A574 road
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| Length (miles) | 13 |
|---|---|
| Length (km) | 20.9 |
| Direction | |
| Start | Sankey Bridges, Warrington (A57) |
| Primary destinations |
Old Hall Callands Orford Padgate Birchwood Culcheth |
| End | Butts Bridge, Leigh (A572) |
| Roads joined | M62, A57, A49, A50, A580 |
The A574 is a road running through the borough of Warrington, before terminating at the end of Butts Bridge in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
The route covers a distance of approximately 13 miles[1], and links Warrington town centre with the outer Suburbs of Birchwood and Sankey.
The road passes through the following districts of Warrington and Leigh (in route order):
- Sankey Bridges (Start of route)
- Old Hall
- Westbrook
- Callands
- Longford
- Orford
- Padgate
- Longbarn
- Birchwood
- Locking Stumps
- Risley
- Culcheth
- Glazebury
- Hope Carr (End of route)
The road, been in the new part of Warrington is renowned for its numerous roundabouts [2], and along the road there is a total of 26 roundabouts[3], the first one less than half a mile from the start, the last one about a mile from the terminus[4].
[edit] References
- ^ The AA Route Planner
- ^ Society for All British Road Enthusiasts, A574 route description
- ^ Count of roundabouts on the A574, uing maps at Multimap
- ^ A-Z Warrington and district 1998 Edition (pgs 12/13)
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A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain road numbering system |
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| A5 | A50 - A51 - A52 - A53 - A54 - A55 - A56 - A57 - A58 - A59 | |
| A500 - A501 - A505 - A508 - A509 - A511 - A512 - A514 - A518 - A519 | ||
| A525 - A528 - A530 - A533 - A556 - A562 - A563 - A565 - A570 - A574 - A580 - A583 | ||
| A590 - A591 -A592 - A594 - A595 - A596 - | ||
| A5012 - A5025 - A5036 - A5038 | ||
| A5103 - A5112 - A5117 - A5124 - A5127 - A5130 | ||
| A5183 - A5199 - A5300 | ||
| List of A roads in Zone 5 | ||
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