A574 road
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| A574 road | |
| Length (miles) | 13 |
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| Length (km) | 20.9 |
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| Start | Sankey Bridges, Warrington (A57) |
| End | Butts Bridge, Leigh (A572) |
| Roads joined |  M62 motorway A57 road A49 road A50 road A580 road |
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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