A475 road

A475
Route information
Length	19 mi (31 km)
Major junctions
Northeast end	Lampeter
Major intersections	A482 A485 A486 A484
Southwest end	Newcastle Emlyn
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Wales
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

TheA475road inWaleslinksNewcastle EmlyninCarmarthenshirewithLampeterinCeredigion;a distance of 19 miles (31 km).

History

The road, that is now known as the A475, was set up in 1770 as aturnpikeby theCardiganshire Turnpike Trust.Many milestones can still be seen between the position of the turnpike gates at Lampeter and atAdpar.Both were wrecked during theRebecca Riots.In 1923, "A475" was designated to the road fromSwanseatoCarmarthen.In 1935, this road was renumbered and the designation was given to the Lampeter–Newcastle Emlyn route.

On 11 September 2001, a council lorry collided with a school bus near the Horeb crossroads. A number of children and three adults were treated for shock and minor injury, but no one was seriously injured.In the same year a young couple died when their car left the road nearLampeter.A review of speed limits was called for in 2013 following an accident on the road, which was referred to by a local driver as"a death trap".

The A475 was classed by theRoad Safety Foundationin 2011 as alow-medium riskroad.In 2014, its classification was increased to be ofmedium risk.

Route

The A475 leaves Lampeter southwestwards from a junction with theA482and passes through the hamlet of Pentre-Bach and the village of Llanwnnen, where it is crossed by the B4337Llanrhystud–Edwinsfordroad. This section of the road has a number of ascents and descents as it crosses the valleys formed by the tributaries of the River Teifi. It passes through the villages ofDrefachandCwmsychbant,then is crossed by the B4459Talgarreg–Pencaderroad. The road continues to Pren-Gwyn and a junction with the B4476 road toLlandysul.

AtHorebthe A475 is crossed by theA486New Quay–Saronroad. The road passes through Penrhiwllan,Aber-bancandLlandyfriog,and inAdparreaches a roundabout junction with the B4571 and B4333 roads. After crossing theRiver Teifiinto Newcastle Emlyn, the road ends at a junction with theA484in Water Street.