A41 road

Last updated

UK road A41.svg
A41
A41 road map.png
Rock Ferry by-pass - DSC02992.JPG
Looking towards the northern end of the Rock Ferry bypass near Birkenhead
Route information
Maintained by
Length155.2 mi [1] [2] [3]  (249.8 km)
Existed1922–present
Major junctions
Southeast endUK road A40.svg A40 in Westminster, London
Major intersectionsUK road A1.svg A1 in Barnet, London

UK-Motorway-M1.svg M1 near Elstree
UK-Motorway-M25.svg M25 near Abbots Langley
UK-Motorway-M40.svgUK road A34.svg M40  / A34 near Bicester
UK-Motorway-M42.svgUK road A4141.svg M42  / A4141 near Solihull
UK-Motorway-M5.svg M5 in West Bromwich
UK-Motorway-M54.svg M54 near Tong

Contents

UK-Motorway-M53.svg M53 near Hooton
Northwest endUK road A57.svgUK road A59.svgUK road A5038.svg A57  / A59  / A5038 in Liverpool
Location
Country United Kingdom
Counties Greater London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Merseyside
Primary
destinations
London
West End
Brent Cross
Edgware
Watford
Hemel Hempstead
Aylesbury
Bicester
Solihull
Birmingham
West Bromwich
Wolverhampton
Whitchurch
Chester
Ellesmere Port
Birkenhead
Road network
UK road A40.svg A40 UK road A42.svg A42

The A41 is a trunk road between London and Liverpool, England. Now in parts replaced by motorways, it passes through or near Watford, Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Bicester, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Newport, Whitchurch, Chester and Ellesmere Port.

With the opening of the M40 extension in 1990 from junction 8, much of the route was downgraded. The sections between Bicester and the M42 near Solihull in the Midlands have been re-classified B4100, A4177 and A4141.

Route

London to Kings Langley

The A41 in Edgware Edgware, A41 Edgware Way - geograph.org.uk - 92105.jpg
The A41 in Edgware
A41 north of Watford to the east of junction 19 of the M25 Leavesden Green, A41 North Western Avenue - geograph.org.uk - 66236.jpg
A41 north of Watford to the east of junction 19 of the M25

The route begins at Marble Arch from its junction on the A40 road in London with Portman Street/Gloucester Place (northbound) and Baker Street/Orchard Street (southbound). Named the Finchley Road, the A41 is dual-carriageway through Swiss Cottage and Hendon Way and intersects with the North Circular Road near Brent Cross shopping centre. The road passes through Hendon and after the junction with the A5150, (close to the Metropolitan Police's police college and the RAF Museum). The A41 overlaps the A1 at Five Ways Corner with the section known as Watford Way. It passes through Mill Hill, separating with the A1 at Apex Corner roundabout After crossing the M1, near Elstree, it links the M1 at Junction 4, and then meets the A5 at a roundabout (where the A5 becomes the A5183). The A41 continues alongside the M1 into Hertfordshire. This section is known as Elton Way, as far as the roundabout with the B462.

Running parallel to the M1, it intersects with junction 5 (Berrygrove Interchange). The road continues north, passing over the River Colne, to the east of Watford, crossing the A412 near Garston at "the Dome roundabout". After passing under the junction with the A405, the A41 turns towards the west. At a roundabout, with the A411 to Watford to the south, and the M25 spur straight ahead to join the M25 westbound at junction 19, the A41 continues north through Hunton Bridge crossing the River Gade and the Grand Union Canal to meet the M25 at junction 20. The old route through Kings Langley is now classified A4251. It used to follow the route of the Roman road, Akeman Street, between Berkhamsted and Bicester. The London to Aylesbury section was a similar route to the Sparrows Herne Turnpike Road.

Kings Langley to Tring

A41 west of Hemel Hempstead at its junction with the A414 A41 Langley Bypass - geograph.org.uk - 156652.jpg
A41 west of Hemel Hempstead at its junction with the A414

North of the M25, the road is a near motorway standard "A" road with all junctions grade-separated via underpasses or flyovers, but curves and gradients a little steeper. There are no hard shoulders but frequent lay-bys. It climbs through the Chiltern Hills then descends into the valley of the River Bulbourne crossing water meadows just outside Hemel Hempstead at Boxmoor. There are grade-separated junctions with the A414, A4251 (the earlier route of the A41) and A416. The route returns to open country north of here, passing west of Berkhamsted. It passes the National Film Archive. Before Tring, near Wigginton, it crosses the Icknield Way Path and Chiltern Way. An arched footbridge spans the road just near the summit before it passes just east of Tring (for the Ridgeway footpath) and descends the Chiltern scarp into the Vale of Aylesbury.

