Back Ffordd yr A55 Welsh A55 road German A55 road English A55 (Groot-Brittannië) Dutch A55 (estrada) Portuguese A55 Swedish
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| North Wales Expressway | ||||
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 Looking eastbound at junction 40 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
Part of  E22 | ||||
| Maintained by Highways England North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent | ||||
| Length | 87 mi (140 km) | |||
| Existed | 1922–present | |||
| History | Completed: 2001 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Holyhead | |||
  J9 → A487 road   J11 → A5 road   J19 → A470 road  J33B → A494 road J34 → A494 road  J38 → A483 road  / J39 → A41 road/A5115 road  J40 → A51 road  M53 motorway | ||||
| East end | Chester | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Cheshire | |||
| Primary destinations | Holyhead Bangor Conwy Chester | |||
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The A55, also called the North Wales Expressway (Welsh: Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru),[1] is an important road in Great Britain. It goes between Chester, England and Holyhead, Wales. It goes along the north coast of Wales for most of its route. For most of the route, it is a dual carriageway. Many parts of the road act like a motorway.
It is also part of the European route E22, which links to Amsterdam, Riga, and Moscow. The route once went between Bangor and Chester, but was extended to Holyhead in 2001. This links to the Republic of Ireland through the Port of Holyhead. In total, the road is 87 miles (140 km) long.[2]
- ↑ "The Chester to Bangor Trunk Road (A55), Talerdy Junction Phase 2, St Asaph - Environmental Impact Assessment". Welsh Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ↑ "A55". IHT. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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