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TheA57is a major road inEngland.It runs east fromLiverpooltoLincolnviaWarrington,SalfordandManchester,and then through thePenninesover theSnake Pass(between the high moorlands ofBleaklowandKinder Scout), around theLadybower Reservoir,throughSheffieldand pastWorksop.Between Liverpool andGlossop,the road has largely been superseded by theM62,M602andM67 motorways.Within Manchester a short stretch becomes theMancunian Way,designatedA57(M).
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Route
editLiverpool–Warrington
editThe A57 begins at The Strand (A5036) near theRiver Mersey,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[citation needed](passing part ofLiverpool 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 theA59near the entrance of theQueensway Tunnel.It overlaps briefly with theA580as Islington, separated as two one-way roads, then becomes Prescot Street, passing theRoyal Liverpool University Hospital.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 atFairfieldpassing St Anne's Church on the left, overlapping with the B5189 Green Lane to the north. It meets the A5047 to the south near aTescoand the B5189 atOld Swan.At the junction with theA5058Queens Drive it entersKnotty Ash(withAlder Hey Children's Hospitalto the north), becoming East Prescot Road and atrunk road.There is a roundabout and it entersDovecotbefore it passes throughHuyton.It meets the A526 Seth Powell Way to the north (for theM57), 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 theA58.It passes throughPrescotas 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 theLiverpool to Wigan Linenear Scotchbarn Leisure Centre. It meets the B5201 to the north oppositeWhistonHospital. It passes throughRainhill,meeting the B5413 near therailway station.It passes Rainhill High School to the left, then St Bartholomew RC Primary School. At junction 7 of theM62,it meets theA557(forWidnes) and the St Helens LinkwayA570(forSt Helens). The road runs along the road from junction 7 for about 1 mile (1.6 km), then it meets the B5419 at a crossroads, and the A569 to the left atBold Heathnear the Griffin Inn. At Lingley Green it enters as Liverpool Road, passing the Trigger Pond pub on the left. It crosses theLiverpool to Manchester Line (southern route).AtGreat Sankey,it becomes a dual-carriageway and meets the A562 at a roundabout.
Warrington–Manchester
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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 theA49.The road loses its trunk road status and becomes School Brow. Warrington Parish Church, St Elphin, is to the right, near the right turn for Church Street. The road becomes Manchester Road, and meets theA50at crossroads. It passes throughBruche,home of a formerpolice training centre,and its running track. At Paddington, the road becomes dual-carriageway as New Manchester Road, passing close toWoolston Community High School.InWoolston,it becomes Manchester Road. It passes a 40 mph (64 km/h) speed camera nearWoolston Leisure Centreand entersMartinscroft.At junction 21 of theM6,it becomes a trunk road and meets the B5210 Woolston Grange Avenue at a roundabout, then passes the Mascrat Manor at another roundabout. It traverses Rixton Moss, passing Ramswood Nurseries. It passes briefly through Rixton, with a right turn forWarburtonover the Warburton toll bridge, and becomes dual-carriageway atHollins Green.At the end of the dual-carriageway is a left turn for the B5212 forGlazebrookand itsrailway station,and then it crosses Glaze Brook] as Liverpool Road, entering the metropolitan district ofSalford.
There is a new roundabout with the former road throughCadishead,and a new section of the A57 follows theManchester Ship Canal,on the route of the MSC Railway. The former route is partly the B5417 (and the B5320 is an earlier route), continuing as Liverpool Road. The £11.3 million Cadishead Way opened on 16 September 2005. It meets the B5417 at a roundabout near Northbank Industrial Estate. It passes under the railway near the junction of the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, and there is a left turn for the B5311. There is a new roundabout next toIrlam Locksand the Boat House pub and another with the B5320 at the end of the Cadishead Way, which bypassesIrlam.EnteringEcclesas Liverpool Road, it passes Boysnope Park Golf Club on Barton Moss, where the road becomes dual-carriageway. It passes theCity Airport Manchesteron the left (AKABarton Aerodromebefore March 2007). AtPeel Green,it meets theM60at junction 11, with the Barton High Level Bridge andBarton-upon-Irwellclose by to the south.
