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The Hogarth Roundabout is a major roundabout situated in
Chiswick Chiswick ( ) is a district in West London, split between the London Borough of Hounslow, London Boroughs of Hounslow and London Borough of Ealing, Ealing. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist Wi ...
in west London. It connects the A4 Great West Road and the A316 Great Chertsey Road, two of the nine main radial roads to or from the city. The final section of the A316 is Dorchester Grove (which becomes Chiswick Lane) to the north; the local road Church Street leads south to the conserved and affluent Old Chiswick riverside area. The centre part of the roundabout is surfaced with grass and trees, and is crossed by a one-way flyover for eastbound traffic.


Roundabout

The roundabout is named after the eighteenth-century painter
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whose home Hogarth's House is behind a long high wall to the west of the junction. The eastern approach abuts the Griffin Brewery of Fuller, Smith and Turner where beer has been brewed since 1654. The south side has the 18th-century George and Devonshire pub. Another pub by the roundabout, the Mawson Arms on Chiswick Lane, was sold along with the brewery to
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in 2019. The junction is important for road transport as it lies on the only direct route to
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from the City and the West End.


Flyover

The junction is noteworthy for the single-lane flyover to ease some eastbound traffic from the A316 onto the A4. It was built as a temporary measure in 1971, using the Bridgway format devised and offered to highway authorities by Marples Ridgeway Ltd. The flyover was quickly put together with a cheap steel frame and was designed to last no more than a few years. The central span has pairs of diagonal cross-braces to give the structure strength and help protect it against strong winds. The junction was included in the plans for the
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, which were shelved in the latter years of the 20th century. Had these been completed a more durable structure would have been put in place. On 29 October 2013, after stormy winds the previous day,
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inspectors discovered defects and closed the flyover, declaring it unsafe. Garrett Emmerson stated that its engineers identified a degradation in the concrete deck of the flyover. Traffic flow was therefore reduced, with peak time queues back to the Hammersmith flyover to the east and similarly to the west. Following on from this closure a major refurbishment, incorporating a new deck, surface and parapets, allowed the flyover to reopen and confirmed its permanent status. The work was completed in , at a total cost of £3 million. As of vehicles using the flyover are limited to width and gross weight.


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To Gin Lane Via Hogarth's Roundabout

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