A34 road
Direction	North - South
Start	Salford
End	Winchester
Roads joined
Euroroute(s)	E 05

The A34 is a major road in England. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. The E05 or E5 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham and Manchester. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um

Heading South from Manchester, it runs through Cheadle, Wilmslow, Newcastle-under-Lyme, the southern suburbs of Stoke-on-Trent, before heading south to Stone, Stafford, Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham before "disappearing" at junction 4 of the M42 motorway just south of Solihull. Cheadle is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England Wilmslow is a town in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Stone is an old market town in Staffordshire, England, situated about seven Miles north of Stafford, and around seven miles south of the This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. The M42 motorway is a major road in England. Solihull (ˈsɒlɪhʌl or /ˈsəʊlihʌl/ is a large town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of 94753

The road "reappears" at Junction 9 of the M40 motorway ten miles north of Oxford, and continues south as the Oxford Western Bypass, crossing the River Thames on the A34 Road Bridge. The M40 Motorway is a motorway in the English Transport network that connects London to Birmingham. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. A34 Road Bridge is a modern road bridge carrying the Western Oxford By-pass A34 road at Oxford, England, across the River Thames. It then bypasses Abingdon, Didcot and Newbury before finally finishing just east of Winchester, at junction 9 of the M3 motorway. Didcot is a Town in the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire (although formerly in Berkshire) Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. The M3 motorway is a Motorway in Hampshire and Surrey, England. This part of the A34 forms the E05 European route. The E05 or E5 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE.

Originally, the A34 ran continuously from Manchester to Winchester. The "missing" section mentioned above was downgraded to the A3400.

Together with parts of the M3 and the M40, the A34 forms an important route carrying freight from Southampton to the Midlands. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. Because of the volume of traffic, bypasses were built along this route – at Newbury on the A34, and at Twyford Down near Winchester on the M3 – but these were controversial for environmental reasons. Twyford Down is a small area of ancient chalk Downland lying directly to the southeast of Winchester, Hampshire, England. (See the Newbury bypass and Twyford Down articles for some description of protests against roadbuilding. The Newbury bypass, officially known as 'The Winchester-Preston Trunk Road (A34 (Newbury Bypass' is a stretch of Dual carriageway Road which bypasses Twyford Down is a small area of ancient chalk Downland lying directly to the southeast of Winchester, Hampshire, England. )

In 2004 works were carried out, at a cost of £38 million, to allow the road to continue without being interrupted by a roundabout at junction 13 of the M4 motorway, which had caused a 'bottleneck'. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A roundabout is a type of Road junction at which Traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. Metaphorically a bottleneck is a section of a route with a carrying capacity substantially below that characterising other sections of the same route

The A34 near Newbury.

The A34 looking North towards Didcot, in Oxfordshire, with the power station visible

Future plans

A bypass of Alderley Edge is planned. A bypass is a Road or Highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area town or village to let through Traffic flow without interference from Alderley Edge is a village and Civil parish in Cheshire, England. A final decision on construction by the Department for Transport is expected by January 2008. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) ( Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department ^[1]

Former route

Sourced from the 1953 fourth edition "AA Road Book of England and Wales" - note only one by-pass

History of the road number

The original (1923) route of the A34 was Winchester to Oxford, much shorter than it is today. History On June 29, 1905 a group of motoring enthusiasts met at the Trocadero restaurant in the West End of London. Levenshulme is an Urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Burnage is a Neighbourhood of the City of Manchester in North West England. Cheadle is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England Wilmslow is a town in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. Alderley Edge is a village and Civil parish in Cheshire, England. Congleton is a town and Civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the Talke is a village in the English county of Staffordshire, four miles northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Stone is an old market town in Staffordshire, England, situated about seven Miles north of Stafford, and around seven miles south of the This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. Bloxwich is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40000 people Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Shirley is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the county of West Midlands, England. Henley-in-Arden (also known as simply Henley) is a small town in Warwickshire, England. Wootton Wawen is a small Village and Civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. Shipston-on-Stour is a town and Civil parish within the Stratford-on-Avon district of the southern part of Warwickshire, England. Long Compton is a Village and Civil parish in Warwickshire, England near the extreme southern tip of Warwickshire and close to the border with Chipping Norton is a Town in the West Oxfordshire Distrcit of Oxfordshire, England, located north west of Oxford. Woodstock is a small Town in Oxfordshire, England which is home to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Steventon is a village and Civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, south of Abingdon and west of Didcot. East Ilsley is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Litchfield is a Linear village in the English county of Hampshire. Whitchurch is a town in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, 20 km from Newbury Berkshire, 19 km from Winchester, 12 km from Sutton Scotney is a small village north of Winchester in England. Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre It was extended to Manchester in 1935, replacing part of the A42 (Oxford to Birmingham), A455 (Birmingham to Stafford), part of the A449 (Stafford to Newcastle under Lyme) and A526 (Newcastle to Manchester). The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from junction 24 of the M4 motorway at Newport in South Wales to Stafford

References

External links

• The Highways Agency Management Strategy for Bicester to Winchester. Bicester ( IPA /ˈbɪstɚ/ is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England. Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre
• The Highways Agency A34-M4 junction improvements.
• A34 Stratford Road red route, Birmingham