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  A34 road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The A34 is a major road in England.
The road "reappears" at Junction 9 of the M40 motorway ten miles north of Oxford, and continues south as the Oxford Western Bypass, then bypasses Abingdon and Newbury before finally finishing just east of Winchester, at junction 9 of M3 motorway.
In 2004 works were carried out to allow the road to continue without being interrupted by a roundabout at junction 13 of the M4 motorway, at a cost of £38 million.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A34_road   (257 words)

  
 A41 road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The road passes straight through Watford, meeting the A412 at a roundabout with a Shell and BP petrol station.
Since 1993, the road now heads south-west where it officially becomes part of the M40 at junction 9, meeting with the A34 (which also multiplexes with the M40 to Birmingham - to draw traffic off the previous routes).
Further north, the road bypasses Solihull, goes through the city centres of Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and passes close to the RAF Museum at Cosford and one of the sites of the V Festival at Weston Park near to M54 junction 3.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A41   (866 words)

  
 A34 (Winchester to Oxford; Kidsgrove to Manchester)
OK, so the A34 is technically Winchester to Preston [1], but after they opened the M40 around 1990, they renumbered the A34 from Oxford to Birmingham to death (A44, to Evesham, then A3400), and now it's not really the same.
The road going south has a narrow lane joining it at right angles right next to a bus stop; formerly this was in a 70 limit, with people doing 70, round a bend.
The road continues with its delusions of "R"-hood until the Peartree Interchange, where it meets the A44 and the A40.
math.colorado.edu /~rmg/roads/a34.html   (1992 words)

  
 A4040 road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The A4040 is the Outer Ring Road in Birmingham, England.
It is the route followed by the Birmingham Outer Circle bus route.
 This United Kingdom road or road transport-related article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A4040_road   (78 words)

  
 A34 road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Together with parts of the M3 and the M40, the A34 forms an important route carrying much road freight from Southampton to the Midlands.
Because of the volume of traffic, bypasses were built along this route – at Newbury on the A34, and at Twyford Down near Winchester on the M3 – but these were controversial for environmental reasons.
In 2004 works were carried out to allow the road to continue without being interrupted by a roundabout at the intersection with the M4 motorway, at a cost of £38 million.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/A34-road.htm   (293 words)

  
 A34 road -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The A34 is a major road in (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
Because of the volume of traffic, bypasses were built along this route – at Newbury on the A34, and at (Click link for more info and facts about Twyford Down) Twyford Down near Winchester on the M3 – but these were controversial for environmental reasons.
In 2004 works were carried out to allow the road to continue without being interrupted by a (A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) roundabout at the intersection with the (Click link for more info and facts about M4 motorway) M4 motorway, at a cost of £38 million.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/a3/a34_road.htm   (280 words)

  
 Hampshire County Council
To the east there is a continuous route comprising Bridleway and RUPP stretching to the outskirts of Basingstoke with one short break, to the west the route stretches into Wiltshire to the edge of Savernake Forest.
When the A34 Whitchurch bypass plans were published in 1972 the crossing point was at the extreme northern end of the road to be improved.
The road was built as a single carriageway with provision for the construction of a second carriageway in due course.
www.hants.gov.uk /scrmxn/c5554.html   (741 words)

  
 Newbury Bypass Highways Agency Response   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The existing A34 does not pass "through Newbury" in the same sense as the effective high street, Northbrook Street: it is already an Eastern bypass of the town -- a failed one at that -- around which in-fill development has occurred.
It states traffic on the A34 would rise to enormous levels without a bypass, ignoring the constraining effects of junctions; if a bypass is built, the junctions suddenly become an important constraint, preventing induced traffic on the existing A34 and bypass from undermining the "relief" provided by the bypass.
Given the suppressed demand on the A34 and the speed with which motorists may respond to the increased capacity, there is considerable scope for induced traffic and congestion recurring quickly.
www.antiroads.org.uk /newbury/highways.html   (14230 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Why I love the A34
Road-numbering in England and Wales is determined by six A-roads spreading out from London - A1 to Edinburgh, A2 to Dover, A3 to Portsmouth, A4 to Avonmouth, A5 to Holyhead, and A6 to Carlisle.
Most A-road names in each sector begin with that sector's number, and although there are exceptions, the A34 abuses the privilege.
No road which begins its life little more than 20 miles north of the English Channel has any right ending within the sound of the bells of Salford Cathedral, but this is the A34.
www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,3604,1208316,00.html   (296 words)

