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The A57 is a major road in
England
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. It runs east from Liverpool
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to Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
via Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
, Cadishead
Cadishead is a village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 10,739 in 2014. Within the historic county of Lancashire.
History
The earliest record of Cadishead date to 1212, and show that the whole of Cad ...
, Irlam
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salford ...
, Patricroft
Patricroft is a suburb near Eccles, Greater Manchester, England.
History
Patricroft may derive its name from 'Pear-tree croft', or more likely, 'Patrick's Croft'. In 1836, Scottish engineer James Nasmyth, in partnership with Holbrook Gaskell, bu ...
, Eccles, Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
and Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, then through the Pennines
The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east. Commo ...
over the Snake Pass
Snake Pass is a hill pass in the Derbyshire section of the Peak District, crossing the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir at Ashopton. The road was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1821. The pass carries the A57 ...
(between the high moorlands of Bleaklow
Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. It is north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass ( A57), and south of the A628 Woodhead Pass. Much of it is nearly 2, ...
and Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and national nature reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands; t ...
), around the Ladybower Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through How ...
, through Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
and past Worksop
Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from the nor ...
. Between Liverpool and Glossop
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
, the road has largely been superseded by the M62, M602 and M67 motorway
The M67 is a urban motorway in Greater Manchester, England, which heads east from the M60 motorway passing through Denton and Hyde before ending near Mottram. The road was originally conceived as the first section of a trans- Pennine motorwa ...
s. Within Manchester a short stretch becomes the Mancunian Way
The Mancunian Way is a two mile long grade separated elevated motorway in Manchester, England. It is officially made up of the A57(M) and A635(M) motorways, although the latter does not appear on road signs for practical reasons. It is also pa ...
, designated A57(M).
Route
Liverpool–Warrington
The A57 begins at The Strand (A5036) near theRiver Mersey
The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed part ...
, as part of Water Street. It forms an east–west route through the north of the city centre with another one-way road system as Tithebarn Street (passing part of Liverpool John Moores University), Great Crosshall Street and Churchill Way in the east direction and Churchill Way and Dale Street in the west direction. The connecting roads Moorfields and Hatton Garden are also part of the A57, which join the east and west directions. In both directions, Churchill Way crosses the A59 near the entrance of the Queensway Tunnel. It overlaps briefly with the A580 as Islington, separated as two one-way roads, then becomes Prescot Street, passing the Royal Liverpool University Hospital
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) is a major teaching and research hospital located in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the largest and busiest hospital in Merseyside and Cheshire, and has the largest emergency department of i ...
. At the junction with the B5340, it becomes Kensington, meeting the A5089 to the south and B5188 to the north, becoming Prescot Road. It crosses a railway at Fairfield passing St Anne's Church on the left near the Stanley public house, overlapping with the B5189 Green Lane to the north. It meets the A5047 to the south near a Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in th ...
and the B5189 at Old Swan
Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2011 Census, the population was 16,461.
Description
Old Swan is centred on the road ju ...
. At the junction with the A5058 Queens Drive it enters Knotty Ash
Knotty Ash is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Historically in Lancashire, the population at the 2001 Census was 13,200, increasing to 13,312 at the 2011 Census. Knotty Ash is well known as the home o ...
(with Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Alder Hey Children's Hospital is a children's hospital and NHS foundation trust in West Derby, Liverpool, England. It is one of the largest children's hospitals in the United Kingdom, and one of several specialist hospitals within the Liverpool ...
to the north), becoming East Prescot Road and a trunk road. There is a roundabout and it enters Dovecot before it passes through Huyton
Huyton ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Urban Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Belle Vale, and the neighbouring village of Roby, with which it f ...
. It meets the A526 Seth Powell Way to the north (for the M57), becoming Liverpool Road, At junction two of the M57, it meets the B5194 Knowsley Lane to the north and B5199 Huyton Lane to the south, and the start of the A58. It passes through Prescot
Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the civ ...
as the non-trunk Derby Street then High Street. It meets the A58 again and becomes a trunk road, then meets the B5200 (former route of the A57) at a roundabout, becoming Warrington Road. It crosses the Liverpool to Wigan Line
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
near Scotchbarn Leisure Centre. It meets the B5201 to the north opposite Whiston Hospital. It passes through Rainhill
Rainhill is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 10,853.
Historically part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a townsh ...
, meeting the B5413 near the railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
. It passes Rainhill High School to the left, then St Bartholomew RC Primary School. At junction 7 of the M62, it meets the A557 (for Widnes
Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census had a population of 61,464.
Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...
) and the St Helens Linkway A570 (for St Helens). The road runs along the road from junction 7 for about , then it meets the B5419 at a crossroads, and the A569 to the left at Bold Heath near the Griffin Inn. At Lingley Green it enters as Liverpool Road, passing the Trigger Pond pub on the left. It crosses the Liverpool to Manchester Line (southern route). At Great Sankey
Great Sankey is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is west of Warrington town centre and had a population of 24,211 in 2001 Census.
