The A5268 is Chester's Inner Ring Road. It was constructed in the 1960s to divert traffic from through the city centre.^[1]

Work involved demolishing a large tract of properties through Nicholas Street and Watergate Street and building a flyover across the North Wales Mainline railway. A new opening also had to be constructed through Chester's city walls. In 1966 St Martin's Gate was opened by Minister of Transport, Barbara Castle.^[2] The whole inner ring road project was completed by 1972.

The inner ring road, which was built to dual carriageway standard, has roundabouts and traffic lights. Its purpose was to enable the pedestrianisation of Chester.

The road was superseded by Chester's southerly by-pass.

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