B3108 (Great Britain)

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The B3108 is a road in Wiltshire and Somerset. It links Bradford-on-Avon to the Limpley Stoke Valley. The road provides an alternative route into Bath from West Wiltshire, in the event of the temporary closure of the A363. The B3108 used to be the main route into Bath. Although no longer the main route into Bath, it still provides a useful link to areas of Bath such as Combe Down, Bath University and Bathampton from Bradford-on-Avon.

Route

The road begins on the A363 Bath Road at a mini-roundabout. From here, the road passes through the northern suburbs of Bradford-on-Avon as the Winsley Road, passing close to St Laurence School. Coming out of Bradford-on-Avon, the road climbs a slow, steady incline towards Winsley. While the B3108 used to go through Winsley village itself, it now bypasses to the north, passing the Rugby Club. The bypass was built as a result of campaigners in Winsley.

After Winsley, the road drops down Winsley Hill, with a steep 1 in 8 slope, into the Limpley Stoke Valley. Here, it enters the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the bottom of the hill, the B3108 passes under the Wessex Mainline, then skirts the edge of Limpley Stoke, terminating at a set of traffic lights near the Viaduct Inn, on the A36.

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