A36 road
A36 close to its junction with the A303.
Direction	South-North
Start	Bath
Primary destinations1	Warminster
End	Southampton
Roads joined
Notes Primary destinations as specified by the Department for Transport. The A303 is a Trunk road in England. It is the main road between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) ( Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department

The A36 is a trunk road and primary route in England that links the port city of Southampton to the city of Bath. A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major Road &mdashusually connecting two or more cities, Ports Airports The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity 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 Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. At Bath, the A36 connects with the A4 road to Bristol, thus enabling a road link between the major ports of Southampton and Bristol. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Originally, the A36 continued onto Avonmouth, but this section was renumbered to the A4. On its way south from Bath the A36 passes a number of towns, including Warminster, Wilton and Salisbury in Wiltshire, and Totton in Hampshire, on the western outskirts of Southampton, where it joins the A35 road. Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the County town) England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Totton and Eling is a Town and Civil parish in Hampshire, UK, with a Population of around 28000 people Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The A35 is a Trunk road in southern England, running from Honiton in Devon, that then passes through Dorset and terminates in Southampton

Standard of Route

The majority of the A36 is built to single carriageway standard, but parts of it have been upgraded to dual carriageway standard. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a The A36 is dual carriageway for its 1 mile (1. 6 km) bypass of the village of Beckington, 3 miles (5 km) north of Frome, and also dualled for approximately 1 mile (1. Beckington is a village and Civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, about three miles north of Frome. Frome ( (ˈfruːm is a medium-sized Town and Civil parish in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills. 6 km) near to its grade separated junction with the A303 road, 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Wilton). Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( The A303 is a Trunk road in England. It is the main road between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon. The A36 in Salisbury acts as the city's ring road, bypassing the city centre to dual carriageway standard. 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 Additionally, just south-east of Salisbury the largest dualled section exists for about 4 miles (6 km), bypassing the village of Alderbury. Alderbury & Whaddon are two small adjacent villages three miles south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England with a population of about 2000 Then, the road is briefly dualled from its roundabout with the A3090 road to the M27 motorway (junction 2) – this part of the road may have once been known as the A36(M) (see link below). A roundabout is a type of Road junction at which Traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island The A3090 is an A-Class Road in Hampshire in Southern England. The Soviet motorway M27 connects Sochi, Tbilisi, and Baku. The M27 is a Motorway in Hampshire It again reverts to single carriageway standard through Totton until it terminates.

External links

• SABRE page on A36