The original route through Warrington town centre included the narrow Sankey Street, which required special narrow buses to be operated. The road now bypasses Warrington town centre via a new elevated road, Midland Way, before emerging at a roundabout junction with the A49. The road loses its trunk road status and becomes ''School Brow''. Warrington Parish Church, St Elphin, is to th
right
near the right turn for ''Church Street''. The road becomes ''Manchester Road'', and meets the A50 at crossroads. It passes through Bruche, home of a former
running track
At Paddington, the road becomes dual-carriageway as ''New Manchester Road'', passing close to
Manchester Road
'. It passes a speed camera near Woolston Leisure Centre and enters
passes
the ''Mascrat Manor'' at another roundabout. It traverse
Rixton Mosspassing
Ramswood Nurseries. It passes briefly through Rixton, with a right turn for Warburton over the Warburto
toll bridge
and becomes dual-carriageway at
Glaze Brook
as ''Liverpool Road'', entering the metropolitan district of
There is a new roundabout with the former road through
new section
of the A57 follows the
B5320
is an earlier route), continuing as ''Liverpool Road''. The £11.3 million
' opened on 16 September 2005. It meets the B5417 at a roundabout nea
Northbank Industrial Estate
I
passes
under the railway near th
junction
of the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, and there is a left turn for the B5311. There is
new roundabout
next to Irlam Locks and the ''Boat House'' pub and another with the B5320 at the end of the ''Cadishead Way'', which bypasses
Barton High Level Bridge
and
Soon after this junction the road enters
Unicorn
' pub. It meets the B5211 at crossroads (Patricroft Bridge) an
crosses
the
library
and a
of the
In
The road becomes the trunk road dual carriageway ''Regent Road'' at the junction with the terminus of the M602 and th
A5063
(''Albion Way'' north for the A6, and ''Trafford Road'' south for
crosses
the
Egerton Street
'. It runs into the A57(M) – the ''
It leaves the A57(M) at the A6 exit and follows Downing Street, and Ardwick Green South, passing through Brunswick and the Ardwick Green Barracks of the
B6167
(for
side
of the M67. They meet and the road loses its trunk status, entering Denton, passing th
Christ Church Denton
on the right. It meets the A6017 at crossroads, becoming Hyde Road with a
junction 2
of the M67, which follows the road, near the church o
St Anne
and crosses the River Tame, becoming Manchester Road. It crosses the
junction 3
of the M67 with an
Godley Reservoir
It passes through
roundabout
with the dual-carriageway A560 (for
It resumes its trunk road status as Hyde Road, passing through
meets
the A6018 to the left (from
Glossop Leisure Centre
on the right. There is a roundabout and it becomes Sheffield Road, then Woodcock Road as it leaves Glossop and enters the
Holden Clough
and a
Featherbed Moss
it i
crossed
by the
summit
at 1550 ft, with the hills of
Doctor's Gate
and follows th
Lady Clough
valle
downhill
to a point where Lady Cloug
meets
the River Ashop
passing
the
Snake Pass Inn
' on the left. It follows the River Ashop closely to the north in th
Woodlands Valley
for about , an
leaves
the High Peak Estate. I
crosses
the River Alport. It crosses
Ashopton Bridge
'. It meets the A6013 (for Bamford) and passes the
Ladybower Inn
'. It climbs the valley and passes over
Cutthroat Bridge
'. It is at about 1200 ft as it enters
Following the hill down into Sheffield, it passes the ''New Norfolk Arms'' on the left, with the
passes
the
' on the left, then the
Sportsman
' in
Lydgate Junior School
an
Tapton School
I
meets
''Fulwood Road'' in Broomhill. The B6069 leaves to the right, and it becomes ''Whitham Road''. It passes
passing
straight through the
It meets the A6102 at a GSJ, near the
single-carriageway
(three lanes). It passes the City School in
dual-carriageway
until another nearb
roundabout
at Beighton. I
crosses
the River Rother, entering the borough of
It crosses the
ends
where it meets the M1 a
junction 31
just after the junction for the former route (B6067). It becomes the dual-carriageway ''Worksop Road'', and now the level of traffic increases as it is a major east–west route. It becomes single-carriageway an
meets
the B6463 from the left, near
Red Lion Inn
'. At
railway
an
Lindrick Common
near
The £11.3 million
over
the
I
passes
th
former site
of
Apleyhead Junction
', with the A614, also known as
Five Lanes End
'. The former roundabout was
roundabout
with the A638 (for
beinggrade-separated
there is the
Markham Hotel
' and two
one
(originally a petrol station) designed by
situated
on the former pre-1957 route, 330 yards to the north, and there are two large ''Markham Moor''
west of
Darlton where it passe
St Giles' Church
There are turns for
right
and the power stations of Cottam and (former) High Marnham are to the north and south, with many lines of pylons following the Trent.
It goes through Dunham on Trent, where it passes the
White Swan
',
Bridge Inn
' an
St Oswald's Church
the width of road through the village is not suited for the volume of traffic. It crosses the
queues
entering
Trent Valley Way
joins at Dunham and leaves to the south at the other end of the bridge. I
meets
the A1133 (for
Drinsey Nook
with the A156 taking priority from the left (north) at the traffic-light-controlled junction. On the bend at Drinsey Nook, the road briefly re-enters Nottinghamshire – the Fossdyke is the boundary. At the junction with the B1190 at
Tom Otter's Bridge
', the boundary follows the B1190 to the south, along Ox Pasture Drain. It enters
Bridge Inn
' is on the left, with a turn for
Fossdyke
meeting the B1241, for Sturton by Stow.
