The A5127 is a major road in England which runs between Birmingham and Lichfield, Staffordshire. For much of the route the road follows the old route of the A38 which has since been moved in order to by-pass places such as Erdington and Sutton Coldfield and form a relief road from Birmingham city centre to Spaghetti Junction.
The part from the county boundary, through Shenstone to Lichfield was one of the roads of the Lichfield Turnpike Trust, established in 1729.Lichfield Roads Act 1728 (2 Geo. 2. c. 5) Beyond Lichfield, it joins the Roman Ryknild Street at StreethayMargary, Ivan (1967). Roman Roads in Britain. John Baker Publishers., pp. 305–6. and immediately after that joins the present A38.
Route
Main places and junctionscoordinates from OpenStreetMap along the A5127:
Birmingham Aston, Birmingham A38(M) Aston Expressway Junction () M6 motorway Junction 6 (Gravelly Hill Interchange / Spaghetti Junction; ) Gravelly Hill, Birmingham Erdington, Birmingham () A452 Chester Road junction () Wylde Green, Birmingham Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham () Passes near Sutton Park A453 Tamworth Road junction () A454 junction () Four Oaks, Birmingham Birmingham & West Midlands/ Staffordshire boundary () Shenstone, Staffordshire Wall junction with M6 Toll (), A5 and A5148 (leading to A38) A461/ A51 Junction () Lichfield, Staffordshire A38 Junction () This route closely follows the Cross-City Line.
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