The Tring bypass was built in 1973 as the first section of the Watford-Aylesbury A41(M) motorway. On 6 July 1987, this section was downgraded to A41.[ citation needed ] The Tring bypass ends with the junction with the B4635, B4009 (the former route through Aston Clinton) and B488.

The A41 from junction 20 of the M25 to the Tring bypass was built in the early 1990s and opened in two sections: the 7 miles (11 km) £23.9 million Berkhamsted bypass opened September 1993 and the 5 miles (8.0 km) £32.7 million Kings Langley bypass opened August 1993.

Tring to Bicester

Former southern terminus of the Tring bypass A41 near Tring - geograph.org.uk - 185615.jpg
Former southern terminus of the Tring bypass

On 3 October 2003, the dual carriageway section was extended to the 3-mile (4.8 km) £25m Aston Clinton Bypass, which was originally intended to be built at the same time as the two sections further south. It enters Buckinghamshire and the district of Aylesbury Vale. It crosses the Grand Union Canal, and there is a junction with the B489, and finishes at a roundabout, becoming Aston Clinton Road. The road goes straight through Aylesbury, which is a bottleneck. It meets the A4157 at a junction as Tring Road, and the next roundabout is near Aylesbury Grammar School and a Tesco. It meets the A418 ring-road and becomes Exchange Street, then meets the A413 from Wendover at a roundabout and becomes Friarage Road, passing close to a Morrisons and the railway station. The A418 turns to the left and A41 continues straight ahead to become Gatehouse Road, then at the next roundabout, it leaves to left as Bicester Road near the Applegreen Aylesbury Service Station. After four roundabouts, it crosses the River Thame. It then meets a roundabout with access for the new Berryfields development as well as Aylesbury Vale Parkway before passing under a railway line, then through Waddesdon, then passes close to Westcott near the former airfield of RAF Westcott. At Kingswood, it passes the Crooked Billet (now the "Akeman Inn") and Plough and Anchor (now an Italian restaurant) pubs. It enters Oxfordshire and the district of Cherwell, and at Blackthorn it crosses the River Ray and meets a low bridge which was originally a 14-foot (4.3 m) limit but due to bridge strikes, the road was lowered and the bridge now has a 15-foot (4.6 m) limit.

Plans for an Aylesbury bypass exist and are well supported locally but no government decision has been made. [4]

Bicester to Solihull

The £5.7m 2-mile (3.2 km) first stage of the Bicester bypass opened in November 1990, with the 2-mile (3.2 km) £3.9m second stage (part of the A421 section to Wendlebury) opened in May 1993, and has many roundabouts. Since 1993, the road now heads south-west where it officially becomes part of the M40 at junction 9, meeting with the A34 (which also overlaps the M40 to Birmingham – to draw traffic off the previous routes). The former route went through Warwick. From here to the M42, the original route is now mainly designated as the B4100 (multiplexing at points with the current A361 and A422 through Banbury, plus the A452 and A425 approaching and through Warwick) followed by the A4177 and A4141, the latter two both excellent wide roads. At junction 5 of the M42, the A41 follows its old course. Further north, the road bypasses Solihull and goes through the city centres of Birmingham and Wolverhampton. This renumbering took place in 1991. The A4141 and B4100 are new designations, while the A4177 is an extension of an existing route.

Solihull to Wolverhampton

The A41 bypass of Solihull The A41 in Solihull - geograph.org.uk - 172091.jpg
The A41 bypass of Solihull

