The A483 begins at the M4 motorway junction 42, just east of Swansea. It travels west along the Fabian Way towards Swansea city centre, where it turns to a northwesterly direction. It meets the M4 again at junction 47 at Penllergaer, after which it multiplexes with the A48 along Swansea Road, Bryntirion Road and Bolgoed Road to Pontarddulais.
Carmarthenshireedit
After Pontarddulais, the route continues along Heol Fforest and Carmarthen Road. It diverges from the A48 at the M4 junction 49, turning northeast towards Ammanford and then north towards Llandeilo. At Llandeilo it joins the A40, then multiplexes with this route as far as Llandovery. From here, it continues north into Powys.
Powysedit
The A483 continues through Llanwrtyd Wells, Builth Wells (where it intersects with the A470) and Llandrindod Wells. It intersects with the A44 at Crossgates, just north of Llandrindod Wells, then continues to Newtown, where it passes under the Cambrian Line at the Dolfor Road Railway Bridge. This low bridge, with a height restriction of 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m), has been hit by high vehicles on many occasions. From Newtown, the road continues to Welshpool, running roughly parallel to the River Severn, before crossing the border into England at Llanymynech.
Shropshireedit
From Llanymynech, the A483 continues north, bypassing Oswestry. Here, it picks up a multiplex with the A5; the two routes then cross into Wales at Chirk.
Just south of Chester, the A483 intersects with the A55 North Wales Expressway. It then continues as a single carriageway to its terminus at the city centre, crossing the Grosvenor Bridge over the Dee.
Futureedit
There have been demands for a dual carriageway from Shrewsbury to Wrexham, including the section of the A483 from Oswestry to Ruabon; also a campaign by residents for a bypassing Llanymynech and Pant.[1]
^"Roads minister given tour of problem A5 and A483 in Shropshire and Mid Wales". Shropshire Star. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External linksedit
Media related to A483 road (Great Britain) at Wikimedia Commons
SABRE Roads by 10 – A483
December 08, 2023
a483, road, a483, officially, described, swansea, manchester, trunk, road, although, ending, chester, major, road, united, kingdom, runs, from, swansea, wales, chester, england, llandovery, llandrindod, wells, oswestry, wrexham, distance, around, miles, a483ro. The A483 officially described as the Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road although now ending in Chester is a major road in the United Kingdom It runs from Swansea in Wales to Chester in England via Llandovery Llandrindod Wells Oswestry and Wrexham a distance of around 153 miles 246 km A483Route informationMaintained by National Highways England English local authorities South Wales Trunk Road Agent and North and Mid Wales Trunk Road AgentLength153 mi 246 km Major junctionsSouth endSwanseaMajor intersectionsA48 M4 A4067 A4217 A4118 A4216 A484 A48 M4 A4138 M4 A48 A474 A476 A40 A470 A4081 A44 A489 A490 A458 A495 A5 A539 A5152 A525 A541 A5152 A5156 A55 A5104 A5268North endChesterLocationCountryUnited KingdomPrimarydestinationsPontarddulaisAmmanfordLlandeiloLlandoveryLlanwrtyd WellsBuilth WellsLlandrindod WellsNewtownWelshpoolOswestryRuabonWrexhamRoad networkRoads in the United KingdomMotorways A and B road zones Contents 1 Route description 1 1 Swansea 1 2 Carmarthenshire 1 3 Powys 1 4 Shropshire 1 5 Wrexham 1 6 Cheshire 2 Future 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute description editSwansea edit The A483 begins at the M4 motorway junction 42 just east of Swansea It travels west along the Fabian Way towards Swansea city centre where it turns to a northwesterly direction It meets the M4 again at junction 47 at Penllergaer after which it multiplexes with the A48 along Swansea Road Bryntirion Road and Bolgoed Road to Pontarddulais Carmarthenshire edit After Pontarddulais the route continues along Heol Fforest and Carmarthen Road It diverges from the A48 at the M4 junction 49 turning northeast towards Ammanford and then north towards Llandeilo At Llandeilo it joins the A40 then multiplexes with this route as far as Llandovery From here it continues north into Powys Powys edit The A483 continues through Llanwrtyd Wells Builth Wells where it intersects with the A470 and Llandrindod Wells It intersects with the A44 at Crossgates just north of Llandrindod Wells then continues to Newtown where it passes under the Cambrian Line at the Dolfor Road Railway Bridge This low bridge with a height restriction of 13 ft 3 in 4 04 m has been hit by high vehicles on many occasions From Newtown the road continues to Welshpool running roughly parallel to the River Severn before crossing the border into England at Llanymynech Shropshire edit From Llanymynech the A483 continues north bypassing Oswestry Here it picks up a multiplex with the A5 the two routes then cross into Wales at Chirk Wrexham edit After the A5 diverges to the west at Chirk the A483 crosses the River Dee then reaches Ruabon Here it becomes a dual carriageway with numbered grade separated junctions Junction 1 A539 RuabonJunction 2 B5426 JohnstownJunction 3 A5152 CroesfoelJunction 4 A525 Ruthin RoadJunction 5 A541 Mold RoadJunction 6 A5156 A534 GresfordJunction 7 B5102 Rossett Cheshire edit Just south of Chester the A483 intersects with the A55 North Wales Expressway It then continues as a single carriageway to its terminus at the city centre crossing the Grosvenor Bridge over the Dee Future editThere have been demands for a dual carriageway from Shrewsbury to Wrexham including the section of the A483 from Oswestry to Ruabon also a campaign by residents for a bypassing Llanymynech and Pant 1 See also editTrunk roads in WalesReferences edit Roads minister given tour of problem A5 and A483 in Shropshire and Mid Wales Shropshire Star 3 March 2017 Retrieved 3 March 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to A483 road Great Britain at Wikimedia Commons SABRE Roads by 10 A483 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A483 road amp oldid 1170727412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