  
 SABRE - Road Lists - The First 99 - A34
The road was side by side with this railway with a couple of crossings until the Beeching axe fell upon it in the sixties.
The A34 no longer exists between Oxford and the M42 near Hockley Heath - from the Pear Tree roundabout to Chipping Norton is now the A44, from there on to Hockley Heath (via Stratford-upon-Avon) is the imaginatively-numbered A3400 (which is therefore in the wrong cone).
The A34 resumes existence at M42 J4, signed for Shirley and Birmingham, and is primary dual-carriageway as far as Hall Green, passing retail parks and new housing estates before trundling through the main shopping street of Shirley (still dual) with its innumerable traffic-lights.
www.sabre-roads.org.uk /roadlists/f99/34.shtml   (3101 words)

  
 Press Release, Highways Agency
It manages, maintains and improves the network of trunk roads and motorways in England on behalf of the Secretary of State.
Exit at junction 2 and continue to the roundabout with A560 Stockport Road.
Southbound traffic to continue along the A34 Kingsway, to the signalled junction with A560 Gatley Road.
www.highways.gov.uk /news/press_releases/general/2004_06_28b.htm   (570 words)

  
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Also, in the GBF/DIME- File coverage areas,users may not fine many roads with alternate names; if an alternate name is provided, it usually represents another local name and not a Route Number.
For example, a property line will appear in the file only when a statistical or political boundary is known to follow that property line, and only then will a line carry the F40 property line code.
Roads normally will have an entry in the feature type field.
www.land.state.az.us /alris/doc/apendh.txt   (297 words)

  
 BYPASSING THE TRUTH
The 'End of the Road' report found that low-cost traffic management and public transport options could be implemented in Newbury in a similar timescale to the Western bypass 24.
He says, for example, "there is all the difference in the world between, on the one hand, creating entirely new roads and thus encouraging entirely new journeys to be undertaken by car, and on the other hand, removing already existing roads from the centre of some of Britain's loveliest old towns and villages" 28.
The Berkshire transport strategy proposed pedestrianisation of other roads in Newbury town centre, where there is little problem with through traffic, but the A34 is to remain a trunk road 41.
www.foe.co.uk /archive/newbury/libdem.html   (4324 words)

  
 The SABRE Roads Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sent: 2/11/2004 12:10 PM This is close, Cowley road would have always been the B480 or unclassified.
From there the A43 followed what is now an unclassified road (Frieze Way) parallel to, but north of, the current A34 connector, went straight through the south Kidlington roundabout, and continued on a northeastern course tying it to the A43 Towcester-Northampton road which now also functions as a connector to the M40.
The date that the Pear Tree flyover was constructed and the alignment of roads immediately before and after, I'm afraid I have no knowledge about.
groups.msn.com /TheSABRERoadsWebsite/roadsnews.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=29221&LastModified=4675461014498953203&all_topics=1   (1028 words)

  
 Tony's list of pubs worth a visit and Beer page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bosley is a small village to the East of Congleton at the junction of the Congleton Buxton road and the Macclesfield Leek roads.
The pub is on a bend in the road and the car park, with picnic tables, is on the other side of the road so watch the traffic.
Almost on the beach at the western end of the bay, the pub can be reached by a narrow road that runs through the golf links and down through a steep gap in the cliffs or by walking along the beach.
members.tripod.com /~A_Brooke/PUBS.HTM   (1767 words)

  
 A Road To Nowhere
The A34 was planned in the early eighties as a 'strategic' trunk road - not to solve Newbury's traffic problems.
Their predicted daily traffic count of 78,000 on the A34 in Newbury without a bypass for the year 2010 is clearly unrealistic.
This remarkable given the tremendous controversy generated by the road and the strength of the environmental and traffic arguments against it.
www.foe.co.uk /archive/newbury/brief_jan.html   (1755 words)

  
 The Parish of Trentham - a description
The majority live on the eastern side of the A34 Trunk Road in the City of Stoke-on-Trent but the church site is within the more rural civil parish of Swynnerton, which is part of Stafford Borough.
Probably the main reason for the antiquity of the church and the surrounding community was a river crossing that joined important trade and military routes.
Thus the bulk of newcomers to the area have tended to live increasingly far from the Church, which is not visible from the main road.
www.business.u-net.com /~parkway/trentham/trentham.html   (850 words)