The road manifests from the junction which opened in November 1976 with the A4141 and M42 near Berry Hall Farm, and crosses the River Blythe and bypasses Solihull. The former route through Solihull is now the B4025 and B425, which passes Solihull School. The A41 has a staggered junction with the B4102 (for Solihull and Catherine-de-Barnes) near the BUPA Parkway Hospital. At Lode Heath, there is crossroads with the B425 (for Solihull Hospital) where the road is the Seven Star Road. The A41 resumes the old route at another junction with the B425, becoming Warwick Road, which is the name of the route all the way into Birmingham. At Worlds End there is the Shell Solihull garage on the left. Next is Ulverley Green and it passes the BP Mereside garage on the right and passes under the Chiltern Main Line (for Leamington) near Olton station, Olton Library and Olton Reservoir. At the junction with the B4514, there is a Tesco petrol station and the road enters the city of Birmingham. The B4514 leads onto Olton Boulevard and can be used to bypass Acocks Green, although there is one section to be completed near Sparkhill. It passes Archbishop Ilsey RC School at Acocks Green, then meets the B4146 and B4217 at a roundabout near a Sainsburys. It meets the A4040 ring road at a staggered junction and crosses the Birmingham -Stratford Line near Tyseley station and the Tyseley Locomotive Works. At Sparkhill, it crosses the River Cole and meets the B4145 at a roundabout near Golden Hillock School. At Sparkbrook, it meets the A34 Stratford Road and there is a crossroads with the A4540 and B4126. The two main routes overlap around central Birmingham and meet The Middleway (A4540) inner ring road. The former route of the A41 through inner Birmingham is now the B4100 heading past the National Express Birmingham coach station, and passes near St Chad's RC Cathedral. The A41 previously resumed at Constitution Hill near Snow Hill train station but following downgrading of much of the former Inner Ring Road, resumes in Hockley where it meets the northern section of the A4540. (The section from the A4540 to city centre is another part of the B4100). There is a staggered junction with the A4040 as the road passes through Handsworth (at this point known as Soho Road) which is a particular bottleneck with narrow lanes, on-street parking, bad drivers and several close-set junctions, often very badly congested. Just before The Hawthorns football stadium, home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., it leaves Birmingham and enters the borough of Sandwell. It meets the M5 at junction 1, where it also meets the A4252.

In 2004, there were plans to re-route the road between Birmingham & West Bromwich along the current A457 via Smethwick & up to the M5 at Junction 1 along the current A4252. These plans were scrapped soon after. It bypasses West Bromwich on a dual-carriageway called the Expressway, which opened in 1973. There is a grade separated roundabout with the A4031. The grade separated roundabout opened over 20 years after the Expressway, relieving what had been a major bottleneck. At the next roundabout, the A41 follows a new route with the original route (Old Meeting Street) being designated as the A4196.

The new route opened in 1995 and is called the Black Country New Road, and crosses the West Midlands Metro tram line near Guns Village. There is a roundabout with the B4149 at Swan Village. From the roundabout with the A461 (for Dudley) at Great Bridge, it overlaps the A461 (to Walsall), crosses the Tame Valley Canal, meets the A4037 at a roundabout and goes under the West Midlands Metro near Wednesbury Parkway tram stop. The A461 heads off to junction 9 of the M6 and Walsall. The A41 follows the old route from the next roundabout and enters the borough of Walsall. At the junction with the A4444 (the final phase of the Black Country New Road) it crosses the Walsall Canal.

There are junctions with the A4098 (where the road enters the borough of Wolverhampton) and B4163. The road goes straight through the middle of Bilston, where it meets the dual-carriageway A463 Black Country Route at a busy roundabout. Close by is the Bilston Central tram stop, near Morrisons. There is a junction with the B4484 (for the A454) near The Crescent tram stop. At Priestfield, it meets the B4162, and passes the City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road Campus (Bilston) near Priestfield tram stop. From here, the West Midlands Metro runs down the centre of the road. There is a signalised junction with the A4126 (trams and buses use the nearside lane towards Wolverhampton) and the road passes under the Wolverhampton loop of the West Coast Main Line at Monmore Green, and crosses the Birmingham Canal. It overlaps the A4150 Wolverhampton Ring Road, then passes West Park Hospital and crosses the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. It passes through Tettenhall, past Tettenhall College.

Wolverhampton to Newport

After leaving the borough of Wolverhampton, it crosses the River Penk, then runs into Staffordshire passing Perton, Codsall and the golf course at Wrottesley Hall. Next is a junction with the A464 (for Shifnal), and the road enters Shropshire. It crosses the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line on the Albrighton bypass. The road passes close by the RAF Museum at Cosford. After junction 3 of the M54 motorway, the road passes through Tong. The road meets the A5 at a roundabout, which is on the border with Staffordshire. At Weston Heath, there is a junction with the B5314. At the junction of the B4379, the road enters Telford and Wrekin. The 5-mile (8.0 km) £6m Newport bypass opened in early 1985. The former route went through Chetwynd Aston. The A41 meets the A518 for Telford at a roundabout, followed by another roundabout with the A518 for travelling east, and then a roundabout with the A519 and the B5062.

