A36 (Great Britain)
A36 | ||||
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 A36 close to its junction with the A303 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 63.7 mi[1] (102.5 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  A4 near Bath | |||
| South end |  A35 in Totton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Warminster Salisbury Southampton Bath | |||
| Road network | ||||
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The A36 is a trunk road and primary route in southwest England that links the port city of Southampton to the city of Bath. At Bath, the A36 connects with the A4 to Bristol, thus providing a road link between the major ports of Southampton and Bristol. It also provides a link between Bristol and London via the A303.
Route
Originally, the A36 continued to Avonmouth, beyond Bristol, but this section was renumbered to the A4.
Within Bath the A36 acts as a ring road on the southern side of the river, from the junction with the A4 at Newbridge to the west of the city. From here traffic can continue to Bristol on the A4 or to Wells and Weston-super-Mare via the A39 and A368 roads. Another link to the A4 on the eastern side at Cleveland Bridge, which provides a route to the M4 via the A46, is highly congested. Plans for a direct link road connecting the A36 with the A46 have been under consideration for a number of years. [2]
The A36 leaves Bath in an easterly direction towards Bathampton, then turns south to follow the Avon through its steep-sided valley, climbing out of the valley beyond Limpley Stoke. The road passes near a number of towns and a city, including Frome, Warminster, Wilton and Salisbury in Wiltshire, and Totton in Hampshire, on the western outskirts of Southampton, where it meets the M27 and the A35.
Standard of route
The majority of the A36 is built to single carriageway standard, but parts of it have been upgraded to dual carriageway. The A36 is dual carriageway for its 1 mile (1.6 km) bypass of the village of Beckington, 3 miles (5 km), briefly combined with the A361 north of Frome. It shares part of Warminster bypass with the A350. It is also dualled for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) near its grade separated junction with the A303, 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Wilton.
The A36 in Salisbury acts as the city's ring road, bypassing the city centre to dual carriageway standard. Just south-east of Salisbury the largest dualled section runs for about 4 miles (6 km), bypassing the village of Alderbury. Then, the road is briefly dualled from its roundabout with the A3090 to the M27 (junction 2) – this part of the road is erroneously thought by some to have been previously known as the A36(M); prior to the opening of the Totton Western Bypass on the other side of the junction, it was named as a spur of the M27, and hence is built to motorway standards. The A36 reverts to single carriageway standard through Totton until it terminates.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Somerset | Newton St Loe | 0.0 | 0.0 |  A4 (Bristol Road / Newbridge Road) to A39 – Bristol, Wells, Corston, Newbridge, Weston | Northern terminus |
| Bath | 1.6 | 2.6 |   Windsor Bridge Road (A3604 north) / Brook Road to A431 – Bitton, Weston, Newbridge | Weston and Newbridge signed westbound only; southern terminus of A3604 | |
| 2.6 | 4.2 |   A367 (Broad Quay / Wells Road) to A37 – City centre, Radstock, Shepton Mallet | City centre signed eastbound only | ||
| 2.8– 3.0 | 4.5– 4.8 | Claverton Street (A3062 south) – Claverton Down, Combe Down | Northern terminus of A3062 | ||
| 3.6 | 5.8 |   Bathwick Street to A4 / A46 / M4 – Chippenham, Stroud | |||
| Norton St Philip | 11.4 | 18.3 |  A366 east – Trowbridge, Farleigh Hungerford | Northern terminus of A366 concurrency | |
| 11.6 | 18.7 |  A366 west (Farleigh Road) to A362 – Norton St Philip, Radstock | Southern terminus of A366 concurrency | ||
