Route
Travelling east to west, after leaving the M4 near Olveston in England, the M48 heads north-west towards Junction 1 near Aust. It then passes through a toll booth westbound only and crosses the Severn Bridge. On the Wye Bridge it crosses into Wales immediately to the south of Chepstow. It then heads south-west after Junction 2 past Crick and to the north of Caldicot. The motorway merges into the M4 near Magor. Junction 2 for Chepstow can be reached via the A466, which leads to the A48. Junction 2 gives access to the Wye Valley.
For Chepstow – travelling both east and west on the M4 – the M48 is the most direct route.
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