Newport to Whitchurch

The road rejoins the old route and passes Chetwynd Park. The £1.5m Hinstock Bypass opened in late 1983. The day before the bypass opened for traffic, a Hinstock local named David Williams flew his Saab 91D Safir airplane under the Pixley Lane bridge in an unsanctioned stunt. The road then passes through Standford, Standford Bridge and over the River Meese. It passes High Heath, Shakeford, Crickmery which is near Wistanswick. Nearby is the former wartime fighter base RAF Ternhill, now an army base known as Clive Barracks. The road crosses the River Tern, meets the A53 at a roundabout at Ternhill. After Bletchley Manor, there is 3 miles (4.8 km) of dual carriageway. The road passes through Prees Higher Heath near a former airfield (RAF Tilstock), and meets the A49 at a roundabout near Tilstock. The 3-mile (4.8 km) £13.7m Whitchurch Bypass opened in July 1992, where the road meets the A49.

Whitchurch to Birkenhead

Looking north from Backford Cross roundabout towards Great Sutton Chester Road (A41) from Backford Cross - geograph.org.uk - 216657.jpg
Looking north from Backford Cross roundabout towards Great Sutton

The final stretch of the road leaves Shropshire and heads north through Cheshire on a modern alignment bypassing the villages of Tushingham cum Grindley and No Mans Heath before reaching a nineteenth century bypass of the stagecoach road through Broxton. The road crosses the A534 at Broxton Roundabout before passing Beeston, Bolesworth and Peckforton Castles. The road bypasses Chester, before running through the suburbs of Ellesmere Port (where the road was downgraded for safety reasons in the early 1990s). It heads to junction 5 of the M53 motorway and the Merseyside county boundary at Hooton. From this junction it is named New Chester Road, passing through Eastham and Bromborough. At Port Sunlight the A41 diverts onto a dual-carriageway section bypassing New Ferry and Rock Ferry before rejoining New Chester Road at Tranmere Oil Terminal. After passing Green Lane railway station, a 2.3 miles (3.7 km) spur of the A41 separates at the southern approach to the Queensway Tunnel, which passes under the River Mersey and enters Liverpool to meet the start of the A59.

The road then passes a junction with the A554 near Hamilton Square railway station, terminating at the bus station at Woodside. The end of the road has views over the Mersey to Liverpool and transport links to Mersey Ferry services.