I
crosses
the River Till as ''Lincoln Road''; a former section of the road from here passed closer to Odder Farm to the north. There is a roundabout, where the road rejoins the old route, for Burton, and
Burton Waters Marina
', then the road enters the borough of Lincoln at the bend in the road to the left befor
Bishop Bridge
(over Catchwater Drain and Main Drain) and meets the A46 Lincoln Bypass at a roundabout. It enters Lincoln as ''Carholme Road'' passing the Total ''Winning Post Service Station'', with Carholme Golf Club to the right, then meets the B1273 Lincoln inner ring road, becoming ''Newland'', where it passes th
offices
o
Lincolnshire County Council
on the left. It follows the dual-carriageway ''Wigford Way'' next to
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A57 at ''SABRE''
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right
near the right turn for ''Church Street''. The road becomes ''Manchester Road'', and meets the A50 at crossroads. It passes through Bruche, home of a former
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, and itrunning track
At Paddington, the road becomes dual-carriageway as ''New Manchester Road'', passing close to
Woolston Community High School
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. In Woolston
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, it becomes Manchester Road
'. It passes a speed camera near Woolston Leisure Centre and enters
Martinscroft
Martinscroft is a part of the civil parish of Woolston in Warrington, Cheshire, England.
It is rumoured that Battery Lane in the village got its name from where Oliver Cromwell stored his weapons during his visit in the civil war.
Martinscroft ...
. At junction 21 of the M6, it becomes a trunk road and meets the B5210 ''Woolston Grange Avenue'' at a roundabout, thepasses
the ''Mascrat Manor'' at another roundabout. It traverse
Rixton Moss
Ramswood Nurseries. It passes briefly through Rixton, with a right turn for Warburton over the Warburto
toll bridge
and becomes dual-carriageway at
Hollins Green
Hollins Green is a village on the eastern edge of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, close to Glaze Brook, the boundary with Salford, in the civil parish of Rixton-with-Glazebrook; the ecclesi ...
. At the end of the dual-carriageway is a left turn for the B5212 for Glazebrook
Rixton-with-Glazebrook is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies to the east of Warrington and borders Cadishead, and is largely farmland. It has a railway station at Glazebrook ...
and its railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
, and then it crosseGlaze Brook
as ''Liverpool Road'', entering the metropolitan district of
Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
.
There is a new roundabout with the former road through Cadishead
Cadishead is a village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 10,739 in 2014. Within the historic county of Lancashire.
History
The earliest record of Cadishead date to 1212, and show that the whole of Cad ...
, and new section
of the A57 follows the
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea. Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, it generally follows the original routes of the river ...
, on the route of the MSC Railway. The former route is partly the B5417 (and thB5320
is an earlier route), continuing as ''Liverpool Road''. The £11.3 million
' opened on 16 September 2005. It meets the B5417 at a roundabout nea
Northbank Industrial Estate
I
passes
under the railway near th
junction
of the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, and there is a left turn for the B5311. There is
new roundabout
next to Irlam Locks and the ''Boat House'' pub and another with the B5320 at the end of the ''Cadishead Way'', which bypasses
Irlam
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salford ...
. Entering Eccles as ''Liverpool Road'', it passes Boysnope Park Golf Club on Barton Moss, where the road becomes dual-carriageway. It passes the City Airport Manchester
City Airport is an airport in Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester, England, west of Manchester. Formerly known as Barton Aerodrome and City Airport Manchester, It is known by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as Manchester/Barton.
The U ...
on the left (AKA Barton Aerodrome
City Airport is an airport in Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester, England, west of Manchester. Formerly known as Barton Aerodrome and City Airport Manchester, It is known by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as Manchester/Barton.
The ...
before March 2007). At Peel Green
Peel Green is a suburb at the western end of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Lancashire.
Transport
Peel Green is split by the M60 motorway, which runs north–south through its centre. It is served by the followi ...
, it meets the M60 at junction 11, with thBarton High Level Bridge
and
Barton-upon-Irwell
Barton upon Irwell (also known as Barton-on-Irwell or Barton) is a suburb of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 12,462 in 2014.
History
Barton Old Hall, a brick-built house degraded to a farmhouse, was the se ...
close by to the south.
Soon after this junction the road enters Patricroft
Patricroft is a suburb near Eccles, Greater Manchester, England.
History
Patricroft may derive its name from 'Pear-tree croft', or more likely, 'Patrick's Croft'. In 1836, Scottish engineer James Nasmyth, in partnership with Holbrook Gaskell, bu ...
and is no longer a trunk road, passing the Unicorn
' pub. It meets the B5211 at crossroads (Patricroft Bridge) an
crosses
the
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, Greater Manchester, Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. It was ...
, then there is a left turn for the B5231 (Green Lane) towards Patricroft railway station
Patricroft railway station serving Patricroft in Greater Manchester, England. The station is on Green Lane, just north of the junction with Cromwell Road and just east of the Bridgewater Canal. It is situated west of Manchester Victoria on the ...
and Monton
Monton is a suburb of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford.
Geography and administration
Historically in Lancashire, Monton was administered by the municipal borough of Eccles until its abolition ...
. Before long it enters the centre of Eccles proper, splitting into two as ''Church Street'' and ''Irwell Place'' going east, passing thlibrary
and a
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, trading as Morrisons, is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. As of 2021, the company had 497 supermarkets across England, Wales and Scotland, as well as one in Gibraltar. The company is headqua ...
, and ''Corporation Road'' going west. It meets a roundabout near the Ecclesbr>terminusof the
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Metrolink (branded locally simply as Metrolink) is a tram/ light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along of standard-gauge route, making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kin ...
. It becomes the dual-carriageway ''Bentcliffe Way'', meeting the A576 (for Trafford Park
Trafford Park is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, opposite Salford Quays on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Manchester city centre and north of Stretford. Until the la ...
