A49 road
| A49 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 146.5 mi (235.8 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | A40 at Ross-on-Wye | |||
| A5 near Shrewsbury M56 near Stretton M62 near Winwick M6 / A580 near Newton-le-Willows | ||||
| North end | A6 near Bamber Bridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | Herefordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire | |||
| Primary destinations | Hereford Leominster Shrewsbury Whitchurch Warrington Wigan | |||
| Road network | ||||
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The A49 is an A road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with the A6 road just south of Bamber Bridge, near the junction of the M6, M65 and M61 motorways.
As is hinted at by the way the place name of Stretton recurs along its route, its central part follows Iter XII of the Roman Antonine Itinerary.
The stretch between Ross-on-Wye and the A5 at Shrewsbury is a trunk road, maintained by National Highways.