The A483, officially described as the Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road, although now ending in Chester, is a major road in the

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. It runs from Swansea in

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to Chester in

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via

Llandovery Llandovery (; cy, Llanymddyfri ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 and A483 roads, about north-east of Carmarthen, north of Swansea and west of Brecon. Hi ...

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, Oswestry and

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, a distance of around .

Route description

Swansea

The A483 begins at the M4 motorway junction 42, just east of Swansea. It travels west along the Fabian Way towards Swansea city centre, where it turns to a northwesterly direction. It meets the M4 again at junction 47 at

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, after which it multiplexes with the A48 along Swansea Road, Bryntirion Road and Bolgoed Road to

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Carmarthenshire

After Pontarddulais, the route continues along Heol Fforest and Carmarthen Road. It diverges from the A48 at the M4 junction 49, turning northeast towards Ammanford and then north towards

Llandeilo Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the ...

. At Llandeilo it joins the A40, then multiplexes with this route as far as

. From here, it continues north into Powys.

Powys

The A483 continues through

Llanwrtyd Wells Llanwrtyd Wells ( cy, Llanwrtyd "church of St Gwrtud") is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 between Llandovery and Builth Wells and is ...

, Builth Wells (where it intersects with the

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) and

. It intersects with the

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at Crossgates, just north of Llandrindod Wells, then continues to Newtown, where it passes under the Cambrian Line at the Dolfor Road Railway Bridge. This low bridge, with a height restriction of , has been hit by high vehicles on many occasions. From Newtown, the road continues to

Welshpool Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name ''Y Trallwng'' m ...

, running roughly parallel to the

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, before crossing the border into England at Llanymynech.

Shropshire

From Llanymynech, the A483 continues north, bypassing Oswestry. Here, it picks up a multiplex with the A5; the two routes then cross into Wales at Chirk.

Wrexham

After the A5 diverges to the west at Chirk, the A483 crosses the River Dee, then reaches Ruabon. Here, it becomes a dual carriageway with numbered grade-separated junctions. Junction 1 - A539 Ruabon Junction 2 - B5426 Johnstown Junction 3 - A5152 Croesfoel Junction 4 - A525 Ruthin Road Junction 5 - A541 Mold Road Junction 6 - A5156 (A534) Gresford Junction 7 - B5102 Rossett

Cheshire

Just south of Chester, the A483 intersects with the A55 North Wales Expressway. It then continues as a single carriageway to its terminus at the city centre, crossing the

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over the Dee.

Future

There have been demands for a dual carriageway from Shrewsbury to Wrexham, including the section of the A483 from Oswestry to Ruabon; also a campaign by residents for a bypassing Llanymynech and Pant.

References

External links

SABRE Roads by 10 - A483
{{DEFAULTSORT:4-0483 Roads in Neath Port Talbot Roads in Swansea Roads in Carmarthenshire Roads in Powys Roads in Wrexham County Borough Roads in Cheshire