The road measures 25.02 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 50 minutes to travel its length.
The A461 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 4 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like BRIERLEY HILL, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, TIPTON, Great Bridge, WEDNESBURY, WALSALL, Rushall, Shelfield, Walsall Wood, Sandhills, Springhill, Summerhill, Muckley Corner, Pipehill, and LICHFIELD.
The road connects West Midlands and Staffordshire.