A342 road

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UK road A342.svg
A342
A342, A346 junction - geograph.org.uk - 1497048.jpg
The junction between the A342 and the A346
Route information
Length33 mi (53 km)
Major junctions
North West end Derry Hill
51°26′17″N2°04′18″W / 51.4380°N 2.0716°W / 51.4380; -2.0716 (A342 road (northwestern end))
Major intersectionsUK road A4.svg A4
UK road A3102.svg A3102
UK road A361.svg A361
UK road A360.svg A360
UK road A345.svg A345
UK road A338.svg A338
UK road A3026.svg A3026
UK road A343.svg A343
UK road A303.svg A303
South East end Andover
51°12′40″N1°30′59″W / 51.2112°N 1.5164°W / 51.2112; -1.5164 (A342 road (southeastern end))
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Road network
UK road A341.svg A341 UK road A343.svg A343

The A342 is an A road in England that runs from Pewsham near Chippenham, Wiltshire to Andover, Hampshire.

Contents

Route

The road begins at the A4 junction just outside the small village of Pewsham, to the east of Chippenham. It heads south past the village of Derry Hill towards Devizes, briefly meeting the A3102 near Sandy Lane. Just outside Devizes the road meets the A361, and once in the centre of town it meets the A360. Continuing southeast in the Vale of Pewsey, under the northern slope of Salisbury Plain, the road reaches Upavon where it meets the A345 and turns east, over the Plain. After passing through Everleigh the road meets the A338 before entering Ludgershall and meeting the A3026. The final part of the route travels southeast where the road ends at a roundabout with the A343 and A303 just outside Andover.

Settlements on route

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

51°18′05″N1°50′07″W / 51.3013°N 1.8354°W / 51.3013; -1.8354 (A342 road)


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