Coordinates: 51°31′03″N 0°06′28″W / 51.5176°N 0.1077°W / 51.5176; -0.1077
| A4 road | |
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| Major junctions | |
| East end: | City of London |
| A40 road A4208 road A301 road A3212 road A400 road A4201 road A4202 road A3216 road A315 road A308 road A3220 road A219 road A316 road M4 motorway Junctions 1 and 2 A205 road A406 road A3002 road A3005 road A30 road A312 road A408 road A3044 road M4 motorway Junction 5 A412 road A355 road A4155 road A308 road A404 road A321 road A329 road A327 road A33 road M4 motorway Junction 12 A340 road A339 road A34 road A338 road A346 road A345 road A361 road A3102 road A342 road A350 road A365 road A363 road A46 road A36 road A39 road A4174 road A37 road A4044 road A4162 road A403 road M5 motorway |
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| West end: | Avonmouth |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
Westminster Hammersmith Hounslow Heathrow Airport Slough Maidenhead Reading Newbury Marlborough Chippenham Bath Bristol |
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The A4 is a major road in England, portions of which are known as the Great West Road and Bath Road. It runs from London to Avonmouth, near Bristol. Historically the road was the main route from London to the west of England, and formed the second main western artery from London, after the A40. Much of the route is now paralleled by the M4 motorway, which carries the bulk of long distance traffic in this corridor, leaving the A4 primarily for local traffic.
Famous quotes containing the word road:
“By the road to the contagious hospital
under the surge of the blue
mottled clouds driven from the
northwest—a cold wind.”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)