Soon after this junction the road entersPatricroftand is no longer a trunk road, passing the Unicorn pub. It meets the B5211 at crossroads (Patricroft Bridge) and crosses theBridgewater Canal,then there is a left turn for the B5231 (Green Lane) towardsPatricroft railway stationandMonton.Before long it enters the centre of Eccles proper, splitting into two as Church Street and Irwell Place going east, passing the library and aMorrisons,and Corporation Road going west. It meets a roundabout near theEcclesterminus of theManchester Metrolink.It becomes the dual-carriageway Bentcliffe Way, meeting theA576(forTrafford Park.It leaves the A576 near junction 2 of theM602,heading east as the single-carriageway Eccles New Road. It passes theLadywell tram stopon 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 theWeastestation. InWeaste,there is theLangworthy tram stopnear 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 the A5063 (Albion Way north for theA6,and Trafford Road south forSalford Quays). It is now the main route into Manchester from the west, meeting the A5066 at crossroads, passes aSainsbury'son the left, then meets the B5461 and crosses theRiver Irwellwhere it enters the city of Manchester. There is a left turn for the A6143 Water Street (forCastlefield) and it becomes Dawson Street, is crossed by the Metrolink (forAltrincham), passes over the Bridgewater Canal andCheshire Ring,then becomes Egerton Street. It runs into theA57(M)– theMancunian Wayat theGSJwith theA56Bridgewater Way. TheBeetham Tower Manchesteris seen nearby to the left.
Manchester–Sheffield
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It leaves the A57(M) at theA6exit and follows Downing Street, and Ardwick Green South, passing through Brunswick and theArdwick Green Barracksof theKing's and Cheshire Regiment.The A6 leaves at a roundabout, and the road temporarily loses its trunk status. At the Ellen Wilkinson High School, it meets theA665,and becomes a trunk road as Hyde Road. It crosses under a railway and meets theA6010at crossroads. It passes throughBelle Vue,meets the B6178 (forLevenshulme), crosses a railway near theBelle Vue railway station,enteringGorton.It meets the B6167 (forNorth Reddish). It enters the borough ofTameside,becoming the dual-carriageway Manchester Road.
It meets theM60at junction 24, and divides into two east and west routes next toDenton railway stationon the left and aSainsbury'son the right, either side of theM67.They meet and the road loses its trunk status, enteringDenton,passing the Christ Church Denton] on the right. It meets theA6017at crossroads, becoming Hyde Road with aMorrisonson the right. It meets junction 2 of the M67, which follows the road, near the church of St Anne and crosses theRiver Tame,becoming Manchester Road. It crosses thePeak Forest Canaland goes under theHope Valley LinenearHyde Central railway station.TheA627overlaps and there it meets junction 3 of the M67 with anAsdaon the right as it passes throughHydeas Market Street and Union Street and passesTameside Collegeon the right. It leaves the A627 to the right asMottramRoad, with aMorrisonson the left next to the M67, enteringGodleyand passing under theGlossop LinenearGodley railway stationand Godley Reservoir. It passes throughHattersley,and mets the final junction of the M67 – junction 4 – at a roundabout with the dual-carriagewayA560(forStockport).
It resumes its trunk road status as Hyde Road, passing throughMottram in Longdendale,where there are crossroads at traffic lights with the B6174. Leaving Mottram, it meets the A6018 to the left (fromStalybridge) at traffic lights. It becomes Mottram Moor and at the next junction, it leaves to the right, with theA628continuing straight on. It loses trunk road status and becomes Woolley Lane, passing through part ofHollingworth.It crosses theRiver Etherow,enteringDerbyshireand theHigh Peakdistrict. It enters Brookfield and meets theA626(forMarple) from the right. It passes under theGlossop Line,at theDinting viaduct,again nearDinting railway stationas it passes throughDintingand the primary school. The A6016 leaves to the right and the road entersGlossopas High Street West passing aTescoon the left. It meets theA624(forHayfield) and the B6105 at crossroads in the middle of the town, nearNorfolk Squareand therailway station.It becomes High Street East, passing Glossop Leisure Centre on the right. There is a roundabout and it becomes Sheffield Road, then Woodcock Road as it leaves Glossop and enters thePeak District National Park(Dark Peak). There is a sharp bend to the right and it becomesSnake Pass.