. It leaves the A576 near junction 2 of the M602, heading east as the single-carriageway ''Eccles New Road''. It passes the Ladywell tram stop on the right and meets the A5185 to the left. The Metrolink follows the road on the right hand side. There is the B5228 to the left near the Weaste
Weaste () is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2014, Weaste and Seedley ward had a population of 12,616.
History
Historically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Ec ...
br>stationIn
Weaste
Weaste () is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2014, Weaste and Seedley ward had a population of 12,616.
History
Historically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Ec ...
, there is the Langworthy tram stop near the A5186 left turn where the Metrolink leaves the road to the south. The road runs parallel to the M602 100m to the north.
The road becomes the trunk road dual carriageway ''Regent Road'' at the junction with the terminus of the M602 and thA5063
(''Albion Way'' north for the A6, and ''Trafford Road'' south for
Salford Quays
Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom foll ...
). It is now the main route into Manchester from the west, meeting the A5066 at crossroads, passes a Sainsbury's
J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales.
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on the left, then meets the B5461 ancrosses
the
River Irwell
The River Irwell ( ) is a tributary of the River Mersey in north west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately north of Bacup and flows southwards for to meet the Mersey near Irlam. The Irwell marks the boundary be ...
where it enters the city of Manchester. There is a left turn for the A6143 ''Water Street'' (for Castlefield
Castlefield is an inner-city conservation area in Manchester, North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mam ...
) and it becomes ''Dawson Street'', is crossed by the Metrolink (for Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
), passes over the Bridgewater Canal and Cheshire Ring
The Cheshire Ring is a canal cruising circuit or canal ring, which includes sections of six canals in and around Cheshire and Greater Manchester in North West England: the Ashton Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Macclesfield Canal, Trent and Mersey Ca ...
, then becomes Egerton Street
'. It runs into the A57(M) – the ''
Mancunian Way
The Mancunian Way is a two mile long grade separated elevated motorway in Manchester, England. It is officially made up of the A57(M) and A635(M) motorways, although the latter does not appear on road signs for practical reasons. It is also pa ...
'' at the GSJ with the A56 ''Bridgewater Way''. The Beetham Tower Manchester is seen nearby to the left.
Manchester–Sheffield
It leaves the A57(M) at the A6 exit and follows Downing Street, and Ardwick Green South, passing through Brunswick and the Ardwick Green Barracks of the King's and Cheshire Regiment
The King's and Cheshire Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army, with headquarters in Warrington, Cheshire.
History
The regiment was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 5th/8th (Volunteer) Battalion of the King's Regiment a ...
. The A6 leaves at a roundabout, and the road temporarily loses its trunk status. At the Ellen Wilkinson High School, it meets the A665, and becomes a trunk road as Hyde Road. It crosses under a railway and meets the A6010 at crossroads. It passes through Belle Vue, meets the B6178 (for Levenshulme
Levenshulme () is an area of Manchester, England, bordering Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish; it is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester city centre on the A6. Levenshulme is predominantly re ...
), crosses a railway near the Belle Vue railway station, entering Gorton
Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw.
A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century Hi ...
. It meets thB6167
(for
North Reddish
North Reddish is the northern part of Reddish, in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
North Reddish or Reddish North can refer to:
:* A loosely defined geographical area covering the northern part of Reddish;
:* A precisely defined ward named Redd ...
). It enters the borough of Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, Greater Manchester, River Tame, which flows through the borough, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Aud ...
, becoming the dual-carriageway Manchester Road.
It meets the M60 at junction 24, and divides into two east and west routes next to Denton railway station
Denton railway station serves the town of Denton in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, on the Stockport–Stalybridge line. It is served by two trains a week, one in each direction on Saturday mornings.
The orientation of the line, runni ...
on the left and a Sainsbury's
J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...
on the right, eitheside
of the M67. They meet and the road loses its trunk status, entering Denton, passing th
Christ Church Denton
on the right. It meets the A6017 at crossroads, becoming Hyde Road with a
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, trading as Morrisons, is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. As of 2021, the company had 497 supermarkets across England, Wales and Scotland, as well as one in Gibraltar. The company is headqua ...
on the right. It meetjunction 2
of the M67, which follows the road, near the church o
St Anne
and crosses the River Tame, becoming Manchester Road. It crosses the
Peak Forest Canal
The Peak Forest Canal is a narrow ( gauge) locked artificial waterway in northern England. It is long and forms part of the connected English/Welsh inland waterway network.
Route and features
General description
The canal consists of two level ...
and goes under the Hope Valley Line near Hyde Central railway station
Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde, Greater Manchester, England.
Originally simply ''Hyde'', it was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, opening in 1858 as a branch from its main line through ...
. The A627 overlaps and there it meetjunction 3
of the M67 with an
Asda
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on the right as it passes through Hyde as Market Street and Union Street and passes Tameside College
Tameside College is a further education college located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.
The college offers a range of courses for students from Tameside and the surrounding area. These courses include NVQs, BTECs, Apprenti ...
on the right. It leaves the A627 to the right as ''Mottram Mottram is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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* Craig Mottram, Australian distance runner
* Don Mottram, English flavour chemist
* Eric Mottram, English poet
* Hei ...
Road'', with a Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, trading as Morrisons, is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. As of 2021, the company had 497 supermarkets across England, Wales and Scotland, as well as one in Gibraltar. The company is headqua ...
on the left next to the M67, entering Godley and passing under the Glossop Line
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
The line is the surviving section west of the ...
near Godley railway station
Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
It was built to replace the original Godley Junction station. It is placed a ...
anGodley Reservoir
It passes through
Hattersley
Hattersley is an area of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England; it is located west of Glossop and east of Manchester city centre, at the eastern terminus of the M67. Historically part of Tintwistle Rural District in Cheshire until 1974, it i ...
