A572 road
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| Length: | 18.9 mi (30.4 km) |
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| East end: | Swinton, Greater Manchester |
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| West end: | St Helens, Merseyside |
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Primary destinations: |
Leigh |
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The A572 is a main road serving the Greater Manchester and Merseyside areas, running from Swinton to St Helens via Leigh and Newton-le-Willows.
The A572 starts in Swinton at a dog-legged T-junction with the A6. The road heads in a south-westerly direction, crossing the A580 at traffic lights. The road heads in a westerly curve into Worsley, apart from a sharp corner at the junction with Hazelhurst Road. For a brief time, the road leaves the urban environment and heads along the wooded edge of Worsley Golf Course, before heading into Worsley Village.
At Worsley the road meets with the M60 motorway at junction 13, where the A575 and B5211 also terminate. The road gains primary status for the short section between two roundabouts on either side of the motorway. The A572 heads under the M60 then makes a shallow climb through Worsley Woods towards Boothstown where the speed limit is increased to 40 mph (64 km/h). At the edge of Boothstown, the limit drops to 30 mph (48 km/h). Having passed through the centre of Boothstown, the road TOTSO's at the junction with the A577 where there is short climb. Next is the Queens roundabout, a rather angular roundabout, where the A580 East Lancashire Road dissects the village.
After crossing the East Lancashire Road, the A572 continues to head west into the Wigan Borough. Signs show Tyldesley and then into the former mining village of Astley. The road heads through an industrial area before entering the village . There are numerous junctions, the first at Cross Hillock, which has two unclassified roads coming off it, both with right turn bans imposed. Next is a roundabout junction with the A5082 the official route to the A577 at Tyldesley. Prince’s Avenue, which leads off at the next junction, a mini-roundabout in the centre of the Blackmoor.
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