m60 motorway

The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway which completely encircles Manchester. The original plan called for a completely new motorway, but policy change led to the plan which created the current motorway. As soon as it opened, the motorway got close to its projected maximum volume on significant sections. There is talk of some sections becoming toll sections, and there is still talk of building a new oribital motorway as proposed by the original plan. The M60 was developed by connecting and consolidating the existing motorway sections of the M63, M62, and an extended M66. As an orbital motorway, it is equivalent to London's M25 motorway, however, unlike it's London counterpart, the M60 is a complete circle (the stretch over the Thames at Dartford is not a motorway, but the A282).

Junctions

Stockport
Cheadle
Cheadle
Cheadle, junction 1 of the M56
Gatley/south City of Manchester
east Sale
Stretford, Sale (Currently being re-developed)
Urmston and Trafford Centre
Trafford
Eccles
Irlam
Eastbound: M602 J1, Westbound:M62 J12 (for Warrington and Merseyside)
Swinton
Tyldesley
Walkden
M61 J1, Farnworth
Pendlebury, Kearsley
Whitefield, Prestwich
Whitefield, Middleton, M66 J4
Middleton
Chadderton
Oldham, Failsworth
Ashton-under-Lyne
Denton, M67
Bredbury
Stockport
Stockport

M60 Motorway

Junctions

See also