A4055 road
{{Short description|A road in Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
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|type=A
|route=4055
|header_type=minor
|image=The A4055 road bridge over the River Ely.jpg
|image_notes=Cogan Spur
|length_mi=
|direction_a= East
|terminus_a = Cardiff Bay
|direction_b= West
|terminus_b = Barry Island
|junction = {{jct|country=GBR|A|4232|name1= }}
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{{jct|country=GBR|A|4231|name1= }}
{{jct|country=GBR|A|4050|name1= }}
|destinations= Cardiff
|previous_type = A
|next_type = A
|previous_route = 4054
|next_route = 4058
}}
The A4055 is the main road link between Cardiff Bay and Barry in Wales.
History
===Dinas Powys Bypass===
The road goes through the village of Dinas Powys and there has been a call for a by-pass due to the volume of traffic from Barry to and from Cardiff. However the Vale of Glamorgan Council confirmed in June 2007 that the by-pass would have to be funded by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG).{{cite web |url= http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/our_council/council/council_structure/cabinet/state_of_area_debate/minutes_2007/dinas_powys.aspx |publisher= Vale of Glamorgan Council |title= Report of the State of the Area Debate held on 5th June, 2007 at Dinas Powys Parish Hall.|access-date=2008-03-12}}
=1988 extension=
The road was extended in 1988 from the junction of the A4160 to the Ferry Road Interchange of the A4232,{{cite web|url=http://www.cardiffians.co.uk/timeline.html |publisher=cardiffians.co.uk |title=Cardiff Timeline |access-date=2007-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812074737/http://www.cardiffians.co.uk/timeline.html |archive-date=12 August 2007 |url-status=dead }} this is called the Cogan Spur and as such it is also a spur road off the A4232.
Route
File:Weston Square Bridge, Barry.jpg
The road starts from the Cardiff International Sports Village at the Ferry Road Interchange (A4232), then along the Cogan Spur until the junction of Barons Court. From there it goes through Llandough and Dinas Powys. The road then enters the Barry district of Palmerstown along Cardiff Road and goes into Weston Square, Gladstone Road, Broad Street, Harbour Road and finally Friars Road in Barry Island.
See also
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