| Beckington | 14.5 | 23.3 |  A361 north-east / to Bath Road – Trowbridge, Beckington, Southwick, Rudge, Rode | Northern terminus of A361 concurrency | |
| 15.2 | 24.5 | A361 / Warminster Road / Old Warminster Road – Taunton, Frome, Beckington | Southern terminus of A361 concurrency | ||
| Wiltshire | Chapmanslade | 18.0– 18.2 | 29.0– 29.3 |  A3098 – Westbury, Chapmanslade, Dilton Marsh | Grade–separated junction |
| Warminster | 19.8 | 31.9 |   A350 north / B3414 (Bath Road) to A363 – Chippenham, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury | Northern terminus of A350 concurrency | |
| 21.4 | 34.4 | A362 west / Victoria Road – Frome, Corsley Heath, Warminster | Eastern terminus of A362 | ||
| 22.7 | 36.5 | A350 south / Deverill Road – Poole, Blandford, Shaftesbury, Longbridge Deverill, Crockerton, Warminster | Poole and Shaftesbury signed southbound only; southern terminus of A350 concurrency | ||
| Deptford | 32.7– 33.1 | 52.6– 53.3 |  A303 – Andover, Winterbourne Stoke, Honiton, Exeter, Wylye, Mere, London, Amesbury | London and Amesbury signed southbound only; junction on A303 | |
| Wilton | 41.0 | 66.0 |   A30 west (Minster Street) / The Avenue to A360 – Wilton, Devizes, Shaftesbury | A30 and Shaftesbury signed westbound only; western terminus of A30 concurrency | |
| Wilton–Quidhampton boundary | 41.4 | 66.6 |   A3094 east (Netherhampton Road) to A338 – Bournemouth, Ringwood | Only route signed westbound; western terminus of A3094 | |
| Salisbury | 43.3 | 69.7 | A360 north-west (Devizes Road) / Fisherton Street – Devizes | South-eastern terminus of A360 | |
| 43.6– 43.7 | 70.2– 70.3 | Central Salisbury | Grade–separated junction | ||
| 43.8 | 70.5 |  A345 north (Castle Road) / Castle Street – Amesbury | Western terminus of A345 concurrency | ||
| 44.3 | 71.3 |  A30 east / A338 north to St Mark's Avenue / Wain-a-Long Road / Estcourt Road / A343 – London, Marlborough, Andover, Laverstock | Eastern terminus of A30 concurrency; western terminus of A338 concurrency | ||
| 44.6 | 71.8 | Bourne Hill / Estcourt Road | Grade–separated junction; westbound exit only | ||
| 44.6 | 71.8 | Kelsey Road / Rampart Road | Grade–separated junction; eastbound exit only | ||
| 44.8– 44.9 | 72.1– 72.3 | Multistorey car park | Grade–separated junction | ||
| 45.1 | 72.6 |  A338 south / A354 south (Churchill Way South) – Bournemouth, Blandford | Eastern terminus of A338 / A354 concurrency | ||
| Alderbury | 48.9– 49.4 | 78.7– 79.5 | West Dean, Farley, Grimstead, Alderbury, Whaddon | ||
| Whiteparish | 51.5 | 82.9 |  A27 east (Brickworth Road) – Romsey, Whiteparish | Western terminus of A27 | |
| Hampshire | Copythorne–Netley Marsh–Romsey Extra boundary | 59.3 | 95.4 |    M27 / A3090 north-east to A326 – Southampton, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Fawley, Romsey, Totton, Bournemouth | Bournemouth signed northbound only; south-western terminus of A3090 |
| Netley Marsh | 60.2 | 96.9 |   A31 south-west (Romsey Road) to A337 – Copythorne, Cadnam, Lyndhurst | North-eastern terminus of A31 | |
| 60.6– 60.8 | 97.5– 97.8 | A326 to M27 / A3090 – Salisbury, Romsey, Fawley, Totton (west & south) | |||
| Totton | 63.1 | 101.5 |  A336 west (Ringwood Road) – Cadnam, Eling, Netley Marsh, Totton (west) | Netley Marsh and Totton signed northbound only; eastern terminus of A336 | |
| 63.7 | 102.5 |   A33 east to M271 / M27 – Southampton | Eastern terminus; no access to A33 west or from A33 east | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Newbridge Rd, Bath BA2 9EU, UK to Dry Arch, Warminster Rd, Bathampton, Bath BA2 6XH, UK to Golden Gutter, Romsey SO51 6AG, United Kingdom to Totton, Southampton SO15 0NN, UK". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Team, Bath Echo News (2017-03-29). "Government confirms that plans for new A36/46 link road are under consideration". Bath Echo. Retrieved 2024-11-12.