Major junctions

First segment

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Greater London Westminster 0.00.0North Audley StreetSouthern terminus; no access to A40
0.10.16Wigmore Street (A5204)No access from A41 north-west to A5204 east
0.60.97UK road A501.svgUK road A40.svgUK road A4.svg A501 (Ring Road) to A40  / A4  Paddington No access from A41 south-east to A501 east; no information signed north-west
1.32.1Prince Albert Road (A5205 east) – Camden Town Camden Town signed south-east only; South-eastern terminus of A5205 concurrency
1.42.3UK road A5205.svg A5205 west (St. John's Wood Road) Paddington, St Johns Wood No access from A41 south-east to A5205 west; north-western terminus of A5205 concurrency
CamdenBarnet borough boundary4.06.4UK road A598.svg A598 north (Finchley Road) Finchley, Golders Green Finchley signed north-west only; Southern terminus of A598
Barnet 4.36.9UK road A407.svgUK road A598.svg A407 (Cricklewood Lane) to A598  Willesden, Cricklewood, Golders Green To A598 and Golders Green signed southbound only
5.3–
5.7
8.5–
9.2
UK road A406.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svgUK-Motorway-M11.svgUK road A10.svgUK road A40.svg A406 (North Circular) to M1  / M11  / A10  / A40  The North, Watford, Wood Green, Wembley The North and Watford signed north-west only; To M11, A10, and A40 south-east only; grade-separated junction
6.510.5UK road A504.svg A504 (Station Road / The Burroughs) Colindale Information signed south-east only
6.710.8UK road A5150.svg A5150 west Colindale Grade-separated junction; no south-east exit
7.612.2UK road A1.svgUK road A406.svg A1 south to A406 east (North Circular) Finchley, Central London To A406 and Central London signed south-east only; south-east terminus of A1 concurrency
8.814.2UK road A5100.svg A5100 west (The Broadway) / Lawrence Street Burnt Oak, Edgware Edgware signed north-west only; eastern terminus of A5100
9.415.1UK road A1.svgUK road A5109.svgUK-Motorway-M25.svg A1 north (Barnet Way) / A5109 (Selvage Lane) to M25 east The North, Hatfield, Borehamwood, Edgware, Totteridge North-west terminus of A1 concurrency
10.917.5UK road A410.svgUK road A5.svg A410 west (Spur Road) to A5  Harrow, Stanmore, Edgware To A5 and Edgware signed south-east only; eastern terminus of A410
11.819.0UK-Motorway-M1.svgUK-Motorway-M25.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg M1 north to M25  The North, Lufton Grade-separated junction; north-west exit and south-east entrance
Hertfordshire Elstree 12.019.3UK road A5.svgUK road A5183.svg A5 south-east (Brockley Hill) / A5183 north-west (Elstree Hill South) Edgware, Elstree North-western terminus of A5; south-eastern terminus of A5183
Hertsmere 12.920.8UK road A411.svgUK road A409.svg A411 (Elstree Road) to A409  Harrow, Bushey, Barnet Bushey signed north-west only, Barnet south-east only
15.6–
16.0
25.1–
25.7
UK road A4008.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svgUK-Motorway-M25.svg A4008 to M1  / M25 east Watford, Bushey Grade-separated junction; To M25 signed north-west only, Bushey south-east only
Watford 17.127.5UK road A412.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svgUK road A405.svg A412 (St Albans Road) to M1  / A405  North Watford, Garston To M1 signed north-west only
17.8–
18.5
28.6–
29.8
