A4123 road
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Route information | |
Length | 12 mi (19 km) |
History | Construction completed 1927 |
Major junctions | |
Northwest end | Wolverhampton Ring Road 52°34′46″N 2°07′32″W / 52.579389°N 2.125453°W |
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Southeast end | Harborne, Birmingham 52°27′32″N 1°57′48″W / 52.458971°N 1.963203°W |
Location | |
Primary destinations | Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton |
Road network | |
The A4123, is a major road in the West Midlands of the UK linking Wolverhampton with Birmingham via Dudley, also known as the Birmingham New Road (Wolverhampton to Dudley) and Wolverhampton Road (Dudley to Birmingham). It was one of the first major new roads constructed for use by motor traffic, and was designed as an unemployment relief project.[1] It runs roughly northwest to southeast from the Wolverhampton Ring Road via Dudley to Harborne, west Birmingham.[2] Until the 1960s, the road continued along the former B4123 to the A441 near Kings Norton. This became part of the A4040 during the 1960s when the Outer Ring Road came into existence.
Construction of the road began on 4 February 1924, and was built in individual sections.[3] It provided jobs for at least 470 unemployed workers in surrounding areas including Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Smethwick and Oldbury.[4] It was opened by the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII of the United Kingdom) on 2 November 1927.[5]
The road has previously been a Trunk Road (looked after by the Highways Agency), but was detrunked on 13 November 2008.[6]
National Express West Midlands services 8 and X8 serve the majority of the A4123 from Birmingham and Dudley to Wolverhampton running up to every 10 minutes during peak times.
References[]
- ^ "Hansard". 18 July 1923. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Sabre roads - A4123".
- ^ "Hansard". 3 June 1924. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Hansard". 10 March 1925. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Hansard". 18 November 1927. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Highways Agency : Press Release". 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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Coordinates: 52°30′40″N 2°03′58″W / 52.511161°N 2.066178°W
- Roads in the West Midlands (county)