Heads of the Valleys Road
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Heads of the Valleys Road is a major east–west route in South Wales, forming part of the A465 and linking several industrial and former coal-mining communities across the northern edge of the South Wales Valleys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heads of the Valleys Road canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connects |
Abergavenny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebbw Vale NERFINISHED ⓘ Merthyr Tydfil NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
River Neath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Usk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | northern edge of the South Wales Valleys ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A40 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A4042 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A470 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M4 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit |
70 mph on some dual carriageway sections
ⓘ
lower limits through junction and urban sections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major upgrade and dualling works in the 21st century
ⓘ
strategic east–west link across northern South Wales Valleys ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration |
partly dual carriageway
ⓘ
partly single carriageway ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heads of the Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf |
A465 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh trunk road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Hirwaun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tredegar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Brynmawr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebbw Vale NERFINISHED ⓘ Merthyr Tydfil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve east–west connectivity in South Wales
ⓘ
to support economic regeneration of the South Wales Valleys ⓘ |
| region | South Wales Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadNumber | A465 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | primary route ⓘ |
| routeDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| serves |
former coal-mining communities
ⓘ
industrial communities ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Abergavenny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upgradeStatus | subject to long-term dualling programme ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.