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A580 road

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A580
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
  A5058A5058 road
[ M 57  ]M57 motorway
A59 A59 road
A5207A5207 road
A5208A5208 road
A570A570 road
A571A571 road
A58 A58 road
A49 A49 road
[ M 6  ]M6 motorway
A573A573 road
A572A572 road
A579A579 road
A574A574 road
A577A577 road
A575A575 road
[ M 61  ]M61 motorway
[ M 60  ]M60 motorway
A5185A5185 road
A666A666 road
A6 A6 road
East end: Irlams o' th' Height, Salford (A6)
Location
Primary
destinations
:
St Helens, Merseyside
Road network

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The A580 (officially the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road) is the United Kingdom's first purpose-built intercity highway. The road, which remains a primary A road, was officially opened by King George V on 18 July 1934. It links Walton in Liverpool to Salford near Manchester. The road is known colloquially as the "East Lancs Road" or simply "the Lancs".

The road was built to provide better access between the Port of Liverpool and the industrial areas of East Lancashire around Manchester. The new high-quality trunk road would supersede the indirect and heavily built-up A57 through Prescot, Warrington and Eccles. Journey times for road haulage would be reduced to under an hour.

The first part, which was completed within three years, was from Walton, Liverpool to the junction with the A6 at Irlams o' th' Height in Salford. The 29.5 mi (47.5 km) road was constructed in an almost straight alignment with few curves.


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