When the new Filton By-Pass (now part of the M5 motorway) was opened in 1962, the route became an arterial road linking the new road to the centre of Bristol. The east-west route (B4057) is now of only local importance, but in the 1930s it carried A38 traffic by-passing Bristol.
When the new Filton Bypass (now part of the M5 motorway) was opened in 1962, the route became a major road connecting the new road to the center of Bristol. The east-west route (B4057) is now only significant for local traffic, but in the 1930s it carried A38 traffic bypassing Bristol.