Traffic Region: Wales
Traffic Authority: Gwynedd
Road Number: A496
Road Type: Class A Principal road in Rural area
OS Grid: SH600179
Location: Barmouth
Census Point ID: 40603
Census Point Coverage: A496 between A496 Church St, Barmouth (Abermaw) and B4573
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 15 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 26 | 24 | 51 | 18 | 36 | 50 | 83 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Cars | 4,083 | 4,181 | 3,462 | 3,133 | 3,852 | 4,110 | 3,910 | 3,342 | 4,222 | 4,247 | 4,090 | 4,061 | 3,986 | 3,999 | 3,166 | 3,216 | 3,255 | 3,251 |
| Buses and Coaches | 39 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 56 | 46 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 468 | 468 | 549 | 420 | 400 | 432 | 368 | 446 | 365 | 393 | 403 | 423 | 409 | 438 | 515 | 546 | 590 | 624 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 121 | 114 | 102 | 91 | 156 | 161 | 148 | 170 | 215 | 213 | 219 | 221 | 215 | 210 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 73 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| All HGVs | 138 | 131 | 113 | 113 | 175 | 201 | 178 | 242 | 251 | 251 | 258 | 261 | 255 | 250 | 126 | 134 | 140 | 144 |
| All motor vehicles | 4,754 | 4,846 | 4,205 | 3,715 | 4,519 | 4,839 | 4,577 | 4,099 | 4,900 | 4,957 | 4,817 | 4,811 | 4,718 | 4,761 | 3,861 | 3,951 | 4,040 | 4,073 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Cars | 2,349 | 2,405 | 1,638 | 1,552 | 1,896 | 2,001 | 2,041 | 1,785 | 2,230 | 2,243 | 2,160 | 2,145 | 2,105 | 2,112 | 1,566 | 1,590 | 1,641 | 1,608 |
| Buses and Coaches | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 244 | 244 | 326 | 215 | 193 | 210 | 173 | 227 | 182 | 196 | 201 | 211 | 204 | 219 | 262 | 278 | 295 | 318 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 56 | 53 | 57 | 41 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 91 | 107 | 106 | 109 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| All HGVs | 66 | 63 | 63 | 52 | 87 | 101 | 95 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 73 |
| All motor vehicles | 2,690 | 2,743 | 2,066 | 1,843 | 2,223 | 2,355 | 2,381 | 2,170 | 2,568 | 2,597 | 2,522 | 2,519 | 2,470 | 2,492 | 1,922 | 1,968 | 2,037 | 2,029 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 14 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cars | 1,734 | 1,776 | 1,824 | 1,581 | 1,956 | 2,109 | 1,869 | 1,557 | 1,992 | 2,004 | 1,930 | 1,916 | 1,881 | 1,887 | 1,601 | 1,626 | 1,678 | 1,644 |
| Buses and Coaches | 20 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 224 | 224 | 223 | 205 | 207 | 222 | 195 | 219 | 183 | 197 | 202 | 212 | 205 | 220 | 253 | 269 | 285 | 307 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 65 | 61 | 45 | 50 | 78 | 78 | 65 | 79 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| All HGVs | 72 | 68 | 50 | 61 | 88 | 100 | 83 | 115 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 72 |
| All motor vehicles | 2,064 | 2,103 | 2,139 | 1,872 | 2,296 | 2,484 | 2,196 | 1,929 | 2,332 | 2,360 | 2,295 | 2,292 | 2,248 | 2,269 | 1,939 | 1,983 | 2,054 | 2,044 |
Figures are daily averages calculated from all traffic counts over the course of the year.
Values are rounded to the nearest whole number.
A value of zero for any entry means that there were either no recorded vehicles of that type or too few to register after rounding.
A blank value means that there were no counts made in that year.
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