, and mets the final junction of the M67 – junction 4 – at roundabout
with the dual-carriageway A560 (for
Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
).
It resumes its trunk road status as Hyde Road, passing through Mottram in Longdendale
Mottram in Longdendale is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. At the 2011 census, the population for the ward of Longdendale, which includes Mottram and the surrounding area, was 9,950.
Historic counties of England, Historically ...
, where there are crossroads at traffic lights with the B6174. Leaving Mottram, imeets
the A6018 to the left (from
Stalybridge
Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census.
Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and no ...
) at traffic lights. It becomes ''Mottram Moor'' and at the next junction, it leaves to the right, with the A628 continuing straight on. It loses trunk road status and becomes Woolley Lane, passing through part of Hollingworth
Hollingworth is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about 11 miles (19 km) east of Manchester on the Derbyshire border near Glossop. Historically part of Cheshire, it gave its name to ...
. It crosses the River Etherow
The River Etherow is a river in northern England, and a tributary of the River Goyt. Although now passing through South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester, it historically formed the ancient county boundary between Cheshire and Derb ...
, entering Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
and the High Peak district. It enters Brookfield and meets the A626 (for Marple Marple may refer to:
Places
* Marple, Greater Manchester, a town close to Stockport, in England
** Marple Bridge, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester
** Marple railway station in Marple, Greater Manches ...
) from the right. It passes under the Glossop Line
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
The line is the surviving section west of the ...
, at the Dinting viaduct
Dinting Viaduct (also known as Dinting Arches) is a 19th-century railway viaduct in Glossopdale in Derbyshire, England, that carries the Glossop Line over a valley at the village of Dinting. It crosses the Glossop Brook and the A57 road betw ...
, again near Dinting railway station
Dinting railway station serves the village of Dinting near Glossop in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, east of Manchester Piccadilly. Prior to the Woodhead Line closure in 1981, Dinting was a station on a ...
as it passes through Dinting
Dinting is a district of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. The district falls within the Simmondley ward of the High Peak Council. It is a small village and has no shops, other than a fish and chip takeaway; the nearest are in neighbouring Glossop ...
and the primary school. The A6016 leaves to the right and the road enters Glossop
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
as ''High Street West'' passing a Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in th ...
on the left. It meets the A624 (for Hayfield) and the B6105 at crossroads in the middle of the town, near the railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
. It becomes High Street East, passinGlossop Leisure Centre
on the right. There is a roundabout and it becomes Sheffield Road, then Woodcock Road as it leaves Glossop and enters the
Peak District National Park Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
(Dark Peak
The Dark Peak is the higher and wilder part of the Peak District in England, mostly forming the northern section but also extending south into its eastern and western margins. It is mainly in Derbyshire but parts are in Staffordshire, Cheshire, ...
). There is a sharp bend to the right and it becomes Snake Pass
Snake Pass is a hill pass in the Derbyshire section of the Peak District, crossing the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir at Ashopton. The road was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1821. The pass carries the A57 ...
.
It climbs uHolden Clough
and a
Featherbed Moss
it i
crossed
by the
Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kir ...
at thsummit
at 1550 ft, with the hills of
Bleaklow
Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. It is north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass ( A57), and south of the A628 Woodhead Pass. Much of it is nearly 2, ...
to the left and Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and national nature reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands; t ...
to the right. Here it enters the National Trust
The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...
's High Peak Estate
The High Peak Estate is an area of Pennine moorland in the ownership of the National Trust in the Dark Peak area of Derbyshire, England.
The National Trust High Peak Estate is to be known as the 'Dark Peak Area' from summer 2010 which is now ...
. It passes thDoctor's Gate
and follows th
Lady Clough
valle
downhill
to a point where Lady Cloug
meets
the River Ashop
passing
the
Snake Pass Inn
' on the left. It follows the River Ashop closely to the north in th
Woodlands Valley
for about , an
leaves
the High Peak Estate. I
crosses
the River Alport. It crosses
Ladybower Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through How ...
at Ashopton Bridge
'. It meets the A6013 (for Bamford) and passes the
Ladybower Inn
'. It climbs the valley and passes over
Cutthroat Bridge
'. It is at about 1200 ft as it enters
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
and the city of Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
. It follows down the hill as ''Manchester Road'' past Hollow Meadows
Hollow Meadows is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bradfield, west of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It lies along the A57 road, between Moscar and the Rivelin Valley.
History
The area formed part of the chase of Rivelin until the la ...
.
Following the hill down into Sheffield, it passes the ''New Norfolk Arms'' on the left, with the Rivelin Dams
Rivelin Dams are a pair of water storage reservoirs situated in the upper part of the Rivelin Valley, west of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The dams are owned by Yorkshire Water and provide water to 319,000 peopleRivelin Rocks
Rivelin Rocks are a gritstone edge or escarpment in the upper Rivelin Valley at grid reference , west of Sheffield just off the A57 road in the county of South Yorkshire, England.
Overview
The rocks reach a height above sea level of approx ...
high on the left, and leaves the Peak District National Park. At the ''Rivelin Mill Bridge'' it crosses the River Rivelin
The River Rivelin is a river in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
It rises on the Hallam moors, in north west Sheffield, and joins the River Loxley (at Malin Bridge). The Rivelin Valley, through which the river flows, is a -mile-long woodla ...
and the A6101 leaves to the left. Ipasses
the
' on the left, then the
Sportsman
' in
Crosspool
Crosspool is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, located west of the city centre. The suburb falls within the Crookes ward of the City of Sheffield. It is a middle class residential area''"Approach To Urban Sociology" ...
