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west Wales and the south-west

Atlantic Highway

A39

Also runs asWatersmeet RoadShirwell RoadBath RoadCannington RoadStation RoadMinehead RoadGlastonbury Road
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137 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A39 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
110.4 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
5,257
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 mph7%
  • national limit (60)86%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)7%

Runs past

  • Barnstaple·town·1.4 km
  • Wadebridge·town·470 m
  • Bude·town·890 m
  • Stratton·town·110 m
  • St Columb Major·town·10 m
  • Camelford·town·380 m

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Indian Queen (coming soon)

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

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    • hours listed
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  • Pin 2 on the map:Asda Café

    Café · 340 m from the road, approximately

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  • Pin 3 on the map:Station Masters Café

    Café · 700 m from the road, approximately

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  • Pin 4 on the map:Silver River

    Restaurant · 750 m from the road, approximately

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  • Pin 5 on the map:Brendon Arms

    Pub · 780 m from the road, approximately

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    • hours listed
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  • Pin 6 on the map:Costa

    Café · 120 m from the road, approximately

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    • food
    • hours listed
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The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A39 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A39

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.

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