A5120 road

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A5120
Route information
Length4.7 mi (7.6 km)
Major junctions
North end Ampthill
52°01′00″N0°30′05″W / 52.0166°N 0.5013°W / 52.0166; -0.5013 (A5120 road (northern end))
Major intersectionsUK road A507.svg A507
UK-Motorway-M1.svg M1
South end Toddington
51°34′20″N0°18′37″W / 51.5723°N 0.3104°W / 51.5723; -0.3104 (A5120 road (southern end))
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Primary
destinations
Flitwick, Toddington
Road network

The A5120 is an A-class road in Bedfordshire, linking the conjoined towns of Ampthill and Flitwick to the M1 motorway at Toddington. It connects with the M1 at junction 12 in close proximity to the Toddington services. On its route from Ampthill to Toddington, the A5120 serves Westoning and Harlington. Unusually for an A-road, it does not meet another A-road at any point between its start on the A507 and its end at the M1 J12.

The route previously ran to the old A5 Watling Street at Dunstable (now the A5183), however upon the opening of the A5 Dunstable Northern Bypass, the section between the M1 and the new junction A5 was downgraded to the B5120, about halving the length of the route.

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References

    51°57′42″N0°30′46″W / 51.9616°N 0.5129°W / 51.9616; -0.5129 (A5120 road)