A4161 road
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View of the 3 lane dual carriageway at Newport Road looking towards the Southern Way flyover
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| East end: | A4232 (Southern Way) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
 A4232 road A469 road A4160 road A470 road A4119 road A48 road |
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| West end: | A48 (Ely Bridge) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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The A4161 is a main road in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
The road links Cardiff city centre with Ely and the M4 motorway (Junction 33) via the A48 and the A4232 to the west and Cardiff city centre with Rumney and the A48(M) motorway via the A4232 and the A48 to the east.
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History of the road number
The original (1923) route of the A48 was the main east-west link in south Wales. The A48 in Cardiff was re-numbered to the A4161 on 19 November 1971 when the Eastern Avenue dual carriageway became the A48.[1] By 2 November 1975, Queen Street was partly pedestrianised and 2 subways were opened under North Road and Boulevard de Nantes[1] to allow the A4161 then to move from Queen Street to Dumfries Place, Stuttgart Strasse, Boulevard De Nantes. The A48 section between Rumney and St Mellons later became the B4487 and Southern Way was built in 1978.[2]
Historic route of the old A48 in Cardiff
From east to west:
- Newport Road
- Queen Street
- Duke Street
- Castle Street
- Cowbridge Road East
Present day
Throughout its entire length it has 30 mph (48 km/h) speed restrictions.
Current route of the A4161
From east to west it runs through the following roads in Cardiff:
- From Southern Way west along Newport Road
- Dumfries Place
- Stuttgarter Strasse
- Boulevard De Nantes
The road then becomes the A470 from North Road (alongside Cardiff Castle through to Duke Street, before becoming the A4161 again from:
- Castle Street, then over Cardiff Bridge
- Cowbridge Road East
- Wellington Street
- Atlas Road
- Lansdowne Road
- Cowbridge Road East again, ending at Ely Bridge (roundabout on the A48)
Type of road (single / dual carriageway)
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| From | To | Type of road |
| Southern Way | Albany Road | 3 lane (both ways) dual carriageway |
| Albany Road | Broadway | 2 lane single carriageway |
| Broadway | North Road | 2 lane (both ways) dual carriageway |
| North Road and Duke Street (A470) | ||
| High Street | Cathedral Road | 2 lane (both ways) dual carriageway |
| Cathedral Road | Ely Bridge | 2 lane single carriageway |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ South Wales Echo, "Opening up southern Cardiff – Value of PDR", Wednesday 22 May, 1985, Page 15
References
- Cardiff & Newport A-Z Street Atlas 2007 Edition
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A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
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