A36 road

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For other uses, see A36 (disambiguation).

A36 shield
A36
Location
Country
Primary
destinations
Warminster
Salisbury
Southampton
Bath
Road network
←
A37

The A36 is a

A4 to Bristol, thus providing a road link between the major ports of Southampton and Bristol. It also provides a link between Bristol and London via the A303
.

Route

Originally, the A36 continued to Avonmouth, beyond Bristol, but this section was renumbered to the A4.

Within Bath the A36 acts as a ring road on the southern side of the river, from the junction with the A4 at Newbridge to the west of the city. From here traffic can continue to Bristol on the A4 or to Wells and Weston-super-Mare via the A39 and A368 roads. Another link to the A4 on the eastern side at Cleveland Bridge, which provides a route to the M4 motorway via the A46, is highly congested.

The A36 leaves Bath in an easterly direction towards Bathampton, then turns south to follow the

Totton in Hampshire, on the western outskirts of Southampton, where it meets the M27 motorway and the A35
.

Standard of route

The majority of the A36 is built to single carriageway standard, but parts of it have been upgraded to dual carriageway. The A36 is dual carriageway for its 1 mile (1.6 km) bypass of the village of Beckington, 3 miles (5 km), briefly combined with the A361 north of Frome. It shares part of Warminster bypass with the A350. It is also dualled for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) near its grade separated junction with the A303 road, 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Wilton.

The A36 in

A3090 to the M27 motorway (junction 2) – this part of the road is erroneously thought by some to have been previously known as the A36(M); prior to the opening of the Totton Western Bypass on the other side of the junction, it was named as a spur of the M27, and hence is built to motorway standards. The A36 reverts to single carriageway standard through Totton
until it terminates.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
A39 – Bristol, Wells, Corston, Newbridge, Weston
Northern terminus
A431 – Bitton, Weston, Newbridge
Weston and Newbridge signed westbound only; southern terminus of A3604
2.64.2
A37 – City centre, Radstock, Shepton Mallet
City centre signed eastbound only
2.8–
3.0		4.5–
4.8		Claverton Street (A3062 south) – Claverton Down, Combe DownNorthern terminus of A3062
3.65.8 Bathwick Street to
A46 / M4 – Chippenham, Stroud
A366 east – Trowbridge, Farleigh Hungerford
Northern terminus of A366 concurrency
11.618.7
A362 – Norton St Philip, Radstock
Southern terminus of A366 concurrency
A361 north-east / to Bath Road – Trowbridge, Beckington, Southwick, Rudge, Rode
Northern terminus of A361 concurrency
15.224.5
A361 / Warminster Road / Old Warminster Road – Taunton, Frome, Beckington
Southern terminus of A361 concurrency
A3098 – Westbury, Chapmanslade, Dilton Marsh
Grade–separated junction
A363 – Chippenham, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury
Northern terminus of A350 concurrency
21.434.4
A362 west / Victoria Road – Frome, Corsley Heath, Warminster
Eastern terminus of A362
22.736.5
A350 south / Deverill Road – Poole, Blandford, Shaftesbury, Longbridge Deverill, Crockerton, Warminster
Poole and Shaftesbury signed southbound only; southern terminus of A350 concurrency
A303 – Andover, Winterbourne Stoke, Honiton, Exeter, Wylye, Mere, London, Amesbury
London and Amesbury signed southbound only; junction on A303
A360 – Wilton, Devizes, Shaftesbury
A30 and Shaftesbury signed westbound only; western terminus of A30 concurrency
A338 – Bournemouth, Ringwood
Only route signed westbound; western terminus of A3094
A360 north-west (Devizes Road) / Fisherton Street – Devizes
South-eastern terminus of A360
43.6–
43.7		70.2–
70.3		Central SalisburyGrade–separated junction
43.870.5
A345 north (Castle Road) / Castle Street – Amesbury
Western terminus of A345 concurrency
44.371.3
A343 – London, Marlborough, Andover, Laverstock
Eastern terminus of A30 concurrency; western terminus of A338 concurrency
44.671.8Bourne Hill / Estcourt RoadGrade–separated junction; westbound exit only
44.671.8Kelsey Road / Rampart RoadGrade–separated junction; eastbound exit only
44.8–
44.9		72.1–
72.3		Multistorey car parkGrade–separated junction
45.172.6
A354 south (Churchill Way South) – Bournemouth, Blandford
Eastern terminus of A338 / A354 concurrency
Alderbury48.9–
49.4		78.7–
79.5		West Dean, Farley, Grimstead, Alderbury, Whaddon
A27 east (Brickworth Road) – Romsey, Whiteparish
Western terminus of A27
A326 – Southampton, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Fawley, Romsey, Totton, Bournemouth
Bournemouth signed northbound only; south-western terminus of A3090
A337 – Copythorne, Cadnam, Lyndhurst
North-eastern terminus of A31
60.6–
60.8		97.5–
97.8
A3090 – Salisbury, Romsey, Fawley, Totton
(west & south)
A336 west (Ringwood Road) – Cadnam, Eling, Netley Marsh, Totton
(west)		Netley Marsh and Totton signed northbound only; eastern terminus of A336
63.7102.5
A33 east to M271 / M27 – Southampton
Eastern terminus; no access to A33 west or from A33 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Points of interest

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Download coordinates as:

Point Coordinates
(Links to map resources) 		OS Grid Ref Notes
Bath 51°23′21″N 2°23′50″W / 51.3892°N 2.3971°W / 51.3892; -2.3971 (Bath) ST724656 Bath, Somerset
Southampton 50°55′20″N 1°28′13″W / 50.9221°N 1.4703°W / 50.9221; -1.4703 (Southampton) SU373137 Southampton

References

  1. ^ a b "Newbridge Rd, Bath BA2 9EU, UK to Dry Arch, Warminster Rd, Bathampton, Bath BA2 6XH, UK to Golden Gutter, Romsey SO51 6AG, United Kingdom to Totton, Southampton SO15 0NN, UK". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

External links

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