A51 road
The A51 is a road in England running from Chester to Kingsbury, Warwickshire.
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| Maintained by Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Council Shropshire Council Staffordshire County Council Warwickshire County Council | ||||
| Length | 79 mi (127 km) | |||
| Existed | 1922–present | |||
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| Northwest end | Chester 52.5586°N 1.6808°W | |||
| Southeast end | Kingsbury 53.1921°N 2.8821°W | |||
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| Counties | Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire | |||
| Primary destinations | Chester Nantwich Stone Rugeley Lichfield Tamworth | |||
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It takes on the following route:
- Chester
- Vicars Cross
- Littleton
- Tarvin
- Duddon
- Clotton
- Tarporley (merges briefly with A49)
- Nantwich
- Woore
- Stone (merges briefly with A34)
- Sandon
- Weston
- Great Haywood
- Little Haywood
- Rugeley (bypass opened 2007 )
- Lichfield
- Tamworth
- Kingsbury
The A51 is used by some long-distance traffic as an alternative to the M6 motorway, which is prone to congestion through Birmingham. The nearby M6 Toll motorway now serves a similar function. Previously continued to Coventry via route of B4098. Tamworth to Coventry previously part of A423.
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