A5 road (Great Britain)
| A5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A5 leaving Shrewsbury, Shropshire | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by National Highways (England) and North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent | ||||
| Length | 243.0 mi (391.1 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southeast end | Marble Arch, City of Westminster 51°30′48″N 0°09′37″W / 51.5133°N 0.1603°W | |||
| Northwest end | Port of Holyhead 53°18′23″N 4°37′47″W / 53.3063°N 4.6298°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | London, St Albans, Milton Keynes, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Tamworth, Cannock, Telford, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Llangollen, Betws-y-Coed, Bangor, Holyhead | |||
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The A5, the London-Holyhead trunk road, is a major road in England and Wales. It runs for about 243 miles (391 km) from London to the Irish Sea at the ferry port of Holyhead. In many parts the route follows that of the Roman Iter II route which later took the Anglo-Saxon name Watling Street.