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| Major junctions | |
| From | Bristol |
 A420  A4320  A4017  A4174  A46 | |
| To | Old Sodbury |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Primary destinations | Bristol Yate |
| Road network | |
The A432 is a road running from Bristol to Old Sodbury. The road is mostly single carriageway with one lane each way, with a short dual carriageway section in the east of Yate.
The A432 was originally classified in 1922 and the route has remained unchanged since. [1] In 1966 the construction of the M4 required a bridge to be built, [2] and a roundabout was built to connect the road to the A4174 in the early 90s. The section of dual carriageway was mostly 2 lanes each way in 1999, but over the next 20 years it was gradually downgraded to one lane each way.
The bridge carrying the A432 over the M4 was closed on 12 July 2023 to all motor vehicles after cracks were found in the structure. [3] It was decided in December 2023 following further inspection of the bridge that repairs or strengthening will not solve the problems with the structure in the long-term and it will need to be fully replaced. The existing bridge will be demolished mid to late 2024 with the replacement not opening until at least late 2025.
The road starts near Lawrence Hill in Bristol on the A420 [4] and heads North-East, where it intersects the A4320. [5] It continues to Downend, passing Easton and Fishponds, where it has three junctions with the A4017 [6] before heading north to a roundabout with the A4174. [7] After the roundabout it goes north over the M4 [8] and heads North-East to Yate, and once it reaches it the road splits into a dual carriageway [9] until it gets to Chipping Sodbury. [10] The road heads East out of Chipping Sodbury and continues that way until it terminates at the A46. [11]
The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales. The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh element was largely complete by 1980, though a non-motorway section around Briton Ferry bridge remained until 1993. On the opening of the Second Severn Crossing in 1996, the M4 was rerouted over it.
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The A4 is a major road in England from Central London to Avonmouth via Heathrow Airport, Reading, Bath and Bristol. It is historically known as the Bath Road with newer sections including the Great West Road and Portway. The road was once the main route from London to Bath, Bristol and the west of England and formed, after the A40, the second main western artery from London.
The A48 is a trunk road in Great Britain running from the A40 at Highnam, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Gloucester, England, to the A40 at Carmarthen, Wales. Before the Severn Bridge opened on 8 September 1966, it was a major route between England and South Wales. For most of its route, it runs almost parallel to the M4 motorway. During times of high winds at the Severn Bridge, the A48 is used as part of the diversion route and is still marked as a Holiday Route.
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The A417 is a main road in England, running from Streatley, Berkshire to Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire. It is best known for its section between Cirencester and Gloucester where it has primary status and forms part of the link between the major settlements of Swindon and Gloucester.
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