A49 road A49 road The A49 is an A road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with the A6 road just south of Bamber Bridge, near the junction of the M6, M65 and M61 motorways. The stretch between Ross-on-Wye and the A5 at Shrewsbury is a trunk road, maintained by the national Highways England. From the A6 at Bamber Bridge, south of Preston, the road runs parallel to the M6 motorway,
Motorways in the Republic of Ireland continuous motorway, as well as a number of other projects, increased the total length of the country's motorway network to 916 km (570 miles). Planned new road construction will possibly lead to there being almost 1100 km (700 miles) of motorway by 2035, subject to the availability of funding. Motorways in Ireland have a set of restrictions, which prohibit certain traffic from using the road. The following classes of traffic are not allowed on Irish motorways: Rules for driving on motorways include the following: The general motorway speed limit is 120 km/h (75mph). "For more on motorway specification in general,