The road measures 23.91 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 37 minutes to travel its length.
The A472 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 TREHARRIS, Quakers Yard, Nelson, Ystrad Mynach, HENGOED, Maesycwmmer, Pontllanfraith, Mynyddislwyn, Newbridge, Crumlin, PONTYPOOL, Old Furnace, Lower Race, Pontymoile, Little Mill, Monkswood, Llanbadoc, USK, and Llangeview.
The road connects Mid Glamorgan and Gwent.