A357 road (Great Britain)

A357
Major junctions
South end	Blandford (50.877°N 2.195°W)
	A350; A30; A371
North end	Wincanton (51.047°N 2.434°W)
Location
Primary; destinations	Blandford; Sturminster Newton; Stalbridge; Henstridge; Templecombe; Wincanton
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The A357 is a road that leads from Blandford to Wincanton.[1] In combination with the A350 and A371, it forms the main route between Poole and Weston-super-Mare, of which it is the intermediate segment.

There have been calls for traffic calming measures at Sturminster Newton, regarding a perception of many vehicles exceeding the speed limit. Between August 2011 and August 2016, there were 2 slight injuries due to road traffic accidents on the stretch.[2] There have been fatal accidents on the stretch of road near Blandford.[3]

References

"A357". SABRE. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
"Petition – Request for traffic calming measures on A357 at Newton" (PDF). Dorset County Council. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
"Man killed in fatal road accident on A357". Daily Echo. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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[1] "A357". SABRE. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[2] "Petition – Request for traffic calming measures on A357 at Newton" (PDF). Dorset County Council. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[3] "Man killed in fatal road accident on A357". Daily Echo. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2018.