The A468 is a principal road from
Newport
Newport most commonly refers to:
*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
Places Asia
*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
Europe
Ireland
*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
to
Nantgarw. The current route begins at the
A467 in
Bassaleg then passes through
Rhiwderin,
Machen,
Trethomas
Trethomas ( en, Thomastown) is a small village northeast of Caerphilly, southeast Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
It neighbours Bedwas and Machen, and forms a council ward in co ...
,
Bedwas and
Caerphilly
Caerphilly (, ; cy, Caerffili, ) is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley.
It is north of Cardiff and northwest of Newport. It is the largest town in Caerphilly County Borough, and lies wit ...
, terminating on the
A470.
History
Originally the A468 began at the Handpost Pub on the junction with the former
A467 (reclassified to B4240) and proceeded west along Bassaleg Road, passing under a pair of stone arch bridges carrying the
Ebbw Valley Railway and the
Brecon and Merthyr Railway
The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (B&MR) was a railway company in Wales. It was originally intended to link the towns in its name. Finding its access to Merthyr difficult at first, it acquired the Rumney Railway, an old plateway, and ...
before reaching the current starting point.
References
Roads in Caerphilly County Borough
Roads in Newport, Wales
Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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