A37 road
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A30 in Yeovil
A303 in Ilchester  A372 near Podimore  A361 near Shepton Mallet  A371 near Shepton Mallet A39 near Farrington Gurney  A368 near Pensford  | ||
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| Country | Primary destinations Bristol | Shepton Mallet Yeovil Dorchester |
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The A37 is a major road in south west England.
Route
It runs north from the
Fosse Way
From the Podimore roundabout northeast of Ilchester to Shepton Mallet the route traces that of the Fosse Way.
The road today
The road is subject to a stream of speed restrictions where it winds through a number of small villages. These parts of the road can be dangerous, especially where wide vehicles pass on sections where buildings are close to the road.
History
1922 road classification
The original A37 in 1922 started in Fortuneswell, Isle of Portland, however, the section to Dorchester was soon renumbered A354, presumably to create a link between the major port of Weymouth and the A30 at Salisbury, from where the route would continue to London. Such a route has now been superseded by the M27 and M3.
One of the worst accident spots on the A37 was the
After a long campaign for the junction to be replaced, a roundabout was constructed in 1999 significantly improving road safety and traffic flow. There have been few other construction schemes on the road in recent decades.
In recent years most of the overtaking lanes, provided on steep stretches just south of Bristol, have been blocked out with chevrons.
Future
A potential extension of the
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Southern terminus; southern terminus of A352 concurrency | |||||
| Northern terminus of A352 concurrency | |||||
| South-eastern terminus of A356 | |||||
| Only A30, Chard, and Crewkerne signed southbound; southern terminus of A30 concurrency | |||||
| 19.3 | 31.1 |   Lysander Road ( | Montacute and Stoke-sub-Hamdon signed westbound only; eastern terminus of A3088 | ||
| 19.9 | 32.0 |  A30 east (Reckleford) / Park Road – Town centre, Sherborne | Eastern terminus of A30 concurrency | ||
| 20.1 | 32.3 |  A359 north (Mudford Road) / Preston Road – Frome, Odcombe, Montacute, Queen Camel, Marston Magna, Mudford | Southern terminus of A359 | ||
| To M5 signed northbound only, To A358 southbound only | |||||
| Yeovilton signed southbound only; northern terminus of A303 concurrency; south-eastern terminus of A372 | |||||
| Southern terminus of A361 concurrency | |||||
A303 / B3081 – Castle Cary, Evercreech | Southern terminus of A371 concurrency | ||||
| 40.0– 40.7 | 64.4– 65.5 | | Northern terminus of A361 / A371 concurrency | ||
| Only Bath signed southbound only; southern terminus of A367 | |||||
A39 south-west – Wells | Southern terminus of A39 concurrency | ||||
| Western terminus of A362 | |||||
| Northern terminus of A39 concurrency | |||||
| Only Bath, Taunton, and Avonmouth signed southbound | |||||
| 60.4 | 97.2 |  | Northern terminus; no access to A4 east or from A4 west | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Monkeys Jump Roundabout, Poundbury, Dorchester DT2 9DL, UK to Higham Street Green, Higham St, Bristol BS4 2BJ, UK". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "The new ring road and suburb that will change Bristol forever". 19 November 2018.
External links
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