A4050 road

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UK road A4050.svg
A4050
A4050 at Wenvoe.jpg
The A4050 at Wenvoe
Route information
Length10 mi (16 km)
Major junctions
North end Culverhouse Cross
51°27′54″N3°16′15″W / 51.4651°N 3.2707°W / 51.4651; -3.2707 (A4050 road (northern end))
Major intersectionsUK road A48.svg A48
UK road A4232.svg A4232
UK road A4231.svg A4231
UK road A4226.svg A4226
UK road A4055.svg A4055
South end Barry
51°23′39″N3°17′17″W / 51.3943°N 3.2880°W / 51.3943; -3.2880 (A4050 road (southern end))
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country Wales
Primary
destinations
Cardiff
Road network
UK road A4049.svg A4049 UK road A4051.svg A4051

The A4050 road connects Barry, Vale of Glamorgan with Culverhouse Cross on the outskirts of Cardiff, Wales. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and is the key link road between the M4 motorway and Cardiff International Airport.

Contents

2008 road improvements

Wenvoe village lies along the road. In 2008 the Welsh Assembly allocated £576,000 to road resurfacing and improvement, which as of 2012 was still ongoing. [1] One area given specific attention is the area around Pencoedtre between Waycock Cross and Barry as housing development and a new crematorium has been created in recent times.

Culverhouse Cross

At Culverhouse Cross, the A4050 connects to the A48 and the A4232. The A48 links with Cowbridge and to Cowbridge Road West which connects the western Cardiff district of Ely to Canton and the city centre. The A4232 links with the M4 at junction 33 and Cardiff Bay.

History

Original 1932 route

In 1932, the A4050 was a short road along the Rhymney Valley, connecting Bargoed with the A4049 in both directions.

Starting on the A4049 at Pengam, the road headed west across the river before turning northwards. The road ran through the centre of Bargoed before detouring west to cross the narrow Darran Valley. After rejoining the Rhymney Valley the road continued upstream via Brithdir to end back on the A4049 at Tir-Phil.

The original northern end of the A469 was in Ystrad Mynach. Later in the 1920s, that road was extended north to meet the A4050 near Pengam railway station and then, in 1935, the entire A4050 was renumbered as part of a northern extension of the A469, giving that road the spur that survives to this day. Bargoed has since been bypassed.

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References

  1. "Roads to benefit from half a million". South Wales Echo. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

51°25′42″N3°15′40″W / 51.4283°N 3.2610°W / 51.4283; -3.2610 (A4050 road)