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| | A38 road - Plymouth Articles |
 | | Buckfastleigh to Exeter, then reemerges from its junction with the M5 motorway, ten miles north of Exeter, and heads north via Wellington, Taunton, Bridgwater, Bristol, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Birmingham (tunneling under the city centre), then bypasses Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Burton-upon-Trent and Derby before heading through Alfreton to end in Mansfield. |
 | | The section in Birmingham (called the Aston Expressway) from the city centre through Aston to the junction with the M6 motorway (at Spaghetti Junction) is of motorway standard and is designated the A38 (M). |
 | | The section from Plymouth to Exeter is designated as the "Devon Expressway", and serves as a southward extension of the M5 motorway. |
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