The road starts in Newton Abbot at the junction with the A381, continuing out through the town, past the connection to the A383 which links to the A38 southbound.
It continues past Stover School, Stover Country Park and the Newton Abbot branch of Trago Mills before arriving at the junction with the A38, known as Drumbridges.[3] From the A38 roundabout, the road continues in a straight line for 2 km, known locally as the "Bovey Straight"[4] across Bovey Heath, with Heathfield on the east and Great Plantation on the west towards Bovey Tracey.
The road used to go through the centre of Bovey Tracey, but since 1987 it has bypassed the town, following part of the route of the old Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway line, from where that line crossed the road near the former Bovey Tracey Pottery to just north of the junction with the B3387 road to Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Haytor. The former Bovey railway station was retained at the side of the road and is now a heritage centre.[5]
The bypass continues on a northerly route west of the town until it joins the original winding road which follows the valley of the Wray Brook. It passes the former Hawkmoor County Sanatorium and the village of Lustleigh before arriving in the town of Moretonhampstead where the B3212 heads towards Postbridge and Princetown in one direction and towards Exeter in the other.
From here, the A382 continues north-west, through the small settlements of Easton and Sandypark, eventually arriving at Whiddon Down, where there is a bypass around the village, before the road joins up with the A30 road at a recent junction which was completed in 2006 which was formerly a roundabout
Accidents and deaths
The A382 saw five fatal accidents between 1999 and 2010, two resulting in the death of a car driver, and three in the death of a motorcyclist.[6] The road carries warning signs specifically related to motorcycle accidents, indicating 13 accidents over 3 years between Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead.[7]
References
^"Directions to Exeter Rd/A382". Google. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
^See, for example, . Liverton Village Hall Management Committee. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012., and (PDF). Devon Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^"Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999–2010". BBC News.
^"THINK BIKE signs return to A380". Newton Abbot People. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
Sources
Hawkins, Michael (1988). Devon Roads – an illustrated survey of the development and management of Devon's highway network. Exeter: Devon Books. ISBN0-86114-817-7.
a382, road, a382, road, south, west, england, connecting, newton, abbot, then, bovey, tracey, through, moretonhampstead, a382route, informationlength19, major, junctionssouth, endnewton, abbot50, 52872, 615105, 52872, 615105, southern, major, intersectionsa381. The A382 is a road in South West England connecting Newton Abbot to the A38 then to Bovey Tracey and on through Moretonhampstead to the A30 2 A382Route informationLength19 1 mi 1 30 7 km Major junctionsSouth endNewton Abbot50 31 43 N 3 36 54 W 50 52872 N 3 615105 W 50 52872 3 615105 A382 road southern end Major intersectionsA381 A383 A38 A3124 A30North endWhiddon Down50 43 13 N 3 50 51 W 50 720333 N 3 84745 W 50 720333 3 84745 A382 road northern end LocationCountryUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandPrimarydestinationsNewton Abbot Bovey Tracey Lustleigh MoretonhampsteadRoad networkRoads in the United KingdomMotorways A and B road zones Contents 1 Route 2 Accidents and deaths 3 References 4 SourcesRoute EditThe road starts in Newton Abbot at the junction with the A381 continuing out through the town past the connection to the A383 which links to the A38 southbound It continues past Stover School Stover Country Park and the Newton Abbot branch of Trago Mills before arriving at the junction with the A38 known as Drumbridges 3 From the A38 roundabout the road continues in a straight line for 2 km known locally as the Bovey Straight 4 across Bovey Heath with Heathfield on the east and Great Plantation on the west towards Bovey Tracey The road used to go through the centre of Bovey Tracey but since 1987 it has bypassed the town following part of the route of the old Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway line from where that line crossed the road near the former Bovey Tracey Pottery to just north of the junction with the B3387 road to Widecombe in the Moor and Haytor The former Bovey railway station was retained at the side of the road and is now a heritage centre 5 The bypass continues on a northerly route west of the town until it joins the original winding road which follows the valley of the Wray Brook It passes the former Hawkmoor County Sanatorium and the village of Lustleigh before arriving in the town of Moretonhampstead where the B3212 heads towards Postbridge and Princetown in one direction and towards Exeter in the other From here the A382 continues north west through the small settlements of Easton and Sandypark eventually arriving at Whiddon Down where there is a bypass around the village before the road joins up with the A30 road at a recent junction which was completed in 2006 which was formerly a roundaboutAccidents and deaths EditThe A382 saw five fatal accidents between 1999 and 2010 two resulting in the death of a car driver and three in the death of a motorcyclist 6 The road carries warning signs specifically related to motorcycle accidents indicating 13 accidents over 3 years between Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead 7 References Edit Directions to Exeter Rd A382 Google Retrieved 19 April 2013 Roader s Digest A382 SABRE Hawkins 1988 map on p 44 See for example Liverton Village Hall Liverton Village Hall Management Committee Archived from the original on 4 January 2012 and Discover Bovey Heathfield PDF Devon Wildlife Trust Archived from the original PDF on 20 April 2012 Retrieved 31 December 2011 Hawkins 1988 pp 63 233 Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999 2010 BBC News THINK BIKE signs return to A380 Newton Abbot People Archived from the original on 4 September 2012 Sources EditHawkins Michael 1988 Devon Roads an illustrated survey of the development and management of Devon s highway network Exeter Devon Books ISBN 0 86114 817 7 Portals Roads Devon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A382 road amp oldid 1083030177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
