A4123 road

A4123 road
Route information
Length:	12 mi (19 km)
History:	Construction completed 1927
Major junctions
Northwest end:	Wolverhampton Ring Road 52°34′46″N 2°07′32″W / 52.579389°N 2.125453°W / 52.579389; -2.125453 (A4123 road (north end))
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Southeast end:	Harborne, Birmingham 52°27′32″N 1°57′48″W / 52.458971°N 1.963203°W / 52.458971; -1.963203 (A4123 road (southeastern end))
Location
Primary destinations:	Birmingham, Wolverhampton
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A4123, also known as the Birmingham New Road or Wolverhampton New Road, is a major road in the West Midlands linking Wolverhampton with Birmingham. It was one of the first major new roads constructed for use by motor traffic, and was designed as an unemployment relief project.^[1] It runs roughly northwest to southeast from the Wolverhampton Ring Road to Harborne, west Birmingham.

Construction of the road began on 4 February 1924, and was built in individual sections.,^[2] and provided jobs for at least 470 unemployed workers in surrounding areas including Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Smethwick and Oldbury.^[3] It was opened by the then Prince Of Wales (later Edward VIII of the United Kingdom) on 2 November 1927.^[4]

The road has previously been a Trunk Road (looked after by the Highways Agency), but was detrunked on 13 November 2008.^[5]

National Express West Midlands service 126 serves the majority of the A4123 from Birmingham to Wolverhampton. Buses run every 10 minutes during peak times.

References

↑ "Hansard". 18 July 1923. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
↑ "Hansard". 3 June 1924. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
↑ "Hansard". 10 March 1925. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
↑ "Hansard". 18 November 1927. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
↑ "Highways Agency : Press Release". 6 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

External links

SABRE - A4123

A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme

	A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49

	A403 A404 A405 A406 A412 A413 A414 A415 A417 A418 A419 A420 A421 A422 A423 A425 A426 A427 A428 A429 A431 A432 A433 A435 A441 A442 A444 A445 A446 A448 A449 A452 A453 A454 A456 A458 A461 A465 A468 A469 A470 A472 A473 A474 A475 A476 A477 A478 A482 A483 A484 A485 A486 A487 A488 A489 A490 A491 A493 A494 A496 A497 A498 A499

	A4005 A4006 A4008 A4010 A4012 A4018 A4025 A4032 A4037 A4040 A4042 A4050 A4053 A4054 A4055 A4059 A4060 A4061 A4063 A4067 A4069 A4074 A4076 A4080 A4085 A4094 A4103 A4107 A4109 A4110 A4113 A4117 A4118 A4119 A4123 A4130 A4133 A4135 A4136 A4138 A4142 A4146 A4148 A4150 A4155 A4160 A4161 A4169 A4173 A4174 A4202 A4212 A4216 A4217 A4221 A4226 A4230 A4232 A4234 A4240 A4241 A4260 A4361 A4400 A4536 A4540

List of A roads in Zone 4 List of B roads in Zone 4

Coordinates: 52°30′40″N 2°03′58″W / 52.511161°N 2.066178°W / 52.511161; -2.066178 (A4123 road)

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