A5127 road explained

Country:	ENG
Type:	A
Route:	5127
Image Notes:	The A5127, Lichfield Road in Aston
Previous Type:	A
Next Type:	A
Previous Route:	5126
Next Route:	5128

The A5127 is a major road in England which runs between Birmingham and Lichfield, Staffordshire. For much of the route the road follows the old route of the A38 which has since been moved in order to by-pass places such as Erdington and Sutton Coldfield and form a relief road from Birmingham city centre to Spaghetti Junction.

The part from the county boundary, through Shenstone to Lichfield was one of the roads of the Lichfield Turnpike Trust, established in 1729.^[1] Beyond Lichfield, it joins the Roman Ryknild Street at Streethay^[2] and immediately after that joins the present A38.

Route

Main places and junctions^[3] along the A5127:

• Birmingham
• Aston, Birmingham
• A38(M) Aston Expressway Junction
• M6 motorway Junction 6 (Gravelly Hill Interchange / Spaghetti Junction;)
• Gravelly Hill, Birmingham
• Erdington, Birmingham
• A452 Chester Road junction
• Wylde Green, Birmingham
• Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
• Passes near Sutton Park
• A453 Tamworth Road junction
• A454 junction
• Four Oaks, Birmingham
• Birmingham & West Midlands/ Staffordshire boundary
• Shenstone, Staffordshire
• Wall junction with M6 Toll, A5 and A5148 (leading to A38)
• A461/ A51 Junction
• Lichfield, Staffordshire
• A38 Junction

This route closely follows the Cross-City Line.

References

52.589°N -1.8313°W

Notes and References

1. [Lichfield Roads Act 1728]
2. Margary, Ivan (1967). Roman Roads in Britain. John Baker Publishers., pp. 305–6.
3. coordinates from OpenStreetMap