A36 road

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UK road A36.svg
A36
A36 road map.png
A36a303.jpg
A36 close to its junction with the A303
Route information
Length63.7 mi [1]  (102.5 km)
Major junctions
North endUK road A4.svg A4 near Bath
Major intersectionsUK road A361.svg A361 near Beckington

UK road A350.svg A350 near Warminster
UK road A303.svg A303 at Deptford
UK road A30.svg A30 near Salisbury
UK road A338.svg A338 in Salisbury

Contents

UK-Motorway-M27.svg M27 near Totton
South endUK road A35.svg A35 in Totton
Location
Country United Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Warminster
Salisbury
Southampton
Bath
Road network
UK road A35.svg A35 UK road A37.svg A37

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 motorway via the A46, is highly congested.

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 motorway 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 road, 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 motorway (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

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Somerset Newton St Loe 0.00.0UK road A4.svgUK road A39.svg A4 (Bristol Road / Newbridge Road) to A39  Bristol, Wells, Corston, Newbridge, Weston Northern terminus
Bath 1.62.6UK road A431.svgUK traffic sign 827.2.svg Windsor Bridge Road (A3604 north) / Brook Road to A431  Bitton, Weston, Newbridge Weston and Newbridge signed westbound only; southern terminus of A3604
2.64.2UK road A367.svgUK road A37.svg 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
3.65.8UK road A4.svgUK road A46.svgUK-Motorway-M4.svg Bathwick Street to A4  / A46  / M4  Chippenham, Stroud
Norton St Philip 11.418.3UK road A366.svg A366 east Trowbridge, Farleigh Hungerford Northern terminus of A366 concurrency
11.618.7UK road A366.svgUK road A362.svg A366 west (Farleigh Road) to A362  Norton St Philip, Radstock Southern terminus of A366 concurrency
Beckington 14.523.3UK road A361.svg A361 north-east / to Bath Road Trowbridge, Beckington, Southwick, Rudge, Rode Northern terminus of A361 concurrency
15.224.5UK road A361.svg A361  / Warminster Road / Old Warminster Road Taunton, Frome, Beckington Southern terminus of A361 concurrency
Wiltshire Chapmanslade 18.0–
18.2
29.0–
29.3
UK road A3098.svg A3098  Westbury, Chapmanslade, Dilton Marsh Grade–separated junction
Warminster 19.831.9UK road A350.svgUK road A363.svg A350 north / B3414 (Bath Road) to A363  Chippenham, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury Northern terminus of A350 concurrency
21.434.4UK road A362.svg A362 west / Victoria Road Frome, Corsley Heath, Warminster Eastern terminus of A362
22.736.5UK road A350.svg 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
UK road A303.svg A303  Andover, Winterbourne Stoke, Honiton, Exeter, Wylye, Mere, London, Amesbury London and Amesbury signed southbound only; junction on A303
Wilton 41.066.0UK road A30.svgUK road A360.svg A30 west (Minster Street) / The Avenue to A360  Wilton, Devizes, Shaftesbury A30 and Shaftesbury signed westbound only; western terminus of A30 concurrency
WiltonQuidhampton boundary41.466.6UK road A3094.svgUK road A338.svgUK traffic sign 827.2.svg A3094 east (Netherhampton Road) to A338  Bournemouth, Ringwood Only route signed westbound; western terminus of A3094
Salisbury 43.369.7UK road A360.svg 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
43.870.5UK road A345.svg A345 north (Castle Road) / Castle Street Amesbury Western terminus of A345 concurrency
44.371.3UK road A30.svgUK road A338.svgUK road A343.svg 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
44.671.8Bourne Hill / Estcourt RoadGrade–separated junction; westbound exit only
44.671.8Kelsey Road / Rampart RoadGrade–separated junction; eastbound exit only
44.8–
44.9
72.1–
72.3
Multistorey car park Grade–separated junction
45.172.6UK road A338.svgUK road A354.svgUK traffic sign 827.2.svg 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 51.582.9UK road A27.svg A27 east (Brickworth Road) Romsey, Whiteparish Western terminus of A27
Hampshire CopythorneNetley MarshRomsey Extra boundary59.395.4UK-Motorway-M27.svgUK road A3090.svgUK road A326.svg M27  / A3090 north-east to A326  Southampton, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Fawley, Romsey, Totton, Bournemouth Bournemouth signed northbound only; south-western terminus of A3090
Netley Marsh 60.296.9UK road A31.svgUK road A337.svg A31 south-west (Romsey Road) to A337  Copythorne, Cadnam, Lyndhurst North-eastern terminus of A31
60.6–
60.8
97.5–
97.8
UK road A326.svgUK-Motorway-M27.svgUK road A3090.svg A326 to M27  / A3090  Salisbury, Romsey, Fawley, Totton (west & south)
Totton 63.1101.5UK road A336.svg A336 west (Ringwood Road) Cadnam, Eling, Netley Marsh, Totton (west)Netley Marsh and Totton signed northbound only; eastern terminus of A336
63.7102.5UK road A33.svgUK-Motorway-M271.svgUK-Motorway-M27.svg 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

Points of interest

Point Coordinates
(Links to map resources)
OS Grid Ref Notes
Bath 51°23′21″N2°23′50″W / 51.3892°N 2.3971°W / 51.3892; -2.3971 (Bath) ST724656 Bath, Somerset
Southampton 50°55′20″N1°28′13″W / 50.9221°N 1.4703°W / 50.9221; -1.4703 (Southampton) SU373137 Southampton

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.