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North Wales Expressway

A55

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34 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A55 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
22.9 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
0% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
0
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.

  • national limit (70)100%

Runs past

  • Huntington·village·10 m
  • Eccleston·village·100 m
  • Littleton·village·170 m
  • Bretton·village·490 m
  • Great Boughton·village·530 m
  • Christleton·village·570 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Toby Carvery

    Restaurant · 340 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Rake and Pikel

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:The Piper

    Pub · 400 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:The Cheshire Cat

    Pub · 580 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Red Lion PH

    Pub · 910 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Starbucks

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A55 yet. Plan the first one.

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