  
 Newcastle Under Lyme Canal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Where Occupation Street leaves London Road is the spot which would have been the bottom of the inclined plane (had it been built).
A couple of minor roads crossed the canal as it ran south close to the A34.
On the east side of the A34 the canal continued east till it reached the now minor road but former A5006 which runs north east from the afore mentioned roundabout.
www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/newcastleunderlyme.htm   (1674 words)

  
 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME JUNCTION CANAL ROUTE
From the junction it headed south east and immediately passed under Liverpool Road, on the east side of the road the canal curved southwards.
To the south of this crossroads (on the east side of Liverpool Road) is Mayer Avenue which leads to St. Michael's Infants School.
What was once the southern end of the canal is now Stubbs Walks (close to Victoria Road) and the site of the proposed railway inclined plane is now Occupation Street, heading down south westwards towards London Road (A34).
www.thepotteries.org /waterways/n_c_junction.htm   (312 words)

  
 Earth Sciences and Geography : Keele University
Continue along this road for over a mile, crossing one roundabout, and the Keele University entrance is on the left after the top of the hill.
Keep on this road (the A34) for about two miles until it ends at a roundabout, and (following Whitchurch signs) take the second exit.
Continue along this road for a little over a mile, cross one roundabout, and the Keele University Science Park entrance is on the left after the top of the hill.
www.esci.keele.ac.uk /travel/road.htm   (1086 words)

  
 Mary Hare Primary - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Within one mile leave this road at the second slip road, signposted A339 Newbury Town Centre.
Bear immediately right into Pigeons Farm Road and the school will be found on the right after ¼ mile.
Continue on this road for approximately 3 miles bearing left at the first roundabout towards Newbury Town Centre.
www.maryhare.org.uk /primary/bk_loc.php   (173 words)

  
 Newbury Bypass Factfile: Third Battle of Newbury: A34 road campaign protest Berkshire, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
End of the Road: Managing Newbury's traffic to reduce congestion and pollution without a western bypass: An alternative to the Newbury bypass produced by Friends of the Earth, WWF UK, and the Third Battle of Newbury.
A34 Newbury Bypass: Response to the Highways Agency Study: July 1995: In 1995, Dr Brian Mahwinney gave the go-ahead for the Newbury bypass after a short review of alternative options known as the "Highways Agency Study".
Roads minister John Watts is criticized for saying he would be happy to see "Swampy" buried in concrete in an interview with a student.
www.antiroads.org.uk /newbury/factfile.html   (9612 words)

  
 MapDir
Directions: Starting from the centre of Wilmslow, head north along the Manchester Road (old A34), straight through the traffic lights near Wilmslow Railway Station (signed to the right), downhill to the roundabout, straight through the roundabout and uphill for 100metres.
Follow the road for one and a half miles until you see a sign for Styal Railway Station signed to the right hand side road.
Ignore this side road, continue north for 50 metres and Altrincham Road is on the left.
website.lineone.net /~robin.warhurst/wcc/Mapdir.htm   (212 words)

  
 A34 Chieveley/M4 J13 Improvement, Newsletter Issue 3
It may have been a hollow way marking the course of an old road, and the finds suggest that it was a medieval or slightly later creation.
However, its direction is inexplicable since, having left the line of the road to Newbury, it doesn't link up with Green Lane, but instead turns to rejoin the Newbury Road again.
The milestones to watch out for are the formation of the new local Oxford Road to the south of the M4 and the works to refurbish the M4 during the narrow three lane phase.
www.highways.gov.uk /roads/projects/a_roads/a34/chieveley_junction/newsletters/aug_03   (2230 words)

  
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For line segments that originated with the 1980 GBF/DIME©Files, the CFCC is based on the NS code and other feature identification content of the GBF/DIME©File.
The interstate highways that were identified by name as such in the GBF/DIME©File, are classified as Class 1 roads.
Also, in the GBF/DIME©File coverage areas, users may not fine many roads with alternate names; if an alternate name is provided, it usually represents another local name and not a Route Number.
www.land.state.az.us /alris/doc/tigcodes.doc   (354 words)

  
 Forest of Arden Train Ride
The route of the railway runs close to the old medieval road (now the A34) which joins the main settlements in the region.
The railway is a convenient way for visitors to Stratford who don't have a car to see this area, and to visit the interesting villages and small towns along the route.
The railway, the A34 road, and the canal follow a similar route along the entire journey between Stratford and Birmingham.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /heartofengland/ardentrain.htm   (746 words)

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