A444 road

A444 road
The A444 in Coventry showing the Heath Road bridge
Route information
Length:	32 mi (51 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Coventry
	A4600 road A428 road A47 road A5 road A514 road A511 road
North end:	Burton upon Trent
Location
Primary destinations:	Bedworth Nuneaton Twycross Appleby Magna Measham Swadlincote Stapenhill
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A444 is a primary road running between Coventry and Burton upon Trent in England, usually referred to as the "A treble four".

Route

Coventry to A5

Starting on the A4600 Sky Blue Way in Coventry, it heads north on a dual carriageway road, crossing the M6 at junction 3. It bypasses Bedworth to the west and heads into Nuneaton passing the George Elliot Hospital. The road continues into Nuneaton Town Centre and is notoriously bad for traffic during busy periods. The road then heads away from Nuneaton, through Weddington and crossing the A5 Watling Street.

A5 to Burton upon Trent

Becoming a rural single carriageway road passing through Leicestershire countryside, it passes the site of the Battle of Bosworth. It meets the end of the M42 south of Measham, eventually descending into Burton upon Trent to terminate on the A511.

Improvements

Between the late 1980s and mid-1990s, a dual carriageway road was constructed in phases connecting Coventry, Sky Blue Way and Nuneaton to provide a more direct link between Coventry city centre and the M6 motorway. The town of Bedworth had already been by-passed during the 1970s and this followed a continuation of this route, the first phase opening in 1989 and the final in 1995.

This section of road is known as Phoenix Way and was constructed along the course of a disused railway line. The former route of the A444 was then reclassified as part of the B4113. Initially, there were plans to create a north-south link road through Coventry, extending Phoenix Way south past its current terminus roundabout, as there is a section of dual carriageway that continues as the A46, numbered as the A444 to the south of the city, but such plans were dropped during the construction of the Coventry to Nuneaton section.

Former routes

• Between Coventry and Nuneaton, the A444 used to follow what is now the B4113 road.
• The A444 used to run between Coventry and Leamington Spa following the B4113. There is still a road sign on the B4113 indicating this.

Gallery

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  The bridge for (the A444) Phoenix Way over Walsgrave Road, Gosford Green

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  Phoenix Way/Foleshill Road road traffic island

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  The southern termination of Phoenix Way

A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49 A403 A404 A405 A406 A412 A413 A414 A415 A417 A418 A419 A420 A421 A422 A423 A425 A426 A427 A428 A429 A431 A432 A433 A435 A441 A442 A444 A445 A446 A448 A449 A452 A453 A454 A456 A458 A461 A465 A468 A469 A470 A472 A473 A474 A475 A476 A477 A478 A482 A483 A484 A485 A486 A487 A488 A489 A490 A491 A493 A494 A496 A497 A498 A499 A4005 A4006 A4008 A4010 A4012 A4018 A4025 A4032 A4037 A4040 A4042 A4050 A4053 A4054 A4055 A4059 A4060 A4061 A4063 A4067 A4069 A4074 A4076 A4080 A4085 A4094 A4103 A4107 A4109 A4110 A4113 A4117 A4118 A4119 A4123 A4130 A4133 A4135 A4136 A4138 A4142 A4146 A4148 A4150 A4155 A4160 A4161 A4169 A4173 A4174 A4202 A4212 A4216 A4217 A4221 A4226 A4230 A4232 A4234 A4240 A4241 A4260 A4361 A4400 A4536 A4540 List of A roads in Zone 4 List of B roads in Zone 4

Coordinates: 52°35′58″N 1°28′39″W / 52.5994°N 1.47749°W / 52.5994; -1.47749