A475 road
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 18.9 mi (30.4 km) |
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| East end: | Lampeter |
 A482 road A485 road A486 road A484 road | |
| West end: | Newcastle Emlyn |
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The A475 is a road in west Wales linking the town centres of Lampeter, Ceredigion and Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, a total of 19 miles (31 km).
Route
The A475 leaves Lampeter southwestwards from a junction with the A482 and passes through the hamlet of Pentre-Bach and the village of Llanwnnen, where it is crossed by the B4337 Llanrhystud to Edwinsford road. It passes through the villages of Dre-Fach and Cwmsychbant, then is crossed by the B4459 Talgarreg to Pencader road. The road continues to Pren-Gwyn and a junction with the B4476 road to Landysul. At Horeb the A475 is crossed by the A486 New Quay to Saron road. The road passes through Penrhywllan, Aber-banc and Llandyfriog, and reaches Newcastle Emlyn town centre after a roundabout junction with the B4571 and B4333 roads. After crossing the River Teifi into Carmarthenshire the road ends at a junction with the A484 in Water Street.
History
The original route designated A475 in 1923 ran from Swansea to Carmarthen.[1] When this route was renumbered in 1935, the designation was given to the Lampeter to Newcastle Emlyn route.[2]
Hazards and Incidents
On 11 September 2001 a council lorry collided with a school bus near the Horeb crossroads. A number of children and three adults were treated for shock and minor injury, but no one was seriously injured.[3] In the same year a young couple died when their car left the road near Lampeter.[4] A review of speed limits was called for in 2013 following an accident on the road, which was referred to by a local driver as "a death trap".[5] The A475 was classed by the Road Safety Foundation in 2011 as a Low-medium risk road;[6] the classification was increased in 2014 as Medium risk.[7]
References
- ↑ "SABRE A475 (Swansea - Carmarthen)". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "SABRE A475". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Pupils hurt in school bus crash". BBC Wales. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Two die in car followed by police patrol". Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Speed limit review calls". Cambrian News. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Road Safety Foundation 2007-2011" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Road Safety Foundation 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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Coordinates: 52°05′16″N 4°15′45″W / 52.08776°N 4.26244°W