UK road A405.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svg A405 east to M1  The North, Abbots Langley, Leavesden, St Albans Grade-separated junction; St Albans signed south-east only; western terminus of A405
Abbots Langley 18.730.1UK-Motorway-M25.svgUK-Motorway-M40.svgUK-Motorway-M4.svg M25 east to M40  / M4  Heathrow Airport, Rickmansworth
UK road A411.svg A411 south Watford
Rickmansworth signed north-west only; western terminus of A411; M25 junction 19
Abbots LangleyKings Langley boundary20.032.2UK-Motorway-M25.svgUK-Motorway-M40.svgUK-Motorway-M4.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svgUK-Motorway-M11.svg M25 to M40  / M4  / M1  / M11  Heathrow Airport, Stansted Airport
UK road A4251.svg A4251 north-west (Watford Road) Kings Langley
South-eastern terminus of A4251; M25 junction 20
Begin freeway
Dacorum 22.7–
23.3
36.5–
37.5
UK road A414.svg A414 east Hemel Hempstead Western terminus of A414
24.5–
24.6
39.4–
39.6
UK road A4251.svg A4251  Bourne End, Berkhamsted, Boxmoor
Bovingdon 25.2–
25.5
40.6–
41.0
Bourne End Mills Industrial Estate
Berkhamsted 27.2–
27.5
43.8–
44.3
UK road A416.svg A416  Chesham
Wigginton 31.6–
32.1
50.9–
51.7
UK road A4251.svg A4251 south-east to B4635 Northchurch, Berkhamsted, Wigginton, Tring To B4635 and Tring signed north-west only, Berkhamsted and Wigginton south-east only
HertfordshireBuckinghamshire boundary Drayton BeauchampTring boundary33.7–
34.1
54.2–
54.9
B488 / B4009 / B4635 to B489 Wendover, Dunstable, Tring
Buckinghamshire Drayton BeauchampBuckland 35.356.8UK road A489.svg A489  Marsworth, Pitstone, Ivinghoe, Aston Clinton South-east exit and north-west entrance
Aston Clinton 36.558.7College Road North
Weston Turville 37.460.2End freeway
Aylesbury 39.162.9UK road A418.svgUK road A413.svg Ring Road (A4157 west) to A418  / A413 To A418 and A413 signed north-west only; eastern terminus of A4157
39.864.1UK road A418.svgUK road A413.svg A418 north-east / A413 north Leighton Buzzard, Milton Keynes, Buckingham A413 and Buckingham signed north-west only; south-eastern terminus of A418 / A413 concurrency
40.064.4UK road A413.svgUK road A4010.svg A413 south (Walton Street) to A4010  Amersham, Wycombe North-western terminus of A413 concurrency
41.566.8UK road A418.svgUK-Motorway-M40.svg A418 south-west / Oxford Road (A4156 north-east) to M40  Oxford, Bicester, Thame, Stone Only Oxford signed south-east; north-western terminus of A418 concurrency; south-western terminus of A418
41.166.1UK road A413.svgUK road A418.svg Haydon Road (A4157 east) / Bicester Road to A413  / A418  Buckingham, Leighton Buzzard, Milton Keynes, Watermead Watermead signed north-west only; western terminus of A4157
Berryfields 42.468.2UK road A413.svg Paradise Orchard (A4199 east) / Sir Henry Lee Cres to A413  Buckingham Information signed north-west only; western terminus of A4199
Oxfordshire AmbrosdenBicester boundary55.990.0UK road A4421.svg A4421 north (Wretchwick Way) / B4100 (London Road) / Gravenhill Road North Buckingham, Bicester, Aynhoe, Launton Aynho signed north-west only; southern terminus of A4421
Wendlebury 59.195.1UK-Motorway-M40.svg M40  Midlands, Banbury, London
UK road A34.svg A34 south Newbury, Oxford
North-western terminus; northern terminus of A34; M40 junction 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Second segment

