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A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway, is a major
road in Britain. Its entire length is a dual carriageway primary
route, with the exception of the point where it crosses the
Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. All junctions are
grade separated except for two roundabouts — one east
of Penmaenmawr and one in Llanfairfechan. The road originally
ran from Chester to Bangor but was extended parallel to the
A5 across Anglesey right into Holyhead Docks in 2001. The
road improvements have been part funded with European money,
under the Trans-European Networks programme, as the route
is designated part of Euroroute E22 (Holyhead - Leeds - Amsterdam
- Hamburg - Malmö - Riga - Moscow - Perm - Ekaterinburg
- Ishim).
History :
The A55 partly follows the alignment of the Roman road from
Chester (Deva) to Caernarfon (Segontium), particularly from
Junction 31 to 30 and Junction 13 to 12. Between Chester and
Holywell the alignment of this road is uncertain and between
St. Asaph and Aber, the Roman road followed an inland route
avoiding the difficulties of the crossing of the Conwy estuary
and the cliffs at Penmaenbach and Pen-y-Clip.
A Hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually
on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional
guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare.
Some hotels have conference services and meeting rooms and
encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their
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