A565 road

A565
Southport New Road at Mere Brow, near Tarleton
Route information
Length:	27.5 mi (44.3 km)
Major junctions
From:	Liverpool 53°24′29″N 2°59′33″W / 53.4080°N 2.9926°W / 53.4080; -2.9926 (A565 road (southern end))
To:	Tarleton 53°40′24″N 2°49′53″W / 53.6734°N 2.8315°W / 53.6734; -2.8315 (A565 road (northern end))
Location
Primary destinations:	Bootle Southport
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A565 is a road in England that is around 27.5 miles (44.3 km) long and runs from Liverpool in Merseyside to Tarleton in Lancashire. It is a primary route linking the town of Southport to Liverpool and to Preston (latterly via the connecting A59), having been designated a trunk road as part of the Trunk Roads Act 1946.

The A565 starts in Liverpool at the junction with the A5052 road and A5053 road respectively, at the south end of Great Howard Street; a spur also heads southbound from this junction for 0.3 miles (0.48 km). From Liverpool, the road follows a north-bound alignment through Bootle, Crosby and on to Formby where it passes along a bypass. After the bypass, the road heads towards Southport where it meets the A570 Scarisbrick New Road before continuing north-east through Banks and into Lancashire, ultimately reaching Tarleton where it meets and becomes the A59 road.

Much of the present day A565 route from Liverpool to Thornton is unchanged since the Victorian age.

A bypass of Formby, now forming part of the A565 was constructed during 1936-1937 at an estimated cost of £200,000 (equivalent to £12,255,432 in 2015).