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A448 road

Coordinates:52°20′11″N2°04′34″W/ 52.33649°N 2.07607°W/52.33649; -2.07607
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A448
A448 - Bromsgrove - Redditch dual-carriageway. - geograph.org.uk - 1214200.jpg
Bromsgrove Highwayin Redditch
Route information
Length19 mi (31 km)
Major junctions
East endStudley
Major intersectionsA435
A441
A4189
A38
A449
A451
West endKidderminster
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Redditch
Bromsgrove
Road network
A447A449

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]

The former A448 inFinstall
  • 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]

Places of interest[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcBirmingham(Map). One-inch map of Great Britain. Ordnance Survey. 1953.

External links[edit]

52°20′11″N2°04′34″W/ 52.33649°N 2.07607°W/52.33649; -2.07607