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The '''A580''' is a [[primary status|primary]] [[A roads in Great Britain|A road]] in [[England]] that connects [[Walton]], near [[Liverpool]] and [[City of Salford|Salford]], near [[Manchester]] and known officially as '''East Lancashire Road'''.<ref name="lancshistoric"/> Locally, the road is shortened to the "East Lancs". The road was designed and built to provide better access to the [[Port of Liverpool]] for East [[Lancashire]] and Manchester.<ref name="lancshistoric" /> It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] on 18 July 1934.<ref name="lancshistoric" /> |
The '''A580''' is a [[primary status|primary]] [[A roads in Great Britain|A road]] in [[England]] that connects [[Walton, Liverpool|Walton]], near [[Liverpool]] and [[City of Salford|Salford]], near [[Manchester]] and known officially as '''East Lancashire Road'''.<ref name="lancshistoric"/> Locally, the road is shortened to the "East Lancs". The road was designed and built to provide better access to the [[Port of Liverpool]] for East [[Lancashire]] and Manchester.<ref name="lancshistoric" /> It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] on 18 July 1934.<ref name="lancshistoric" /> |
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The road runs from Walton in Liverpool Borough to join the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] at [[Irlams o' th' Height]] in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] and was designed to have three parallel roads eventually: one for through traffic and two for local access,<ref name="lancshistoric">{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/eastlancs/index.asp |title=Early Highways Liverpool-East Lancashire Road A580 |work=Historic Highways |publisher=Lancashire County Council |accessdate=2008-01-19}}</ref> but it was upgraded later to dual-carriageway: the section within the Liverpool Borough had always been thus. The upgrading resulted in separation of the two carriageways: the first occasion this had been done in Britain.{{Dubious|First dual carriageway?|date=April 2008}} It achieved its name since it was originally intended to reach East Lancashire, although that intended portion was replaced by the [[M62 motorway]].<ref name="lancshistoric" /> |
The road runs from Walton in Liverpool Borough to join the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] at [[Irlams o' th' Height]] in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] and was designed to have three parallel roads eventually: one for through traffic and two for local access,<ref name="lancshistoric">{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/eastlancs/index.asp |title=Early Highways Liverpool-East Lancashire Road A580 |work=Historic Highways |publisher=Lancashire County Council |accessdate=2008-01-19}}</ref> but it was upgraded later to dual-carriageway: the section within the Liverpool Borough had always been thus. The upgrading resulted in separation of the two carriageways: the first occasion this had been done in Britain.{{Dubious|First dual carriageway?|date=April 2008}} It achieved its name since it was originally intended to reach East Lancashire, although that intended portion was replaced by the [[M62 motorway]].<ref name="lancshistoric" /> |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 29.5 mi (47.5 km) |
| History | Construction began 29 April 1929 and finished in 1934 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Walton, Liverpool |
 A5058 M57A59  A5207 A5208 A570 A571A58 A49  M6 A573 A572 A579 A574 A577 A575 M61 M60 A5185 A666A6 | |
| East end | Irlams o' th' Height, Salford (A6) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Primary destinations | St Helens, Merseyside |
| Road network | |
The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Walton, near Liverpool and Salford, near Manchester and known officially as East Lancashire Road.[1] Locally, the road is shortened to the "East Lancs". The road was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester.[1] It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by King George V on 18 July 1934.[1]
The road runs from Walton in Liverpool Borough to join the A6 at Irlams o' th' Height in Salford and was designed to have three parallel roads eventually: one for through traffic and two for local access,[1] but it was upgraded later to dual-carriageway: the section within the Liverpool Borough had always been thus. The upgrading resulted in separation of the two carriageways: the first occasion this had been done in Britain.[dubious – discuss] It achieved its name since it was originally intended to reach East Lancashire, although that intended portion was replaced by the M62 motorway.[1]
References
External links
- The East Lancs Road, including full details of the scheme
- Road to Nowhere: A580
- Lancashire Motorway & Roads Site
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