A5 road
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The A5 road is a major historic route in Great Britain running from London to Holyhead, forming part of the key connection between England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A5 road canonical | 36 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic route
ⓘ
road in Great Britain ⓘ trunk road ⓘ |
| category |
A roads in England
ⓘ
A roads in Wales ⓘ |
| connects |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| constructedAs | turnpike road (in the 19th century sections) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Menai Strait (via Menai Suspension Bridge on its historic route)
ⓘ
River Severn in Shrewsbury ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn (near Shrewsbury)
|
| designation | A5 ⓘ |
| follows | route of Roman road Watling Street (in sections) ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A41 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A45 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A55 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M1 motorway ⓘ M54 motorway ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Watling Street
ⓘ
surface form:
Watling Street (in parts)
|
| historicalUse | mail coach route between London and Holyhead ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Britain ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
National Highways
ⓘ
surface form:
National Highways (in England)
Welsh Government ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh Government (in Wales)
|
| parallelTo |
M1 motorway
ⓘ
surface form:
M1 motorway (in parts)
M54 motorway ⓘ
surface form:
M54 motorway (in parts)
|
| partOf |
London–Holyhead route
ⓘ
strategic road network of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bedfordshire
ⓘ
Buckinghamshire ⓘ Conwy County Borough ⓘ Denbighshire ⓘ Gwynedd ⓘ Hertfordshire ⓘ Leicestershire ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Northamptonshire ⓘ Shropshire ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ Wrexham County Borough ⓘ |
| region |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| roadNumberingSystem |
Great Britain A and B road numbering scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain road numbering scheme
|
| runsFrom |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| runsTo | Holyhead ⓘ |
| terminus |
Holyhead
ⓘ
surface form:
Holyhead, Anglesey
Marble Arch ⓘ
surface form:
Marble Arch, London
|
| usedFor |
long-distance traffic between London and North Wales
ⓘ
regional traffic in the English Midlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Corwen