A482
west Wales and the south-west
Winding· 15% curvy · 16 kmGenuine bends along it rather than long straights.
west Wales and the south-west
Bridge Road
A379
- Water
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- Length
- 4.1 km
- How curvy
- Properly twisty
- 17% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Curvy metres
- 675
How these scores are measured
Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.
Speed limits along it
What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.
- 40 mph19%
- national limit (60)77%
- Other limits (each under 5%)4%
Runs past
- Teignmouth·town·1.1 km
- Dartmouth·town·1.2 km
- Exminster·village·1.5 km
- Shaldon·village·260 m
- Ringmore·village·380 m
- Kingswear·village·1.2 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Beefeater
Restaurant · 90 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Naz
Restaurant · 950 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
Pin 3 on the map:Molloys
Pub · 980 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
Pin 4 on the map:The Floating Bridge
Pub · 420 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- toilets
- hours listed
Pin 5 on the map:The Tally Ho
Pub · 650 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- phone
- website
Pin 6 on the map:The Blue Anchor
Pub · 870 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A379 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A379
Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.
Near the A379 · Rod Allday · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A379 · Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A379 · Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0