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| Unlike many other city centre ring roads, Coventry ring road is made up of entirely grade-separated junctions except for one roundabout, this leads to the junctions being extremely close together and in effect one junction leads into another at many points. | Unlike many other city centre ring roads, Coventry ring road is made up of entirely grade-separated junctions except for one roundabout, this leads to the junctions being extremely close together and in effect one junction leads into another at many points. | ||
| After the ], during which most of Coventry city centre was destroyed by the ], the rising level of traffic on the city's roads resulted in plans for the narrow city centre streets to be bypassed with a circular ring road, a type of road which was soon to be commonplace in cities and towns across the United Kingdom. Construction began in the late 1950s |
After the ], during which most of Coventry city centre was destroyed by the ], the rising level of traffic on the city's roads resulted in plans for the narrow city centre streets to be bypassed with a circular ring road, a type of road which was soon to be commonplace in cities and towns across the United Kingdom. Construction began in the late 1950s; the first phase of the road was ready for use in 1962. It was completed in 1974, 12 years after the first section of ring road opened and some 20 years after the ring road was first planned. | ||
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Revision as of 09:47, 13 April 2015
A4053 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 2.25 mi (3.62 km) |
| History | Constructed 1962-1974 |
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| Orbital around Coventry | |
| Major intersections |  A4114 A429 A4600 |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
The A4053, commonly known as the Coventry Ring Road, is a ring road in Coventry, England, which forms a complete dual carriageway loop around the city centre. The road encompasses the old and new Coventry Cathedrals, Coventry University, West Orchard and Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centres, Coventry Skydome Arena, and many other businesses.
Unlike many other city centre ring roads, Coventry ring road is made up of entirely grade-separated junctions except for one roundabout, this leads to the junctions being extremely close together and in effect one junction leads into another at many points.
After the Second World War, during which most of Coventry city centre was destroyed by the Luftwaffe, the rising level of traffic on the city's roads resulted in plans for the narrow city centre streets to be bypassed with a circular ring road, a type of road which was soon to be commonplace in cities and towns across the United Kingdom. Construction began in the late 1950s; the first phase of the road was ready for use in 1962. It was completed in 1974, 12 years after the first section of ring road opened and some 20 years after the ring road was first planned.
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52°24′11″N 1°30′37″W / 52.4031°N 1.51019°W / 52.4031; -1.51019
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