A51 road
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Road in England
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| A51 | |
|---|---|
| A51 road, Boughton.JPG | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Council Shropshire Council Staffordshire County Council Warwickshire County Council | |
| Length | 79 mi (127 km) |
| Existed | 1922–present |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end | A5268 road Chester 52°33′31′′N 1°40′51′′W / 52.5586°N 1.6808°W / 52.5586; -1.6808 (A51, northern terminus) |
| Major intersections | |
| Southeast end | Kingsbury 53°11′32′′N 2°52′56′′W / 53.1921°N 2.8821°W / 53.1921; -2.8821 (A51, southern terminus) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Counties | Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire |
| Primary destinations | Chester Nantwich Rugeley Lichfield Tamworth |
| Road network | |
The A51 is a road in England which runs for 85 miles (137 km) from Chester, Cheshire to Kingsbury, North Warwickshire.
Route
[edit ]It takes on the following route:
- Chester
- Vicars Cross
- Littleton
- Tarvin (bypass opened 1984)
- Duddon
- Clotton
- Tarporley (merges briefly with A49)
- Nantwich
- Woore
- Stone (merges briefly with A34)
- Sandon
- Weston
- Great Haywood
- Little Haywood
- Rugeley (bypass opened 2007 [1]
- Lichfield
- Tamworth
- Kingsbury
History
[edit ]Originally the A51 terminated at Two Gates where it met the A5, the road south continuing as the A423. When the A423 was removed north of Coventry, the A51 was extended to meet the A47 (now B4114). It was cut back to Kingsbury when the A47 was downgraded.
References
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Notes
[edit ]Citations
[edit ]- ^ "Rugeley Bypass open". Rugeley Bypass. 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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