A370 road

The A370 is a primary road in England running from the A4 Bath Road, near Bristol Temple Meads railway station to Weston-super-Mare before continuing to the village of East Brent in Somerset. A more direct route from Bristol to East Brent is the A38.

A370 shield
A370
Entrance to Winterstoke Commercial Park from Herluin Way (A370).jpg
The A370 Leaving Weston-super-Mare.
Major junctions
FromBristol
Major intersections M5
A4
A369
A371
A38
ToEast Brent
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network

Route

Within Bristol urban area, the road begins at Bath Road roundabout, at the busy junction with A4 near Temple Meads. It then follows the new cut of River Avon west to Cumberland basin, via Bedminster.

From here on, it begins to head south-westwards out of the city. It first bypasses Long Ashton, then passes through Flax Bourton, Backwell, Brockley, Cleeve, Congresbury and Hewish, beyond which it crosses the M5 motorway at Junction 21.

The road then enters Weston-super-Mare: a dual carriageway extends most of the way, by passing the built-up area, including Junction 21 Enterprise Area to the east of the town. Previously the route of the A370 passed through Worle. On reaching the waterfront, the road turns south to run partly along the beach, then leaves Weston at Uphill. It passes Bleadon and Lympsham before meeting the A38 road at East Brent.[1]

Condition

The A370 can get extremely busy during rush hour.[2] Congestion points include the approaches to the M5 motorway, the traffic lights in Congresbury and the Long Ashton bypass—which now has a high-occupancy vehicle lane solely for use by buses, taxis, motorcycles, and cars with two or more occupants.[3]

Future

As part of the "Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study", a link road was under consideration to the south of Bristol.[4][5] This is in part due to the congestion at Winterstoke Road and Barrow Gurney,[6] both of which are very busy, especially the latter where the road can only accommodate travelling at one direction at a given time); and the incomplete Bristol Ring Road (A4174).

In 2017, the A370 Long Ashton By Pass was connected to the South Bristol Link (SBL) road, as part of the MetroBus rapid transit scheme, providing a new road linking Hengrove to Long Ashton By Pass and the Long Ashton Park & Ride.[7] This follows much of the intended route for the Bristol Ring Road and carries the designation A4174, the same as the built section of ring road.

Points of interest
Point Coordinates
(Links to map resources)		 OS Grid Ref Notes
Bristol 51.4473°N 2.5822°W / 51.4473; -2.5822 (Bristol) ST596721 Bristol
M5 junction 21 51.3588°N 2.8935°W / 51.3588; -2.8935 (M5 junction 21) ST378625 Intersection with M5 motorway
East Brent 51.2578°N 2.9332°W / 51.2578; -2.9332 (East Brent) ST349513 East Brent, Somerset

References
  1. "A370: Bristol – East Brent". SABRE. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. Harding, Julie (15 December 2008). "Cyclist killed in Bristol road accident". This is Bristol. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. Cork, Tristan; Pickstock, Heather (18 May 2023). "Calls to remove new bus lane just weeks after it opened". BristolLive. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. "Greater Bristol Transport Strategy" (PDF). Atkins. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  5. "South Bristol Link – A370 Junction" (PDF). North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  6. "Village calls on North Somerset to clear drains to avoid road disaster". Evening Post. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  7. "South Bristol Link". Travelwest. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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