Queens Drive
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Liverpool City Council | |
| Length: | 8.2 mi (13.2 km) |
| History: | Constructed 1903-1927 |
| Major junctions | |
| north end: | Bootle 53°26′35″N 3°00′06″W / 53.44316°N 3.00161°W |
 A565 road A567 road A5057 road A5038 road A59 road A580 road A5049 road A57 road A5080 road A562 road
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| south end: | Mossley Hill 53°22′50″N 2°55′53″W / 53.38043°N 2.93140°W |
| Road network | |
The A5058 road, known as Queens Drive for much of its length, is a major ring road in Liverpool. It is that part of the A5058 that connects Breeze Hill in Bootle, at the intersection with the A59, with Aigburth Vale in Aigburth.
The road was designed by civil engineer John Alexander Brodie and was the UK's first ring-road. Initially conceived with tram tracks running along the centre of the road, it was ultimately decided that a dual-carriageway formation was necessary in order to handle to anticipated increased traffic volumes. The first section of road to be constructed was just to the east of the junction with the A59 road.
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