A55 road

The **A55**, also called the **North Wales Expressway** (Welsh: *Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru*), 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  long.

## Junctions
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| colspan="5" | **A55 road junctions**
|- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white"
| km
| Westbound exits (B Carriageway)
| Junction
| Eastbound exits (A Carriageway)
|- align="center"
|0.0
| Holyhead ,  (Pedestrians) (Motor vehicles)Fish quay, Park and ride,  Long stay
| 
| *Start of road*
|- align="center"
|
| Local traffic
| TOTSO
| Local traffic only
|- align="center"
|0.5
| Town centre **A5154**
| TOTSO
| Town centre **A5154**
|- align="center"
|0.7
| Trearddur Bay **B4545**, Kingsland
| J1
| Trearddur Bay **B4545**, Kingsland
|- align="center"
|1.22.0
| Trearddur Bay **A5153** **(B4545)**, Parc Cybi, Penrhos Stanley ,  Goods vehicles
| J2
| Trearddur Bay **A5153** **(B4545)**, Parc Cybi
|- align="center"
|7.17.7
| Valley **A5**
| J3
| Valley, Caergeiliog **A5**
|- align="center"
|9.610.2
| Caergeiliog **A5**, Boderdern
| J4
| Bryngwran **A5**, Boderdern
|- align="center"
|14.014.6
| Rhosneigr, Aberffraw **A4080**, Bryngwran **(A5)**
| J5
| Rhosneigr, Aberffraw **A4080**, Gwalchmai **(A5)**
|- align="center"
|23.224.0
| Rhostrehwfa **A5**, Llangefni **(A5114)**
| J6
| Pentre Berw **A5**, Llangefni **(A5114)**
|- align="center"
|27.828.6
| Gaerwen, Pentre Berw **A5152** **(A5)**
| J7
| Gaerwen, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll **A5152** **(A5)**
|- align="center"
|31.3
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll **A5**, Star
| J7A
|  *No access*
|- align="center"
|32.933.4
| Benllech, Amlwch **A5025**
| J8
| Menai Bridge, Amlwch **A5025**
|- align="center" 
|33.8
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll **A5(W)**, Menai Bridge **A5(E)**, Beaumaris **(A545)**
| J8A
|  *No access (on-slip only)*
|- align="center"
|
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Isle of Anglesey*
|
| 
|- align="center"
|34.134.4
| colspan=3 | *Britannia Bridge*
|- align="center"
|
| 
|
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Gwynedd*
|- align="center"
|35.335.6
| Bangor, Caenarfon **A487**
| J9
| Bangor, Caenarfon **A487**
|- align="center"
|36.437.0
| Bangor **A4087**, Caenarfon **(A487)**
| J10
| Bangor **A4087**
|- align="center"
|40.340.9
| Bangor, Betws-y-Coed **A5**
| J11*Services*
| Betws-y-Coed **A5**
|- align="center"
|43.644.2
| Tal-y-bont
| J12
| Tal-y-bont
|- align="center"
|47.247.5
| Abergwyngregyn
| J13
| Abergwyngregyn
|- align="center"
|48.949.2
| Llanfairfechan
| J14
| Llanfairfechan
|- align="center"
|
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Gwynedd*
|
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Conwy*
|- align="center"
|51.7
| Llanfairfechan
| J15
| Llanfairfechan
|- align="center"
|52.853.7
| colspan=3 | *Pen-y-Clip Tunnels*
|- align="center"
|60.461.0
| Conwy **A547***End of special road*
| J17
| Conwy **A547***Start of special road*
|- align="center"
|61.862.9
| colspan=3 | *Conwy Tunnel*
| J23*Services*
| Llanddulas **A547***End of special road*
|- align="center"
|80.080.4
|  *No access (on-slip only)*
| J23A
| Pensarn, Rhyl **A548**
|- align="center"
|81.281.9
| Abergele, Rhuddlan **A547**
| J24
| Rhuddlan, Prestatyn **A547**
|- align="center"
|84.6
| Towyn, St. George 
| J24A
| *No access*
|- align="center"
|
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Conwy*
| 
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Denbighshire*
|- align="center"
|
| colspan=3 | *Services*
|- align="center"
|86.786.8
| Bodelwyddan, Glan Clwyd 
| J25
| Bodelwyddan, Glan Clwyd 
|- align="center"
|88.288.8
| St Asaph Business Park
| J26
| St Asaph Business Park
|- align="center"
|89.990.6
| St Asaph, Rhyl **A525**
| J27
| St Asaph, Rhyl **A525**
|- align="center"
|91.691.6
| Denbigh **A525**
| J27A
|  *No access*
|- align="center"
|92.993.2
| Rhuallt **(B5429)**, Trefnant
| J28
| Rhuallt, Tremeirchion **B5429**
|- align="center"
|96.797.3
| Rhuallt, Tremeirchion **(B5429)**
| J29
| 
|- align="center"
|
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Denbighshire*
| 
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering Flintshire*
|- align="center"
|99.099.3
| Tremeirchion
| J30
| 
|- align="center"
|100.3100.8
| Prestatyn **A5151**, Caerwys **B5122**
| J31
| Holywell **A5026**, Caerwys **A5151** **(B5122)**
|- align="center"
|108.7108.8
| Holywell **A5026**
| J32
| Rhosesmor **(B5123)**
|- align="center"
|109.3109.9
| Rhosesmor **B5123**
| J32A
|  *No access (on-slip only)*
|- align="center"
|111.3111.4
| Pentre Halkyn, Rhosesmor
| J32B
|  *No access*
|- align="center"
|114.6115.3
| Flint **A5119**
| J33
| Mold, Flint **A5119**
|- align="center"
|116.5
| Connah's Quay **B5126**
| J33A
| Northop Hall
|- align="center"
|
| colspan=3 | *Services*
|- align="center"
|120.0
| Mold **A494**
| J33B
|  *No access (on-slip only)*
|- align="center"
|120.5128.8
| Queensferry **A494**
| J34TOTSO[See notes]
| Queensferry **A494**, Manchester **(M56)**
|- align="center"
|123.1123.6
| Buckley **A550** **(A549)**, Corwen **(A5104)**
| J35
| Wrexham **A550**
|- align="center"
|125.3125.9
| Pen-y-ffordd **A5104**
| J36
| Broughton, Pen-y-ffordd **A5104**
|- align="center"
|128.5
| Broughton **(A5104)**
| J36A
|  *No access (on-slip only)*
|- align="center"
|128.6
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering  and Flintshire*
| *Border* 
| style=background:skyblue | *Entering  and Cheshire*
|- Align="center"
|
| Wrexham, Chester **A483**
| J38
| Chester, Wrexham **A483**
|- align="center"
|
| colspan=3 | *River Dee*
|- align="center"
|
|  *No access (on-slip only)*
| J39
| Chester **A5115**, Whitchurch **A41**
|- align="center"
|
| Chester, Nantwich **A51**, Whitchurch **(A41)**
| J40
| Chester, Nantwich **A51**
|- align="center"
|
| *Start of road*
| rowspan="2"| M53 J12
| Chester, Helsby **A56***Non-motorway traffic*
|- align="center"
|
| Chester **A56**
| *Road continues as* **M53** *towards Ellesmere Port*
|-
| colspan=4 | **Notes**
*Data from location marker posts are used to provide distance and carriageway identification information.  Where a junction spans several hundred metres and the data is available, both the start and finish values for the junction are shown.
*Totso = "Turn off to stay on" meaning that the driver must leave the main carriageway to stay on the specified (A55) route.
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| colspan=4 | **Coordinate list**

## References