| M56 Motorway | |
 Road of the United Kingdom | |
| Length | 35 miles (56. The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 3 km) |
| Direction | East - West |
| Start | Cheadle |
| Primary destinations | Manchester Airport Wythenshawe Warrington Runcorn Ellesmere Port Chester |
| End | Mollington |
| Construction dates | 1971 - 1981 |
| Motorways joined | 1 -  M60 motorway 9 -  M6 motorway 15 -  M53 motorway |
| Euroroute(s) | |
The M56 is a motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, in Cheshire and Greater Manchester, England. Cheadle is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity Manchester Airport is a major Airport in the vicinity of Manchester, England, and the largest airport in the United Kingdom outside the Wythenshawe (pop 66000 is a district in the south of the City of Manchester in North West England. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and cargo port in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 Mollington could be Mollington Cheshire Mollington Oxfordshire SpecialShortpages Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The M60 motorway is an orbital Motorway circling Greater Manchester, a Metropolitan county in North West England. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway The M53 is a 20 Mile (32 Km) Motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula in The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. E 22 is one of the longest European routes about 5320 km long Chester services is the only Motorway service station on the M56 motorway around 8 miles from Chester city centre Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It runs from Junction 4 of the M60 to Mollington and is 35 miles (56 km) in length. The M60 motorway is an orbital Motorway circling Greater Manchester, a Metropolitan county in North West England. Mollington could be Mollington Cheshire Mollington Oxfordshire SpecialShortpages A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The motorway is often busy with long-distance commuter traffic towards North Wales as well as providing access to Manchester Airport from the national motorway network. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. Manchester Airport is a major Airport in the vicinity of Manchester, England, and the largest airport in the United Kingdom outside the
The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E22. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. E 22 is one of the longest European routes about 5320 km long
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Route
Although the mainline of the motorway starts as a continuation of the A5103 Princess Parkway, the M56 actually begins on the Sharston Spur. The A5103 is a major Road in England, it runs from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre to junction 3 of the M56 motorway After passing through junctions 1 and 2, the spur joins the mainline at junction 3, going up from two lanes to four, to accommodate Manchester Airport traffic.
The road now heads south to the west of Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport until it reaches junction 6, where it turns west. Wythenshawe (pop 66000 is a district in the south of the City of Manchester in North West England. It then runs to the south of Hale, going down to three lanes. Hale is a large village and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It passes junctions 7 and 8 which are part of the same complex. Junction 8 was planned to be used by the proposed A556(M)[1]). The current proposals are to upgrade the A556 to a dual carrigeway[2]. Traffic for the southbound M6 leaves here and this junction can suffer from congestion. The motorway then enters a more rural setting, continuing between Broomedge and High Legh. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time Broomedge is a village in Cheshire, England High Legh is a village and Civil parish in the Borough of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
After meeting the M6 motorway it passes south of Appleton Thorn. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway Appleton Thorn is a Village and as "Appleton" a Civil parish within the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, After reaching junction 11, it runs through the outskirts of Runcorn and Frodsham. Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England This article is about the town in Cheshire for the clock maker see Charles Frodsham. Between junctions 12 and 14, and the missing junction 13, it runs parallel to the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal. See also Mersey River (Tasmania and Mersey River (Nova Scotia. The Manchester Ship Canal is a wide long river navigation in North West England, opened on 21 May 1894 After meeting the M53 motorway, the road finally returns to two lanes, it proceeds between Chester to the south and Ellesmere Port to its termination at a roundabout at Mollington. The M53 is a 20 Mile (32 Km) Motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula in Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and cargo port in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the A roundabout is a type of Road junction at which Traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island
Traffic for North Wales can take either the M53 or A5117 to reach the A55. The A5117 is a Road in Cheshire, England. It runs between Shotwick and Helsby and connects the A550 at Woodbank to the The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway, is a major road in Britain.
History
The first proposal for a road along this route was agreed in 1958 and it entered the Trunk Road Programme for 1967/1968[3]. A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major Road &mdashusually connecting two or more cities, Ports Airports Construction began in 1968[4] and the motorway opened in stages between 1971 and 1981[5]:
- Junctions 1 to 3 opened in 1975.
- Junctions 3 to 7 opened in 1972.
- Junctions 7 to 9 opened in 1974.
- Junctions 9 to 11 opened in 1975.
- Junctions 11 to 14 opened in 1971.
- Junctions 14 to 16 opened in 1981.
Proposals did exist for an extension into North Wales across the proposed Dee Barrage [6], but these have not happened[7]. The River Dee ( Welsh: Afon Dyfrdwy) is a 70-mile-long (110 km River.
Junctions
| M56 Motorway | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| Stockport M60 Leeds M62 | M60 J4 | Start of motorway (Sharston Spur) |
| Didsbury A34 | J1 | No exit |
| No exit | J2 | Wythenshawe, Altrincham, A560 (M60) |
| Altrincham, Wythenshawe & Wythenshawe Hospital, Cheadle A560 | J3a | Start of motorway (Princess Parkway spur) |
| Altrincham, Congleton, Wythenshawe A5103 Manchester Ring Road (M60) | J3 | No exit |
| No exit | J4 | Wythenshawe |
| Manchester Airport | J5 | Manchester Airport |
| Hale, Wilmslow, Macclesfield A538 | J6 | Wilmslow, Hale, Macclesfield A538 |
| Altrincham A56 | J7 | Birmingham (M6) Northwich A556 Lymm A56 |
| No exit | J8 | No exit |
| Preston, Birmingham, Leeds (M62) M6 | J9 | Preston, Liverpool (M62) M6 |
| Lymm A50 Poplar 2000 Services | Warrington, Lymm A50 Poplar 2000 Services | |
| Warrington, Northwich A49 | J10 | Northwich, Warrington A49 |
| Runcorn (E), Warrington A56 | J11 | Preston Brook, Daresbury A56 |
| Runcorn, Widnes, Northwich A557 | J12 | Frodsham, Runcorn, Widnes A557 |
| Stanlow Refinery, Helsby A5117 Chester Services | J14 | Stanlow Refinery, Helsby A5117 Chester Services |
| No exit | J15 | Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead Chester, Wrexham M53 |
| Start of Motorway | J16 | North Wales, Queensferry A5117 |
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