A448 road
A448 | ||||
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![]() Bromsgrove Highwayin Redditch | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 19 mi (31 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Studley | |||
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West end | Kidderminster | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Primary destinations | Redditch Bromsgrove | |||
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TheA448is a main road inEnglandrunning betweenStudleyinWarwickshireandKidderminsterinWorcestershire.
Route[edit]
The A448 starts at a fork junction on the A435 just to the South of Studley, heading North West into the new town ofRedditch,enteringWorcestershireimmediately before a roundabout where it meets theA441.For the next 0.8 miles (1.3 km) it is concurrent with the A441, before diverging at England's onlyCloverleaf interchange.From this point the A448 heads West on a dual carriageway bypassing the villages of Tardebigge and Finstall. The dual carriageway ends on a roundabout with theA38BromsgroveBypass.It continues through the congested town centre and out of the other side, passing under theM5.It is now a twisty single carriageway road passing through several villages before entering Kidderminster. It crosses theA449at traffic lights, and descends pastKidderminster stationandSevern Valley Railwayto meet the Ring Road.
Former routes[edit]
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- Through Redditch the A448 used to follow now unclassified roads on the South Side of the new town, changes coming during the 1970s when new dual carriageways (or Highways) were built to deal with the rising volume of traffic following the town's growth.[1]
- Between Redditch and Bromsgrove the villages of Tardebigge and Finstall have been bypassed[1]
- The A448 used to be concurrent with theA38along Bromsgrove High Street[1]
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