A486 road

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A486
Route information
Length	18 mi (29 km)
Major junctions
North end	New Quay 52°12′55″N 4°21′33″W / 52.2154°N 4.3592°W / 52.2154; -4.3592 (A486 road (northern end))
Major intersections	A484 A475 A487
South end	Saron (Llangeler), Carmarthenshire 52°00′31″N 4°21′46″W / 52.0087°N 4.3628°W / 52.0087; -4.3628 (A486 road (southern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Wales
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A486 is an A road in Wales linking New Quay, Ceredigion, with the A484 in Saron (Llangeler), Carmarthenshire. The road is 17.26 miles (27.77km) long and takes around 26 minutes to drive its length by car

Route

The road begins in New Quay near the waterfront area and (north to south) passes through or by the settlements of:

• Maenygroes
• Cross Inn
• Synod Inn (junction with A487 and B4338)
• Capel Cynon
• Ffostrasol
• Croes-Lan
• Horeb (junction with A475)
• Llandysul (bypassed, junction with B4624)
• Dolgran
• Pentrecwrt

The A486 finishes at the junction with the A484 in Saron.

References

52°06′38″N 4°22′11″W / 52.1105°N 4.3696°W / 52.1105; -4.3696 (A486 road)