. It enters Tapton Hill and passes thLydgate Junior School
an
Tapton School
I
meets
''Fulwood Road'' in Broomhill. The B6069 leaves to the right, and it becomes ''Whitham Road''. It passes
Weston Park Hospital
Weston Park Hospital is a health facility specialising in the treatment of cancer in Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins i ...
and as ''Western Bank'', it passes Sheffield Children's Hospital
The Sheffield Children's Hospital is a healthcare facility for children in Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital first opened on 15 November 1876 ...
then the Octagon Centre on the right and becomes the dual-carriageway ''Brook Hill''passing
straight through the
University of Sheffield
, mottoeng = To discover the causes of things
, established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions:
– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
, type = Pu ...
with its Arts Tower
The Arts Tower is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in Sheffield, England belonging to the University of Sheffield and opened in 1966. A spokesperson for English Heritage described it as "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its ...
and Alfred Denny Building
The Alfred Denny Building is a 7-storey red brick building in Sheffield, England named after the first Professor of Zoology at the department. It is part of the Western Bank Campus of the University of Sheffield, linked to Firth Court via the ...
seen to the left, and the Hicks Building
The Hicks Building is a building in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, part of the University of Sheffield. It is named in honour after William Mitchinson Hicks. It was completed in 1962 with an additional lower section joined by a ...
seen to the right. It becomes ''Broad Lane'' in Netherthorpe, passing the former Jessop Hospital
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The Jessop Hospital for Women was a hospital in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. At the time of its closure in 2001, it was managed by the Central Sheffield University Hospitals NHS Trust.
History Early history
Following a larg ...
and then St George's Church in Portobello (now part of Sheffield University). At a roundabout it passes the City Plaza, becoming ''Tenter Street'' then ''Westbar Green''. It becomes ''West Bar'', passing the Law Courts on the left, then the police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...
headquarters and former Castle Market
Castle Market was an indoor market in Sheffield city centre, England. The building lay in the north east of the present city centre, by the River Don, and was built on top of the remains of Sheffield Castle, which could still be seen via guided ...
on the right as ''Bridge Street''. It passes close to the River Don on ''Castlegate'', becoming ''Exchange Place''. It becomes the ''Sheffield Parkway
The Sheffield Parkway is a major dual carriageway which runs between the City of Sheffield and junction 33 of the M1 in South Yorkshire, England. The road was opened in 1974.
Route
The route runs east of the City, connecting Park Square in ...
'' (built in 1974), Sheffield's main route to the M1, meeting a roundabout.
Sheffield–Worksop
It meets the A6102 at a GSJ, near the Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield Park Academy is a high performing 11–18 secondary school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, with almost 1,200 pupils, including 150 in a dedicated Sixth Form.
The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools ...
. At Bowden Housteads Woods
Bowden Housteads Woods are situated between Darnall and Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. the woods are encircled by Sheffield Outer Ring Road, Sheffield Parkway and Handsworth Road. The woods are classified as ancient woodl ...
, it leaves to the right at a GSJ, passing Athelstan Primary School becominsingle-carriageway
(three lanes). It passes the City School in
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
and meets the B6064 at a roundabout, being followed by the Trans Pennine Trail
The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance path running from coast to coast across Northern England entirely on surfaced paths and using only gentle gradients (it runs largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths). It forms part of ...
. It passes Hackenthorpe
Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield’s city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s. During much of the late 19th and 20t ...
and meets the B6053 (for Crystal Peaks
Crystal Peaks is a shopping centre and retail park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year.
Facilities
Crystal Peaks Shopping Mall has approximately of retail space ...
) at a roundabout, becoming a short section odual-carriageway
until another nearb
roundabout
at Beighton. I
crosses
the River Rother, entering the borough of
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...
, and meets a roundabout.
It crosses the Sheffield to Lincoln Line
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...
and at the roundabout at Swallownest with the former route (B6200) turns right onto ''Aston Way''. At Aston
Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, England. Located immediately to the north-east of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles from Birmingham City Centre.
History
Aston wa ...
, it meets the A618 from the left, then the A618 leaves to the right at the next roundabout. The Aston Relief Roaends
where it meets the M1 a
junction 31
just after the junction for the former route (B6067). It becomes the dual-carriageway ''Worksop Road'', and now the level of traffic increases as it is a major east–west route. It becomes single-carriageway an
meets
the B6463 from the left, near
Todwick
Todwick is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,637, reducing marginally to 1,634 at the 2011 Census, and contains a primary school (junior and infants) and a nursery, Todwick ...
and Red Lion Inn
'. At
South Anston
Anston is a civil parish in South Yorkshire, England, formally known as North and South Anston. The parish of Anston consists of the settlements of North Anston and South Anston, divided by the Anston Brook.
History
Anston, first recorded as ...
, it meets the B6059 at the Shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell (structure), a thin structure
** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
** Thin-shell structure
Science Biology
* Seashell, a hard o ...
''Worksop Road'' station. It crosses railway
an
Lindrick Common
near
Woodsetts
Woodsetts is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between the towns of Dinnington and Worksop at an elevation of around 60 metres above se ...
.
Worksop–Lincoln
The £11.3 million Worksop
Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from the nor ...
