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{{Short description|Road in England}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} |
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| road= A386 |
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{{Use British English|date=February 2013}} |
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| length-mi= 60.1 |
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{{Infobox road |
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|photo=Inwardleigh, approaching Elmead Cross - geograph.org.uk - 203230.jpg |
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| direction= South-North |
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|country=GBR |
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| start= [[Plymouth]] |
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|type=A |
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|route=386 |
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| end= [[Appledore, North Devon|Appledore]] |
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|length_mi=60.1 |
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|direction_a= South |
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|terminus_a = [[Plymouth]]<br />{{coord|50.3758|-4.1431|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=A386 road (southern end)}} |
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|direction_b= North |
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|terminus_b = [[Appledore, North Devon|Appledore]]<br />{{coord|51.0521|-4.1908|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=A386 road (northern end)}} |
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|junction = {{jct|country=GBR|A|374|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|38|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|390|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|30|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|3079|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|3072|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|3124|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|388|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|39|name1= }} |
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|destinations= [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]]<br />[[Okehampton]]<br />[[Bideford]] |
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The '''A386''' is a [[primary route]] in [[Devon]], England. It runs from [[Plymouth]] on the south coast to [[Appledore, North Devon|Appledore]] on the north coast. |
The '''A386''' is a [[primary route]] in [[Devon]], England. It runs from [[Plymouth]] on the south coast to [[Appledore, North Devon|Appledore]] on the north coast. |
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The road starts in the centre of Plymouth, and forms Tavistock Road, the main route out of the city to the north. It crosses a section of [[Dartmoor]] to [[Yelverton, Devon|Yelverton]] and [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]]. The A386 then heads northeast across the western fringe of Dartmoor past the village of [[Lydford]] to the [[A30 road |
The road starts in the centre of Plymouth, and forms Tavistock Road, the main route out of the city to the north. It crosses a section of [[Dartmoor]] to [[Yelverton, Devon|Yelverton]] and [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]]. The A386 then heads northeast across the western fringe of Dartmoor past the village of [[Lydford]] to the [[A30 road|A30]] west of [[Okehampton]]. It passes to the west of Okehampton to reach [[Hatherleigh]], where the road joins the valley of the [[River Torridge]]. It follows the valley to, [[Meeth]], Merton, [[Great Torrington]], [[Bideford]] and finally Appledore. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The route is little changed from its original alignment in 1922. It originally ended at Bideford, and was extended north first to [[Northam, Devon|Northam]] and then to Appledore on the former route of the B3236. The route originally went through the town of Okehampton. In about 1971 it was realigned to its present route on the former route of the B3219. In the north of Plymouth the road was rebuilt in the 1970s to bypass the village of [[Crownhill]]. |
The route is little changed from its original alignment in 1922. It originally ended at Bideford, and was extended north first to [[Northam, Devon|Northam]] and then to Appledore on the former route of the B3236. The route originally went through the town of Okehampton. In about 1971, it was realigned to its present route on the former route of the B3219. In the north of Plymouth, the road was rebuilt in the 1970s to bypass the village of [[Crownhill]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*[http://www. |
*[http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A386 SABRE page on the A386] |
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==External links== |
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{{GB A road zone 3}} |
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{{coord|50.7449|-4.0311|dim:50000_region:GB|display=title|name=A386 road}} |
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[[Category:Roads in England]] |
[[Category:Roads in England]] |
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[[Category:Transport in Devon]] |
[[Category:Transport in Devon]] |
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[[Category:Roads in Devon]] |
Latest revision as of 20:17, 20 April 2024
A386 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 60.1 mi (96.7 km) |
Major junctions | |
South end | Plymouth 50°22′33″N 4°08′35″W / 50.3758°N 4.1431°W |
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North end | Appledore 51°03′08″N 4°11′27″W / 51.0521°N 4.1908°W |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Primary destinations | Tavistock Okehampton Bideford |
Road network | |
The A386 is a primary route in Devon, England. It runs from Plymouth on the south coast to Appledore on the north coast.
The road starts in the centre of Plymouth, and forms Tavistock Road, the main route out of the city to the north. It crosses a section of Dartmoor to Yelverton and Tavistock. The A386 then heads northeast across the western fringe of Dartmoor past the village of Lydford to the A30 west of Okehampton. It passes to the west of Okehampton to reach Hatherleigh, where the road joins the valley of the River Torridge. It follows the valley to, Meeth, Merton, Great Torrington, Bideford and finally Appledore.
History
[edit]The route is little changed from its original alignment in 1922. It originally ended at Bideford, and was extended north first to Northam and then to Appledore on the former route of the B3236. The route originally went through the town of Okehampton. In about 1971, it was realigned to its present route on the former route of the B3219. In the north of Plymouth, the road was rebuilt in the 1970s to bypass the village of Crownhill.
References
[edit]External links
[edit] Media related to A386 road (England) at Wikimedia Commons