A57(M) motorway
Length	2 miles 3.2 km
Direction	East - West
Start	Hulme
Primary destinations	Manchester, UMIST
End	Ardwick
Construction dates	1967 original motorway - 1992 additional slip roads
Motorways joined	n/a

A view of the Mancunian Way elevated motorway near UMIST.

The A57(M), also known as the Mancunian Way, is a 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) long motorway in Manchester, England. It is part of the A57, which runs east-west through Greater Manchester, and links the M602 and M67 motorways. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... UMIST Main Building on Whitworth Street The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England (, ). It specialised in technical and scientific subjects and was a major centre for research. ... Ardwick is an inner-city district of Manchester, about one mile south east of the city centre. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... UMIST Main Building on Whitworth Street The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England (, ). It specialised in technical and scientific subjects and was a major centre for research. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... The A57 is a major road in England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... The M67 is a short motorway in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, forming an A57 bypass for the towns of Denton and Hyde. ...

Route

The road forms a major part of the Manchester-Salford Inner Ring Road and runs south of the city centre. Running eastbound, it starts as a 2 lane dual carrigeway and passes underneath the A56. Following this, the road widens to 3 lanes. At the next junction which leads to the A5103, the road reduces to 2 lanes and becomes an elevated highway. This section runs atop link roads and two roundabouts before reaching the next junction with the A34. At this point the road passes through the centre of the campuses of UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) and Manchester Metropolitan University. It then runs for around 3/4 mile before reaching its junction with the A6 which it crosses on a bridge before dropping down to ground level. It then finishes on the A635 and continues east bound and also continues to be called the Mancunian Way. Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route is a Ring Road in Greater Manchester, United Kingdon. ... City of Manchester. ... The A56 is a road in England which extends between the city of Chester in Cheshire and the town of Skipton in North Yorkshire. ... The A5103 is a major road in England, it runs from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre to junction 3 of the M56 motorway and is one of Manchesters principal radial routes. ... A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ... The A34 is a major road in England. ... UMIST Main Building on Whitworth Street The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England (, ). It specialised in technical and scientific subjects and was a major centre for research. ... The University of Manchester is a university located in Manchester, England. ... Manchester Metropolitan University is based in Manchester, England. ... This article is about the A6 road in England. ... The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Doncaster running east-west through Stalybridge, Saddleworth Moor, Holmfirth and Barnsley. ...

History

It was opened in 1967 as the A57, only being upgraded to motorway in the 1970s^[1]. At the time of its opening the Manchester Evening News referred to it as the "highway in the sky"^[2]. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... The Manchester Evening News is an English daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ...

In 1992 the westbound junction was rebuilt to replace a temporary flyover arrangement, whereby the A56 passed over a roundabout where the A57(M) ended. At the same time a new flyover was built over the A6. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Overpass in East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Flyover in Miami Beach, Florida An overpass (In UK, India, Hong Kong flyover) is a bridge, road or similar structure that crosses over another road. ... A roundabout or rotary is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic enters a stream around a central island after first yielding (giving way) to the circulating traffic. ...

Trivia

• Just before the junction with the A34 is an unfinished slip road (stub) that ends in mid-air, although it is hidden from the road by barriers. This was intended to be part of a dual carrigeway into the city centre,^[3] but was abandoned when it was discovered that the ramp would send traffic the wrong way down a one-way street.^{[citation needed]}

• The last half a mile of the Mancunian Way in the east is part of the A635, the A57 heading south east from the same junction as the A6, though it clearly states A57(M) on the signage as you enter westbound. However, Department for Transport documentation states differently ^[4].

• The road is referenced in the BBC television drama Life On Mars. The central character, Sam Tyler, is knocked down by a car and "awakens" in 1973. The accident occurs by the Mancunian Way, and when he awakens, he does so on wasteland, with a nearby billboard advertising the planned "Highway in the Sky". Of course, the road was long completed by 1973.

• The 2006 Take That album Beautiful World includes a track entitled Mancunian Way, which concerns the subject of Manchester generally.

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Junctions

Ramp stub off the Mancunian Way at the junction with the A34

Note: motorway has no junction numbers

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See also

• List of motorways in the United Kingdom

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References

External links

• CBRD Motorway Database - A57(M)
• CBRD Videos M602 / A57(M)
• Manchester Evening News, Manchester Online - Eyewitness in Manchester Newsletter, including pictures
• Pathetic Motorways - A57(M)
• The Motorway Archive - A57(M)

	Motorways in the United Kingdom
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A1(M) • A3(M) • A38(M) • A48(M) • A57(M) • A58(M) • A64(M) • A66(M) • A74(M) • A167(M) • A194(M) • A308(M) • A329(M) • A404(M) • A601(M) • A627(M) • A823(M)
	Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22 • A8(M)	edit
Past: M16 • M41 • M63 • A18(M) • A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M)    Unbuilt: M12 • M13 • M15 • M31 • M64    Future: M4 Toll