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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 170.8 mi[1][2][3] (274.9 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  A4540 in Birmingham | |||
 A452 in Birmingham
 A1 near Peterborough | ||||
| East end |  A12 in Lowestoft | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | West Midlands Warwickshire Leicestershire Rutland Northamptonshire Cambridgeshire Norfolk Suffolk | |||
| 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).