A4109 road

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UK road A4109.svg
A4109
Major junctions
Southwest end Aberdulais
Major intersectionsUK road A465.svg A465
UK road A4230.svg A4230
UK road A4221.svg A4221
UK road A465.svg A465
Northeast end Glynneath
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country Wales
Road network

The A4109 road, known as the Inter Valley Road, [1] links Aberdulais with Glynneath in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

The route begins in Aberdulais at the junction with the A4230 and A465 roads; it diverges northwards away from the A465 up the Dulais Valley and crosses through the settlements of Crynant, Ynysfforch, Seven Sisters, Onllwyn, Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen where it has a junction with the A4221. The road then continues in a southeasterly direction along the Inter Valley Road to Glynneath where it again connects with the A465.

Accidents

Welsh rugby international Elli Norkett was killed in an accident on this road in 2017. [2]

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