M57 motorway
road in Merseyside, England
The M57, also called the Liverpool Outer Ring Road, is a motorway in Liverpool, England. It is a ring road around the north side of Liverpool. It goes from the M62, just east of Liverpool, to the M58, just northwest of Liverpool. The motorway is about 10 miles (16 km) long.[1]
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 Looking northwards from the bridge at Knowsley Lane. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 10 mi (16 km) | |||
| Existed | 1972–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1972–1974 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Huyton | |||
| North end | Switch Island Aintree | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Liverpool | |||
| Road network | ||||
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Junctions
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| Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |
| Huyton, Liverpool (city centre), Manchester, Warrington, Widnes M62 | J1 | Road continues as A5300 to Runcorn and Liverpool Airport |
| Start of motorway | Huyton, Liverpool (Central), Manchester, Warrington, Widnes M62 | |
| Prescot, St. Helens A57 | J2 | Prescot A57 |
| No access | J3 | Huyton A526 |
| St. Helens, Bootle A580 | J4 | Knowsley, Industrial Estates A580 |
| No access | J5 | St. Helens A580 |
| Kirkby, Fazakerley A506 | J6 | Kirkby, Fazakerley A506 |
| Liverpool (city centre) Southport, Ormskirk A59 Docks, Bootle A5036 Skelmersdale, Wigan, Preston M58 |
J7 Switch Island Terminus |
Start of motorway |
References
change- ↑ The Motorway Archive – M57 Dates Page Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine