A369 road
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| Route information | |
| Length | 67 mi (108 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Bristol |
 M5 A370 A3029 | |
| West end | Portishead |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
TheA369is anA roadrunning fromAshton Gatejunction with theA370and theA3029toPortisheadinSouth West England.The first part is relatively flat and the route passes through several villages which areLeigh Woods,Abbots Leigh,Easton in GordanotoPortishead.The road crosses theM5 motorwayat Junction 19 which is where the single complexGordano servicesare located.[1]
During therush hourperiod the road gets extremely busy since it is the main commuter route from Portishead to Bristol. There is much congestion on the A369 which is why one of the primary reasons for reopening thePortishead Branch Line.[2]
History
[edit]In 1922, the A369 was originally connected fromAshcotttoMarksbury.By 1935 however, the road and became part of theA39,eventually the roads number became unused for many decades.[1]
By the 1950s, it was thought that Portishead was a connection to the A-road but it was connected to theB3124and eventually it became part of the A369. The road crossed over theClifton Suspension Bridgewhere soon after however, it was re-routed over theB3126and connected to theA370.[1]
In the early 1970s, theM5was completed from theAvonmouth Bridgeand went southwards, the western half of the route became part of the Gordano Interchange. Eventually a new route was completed from the village ofPortburyinto Portishead, and the old road throughSheepwaywas separated by the M5 motorway so a new road calledWyndham Waywas constructed to allow faster access to the Town Centre,Bristol DocksandPower Station.[1]
Points of interest
[edit]| Point | Coordinates (Links to map resources) |
OS Grid Ref | Notes |
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| Bristol | 51°26′29″N2°37′34″W/ 51.4413°N 2.6260°W | ST565715 | Bristol |
| Portishead, Somerset | 51°29′19″N2°45′51″W/ 51.4886°N 2.7642°W | ST470769 | Portishead, Somerset |
References
[edit]- ^abcd"A369 route".Sabre Roads.Retrieved8 August2016.
- ^Portishead Railway Group(2015)."Our Case for the Railway".Archived fromthe originalon 13 January 2016.Retrieved28 March2016.
External links
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