern terminus of A519
Hinstock44.070.8A529north (Chester Road) –Hinstock,GoldstoneSouthern terminus of A529
Ternhill49.479.5A53toA442–Shrewsbury,Shawbury,Hodnet,Newcastle-under-Lyme,Market Drayton,Telford
Prees Heath56.490.8A49south –South Wales,ShrewsburySouth Wales signed south-east only; south-eastern terminus of A49 concurrency
Whitchurch58.093.3A525east / B5476 (Tilstock Road) toA530–Newcastle,Nantwich,Wem,WhitchurchSouth-eastern terminus of A525 concurrency
59.595.8A525west / B5364 (Wrexham Road) toA495–Wrexham,Oswestry,Whitchurch,EllesmereNorth-western terminus of A525 concurrency
60.397.0A49north / B5395 (Chester Road) –Warrington,WhitchurchNorth-western terminus of A49 concurrency
CheshireBroxton69.0111.0A534(Broxton Road / Barnhill Road) –Wrexham,Nantwich,Farndon,Holt,Bulkeley
Great Boughton–Christletonboundary77.4124.6A55west /A5115west / Caldy Valley Road toA483–North Wales,Wrexham,Chester,HuntingtonEastern terminus of A5115; M55 east junction 39
78.0125.5A51(Vicars Cross Road) toM6/M53/M56/A483–Chester,Nantwich,Ellesmere Port,Manchester,North Wales,Wrexham,Northwich,WinsfordTo M6, M53, M56, Ellesmere Port and Manchester signed north-west only; To A483, North Wales and Wrexham south-east only
Chester79.0127.1A56(Warrington Road) toM53/M56/A483–Chester,Helsby,Frodsham,North Wales,WrexhamHelsby and Frodsham signed north-west only; To A483, North Wales and Wrexham south-east only
Moston81.2130.7A5116south (Liverpool Road) –ChesterNorthern terminus of A5116
Backford82.4132.6A5032north (Whitby Lane) toM53/M56–Ellesmere PortTo M53 and M56 signed north-west only; southern terminus of A5032
Ellesmere Port–Backfordboundary83.3134.1A5117toM53/M56/A550/A5032–North Wales,Queensferry,Ellesmere Port,Runcorn,Warrington,ManchesterTo M53, A5032 and Ellsmere Port signed north-west only; To M56, Runcorn, Warrington and Manchester south-east only
Hooton86.8139.7A550south (Welsh Road) –North Wales,QueensferryInformation signed south-east only; northern terminus of A550
MerseysideBirkenhead87.3140.5M53–Wallasey,Liverpool,Ellesmere Port,Wrexham,WarringtonWrexham and Warrington signed south-east only; M53 junction 5
93.8151.0A5227west –Town centre
Borough Road (A5227west) toA5027/A553/A552–Town centre,Wallasey,Hoylake,Heswall		A5227 signed north-west only; To routes, Wallasey, Hoylake and Heswall southwest only;grade-separated junction
A41 north-west toA554/A5027–WallaseyNorth-west exit and south-east entrance; grade-separated junction
Birkenhead–Liverpoolboundary94.0–
96.0		151.3–
154.5		Queensway TunnelunderRiver Mersey
Liverpool96.1154.7Byron Street / Dale Street / Whitechapel (A57/A5038) / William Brown Street toA59–SouthportNorth-western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History of the road number[edit]

The original (1923) route wasStanmorenorth-west of London toOakengates,west ofWolverhampton,inShropshire,meeting theA5at both ends.

The A41 was extended by numbering as follows:

The northern extension dates from 1935; in Shropshire, it swapped with a combination of the A464/A529; fromKingswood CommontoNantwich,Cheshire and the original A529 ran fromHinstocktoChester.North of Chester, the A41 replaced part of the A51.

The southern extension dates from after theSecond World Warusing Watford Way which opened in about 1930 as the A5088. In the remaining years after 1935, it was renumbered A500.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Wendlebury Interchange, Bicester OX25 3PD, UK to 15 Gatehouse Rd, Aylesbury HP19 8EH, UK to Dr Ray Shidrawi, South Building, Wellington Pl, London NW8 9LE, United Kingdom to 51.5139104, -0.1537898".Google Maps.Alphabet Inc.Retrieved3 June2024.
  2. ^ab"A41, Solihull B91 2SS, UK to Warwick Rd, Birmingham B27 6BL, UK to Stratford Rd, Birmingham B11 1AR, UK".Google Maps.Alphabet Inc.Retrieved3 June2024.
  3. ^ab"52.4956640, -1.9160845 to 8A High St, Moxley, Wednesbury WS10 8SB, UK to 395-409 Bilston Rd, Wolverhampton WV2 2NN, UK to A41, Liverpool L1 6ER, UK".Google Maps.Alphabet Inc.Retrieved10 June2024.
  4. ^A41(M)atPathetic Motorways.Accessed January 2009
  5. ^Speak now if you want a bypass[permanent dead link]by Hartley-Parkinson The Bucks Herald, 21 March 2007. Accessed January 2009.

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