A404 road
A404 | ||
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To | A404(M) at Maidenhead | |
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Country | Primary destinations Wembley, Harrow, Northwood, Rickmansworth, Amersham, High Wycombe, Marlow | |
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The A404 is a road in the United Kingdom that starts at Paddington in London and terminates near Maidenhead in Berkshire. It is 44.6 miles (71.8 km) long.
Route
The road initially follows a course through north-west London via Harlesden, Wembley, Harrow, Northwood and Rickmansworth. During this stage, it is known as Harrow Road. It crosses the M25 at Junction 18 at Chorleywood, crossing into Buckinghamshire and then continues towards Little Chalfont and Amersham.
Between Harrow and Amersham, the road closely follows the route of the London – Harrow-on-the-Hill – Aylesbury railway lines, The Chiltern Line from Marylebone, and runs near several stations along that line.
At Amersham Common, the road turns south-west and continues in that direction joining the Amersham by-pass (A413) for a short distance, and then proceeds towards High Wycombe. After passing through the town centre, and crossing the A40, it changes to a dual carriageway up the hill to the M40 Junction 4, and continues as a dual carriageway past Marlow and Bisham.
The road eventually becomes the
Harrow Road
The Harrow Road is an ancient route[4] in North West London which runs from Paddington in a northwesterly direction towards Harrow. It is also the name given to the immediate surrounding area of Queens Park and Kensal Green, straddling the NW10, W10, W2 and W9 postcodes. With minor deviations in the 19th and 20th centuries, the route remains otherwise unaltered.
Harrow Road is also a ward of the City of Westminster. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,034.[5]
History
By the 19th century, Harrow Road had become the main street in Paddington.[6]
In the 20th century, many properties along Harrow Road were developed into high-rise social housing, though some 19th-century houses and commercial buildings north of the Paddington Basin were retained. These included Elgin Towers, constructed between 1966 and 1969, and demolished in 1994.[6]
Cultural references
The 1950 film The Blue Lamp is set around Harrow Road and features it prominently.[6]
In one version of the
A404(M)
A404(M) | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by National Highways | ||||
Length | 2.4 mi (3.9 km) | |||
Existed | 1961–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Northeast end | Maidenhead (west) | |||
M4 motorway[8] A308(M) motorway[9] | ||||
Southwest end | M4 Junction 8/9 | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Primary destinations Maidenhead, (High Wycombe), (Henley), (Marlow) | | ||
Road network | ||||
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The A404(M) is a
History
The road was originally opened in 1961, and the A4(M) was renumbered M4, Junction 8 being with the A308 and Junction 9 with the A4.
The proposed route of the M4 was then changed to go south of
Junctions
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(December 2021) |
A404(M) motorway | ||
Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |
Road continues as A404 to Marlow and Wycombe Oxford (M40) and Henley (A4130) |
A404 Terminus J9B[15] |
Reading, Maidenhead A4 Reading, Slough, Windsor (M4) A404(M) |
Reading, Maidenhead A4 | Start of motorway | |
Cox Green, White Waltham | J9A[16] | Cox Green, White Waltham |
Start of motorway High Wycombe, Henley, Maidenhead (West) A404(M) |
A308(M) M4 J8/9 |
Maidenhead A308(M) South Wales, Reading M4(W) London, Windsor, Slough M4(E) |
Information above gathered from Advanced Direction Signs April 2011
See also
References
- ^ "M25 J18 Chorleywood Interchange". roads.org.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ "M40 J4 Handy Cross". roads.org.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ "Harrow Road, London". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "A History of the County of Middlesex" 1989 – the road was not new in the 16th century
- ^ "City of Westminster Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-405-04924-5.
- ^ "Notes and Queries". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "M4 J8/9 Holyport Interchange". roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ "A308(M)". roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c The Motorway Archive – M4 Dates Page Archived 4 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine[self-published source]
- ^ Pathetic Motorways: A4(M)
- ^ Pathetic Motorways – A404(M)[self-published source]
- ^ CBRD Motorway Database – A404(M)[self-published source]
- ^ Pathetic Motorways: A423(M)[self-published source]
- ^ "A404(M) J9B Maidenhead Thicket Interchange". roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ "A404(M) J9A Cox Green Interchange". roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.[self-published source]