Southern Bypass opened in May 1986. It starts at the roundabout with the B6041 (for Gateford
Gateford is an estate in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile north-west of Worksop
Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Notti ...
and the former route through Worksop). The next short section is dual-carriageway to the Shireoaks roundabout, which also has access to the Gateford and Dukeries industrial estates. It becomes single-carriageway and crosses the Sheffield to Lincoln Line
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...
, at the junction with the Robin Hood Line
The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in the United Kingdom. The stations between Shirebrook and Whitwell (inclusive) are in Derbyshire.
Passenger services are operated by East Midlands Rai ...
, anover
the
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is a narrow canal in the East Midlands of England and it is known locally as 'Cuckoo Dyke'. It was one of the last of the canals designed by James Brindley, who died while it was being constructed. It was opened in 1777 a ...
. It meets the A60 (for Worksop) at the ''Rhodesia Roundabout'', near Rhodesia
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, a Sainsbury's
J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...
and a McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...
. The next short section, overlapping with the A60 and crossing the River Ryton
The River Ryton is a tributary of the River Idle. It rises close to the Chesterfield Canal near Kiveton Park, and is joined by a series of tributaries near Lindrick Common in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Most ...
, is dual-carriageway to the roundabout with the A60 (for Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
) and B6024, near the Shell ''Dukeries Garage'' and the Worksop Little Chef
Little Chef was a chain of restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 by entrepreneur Sam Alper, who was inspired by American diners. The chain was famous for the "Olympic Breakfast" – its version of a full English – as well as it ...
. From here, it is single carriageway (excluding the A1 section). There is a roundabout with the B6034 (for Ollerton
Ollerton is a town in the Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries. It forms part of the civil parish of Ollerton and Boughton. OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: ...
) near Worksop College
Worksop College (formerly St Cuthbert's College) is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 13 to 18, in Worksop. It sits at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. Founded ...
and Portland School.
Ipasses
th
former site
of
Manton Colliery
Manton Colliery was a coal mine in north Nottinghamshire ( Bassetlaw). The site was also known as Manton Wood Colliery.
History
The land was owned by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle. Shafts were dug through Sherwood Sandstone and L ...
, and a large B&Q depot on the left. There is a roundabout with the B6040 (former route through Worksop), which has access to Manton Wood Enterprise Zone. It passes a large Wilkos depot on the left and goes through Clumber Park
Clumber Park is a country park in The Dukeries near Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. The estate, which was the seat of the Pelham-Clintons, Dukes of Newcastle, was purchased by the National Trust in 1946. It is listed Grade I on the Register ...
. It meets the A1 at the Apleyhead Junction
', with the A614, also known as
Five Lanes End
'. The former roundabout was
grade-separated
In civil engineering (more specifically highway engineering), grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other tran ...
in November 2007. Via the A1, it passes Elkesley
Elkesley is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 805, increasing to 822 at the 2011 Census. It is located 6 miles south of Retford.
The parish church of St Giles was built c. 1300 in Decor ...
(on the former route) with two 50 mph speed cameras and the Retford Gamston Airport, where it crosses the River Idle
The River Idle is a river in Nottinghamshire, England whose source is the confluence of the River Maun and River Meden near Markham Moor. The Idle flows north from its source through Retford and Bawtry before entering the River Trent at West St ...
. Prior to the A1(M) Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
bypass opening in August 1961, this section of the road was the A57 – the A1 (now A638) went straight through Retford. Near to West Drayton it crosses the River Maun
The River Maun is a river in Nottinghamshire, England. Its source lies in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and from there it flows north east through Mansfield (which takes its name from the river), Edwinstowe and Ollerton, these being the heart of the Sher ...
; this section shared with the A1 was dualled in the late 1950s, and the West Drayton Diversion was a completely new section, with the bridge over the Maun and Markham Moor roundabout, and opened in February 1957. At the nexroundabout
with the A638 (for
Retford
Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfie ...
) and B1164 (for West Markham) at Markham Moor
Markham Moor is a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in Nottinghamshire. The village is in the civil parish of West Drayton. Markham Moor lies on the junction between the A1, A638 and A57 roads. The village was on the r ...
(agaibeing
there is the
Markham Hotel
' and two
Little Chef
Little Chef was a chain of restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 by entrepreneur Sam Alper, who was inspired by American diners. The chain was famous for the "Olympic Breakfast" – its version of a full English – as well as it ...
s, includinone
(originally a petrol station) designed by
Sam Scorer
Hugh Segar "Sam" Scorer FRIBA FRSA (2 March 1923 – 6 March 2003) was an English architect who worked in Lincoln, England and was a leading pioneer in the development of hyperbolic paraboloid roof structures using concrete. He also was involved ...
with a hyperbolic paraboloid
In geometry, a paraboloid is a quadric surface that has exactly one axis of symmetry and no center of symmetry. The term "paraboloid" is derived from parabola, which refers to a conic section that has a similar property of symmetry.
Every plane ...
-shaped roof that was threatened with demolition but was listed by the Department for Culture Media and Sport in 2012. The Markham Hotel is currentlsituated
on the former pre-1957 route, 330 yards to the north, and there are two large ''Markham Moor''
Shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
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** Thin-shell structure
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* Seashell, a hard o ...
stations. It leaves up the steep ''Cliff Gate'' to the left, which now has a crawler lane over ''Beacon Hill''. It bypasses East Markham
East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160. It lies about 8 km south of Retford. It is sa ...
(on the former route to the south), and crosses the East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between London and Edinburgh via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle. The line is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain running broa ...
. 550 yards east of the village it resumes its former route. It meets the A6075 (for Tuxford
Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,516, increasing to 2,649 at the 2011 census.
