A413 road

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The A413 is a major road in England that links Gerrards Cross to Towcester. It passes through various towns and villages including Buckingham, Aylesbury, Wendover, Winslow, Great Missenden and Amersham.

It has been diverted a number of times over 200 years. In the early 19th century, it was moved north of Little Missenden to create a by-pass for the village. In the 1960s, a by-pass was built around Great Missenden and re-routing has taken place through Aylesbury town centre. In the last 20 years, by-passes have been built for Amersham and Wendover. In the early 21st century, the junction near Towcester where the A413 joins the A43 has also been redeveloped along with much-needed A43 redevelopment around Silverstone Circuit.

That part of the route which runs along the Misbourne Valley dates back into pre-history. In Medieval times, the Cartulary of Missenden Abbey simply recorded the road as "the Kings Highway". Also just north of Aylesbury the road crosses Holman's Bridge, the location in 1642 of the Battle of Aylesbury.

Aylesbury rockstar John Otway wrote a B-Side about the road on his Number 9 hit single "Bunsen Burner." The song was called "A413 Revisited" and is about John returning home no longer as a one hit wonder but as a two hit artist. The chorus is. "From Amersham, to Missenden, to Wendover to the Vale of Aylesbury, that's me heading down the 4-1-3" and features places located on the road such as The Grange School in Aylesbury.

The section of the A413 between Aylesbury and Winslow is known locally for its high accident rate. A number of signs have been put up along this stretch of road saying how many casualties have occurred on the road in recent years. The stretch has a high number of blind turnings, sudden speed limits and steep gradients. The worst accident to occur in recent years was in 2003 when a lorry crashed through the side of a bridge just south of the hamlet of Hardwick. The road was closed completely for two days resulting in all bus services being diverted onto the A418 or A41.

	A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain road numbering system	edit
A4	A40 - A41 - A42 - A43 - A44 - A45 - A46 - A47 - A48 - A49
	A403 - A406 - A413 - A414 - A417 - A418 - A419
	A420 - A421 - A422 - A425 - A426 - A427 - A428 - A429 - A435 - A441 - A442 - A445 - A449
	A452 - A453 - A454 - A456 - A458 - A461 - A465 - A470 - A472 - A478 - A482 - A483 - A487 - A488
	A494 - A497 - A498 - A499
	A4006 - A4012 - A4018 - A4025 - A4040 - A4042
	A4103 - A4117 - A4150 - A4133 - A4142 - A4146 - A4174
	A4202 - A4212 - A4260 - A4400 - A4536 - A4540
	List of A roads in Zone 4