A4123 road

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A4123 shield
A4123
Route information
Length12 mi (19 km)
HistoryConstruction completed 1927
Major junctions
Northwest endWolverhampton Ring Road
52°34′46″N 2°07′32″W / 52.579389°N 2.125453°W / 52.579389; -2.125453 (A4123 road (north end))
Major intersections A4150
A4039
A463
A457
A461
A4034
M5 Jnc. 2
A456
A4040
Southeast endHarborne, Birmingham
52°27′32″N 1°57′48″W / 52.458971°N 1.963203°W / 52.458971; -1.963203 (A4123 road (southeastern end))
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[]

  1. ^ "Hansard". 18 July 1923. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Sabre roads - A4123".
  3. ^ "Hansard". 3 June 1924. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Hansard". 10 March 1925. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Hansard". 18 November 1927. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. ^ "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 / 52.511161; -2.066178 (A4123 road)

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