Geography
Nearby towns are Ollerton, Ret ...
and Ollerton) from the righwest of
Darlton where it passe
St Giles' Church
There are turns for
East Drayton
East Drayton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 212, increasing to 252 at the 2011 Census. It is located 3 miles west of Dunham-on-Trent.
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is 13 ...
to the left and Ragnall
Ragnall is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 102, increasing to 146 at the 2011 census. It is located on the A57 road one mile west of the River Trent. The parish churc ...
on thright
and the power stations of Cottam and (former) High Marnham are to the north and south, with many lines of pylons following the Trent.
It goes through Dunham on Trent, where it passes the White Swan
',
Bridge Inn
' an
St Oswald's Church
the width of road through the village is not suited for the volume of traffic. It crosses the
River Trent
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at Dunham Bridge (toll
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** Shadow toll, ...
, rebuilt in the mid-1970s), where there arqueues
entering
Lincolnshire
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and the district of West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Dis ...
as ''Dunham Road''. ThTrent Valley Way
joins at Dunham and leaves to the south at the other end of the bridge. I
meets
the A1133 (for
Gainsborough Gainsborough or Gainsboro may refer to:
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* Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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** Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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) at a staggered junction at Newton on Trent; the former route of both routed went through the village along ''High Street'' – 330 yards east of the junction it resumes the former route (''Southmoor Road'' further to the south). On entering the parish (but not the village) of Kettlethorpe the road formerly followed the turn for Thorney (in Nottinghamshire) to the right, and then further to the south, with the new section of road resuming the old route close where it crosses Darnsdyke. The road follows the boundary of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...
for about , and this section of Lincolnshire encloses former parishes in Nottinghamshire. The (Roman) Fossdyke Navigation
The Foss Dyke, or Fossdyke, connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, and may be the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It is usually thought to have been built around AD 120 by the Romans, ...
runs alongside from the junction with the A156; the road becomes ''Gainsborough Road'' passinDrinsey Nook
with the A156 taking priority from the left (north) at the traffic-light-controlled junction. On the bend at Drinsey Nook, the road briefly re-enters Nottinghamshire – the Fossdyke is the boundary. At the junction with the B1190 at
Tom Otter's Bridge
', the boundary follows the B1190 to the south, along Ox Pasture Drain. It enters
Saxilby
Saxilby is a large village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about north-west from Lincoln, on the A57 road at the junction of the B1241. It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, which includes the village of ...
, passing the BP Lincolnshire Co-operative
Lincolnshire Co-op is an independent consumer co-operative which operates in Lincolnshire, and the surrounding counties. The society has over 220 outlets with its principal trading activity being its food stores, funeral homes, florist and cremato ...
''Otter's Bridge Service Station'' and a similarly named Total service station. The Bridge Inn
' is on the left, with a turn for
Broadholme
Broadholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the city and county town of Lincoln, and less than south from the A157 road and the village of Saxilby. Historically, Br ...
(former Nottinghamshire) to the right. It crosses the Sheffield to Lincoln Line
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...
anFossdyke
meeting the B1241, for Sturton by Stow.
Icrosses
the River Till as ''Lincoln Road''; a former section of the road from here passed closer to Odder Farm to the north. There is a roundabout, where the road rejoins the old route, for Burton, and
Burton Waters Marina
', then the road enters the borough of Lincoln at the bend in the road to the left befor
Bishop Bridge
(over Catchwater Drain and Main Drain) and meets the A46 Lincoln Bypass at a roundabout. It enters Lincoln as ''Carholme Road'' passing the Total ''Winning Post Service Station'', with Carholme Golf Club to the right, then meets the B1273 Lincoln inner ring road, becoming ''Newland'', where it passes th
offices
o
Lincolnshire County Council
on the left. It follows the dual-carriageway ''Wigford Way'' next to
Brayford Pool
The Brayford Pool is a natural lake formed from a widening of the River Witham in the centre of the city of Lincoln in England. It was used as a port by the Romans – who connected it to the River Trent by constructing the Foss Dyke – and has ...
and the University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 †...
, over the River Witham
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, where it meets the B1262 ''High Street''. It becomes ''St Mary's Street'' and passes the railway station
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on the right. It splits into ''Oxford Street'', ''Pelham Street'' and ''Norman Street'' where it meets the A15 at ''Pelham Bridge'', close to the large Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
engineering company.
Although the terminus of the road is in Lincoln, most of the A57 follows the former Liverpool-Skegness trunk road, created by the 1946 Trunk Roads Act. The road from Lincoln to Skegness was formerly also known as the A158.
Upgrades
*The £4 millionAston
Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, England. Located immediately to the north-east of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles from Birmingham City Centre.
History
Aston wa ...
relief road in Sheffield
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opened in mid-1985, with the old route now designated as the B6200.
*In 1979, the Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The d ...
considered closing the Snake Pass section with traffic to be diverted to use the A628.
*In 2017, Highways England
National Highways, formerly the Highways Agency and later Highways England, is a government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England. It also sets highways standards used by all fo ...
announced a consultation for upgrades to road in the Transpennines. This includes:
**Upgrades to the Westwood roundabout near Sheffield; packaged with technology improvements along the A628, A616 and A61, including electronic signs and improved closure gates
**Creation of two new link roads at the western end of the A57/A628 route, to provide a dual carriageway bypass around Mottram in Longdendale Text was copied from this source, which is available under aOpen Government Licence v3.0
© Crown copyright.Â
References
External links
A57 at ''SABRE''
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