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The A380 is a trunk road
Trunk road

A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more city, ports, airports, etc.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic....
 in Southern England
Southern England

Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern counties of England. Differing usages apply the term with varying geographic extents....
, connecting the Torbay
Torbay

Torbay is an east-facing bay and natural harbour, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth....
 area to A38
A38 road

The A38 is a major trunk road in England. Though formally known as the Exeter - Leeds Trunk Road, it actually runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire....
, and hence to the rest of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
's main road network.

The A380 leaves the A38 at Kennford, some from that road's junction with the M5 motorway
M5 motorway

The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from the M6 motorway at Great Barr to Exeter in Devon. Heading south from the M6, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley....
, and from the centre of the city of Exeter
Exeter

Exeter Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Roman Britain and has existed since time immemorial. Exeter Cathedral, founded in 1050 is Anglicanism....
. It then proceeds in a generally southerly direction, climbing over the Haldon Hills
Haldon

The Haldon Hills, usually known simply as Haldon, are a line of hills in Devon, England. They are situated between the Exe and Teign estuaries and run from Teignmouth on the south coast of Devon, northwards, for roughly 15 miles until they dwindle away northwest of Exeter....
 before descending past the village of Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton

Kingsteignton is a town in Devon, England. It lies to the west of the Teign Estuary and Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is by the A380 road and is also on the A383, B3193 and B3195....
 and town of Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580 .Newton Abbot has a Newton Abbot Racecourse and boasts three country parks: Decoy, Stover and Bradley....
, where it meets the A381.

Beyond Newton Abbot, the road passes through the village of Kingskerswell
Kingskerswell

Kingskerswell is a village located in Devon, England. It is situated between Torquay and Newton Abbot and the main road between the two runs through the village....
 before bypassing the large seaside resort of Torquay
Torquay

Torquay is a town in the unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies 16 miles south of Exeter along the A380 road on the north of Torbay, 38 miles north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay....
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The A380 is a trunk road
Trunk road

A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more city, ports, airports, etc.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic....
 in Southern England
Southern England

Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern counties of England. Differing usages apply the term with varying geographic extents....
, connecting the Torbay
Torbay

Torbay is an east-facing bay and natural harbour, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth....
 area to A38
A38 road

The A38 is a major trunk road in England. Though formally known as the Exeter - Leeds Trunk Road, it actually runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire....
, and hence to the rest of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
's main road network.

The A380 leaves the A38 at Kennford, some from that road's junction with the M5 motorway
M5 motorway

The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from the M6 motorway at Great Barr to Exeter in Devon. Heading south from the M6, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley....
, and from the centre of the city of Exeter
Exeter

Exeter Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Roman Britain and has existed since time immemorial. Exeter Cathedral, founded in 1050 is Anglicanism....
. It then proceeds in a generally southerly direction, climbing over the Haldon Hills
Haldon

The Haldon Hills, usually known simply as Haldon, are a line of hills in Devon, England. They are situated between the Exe and Teign estuaries and run from Teignmouth on the south coast of Devon, northwards, for roughly 15 miles until they dwindle away northwest of Exeter....
 before descending past the village of Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton

Kingsteignton is a town in Devon, England. It lies to the west of the Teign Estuary and Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is by the A380 road and is also on the A383, B3193 and B3195....
 and town of Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580 .Newton Abbot has a Newton Abbot Racecourse and boasts three country parks: Decoy, Stover and Bradley....
, where it meets the A381.

Beyond Newton Abbot, the road passes through the village of Kingskerswell
Kingskerswell

Kingskerswell is a village located in Devon, England. It is situated between Torquay and Newton Abbot and the main road between the two runs through the village....
 before bypassing the large seaside resort of Torquay
Torquay

Torquay is a town in the unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies 16 miles south of Exeter along the A380 road on the north of Torbay, 38 miles north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay....
. Torquay is served by the A3022 that loops off the A380. The A380 finally ends at Collaton St Mary, inland from Paignton
Paignton

Paignton is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority of Torbay which was created in 1998....
, where it meets the A3022 (again) and the A385.

The road is a dual carriageway
Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median....
 from the A38 as far as Newton Abbot, but mostly single carriageway thereafter. There are plans to alleviate traffic problems on the stretch of the A380 that runs through Kingskerswell by the construction of a by-pass. The proposal awaits authorisation by the Department for Transport
Department for Transport

In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for the English transport network and transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved....
, but the provisional timescale indicates that construction should start in 2010, for completion in 2013.

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