2015

SD5524 : Wigan Road (A49), South Ribble

taken 9 years ago, near to Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire, England

Wigan Road (A49), South Ribble
Wigan Road (A49), South Ribble
The A49 is a major road that runs for 158 miles from Bamber Bridge, near Preston, to Ross-on-Wye.

The section north of Warrington is mostly a non-primary road for local traffic, having been largely superseded by the M6 motorway. South of Warrington, the route traverses the Welsh Marches region LinkExternal link , following the hills along the English/Welsh borders although it never actually enters Wales; usually running around ten miles away from the border as it winds its way through Cheshire, Shropshire and Herefordshire although it comes within a couple of miles near Whitchurch. The road is all primary but mainly single carriageway, which means that traffic queues sometimes build up behind tractors or slow-moving goods vehicles. The stretch between the A5 at Shrewsbury and Ross-on-Wye is a trunk road, maintained by the national Highways England.
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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Road: A49 Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3
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SD5524, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 9 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 16 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 559 242 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:42.7570N 2:40.1604W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 559 241
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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