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{{short description|Road in England and Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox road
|country= GBR
|type= A
|route= 483
|map= [[File:A483 road map.png|200px]]
|map_custom= yes
|image= A483 - geograph.org.uk - 219430.jpg
|maint= [[National Highways]] (England), [[English local authorities]], [[South Wales Trunk Road Agent]] and [[North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent]] 
|length_mi= 153   
|direction_a= South
|terminus_a= [[Swansea]]
|junction= <div>
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</div>
|terminus_b= [[Chester]]
|direction_b=North
|destinations= [[Pontarddulais]]<br>[[Ammanford]]<br>[[Llandeilo]]<br>[[Llandovery]]<br>[[Llanwrtyd Wells]]<br>[[Builth Wells]]<br>[[Llandrindod Wells]]<br>[[Newtown, Powys|Newtown]]<br>[[Welshpool]]<br>[[Oswestry]]<br>[[Ruabon]]<br>[[Wrexham]]
}}

The '''A483''', officially described as the '''Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road''', although now ending in Chester, is a major road in the [[United Kingdom]]. It runs from [[Swansea]] in [[Wales]] to [[Chester]] in [[England]] via [[Llandovery]], [[Llandrindod Wells]], [[Oswestry]] and [[Wrexham]], a distance of around {{convert|153|mi|km}}.

==Route description==
===Swansea===
The A483 begins at the [[M4 motorway]] junction 42, just east of Swansea. It travels west along the [[Crymlyn Burrows#Fabian Way|Fabian Way]] towards Swansea city centre, where it turns to a northwesterly direction. It meets the M4 again at junction 47 at [[Penllergaer]], after which it [[Concurrency (road)|multiplexes]] with the [[A48 road|A48]] along Swansea Road, Bryntirion Road and Bolgoed Road to [[Pontarddulais]].

===Carmarthenshire===
After Pontarddulais, the route continues along Heol Fforest and Carmarthen Road. It diverges from the A48 at the M4 junction 49, turning northeast towards [[Ammanford]] and then north towards [[Llandeilo]]. At Llandeilo it joins the [[A40 road|A40]], then multiplexes with this route as far as [[Llandovery]]. From here, it continues north into Powys.

===Powys===
The A483 continues through [[Llanwrtyd Wells]], [[Builth Wells]] (where it intersects with the [[A470 road|A470]]) and [[Llandrindod Wells]]. It intersects with the [[A44 road|A44]] at [[Crossgates, Powys|Crossgates]], just north of Llandrindod Wells, then continues to [[Newtown, Powys|Newtown]]. The original route, through the centre of the town, passed under the [[Cambrian Line]] at the Dolfor Road Railway Bridge. This low bridge, with a height restriction of {{convert|13|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}, was hit by high vehicles on many occasions. A bypass to the Southeast of Newtown was opened in 2019, crossing the Cambrian Line to the East of the town before rejoining the original route. From Newtown, the road continues to [[Welshpool]], running roughly parallel to the [[River Severn]], before crossing the border into England at [[Llanymynech]].

===Shropshire===
From Llanymynech, the A483 continues north, bypassing [[Oswestry]]. Here, it picks up a multiplex with the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]]; the two routes then cross into Wales at [[Chirk]].

===Wrexham===
After the A5 diverges to the west at Chirk, the A483 crosses the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]], then reaches [[Ruabon]]. Here, it becomes a [[dual carriageway]] with numbered [[Grade separation|grade-separated]] junctions.

Junction 1 – A539 Ruabon

Junction 2 – B5426 Johnstown

Junction 3 – A5152 Croesfoel

Junction 4 – A525 Ruthin Road

Junction 5 – A541 Mold Road

Junction 6 – A5156 (A534) Gresford

Junction 7 – B5102 Rossett

===Cheshire===
Just south of [[Chester]], the A483 intersects with the [[A55 road|A55 North Wales Expressway]]. It then continues as a single carriageway to its terminus at the city centre, crossing the [[Grosvenor Bridge (Chester)|Grosvenor Bridge]] over the Dee.

==Future==
There have been demands for a [[dual carriageway]] from [[Shrewsbury]] to Wrexham, including the section of the A483 from Oswestry to Ruabon; also a campaign by residents for a bypassing Llanymynech and [[Pant, Shropshire|Pant]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Roads minister given tour of problem A5 and A483 in Shropshire and Mid Wales |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/transport/2017/03/03/roads-minister-given-tour-of-problem-a5-and-a483-in-shropshire-and-mid-wales/ |newspaper=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=3 March 2017 |access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Trunk roads in Wales]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A483 SABRE Roads by 10 – A483]

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{{Motorways and Trunk Roads in Wales}}
{{Transport in Carmarthenshire}}
{{Transport in Neath Port Talbot}}
{{Transport in Powys}}
{{Transport in Swansea}}

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