The A4161 is a main road in
Cardiff
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,
Wales
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,
United Kingdom
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. The main purpose of the road is to link the
city centre
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with the
M4 motorway
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 ...
in the west at junction 33, and in the east with the
A48(M) motorway
The A48(M) motorway in Wales links Cardiff with Newport. It is a long M4 spur. At St Mellons, it runs continuously into the dual-carriageway A48, which also features (albeit narrow) hard shoulders. The A48(M) has no junctions and opened ...
at
St Mellons
St Mellons ( cy, Llaneirwg) is a district and suburb of southeastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Prior to 1996 St Mellons was the name given to the community largely north of Newport Road (B4487) which included the old St Mellons village. ...
.
History
The 1923 route of the A48 was the main east–west link in south Wales. The A48 in Cardiff was re-numbered to the A4161 on 19 November 1971 when the Eastern Avenue
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
became the A48.
By 2 November 1975, Queen Street was partly pedestrianised and 2 subways were opened under North Road and Boulevard de Nantes
to allow the A4161 then to move from Queen Street to Dumfries Place, Stuttgart Strasse, Boulevard De Nantes. The A48 section between Rumney and
St Mellons
St Mellons ( cy, Llaneirwg) is a district and suburb of southeastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Prior to 1996 St Mellons was the name given to the community largely north of Newport Road (B4487) which included the old St Mellons village. ...
later became the B4487 and
Southern Way (A4232) was built in 1978.
['']South Wales Echo
The ''South Wales Echo'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed throughout the surrounding area. It has a circulation of 7,573.
Background
The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House, C ...
'', "Opening up southern Cardiff – Value of PDR", Wednesday 22 May, 1985, Page 15
Old A48 route
From east to west:
*
Newport Road
Newport Road is a 4.7 mi (7.5 km) road leading east from the centre of Cardiff, Wales, towards Newport, until it joins the A48 at St Mellons.
Description
Newport Road follows the route of the A4161 through Roath and the B4487 t ...
* Queen Street
* Duke Street
* Castle Street
*
Cowbridge Road East
Current route
From east to west it runs through the following roads in Cardiff:
* From
Southern Way west along Newport Road
* Dumfries Place
* Stuttgarter Strasse
* Boulevard De Nantes
The road then follows the
A470
The A470 (also named the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road) is a trunk road in Wales. It is the country's longest road at and links the capital Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. While previously one had to navigate t ...
from North Road (alongside
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle ( cy, Castell Caerdydd) is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top ...
through to Duke Street, before becoming the A4161 again from:
* Castle Street, and over Cardiff Bridge
* Cowbridge Road East
* Wellington Street
* Atlas Road
* Lansdowne Road
* Cowbridge Road East again, ending at Ely Bridge (roundabout on the A48)
Types of road
Notes
* Cardiff & Newport A-Z Street Atlas 2007 Edition
References
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Roads in Cardiff