Editing Reading, Berkshire (section)

===Road===
Reading was a major staging point on the [[A4 road (England)|old Bath Road (A4)]] from London to [[Avonmouth]] near Bristol. This road still carries local traffic, but has now been replaced for long-distance traffic by the [[M4 motorway]], which closely skirts the borough and serves it with three junctions, J10-J12. Other main roads serving Reading include the [[A33 road|A33]], A327, [[A329 road|A329]], [[A4074 road|A4074]] and A4155. Within Reading there is the [[Inner Distribution Road]] (IDR), a ring road for local traffic. The IDR is linked with the M4 by the A33 [[Bypass (road)|relief road]]. The [[Thames]] is crossed by both [[Reading Bridge|Reading]] and [[Caversham Bridge|Caversham]] road bridges, while several road bridges cross the Kennet, the oldest surviving one of which is [[High Bridge, Reading|High Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web|title=11 High Bridge|url=http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/trail/trail11.html|work=Reading History Trail|access-date=9 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514074400/http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/trail/trail11.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=14 May 2011}}</ref>

Reading has two operational [[park and ride]] sites. Mereoak, a short distance south of Junction 11 of the M4, is also a stop for [[National Express Coaches]] between London and the West.<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations|url=http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/destinations/destinationdetails.cfm?t=own&location_code=61206&fromc=Reading%20-%20Calcot|publisher=National Express|access-date=13 June 2011|archive-date=15 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615134850/http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/destinations/destinationdetails.cfm?t=own&location_code=61206&fromc=Reading%20-%20Calcot|url-status=live}}</ref> A site outside the [[Winnersh Triangle railway station]] opened in 2015 and is easily accessed from the junction where the A329(M) becomes the A3290.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-34626113 |title=New park and ride for Reading in operation |date=26 October 2015 |access-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102103003/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-34626113 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>