CountyLocationmi [2] [3] kmDestinationsNotes
West Midlands Solihull UK-Motorway-M42.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M40.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg M42  / M1  / M5  / M6  / M40  The North, The South West, Coventry, London, Warwick, Stratford
UK road A4141.svg A4141 south-east (Warwick Road) Knowle
South-eastern terminus; north-western terminus of A4141; M42 junction 5
0.30.48B4025 Solihull Grade-separated junction; north-west exit and south-east entrance
Birmingham 5.08.0UK road A4040.svg A4040 south (Fox Hollies Road) Hall Green, King's Heath No access from A41 north-west to A4040 south or from A4040 north to A41 south-east; south-eastern terminus of A4040 concurrency
5.18.2UK road A4040.svgUK road A45.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg A4040 north to A45  Yardley, Stechford North-western terminus of A4040 concurrency
6.810.9UK road A34.svg A34 south (Stratford Road) Stratford, Shirley, Hall Green No access from A41 north-west to A34 south or from A34 north to A41 south-east; south-eastern terminus of A34 concurrency
7.712.4UK road A4540.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svgUK-Motorway-A38 (M).svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK road A38.svgUK road A435.svgUK road A47.svgUK road A45.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg A4540 (Ring Road) / Camp Bill (B4100) to M5  / A38(M)  / M6  / A38  / A435  / A47  / A45  Bromsgrove, Redditch, Lichfield, Coventry, Balsall Heath, Highgate North-western terminus of A34 concurrency; south-eastern terminus of A4540 concurrency
Gap in route around Birmingham
UK road A4540.svgUK-Motorway-A38 (M).svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svgUK road A456.svgUK road A45.svgUK road A34.svg A4540  / Soho Hill to A38(M)  / M6  / M5  / A456  / A45  / A34  Coventry, Wolverhampton, Kidderminster, Dudley, Walsall North-western terminus of A4540 concurrency
8.814.2UK road A4040.svg A4040 south (Boulton Road) Winson Green, Bearwood South-eastern terminus of A4040 concurrency
8.914.3UK road A4040.svgUK road A34.svgUK road A38.svg A4040 north (Rookery Road) / Queens Head Road to A34  / A38  Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Handsworth Wood, Perry Barr Only Handsworth Wood and Perry Barr signed south-east; north-western terminus of A4040 concurrency
9.715.6UK road A4040.svgUK road A453.svg A4040 east (Island Road) to A453  Sutton Coldfield, Handsworth Wood, Perry Barr No access from A41 north-east to A4040 east
West Bromwich 10.617.1UK-Motorway-M5.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M1.svgUK-Motorway-M42.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg M5 to M6  / M1  / M42  The South West, The North West, Worcester, London
UK road A4252.svg A4252 south (Kenrick Way) Oldbury, Smethwick
M5 junction 1; northern terminus of A4252
11.218.0UK road A4031.svg A4031 south Smethwick, Oldbury Grade-separated junction; south-eastern exit and north-western entrance; south-eastern terminus of A4031 concurrency
11.5–
11.9
18.5–
19.2
UK road A4031.svgUK traffic sign 827.2.svg A4031 north Walsall, West Bromwich Grade-separated junction; north-western terminus of A4031 concurrency
12.219.6UK road A4196.svg A4196 north (Old Meeting Street) / Carter's Green West Bromwich, Hill Top Hill Top signed north-west only; southern terminus of A4196
13.421.6UK road A461.svg A461 south-west / George Henry Road Dudley, Great Bridge, Tipton Tipton signed north-west only; south-eastern terminus of A461 concurrency
Wednesbury 14.623.5Leabrook Road (A4037 south) / Atlantic Way – Tipton Northern terminus of A4037
14.924.0UK road A461.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svg A461 north-east (Dudley Street) / Hallens Drive to M6  / M5  Walsall, Wednesbury North-western terminus of A461 concurrency
16.025.7UK road A4444.svgUK road A4038.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svg A4444 north (Black Country New Road) / A4038 east (Moxley Road) to M6  Walsall, Dudley, Darlaston Southern terminus of A4444; western terminus of A4038
Bilston 16.426.4UK road A4098.svg A4098 south (Great Bridge Road) Great Bridge Northern terminus of A4098
17.027.4UK road A463.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svgUK road A454.svg A463 (Black Country Route) / Brook Street to M6  / M5  / A454  Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Ettingshall, Coseley, Willenhall, Wednesfield
Wolverhampton 18.629.9UK road A4126.svg A4126 south (Ettingshall Road) / Dixon Street Ettingshall Northern terminus of A4126
19.531.4UK road A449.svgUK road A454.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M54.svgUK road A460.svg A449 north (Ring Road / A4150) / A454 east (Middle Cross) to M5  / M6  / M54  / A460  City centre, Telford, Stafford, Cannock, Walsall South-eastern terminus of A449 / A454 / A4150 concurrency
19.831.9UK road A4123.svgUK-Motorway-M5.svgUK road A459.svg A4123 south-east to M5  / A459  Birmingham, Dudley, Coseley, Sedgley North-western terminus of A4123
20.132.3UK road A449.svgUK road A491.svg A449 south (Penn Road) to School Street / A491  City centre, Kidderminster, Penn, Wombourne, Stourbridge North-western terminus of A449 concurrency
20.432.8UK-Motorway-M54.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK road A449.svgUK road A460.svgUK road A454.svg Ring Road (A4150) / Darlington Street to M54  / M6 north / A449  / A460  / A454  City centre, Connock, Walsall North-western terminus of A4150 concurrency
