A34 road

The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A33 and M3 at Winchester in Hampshire, to the A6 and A6042 in Salford, close to Manchester City Centre. It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham, The Potteries and Manchester. For most of its length (together with the A5011 and parts of the A50, and A49), it forms part of the former Winchester–Preston Trunk Road. Improvements to the section of road forming the Newbury Bypass around Newbury were the scene of significant direct action environmental protests in the 1990s. It is 151 miles (243 km) long.

A34
Newbury bypass, part of the A34 near Donnington
Route information
Part of E05
Length156.21 mi (251.40 km)
HistoryBetween Oxford and Birmingham is the A44 and A3400
Major junctions
South end M3 at Winchester (51.069°N 1.291°W / 51.069; -1.291)
Major intersections

A303
M4
A44
( A40)
M40
A41
M42
A41
M6
A5
M6 Toll
A51
A500
A53
A54
M56
M60
A57(M)

A56
North end A6 at Salford(53.483°N 2.258°W / 53.483; -2.258)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Newbury
Oxford
Solihull
Birmingham
Walsall
Cannock
Stafford
Stoke-on-Trent
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Congleton
East Didsbury
Burnage
Manchester
Road network
  • Roads in the United Kingdom
  • Motorways
  • A and B road zones
A33 A35
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