A357 road (Great Britain)

Main road in Great Britain

A357
50°52′37″N 2°11′42″W / 50.877°N 2.195°W / 50.877; -2.195)
Major intersections	A350 A30 A371
North end	Wincanton (51°02′49″N 2°26′02″W / 51.047°N 2.434°W / 51.047; -2.434)

Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Blandford Sturminster Newton Stalbridge Henstridge Templecombe Wincanton

Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A357 is a road that leads from Blandford to Wincanton.^[1] In combination with the A350 and A371, it forms the main route between Blandford and Poole and Weston-super-Mare, of which it is the intermediate segment.

There have been calls for traffic calming measures at Sturminster Newton, regarding a perception of many vehicles exceeding the speed limit. Between August 2011 and August 2016, there were 2 slight injuries due to road traffic accidents on the stretch.^[2] There have been fatal accidents on the stretch of road near Blandford.^[3]

References

^ "A357". SABRE. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "Petition – Request for traffic calming measures on A357 at Newton" (PDF). Dorset County Council. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "Man killed in fatal road accident on A357". Daily Echo. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2018.