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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 192 mi (309 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From |  A4540 in Birmingham | |||
 A5 A50 A6 A43 A1 A15 A16 A17 A10 A11 | ||||
| To |  A12 in Lowestoft | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Nuneaton Hinckley/Earl Shilton Leicester Peterborough Wisbech King's Lynn Swaffham Dereham Norwich Great Yarmouth Gorleston-on-Sea Lowestoft | |||
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The A47 is a major trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Lowestoft, Suffolk, maintained and operated by National Highways. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114. From Peterborough eastwards, it is a trunk road (sections west of the A1 road have been downgraded as alternative roads have been built).