20.733.3UK road A454.svg A454 west (Compton Road) / Bath Road Bridgnorth, Compton No access from A41 south-east to A454 west; north-western terminus of A454 concurrency
Staffordshire PertonCodsall boundary25.440.9UK road A464.svg A464 west (Holyhead Road) Shifnal Eastern terminus of A464
Shropshire Tong 21.935.2UK-Motorway-M54.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svg M54 to M6  Telford, Birmingham M54 junction 3
ShropshireStaffordshire boundary Weston-under-LizardShropshireSheriffhales boundary32.352.0UK road A5.svg A5  Telford, Cannock, Weston-under-Lizard
Shropshire Chetwynd Aston 37.360.0UK road A518.svg A518 west Telford, Newport Newport signed north-west only; south-eastern terminus of A518 concurrency
Newport 38.061.2UK road A518.svg A518 east / Stafford Road Stafford, Newport North-western terminus of A518 concurrency
38.962.6UK road A519.svg A519 north / B5062 (Forton Road) Eccleshall, Newport, Shrewsbury Southern terminus of A519
Hinstock 44.070.8UK road A529.svg A529 north (Chester Road) Hinstock, Goldstone Southern terminus of A529
Ternhill 49.479.5UK road A53.svgUK road A442.svg A53 to A442  Shrewsbury, Shawbury, Hodnet, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Market Drayton, Telford
Prees Heath 56.490.8UK road A49.svg A49 south South Wales, Shrewsbury South Wales signed south-east only; south-eastern terminus of A49 concurrency
Whitchurch 58.093.3UK road A525.svgUK road A530.svg A525 east / B5476 (Tilstock Road) to A530  Newcastle, Nantwich, Wem, Whitchurch South-eastern terminus of A525 concurrency
59.595.8UK road A525.svgUK road A495.svg A525 west / B5364 (Wrexham Road) to A495  Wrexham, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Ellesmere North-western terminus of A525 concurrency
60.397.0UK road A49.svg A49 north / B5395 (Chester Road) Warrington, Whitchurch North-western terminus of A49 concurrency
Cheshire Broxton 69.0111.0UK road A534.svg A534 (Broxton Road / Barnhill Road) Wrexham, Nantwich, Farndon, Holt, Bulkeley
Great BoughtonChristleton boundary77.4124.6UK road A55.svgUK road A5115.svgUK road A483.svg A55 west / A5115 west / Caldy Valley Road to A483  North Wales, Wrexham, Chester, Huntington Eastern terminus of A5115; M55 east junction 39
78.0125.5UK road A51.svgUK-Motorway-M6.svgUK-Motorway-M53.svgUK-Motorway-M56.svgUK road A483.svg A51 (Vicars Cross Road) to M6  / M53  / M56  / A483  Chester, Nantwich, Ellesmere Port, Manchester, North Wales, Wrexham, Northwich, Winsford To M6, M53, M56, Ellesmere Port and Manchester signed north-west only; To A483, North Wales and Wrexham south-east only
Chester 79.0127.1UK road A56.svgUK-Motorway-M53.svgUK-Motorway-M56.svgUK road A483.svg A56 (Warrington Road) to M53  / M56  / A483  Chester, Helsby, Frodsham, North Wales, Wrexham Helsby and Frodsham signed north-west only; To A483, North Wales and Wrexham south-east only
Moston 81.2130.7UK road A5116.svg A5116 south (Liverpool Road) Chester Northern terminus of A5116
Backford 82.4132.6UK road A5032.svgUK-Motorway-M53.svgUK-Motorway-M56.svg A5032 north (Whitby Lane) to M53  / M56  Ellesmere Port To M53 and M56 signed north-west only; southern terminus of A5032
Ellesmere PortBackford boundary83.3134.1UK road A5117.svgUK-Motorway-M53.svgUK-Motorway-M56.svgUK road A550.svgUK road A5032.svg A5117 to M53  / M56  / A550  / A5032  North Wales, Queensferry, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Warrington, Manchester To M53, A5032 and Ellsmere Port signed north-west only; To M56, Runcorn, Warrington and Manchester south-east only
Hooton 86.8139.7UK road A550.svg A550 south (Welsh Road) North Wales, Queensferry Information signed south-east only; northern terminus of A550
Merseyside Birkenhead 87.3140.5UK-Motorway-M53.svg M53  Wallasey, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port, Wrexham, Warrington Wrexham and Warrington signed south-east only; M53 junction 5
93.8151.0UK road A5227.svg A5227 west Town centre
UK road A5027.svgUK road A553.svgUK road A552.svg Borough Road (A5227 west) to A5027  / A553  / A552  Town centre, Wallasey, Hoylake, Heswall
A5227 signed north-west only; To routes, Wallasey, Hoylake and Heswall southwest only; grade-separated junction
UK road A41.svgUK road A554.svgUK road A5027.svg A41 north-west to A554  / A5027  Wallasey North-west exit and south-east entrance; grade-separated junction
BirkenheadLiverpool boundary94.0–
96.0
151.3–
154.5
Queensway Tunnel under River Mersey
Liverpool 96.1154.7UK road A59.svg Byron Street / Dale Street / Whitechapel (A57 / A5038) / William Brown Street to A59  Southport North-western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History of the road number

The original (1923) route was Stanmore north-west of London to Oakengates, west of Wolverhampton, in Shropshire, meeting the A5 at both ends.

The A41 was extended by numbering as follows:

The northern extension dates from 1935; in Shropshire, it swapped with a combination of the A464/A529; from Kingswood Common to Nantwich, Cheshire and the original A529 ran from Hinstock to Chester. North of Chester, the A41 replaced part of the A51.

The southern extension dates from after the Second World War using Watford Way which opened in about 1930 as the A5088. In the remaining years after 1935, it was renumbered A500.

See also

Notes

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