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 Looking south towards Queensferry, Flintshire | ||||
| Route information | ||||
Part of  E22 | ||||
| Maintained by National Highways North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent | ||||
| Length | 61.9 mi[1] (99.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Northeast end | Mollington 53°14′38″N 2°55′47″W / 53.2440°N 2.9298°W[2] | |||
 M56 A540 A550 A548 A55 A541 A549 A525 A5104 A5 A4212 A470 | ||||
| Southwest end | Dolgellau 52°44′43″N 3°52′34″W / 52.7454°N 3.8761°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | Cheshire, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Gwynedd | |||
| Primary destinations | Queensferry Mold Ruthin Bala Dolgellau | |||
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The A494 is a trunk road in Wales and England. The route, which is officially known as the Dolgellau to South of Birkenhead Trunk Road, runs between the terminus of the M56 motorway between Mollington and Capenhurst and the A470 at Dolgellau, Gwynedd. Its northern sections remain among the busiest roads in Wales.[3]
- ^ "Directions to A494". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "M56, England, United Kingdom". Google Maps. July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Politicians ponder future of A494". BBC News. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2015.