A5103 road | |
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Major junctions | |
North end: | Manchester city centre and Hulme |
A6 road A62 road A34 road A57(M) motorway A6010 road A5145 road M60 motorway A560 road M56 motorway |
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South end: | M56 motorway junction 3a and Wythenshawe |
Location | |
Primary destinations: |
Manchester |
Road network | |
The A5103 is a major road in England. It runs from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre to junction 3 of the M56 motorway and is one of Manchester's principal routes.
This short section is entirely single-carriageway: it runs in roughly a north-south direction from the junction of the A6 and A62 along Portland Street. It then shares a short section with the A34 (Oxford Street) running west until St Peter's Square. After St Peter's Square, it proceeds south-west along Lower Mosley Street, running past the G-MEX centre (formerly Manchester Central Station), and the Bridgewater Hall. It then turns south along Albion Street and Medlock Street (crossing the Rochdale Canal, the railway viaduct, and the River Medlock), where it meets the A57(M) Mancunian Way at a roundabout.
This section is entirely dual carriageway primary route leading in a southerly direction. The entire section is officially called Princess Road, but many locals refer to it as Princess Parkway (see below). This section predominantly has a 40 mph (64 km/h) speed limit.