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The motorway itself was meant to be a part of a bigger scheme, the South Lancashire Motorway. To be designated M52, the route would have linked Liverpool and Manchester, and would be built to provide links to the growing UK motorway network.<ref>[http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m602/ CBRD Motorway Database: M602]</ref><ref>[http://pathetic.org.uk/lost/m52/ Pathetic Motorways: M52]</ref> | The motorway itself was meant to be a part of a bigger scheme, the South Lancashire Motorway. To be designated M52, the route would have linked Liverpool and Manchester, and would be built to provide links to the growing UK motorway network.<ref>[http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m602/ CBRD Motorway Database: M602]</ref><ref>[http://pathetic.org.uk/lost/m52/ Pathetic Motorways: M52]</ref> | ||
However, at the same time, the [[M62 motorway|M62]] was being extended north and east of Worsley, around the north of Manchester, and on to [[Yorkshire]], to form part of the Trans-Pennine Motorway route. This would be an upgraded version to the original plan of the East Lancashire Road, the A580, but would link onto the existing route at Worsley. It was decided that the Trans-Pennine Motorway be extended to Liverpool too, to provide a cross-country trunk route. The M62 was re-coursed to run via the route of the M52 between Worsley and Liverpool. That left a short stump of motorway between the M62 and Salford, which was first renumbered M64,<ref>[http://pathetic.org.uk/lost/m64_eccles_bypass/ Pathetic Motorways: M64 Eccles Bypass]</ref> then M602. The southern end of the M62 between Worsley and Stretford became the M63. | However, at the same time, the [[M62 motorway|M62]] was being extended north and east of [[Worsley]], around the north of Manchester, and on to [[Yorkshire]], to form part of the Trans-Pennine Motorway route. This would be an upgraded version to the original plan of the East Lancashire Road, the A580, but would link onto the existing route at Worsley. It was decided that the Trans-Pennine Motorway be extended to Liverpool too, to provide a cross-country trunk route. The M62 was re-coursed to run via the route of the M52 between Worsley and Liverpool. That left a short stump of motorway between the M62 and Salford, which was first renumbered M64,<ref>[http://pathetic.org.uk/lost/m64_eccles_bypass/ Pathetic Motorways: M64 Eccles Bypass]</ref> then M602. The southern end of the M62 between Worsley and [[Stretford]] became the M63. | ||
==List of junctions== | ==List of junctions== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 28 June 2016
The M602 motorway is a relatively short motorway in Lancashire, leading traffic into Salford, towards Manchester and by-passing the suburban town of Eccles.
The motorway itself was meant to be a part of a bigger scheme, the South Lancashire Motorway. To be designated M52, the route would have linked Liverpool and Manchester, and would be built to provide links to the growing UK motorway network.[1][2]
However, at the same time, the M62 was being extended north and east of Worsley, around the north of Manchester, and on to Yorkshire, to form part of the Trans-Pennine Motorway route. This would be an upgraded version to the original plan of the East Lancashire Road, the A580, but would link onto the existing route at Worsley. It was decided that the Trans-Pennine Motorway be extended to Liverpool too, to provide a cross-country trunk route. The M62 was re-coursed to run via the route of the M52 between Worsley and Liverpool. That left a short stump of motorway between the M62 and Salford, which was first renumbered M64,[3] then M602. The southern end of the M62 between Worsley and Stretford became the M63.
List of junctions
| M602 motorway | ||||
| mile | Westbound exits (B carriageway) | Junction | Eastbound exits (A carriageway) | |
| 0.0 | M60 Sale, Stockport, Manchester Airport M60 towards Bolton (M61), Bury (M66), Leeds (M62) M62 towards Liverpool, Birmingham (M6) |
J1 | Start of motorway | |
| 2.0 | A576 Eccles, Salford Royal, Trafford Park | J2 | A576 Eccles, Salford Royal, Trafford Park | |
| 4.3 | Start of motorway | J3 | Road continues as A57 | |
References
Outside links
- CBRD Motorway Database – M602
- CBRD Videos M602 / A57(M)
- Lancashire County Council – Historic Highways – M602
- The Motorway Archive – M602
- Pathetic Motorways – M602
| Motorways in the United Kingdom |
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Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M10 • M11 • M18 • M20 • M23 • M25 • M26 • M27 • M32 • M40 • M42 • M45 • M48 • M49 • M50 • M53 • M54 • M55 • M56 • M57 • M58 • M60 • M61 • M62 • M63 • M65 • M66 • M67 • M69 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M85 • M90 • M180 • M181 • M271 • M275 • M602 • M606 • M621 • M876 • M898 • Sections of A road: A1(M) |
Former motorways marked in italics
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