It climbs up Holden Clough and at Featherbed Moss, it is crossed by thePennine Wayat the summit at 1550 ft, with the hills ofBleaklowto the left andKinder Scoutto the right. Here it enters theNational Trust'sHigh Peak Estate.It passes the Doctor's Gate and follows the Lady Clough valley downhill to a point where Lady Clough meets the River Ashop, passing the Snake Pass Inn on the left. It follows theRiver Ashopclosely to the north in the Woodlands Valley for about 4 miles (6.4 km), and leaves the High Peak Estate. It crosses theRiver Alport.It crossesLadybower Reservoirat Ashopton Bridge. It meets theA6013(for Bamford) and passes the Ladybower Inn. It climbs the valley and passes over Cutthroat Bridge. It is at about 1200 ft as it entersSouth Yorkshireand the city ofSheffield.It follows down the hill as Manchester Road pastHollow Meadows.
Following the hill down into Sheffield, it passes the New Norfolk Arms on the left, with theRivelin Damson the right with theRivelin Rockshigh on the left, and leaves the Peak District National Park. At the Rivelin Mill Bridge it crosses theRiver Rivelinand theA6101leaves to the left. It passes the Bell Hagg Inn on the left, then the Sportsman inCrosspool.It enters Tapton Hill and passes the Lydgate Junior School and Tapton School. It meets Fulwood Road inBroomhill.The B6069 leaves to the right, and it becomes Whitham Road.
It passesWeston Park Hospitaland as Western Bank, it passesSheffield Children's Hospitalthen theOctagon Centreon the right and becomes the dual-carriageway Brook Hill, passing straight through theUniversity of Sheffieldwith itsArts TowerandAlfred Denny Buildingseen to the left, and theHicks Buildingseen to the right. It becomes Broad Lane inNetherthorpe,passing the formerJessop Hospitaland thenSt George's Churchin 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 thepoliceheadquarters and formerCastle Marketon the right as Bridge Street. It passes close to theRiver Donon Castlegate, becoming Exchange Place. It becomes theSheffield Parkway(built in 1974), Sheffield's main route to theM1,meeting a roundabout.
Sheffield–Worksop
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It meets theA6102at a GSJ, near theSheffield Park Academy.AtBowden Housteads Woods,it leaves to the right at a GSJ, passing Athelstan Primary School becoming single-carriageway (three lanes). It passes theCity SchoolinRichmondand meets the B6064 at a roundabout, being followed by theTrans Pennine Trail.It passesHackenthorpeand meets the B6053 (forCrystal Peaks) at a roundabout, becoming a short section of dual-carriageway until another nearby roundabout atBeighton.It crosses theRiver Rother,entering the borough ofRotherham,and meets a roundabout.
It crosses theSheffield to Lincoln Lineand at the roundabout at Swallownest with the former route (B6200) turns right onto Aston Way. AtAston,it meets the A618 from the left, then the A618 leaves to the right at the next roundabout. The Aston Relief Road ends where it meets theM1at 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 and meets theB6463from the left, nearTodwickand Red Lion Inn. AtSouth Anston,it meets the B6059 at theShellWorksop Road station. It crosses a railway and Lindrick Common nearWoodsetts.
Worksop–Lincoln
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The 5-mile (8 km) £11.3 millionWorksopSouthern Bypass opened in May 1986. It starts at the roundabout with the B6041 (forGatefordand the former route through Worksop). The next short section is dual-carriageway to theShireoaksroundabout, which also has access to the Gateford and Dukeries industrial estates. It becomes single-carriageway and crosses theSheffield to Lincoln Line,at the junction with theRobin Hood Line,and over theChesterfield Canal.It meets theA60(for Worksop) at the Rhodesia Roundabout, nearRhodesia,aSainsbury'sand aMcDonald's.The next short section, overlapping with the A60 and crossing theRiver Ryton,is dual-carriageway to the roundabout with the A60 (forMansfield) and B6024, near the Shell Dukeries Garage and the WorksopLittle Chef.From here, it is single carriageway (excluding the A1 section). There is a roundabout with the B6034 (forOllerton) nearWorksop Collegeand Portland School.
