Information AboutA34 Road |
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From Manchester , it runs south through Cheadle , Wilmslow , Newcastle-under-Lyme , Stafford , Cannock , Walsall and Birmingham before "disappearing" at junction 16 of the M40 Motorway just south of Solihull . 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 . This part of the A34 forms the E05 European Route . Originally A34 ran continuously from Manchester to Winchester. The "missing" section mentioned above was downgraded to the A3400 . Together with parts of the M3 and the M40, the A34 forms an important route carrying 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. (See the Newbury Bypass and Twyford Down articles for some discussion of the environmental impact and protests against roadbuilding). 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. FORMER ROUTE Sourced from a 1955 road atlas - note only one by-pass Manchester - Cheadle - Wilmslow - Alderley Edge - Congleton - Talke - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Stone bypass - Stafford - Cannock - Bloxwich - Walsall - Birmingham - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Wootton Wawen - Stratford-on-Avon - Newbold-upon-Stour - Shipston-upon-Stour - Long Compton - Enstone - Woodstock - Oxford - Abingdon-on-Thames - East Ilsley - Newbury - Litchfield - Whitchurch - Sutton Scotney - Winchester EXTERNAL LINKS
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