Appendix 2 - Shropshire’s Strategic Corridors
Strategic Corridors form a branching network of strategic, major and local road routes. The road routes are supported in the north, east and west of Shropshire by four Rail Routes to Birmingham, Manchester, Chester, Cardiff and Llanelli.
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Transport Network |
Strategic Corridors |
Strategic Routes |
Local Routes |
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Trans-European Strategic Road Network and Midlands Rail Network |
M6 - M54 - A5 with the Birmingham to Shrewsbury Rail Route |
M6 Junction 10A at Wolverhampton to Chester for A55 Jnc. 38 for North Wales and Holyhead Seaport, Anglesey and M56 Jnc. 15 and M53 Jnc. 11 into North West and rail services from Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Chester |
Shifnal to Oswestry by-passing Shrewsbury connecting with A41, A464, A442, B5061, A49, A458, A488 & A483 |
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A483(T) with the Shrewsbury to Chester Rail Route & potential to link Oswestry to Gobowen on the Cambrian Heritage Railways line |
M56, M53 & A55 at Chester to M4 at Llanelli for South Wales & the South-West and rail services from Chester |
Oswestry and Chirk Bank to Llandrindod Wells connecting with A458, A490 & A489 |
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English Strategic & Major Road Networks |
A49(T)south & A49north with the Manchester to Cardiff Rail Route via Shrewsbury and other stations in the County |
M6 & M56 at Warrington to M50 & A40 at Ross on Wye |
Whitchurch to Ludlow by-passing Shrewsbury connecting with A41, A495, A53, A5, A489, A4113, A4117 & A456 |
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A53 |
Shrewsbury to Newcastle Under Lyme for A500 Stoke on Trent & M6 Jnc. 15 |
Shrewsbury to Market Drayton connecting with A41 & A51 |
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A51 |
M56, M53 & A55 at Chester to M42 at Sutton Coldfield |
Connecting A525 Whitchurch and A53 Market Drayton to Woore, Nantwich, Stoke on Trent & Stone |
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A456 |
A49 at Ludlow to M5 & A4540 at Birmingham city centre |
Woofferton (Ludlow) to Burford, Bewdley & Kidderminster |
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West Midlands to Wales Strategic, Major & Local Road Networks and Welsh Rail Network |
A458(T), A458 & A454 |
A470 Conwy, A487 Bangor, A489 Machynlleth to Halesowen & the M5 |
Welshpool to Bridgnorth bypassing Shrewsbury connecting with A5, A4169, A442 & A454 |
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A489 with Heart of Wales Craven Arms to Llanelli Rail Route |
A489 at Craven Arms to A487 at Machynlleth |
Craven Arms to Newtown connecting with A488, A490, A483, A470 & A487 |
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A488 |
A5 at Shrewsbury to A44 & A483 at Llandrindod Wells |
Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle, Clun and Knighton connecting with A489 & A4113 |
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Shropshire to West Midlands Major & Local Road Networks |
M54 - A464 - A4169 - A442 |
M54 at Shifnal to A456 at Kidderminster |
Shifnal to Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock connecting with A464, A4169, A458 |
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A41 |
M56, M53 & A55 at Chester to A4150 in Wolverhampton city centre |
Whitchurch to Albrighton connecting with A49, A53, A518, A442, M54, A464 & A454 |
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Shropshire Local Road Network |
A495 |
A49 at Whitchurch to A483 at Oswestry |
connecting with A49, A41, A525, A528 & A5/A483 |