It passes the former site ofManton Colliery,and a largeB&Qdepot 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 largeWilkosdepot on the left and goes throughClumber Park.It meets theA1at the Apleyhead Junction, with theA614,also known as Five Lanes End. The former roundabout wasgrade-separatedin November 2007. Via the A1, it passesElkesley(on the former route) with two 50 mph speed cameras and theRetford Gamston Airport,where it crosses theRiver Idle.Prior to the A1(M)Doncasterbypass 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 theRiver Maun;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.[1]At the next roundabout with theA638(forRetford) and B1164 (for West Markham) atMarkham Moor(again being grade-separated) there is the Markham Hotel and twoLittle Chefs,including one (originally a petrol station) designed bySam Scorerwith ahyperbolic paraboloid-shaped roof that was threatened with demolition but was listed by the Department for Culture Media and Sport in 2012.[2]The Markham Hotel is currently situated on the former pre-1957 route, 330 yards to the north, and there are two large Markham MoorShellstations. It leaves up the steep Cliff Gate to the left, which now has acrawler laneover Beacon Hill. It bypassesEast Markham(on the former route to the south), and crosses theEast Coast Main Line.550 yards east of the village it resumes its former route. It meets the A6075 (forTuxfordand Ollerton) from the right west ofDarltonwhere it passes St Giles' Church. There are turns forEast Draytonto the left andRagnallon the right, and the power stations ofCottamand (former) High Marnham are to the north and south, with many lines of pylons following the Trent.
It goes throughDunham on Trent,where it passes the White Swan, Bridge Inn and St Oswald's Church; the width of road through the village is not suited for the volume of traffic. It crosses theRiver TrentatDunham Bridge(toll,rebuilt in the mid-1970s), enteringLincolnshireand the district ofWest Lindseyas Dunham Road. The Trent Valley Way joins at Dunham and leaves to the south at the other end of the bridge. It meets the A1133 (forGainsborough) at a staggered junction atNewton 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) ofKettlethorpethe 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 andNottinghamshirefor about 2 miles (3.2 km), and this section of Lincolnshire encloses former parishes in Nottinghamshire. TheFossdyke Navigationruns alongside from the junction with theA156;the road becomes Gainsborough Road passingDrinsey 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 entersSaxilby,passing theBPLincolnshire Co-operativeOtter's Bridge Service Station and a similarly named Total service station. The Bridge Inn is on the left, with a turn forBroadholme(former Nottinghamshire) to the right. It crosses theSheffield to Lincoln Lineand Fossdyke, meeting the B1241, forSturton by Stow.
It crosses theRiver Tillas 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, forBurton,andBurton Watersmarina, then the road enters the borough of Lincoln at the bend in the road to the left before Bishop Bridge (over Catchwater Drain and Main Drain) and meets theA46Lincoln Bypass at a roundabout. It enters Lincoln as Carholme Road passing theTotalWinning Post Service Station, with Carholme Golf Club to the right, then meets the B1273 Lincoln inner ring road, becoming Newland, where it passes the offices of Lincolnshire County Council on the left. It follows the dual-carriageway Wigford Way next toBrayford Pooland theUniversity of Lincoln,over theRiver Witham,where it meets the B1262 High Street. It becomes St Mary's Street and passes therailway stationon the right. It splits into Oxford Street, Pelham Street and Norman Street where it meets theA15at Pelham Bridge, close to the largeSiemensengineering 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 theA158.
History
edit1979 - Snake Pass potential closure
editIn 1979, theDepartment for Transportconsidered closing the Snake Pass section with traffic to be diverted to use theA628.
1985 - Opening of Aston relief road
editThe 3-mile (4.8 km) £4 millionAstonrelief road inSheffieldopened in mid-1985, with the old route now designated as the B6200.
2017 - Transpennine road upgrade
editIn 2017,Highways Englandannounced a consultation for upgrades to road in the Transpennines. This includes:
- Upgrades to the Westwood roundabout near Sheffield; packaged with technology improvements along theA628,A616andA61,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[3]
References
edit- ^West Drayton diversion
- ^Historic England."Canopy to former petrol station, Markham Moor (1402678)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved15 August2012.
- ^National Highways (26 May 2020)."A57 Link Roads".National Highways.Retrieved6 July2022.
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